2015 Cadillac CTS problems
Owners have filed 70 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Cadillac CTS. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come brakes (13%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 34 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 46,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 79,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Cadillac CTS with enough data (33 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My car was parked on a neighborhood road. I used my remote start and when I walked out the door with my 14 month old son only 3-4 minutes later, my car was already on fire. I could see the flames through the windows and within minutes the car was filled with black smoke. The back driver side window had busted and the interior was completely engulfed in flames. The fire investigator deemed the heated seats as the cause of the fire and believe it was due to a short in the wiring. My car is a total loss.
April 4, 2018 to whom it may concern: this is my recollection at discovering that my cadillac cts 2015 got on fire at my friends home in shelby michigan on march 25th, 2018. On march 24th my wife (lourdes robles) and I arrived at our friends home at 48307 red oak in shelby michigan to celebrate our friends birthday. At the party there were approximately 10 couples from whom 5 where still there and witnessed the event.
Went to pull into a parking spot, hit the brake, the car sped up hitting another parked car. I had a problem yesterday, put car in cruise control(50 MPH) on the highway, went to brake to turn, cruise control would not disconnect, had to shut the system off manually. Similar periodic problems in the past.
When turning the steering wheel in either direction, left or right, of the vehicle, there is a loud metal-on-metal noise. The vehicle has been taken twice to mcguire cadillac where I was told that there was "no fix at this time." I have contacted cadillac headquarters numerous times and, unfortunately, no assistance has been given.