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2013 Cadillac ATS electrical system problems

36 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2013 Cadillac ATS, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
36 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
43,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Cadillac ATS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 43,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 43,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 73% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles13
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the electrical system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Right turn from stop onto major 6-lane highway; no power to engine after engagement of accelerator; acted as though not in-drive gear; tachometer reved past 6k; foot off of pedal; transmission engaged; very slow return to normal operation; evasive action by other drivers following; no replication by dealer after 4-days of testing; returned vehicle to owner without explanation of problem.

Reported at 1,050 miles, June 2013

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. The contact stated that the cadillac user experience (cue) system failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the cue system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Reported at 60,000 miles, August 2016

Other problems reported for the 2013 Cadillac ATS

Electrical system problems in other years

  • 2019
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Electrical system problems across all Cadillac models