2017 Cadillac ATS problems
NHTSA has received 43 complaints about the 2017 Cadillac ATS, and 30% of them involve steering. After that come electrical system (14%) and drivetrain & axles (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 10 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 33,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Cadillac ATS with enough data (29 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Upon braking car shakes and makes a loud noise but eventualy stops. About 8 days later while parking the brakes failed to operate resulting in a collision.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 cadillac ats. While driving, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (les stanford chevrolet, 21711 michigan ave, dearborn, mi 48124). The dealer diagnosed the vehicle, but the contact was unaware of the results. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 34,000.
The fuel level gauge drops to e. The touch screen display does not work at times you have to turn off the car to get it to work.