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2008 Cadillac CTS body & structure problems

15 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2008 Cadillac CTS, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2008 Cadillac CTS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 60% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

The brake pedal is too close to the gas pedal. The driver can hit them both at the same time. The defect caused one accident and I have had the same experience without an accident on several other occasions. GM has refused to do anything and has refused to put its refusal in writing.

Reported at 3,000 miles, January 2008 Crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front and rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, February 2015

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