2005 Cadillac CTS brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 36 complaints for the 2005 Cadillac CTS, 9% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving into a drugstore parking lot and as I applied the brakes the car sped up instead of stopping, the more I applied the brakes the faster the car went...it appears that the speed went from about 10 MPH to about 40 MPH and as a result of this, my car sped up and went across a busy intersection and into another drugstore parking lot. Had it not been for the pillars in from of the second drugstore, we probably would be dead. The car simply would not stop!
Intermittent brake failure, during sharp right turns at slow speeds. Most times as you pull into a parking spot. Started as a rumble and bumping stop when pulling into parking spot, not long after buying the car, thought it was just how ABS work?? Over the past 7 years this has progressed to where the brake peddle goes to the floor and the car doesn't stop. I've brought it to the attention of the dealer who can never recreate, therefore cannot fix.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Cadillac CTS
- Drivetrain & axles 84 complaints
- Air bags 75 complaints
- Electrical system 39 complaints
- Engine 37 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Fuel system 15 complaints