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2013 Cadillac ATS steering problems

25 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2013 Cadillac ATS, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
25 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
14,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2013 Cadillac ATS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 14,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 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: 14,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 86% 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 miles12
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

When taking a corner the car appeared to over steer. At first I thought it was me so I went to turn the wheel to correct it and it felt sluggish for lack of a better word. Almost instantly after that a warning came up on the dash that indicated something like "service power steering, please drive safely". The warning occurred two more times in a matter of a couple miles but I did not really notice any steering issues those times.

Reported at 600 miles, November 2012

Takata recall there has been no "incident" re the 2013 ats. The issue originated with recall notices to my dealer and to me re (1) steering (2) air bags (3) brakes. The airbag issue involves continual warning by light and by sound re the driver's side airbag. Dealer secretary states that she has notices for all three (above) to be recalled. Dealer garage, however, states that the only recall was steering and have recently repaired the steering. I recall receiving recall notices at my home but no longer have them.

Reported at 35,000 miles, May 2019

Other problems reported for the 2013 Cadillac ATS

Steering problems in other years

  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013

Steering problems across all Cadillac models