2014 Cadillac XTS
Typical pattern 15.3% of complaints about the 2014 Cadillac XTS came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2014 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (16 complaints), typically at 5.3 yr or about 40,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 72
- Median age at failure
- 5.8 yr
- Median mileage
- 39,000 n=54
- Crash / fire / tow
- 12.5% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 4
14V541000 2014-09-09
Parking brake
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.
Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
14V518000 2014-08-28
Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module-inactive
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured April 11, 2013, to June 27, 2013, and 2014 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured May 13, 2013, to November 5, 2013. The affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."
In manufacturing mode, the vehicle's air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
14V409000 2014-07-02
Steering
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Impala vehicles. Improperly torqued fasteners may cause the steering intermediate shaft and the steering gear and/or the lower control arm and the lower ball joint to separate.
If any of the components separate, the vehicle may have a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V116000 2014-03-17
Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, through March 7, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a cavity plug on the brake booster pump connector may dislodge allowing corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector.
The corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector may cause a resistive short and melt the connector, increasing the risk of a fire.
Electrical system 1,000 mi 1.5 yr in service
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, CAR STARTED AND RAN FINE. AFTER IT STARTED, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED ONSTAR; THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS ON VEHICLE AND SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I LATER TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND REPORTED THIS STALL. DEALER SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED O.K. *TR
Electrical system 1,000 mi 1.8 yr in service
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A "BLIND SPOT DETECTOR" SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM FAILS "OCCASIONALLY". THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT FAILS WHEN I AM TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE OF THIS ISSUE 4 OR 5 TIMES WITHOUT ANY REPAIR. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN, I WAS TOLD THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND "CADILLAC IS WORKING ON A FIX". THIS WAS MORE THAN 5 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT A FIX. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED ON A HIGHER LEVEL.
Electrical system 39,000 mi 4.2 yr in service
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR MANEUVER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE IN MOTION AND THE CAR LOSES SPEED CAUSING OTHER CARS TO ALMOST REAR END YOU ON CITY STREETS.