2008 Cadillac CTS fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 28 complaints for the 2008 Cadillac CTS, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 28 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 74,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 32% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	5
80k to 100k miles	3
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 22 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Our vehicle was stationary in the driveway of our home. In the middle of the night the vehicle caught on fire and exploded multiple times. Fire report/investigation list cause as unknown.

August 2017 Fire

While driving my 2008 cts, with no advance notice, the engine just died. It seemed to run out of gas. My fuel gauge read between 1/2 to 3/4 full. This happened 3 different occasions. All 3 times I had to have it towed back to the dealership that I purchased the car from. All 3 times I got different reasons it happened, from bad fuel pump in gas tank, to some type of bad connection, etc. After this happened the 3rd time, I demanded a new car, which I received. I have had no problems with this cts, runs great.

Reported at 2,000 miles, April 2008

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