2006 Cadillac CTS electrical system problems
46 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2006 Cadillac CTS, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was driving the vehicle and was hit from behind and went into a curb. My airbags did not deploy and the car would not restart. The engine completely shut off. The car continue to have problems with the engine and smoking after it was repaired by a GM dealer. We had to turn the car in and file bankruptcy after it stopped working.
I took my wife to get a hair cut on saturday jun 20th; when she was done a couple hours later we returned to the car and notice it was filled with smoke. I didn't see any fire but could smell something was melting, I unplugged the battery figuring that it may be electrical related. I opened all the doors to let the smoke out once the smoked cleared I plugged the battery back in and drove it to murdocks chevy dealership to have the mechanics take a look.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Cadillac CTS
- Air bags 97 complaints
- Brakes 59 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 48 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints