2003 Cadillac CTS lighting problems
39 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2003 Cadillac CTS, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
A black bar appears about 75 feet in front of the car with the low beams on. This is particularly noticeable when driving along narrow country roads in the area in which I live. I feel that this is an unsafe design and have reported it as such to cadillac but the company doesn't see anything wrong with a low beam system that has a built in blind area in the projected beam in the drivers line of sight. Request you investigate this safety complaint please. Dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac cts. While driving approximately 60 to 70 MPH, the rear license plate cover fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the rear light module was replaced with a new, improved module. The back up lamps and the rear finish panel was also replaced with a safer panel. The manufacturer advised that the failure was not considered a safety hazard and would not provide any assistance. The contact believed the failure to be a manufacturing defect.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Cadillac CTS
- Engine 62 complaints
- Electrical system 57 complaints
- Brakes 49 complaints
- Air bags 38 complaints
- Steering 28 complaints
- Cruise control 24 complaints
- Stability control 22 complaints
- Body & structure 22 complaints
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