2008 Cadillac DTS electrical system problems
39 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Cadillac DTS, which is 32% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 32% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires.
What owners wrote
My 2008 cadallic dts was trying to start on its on. The keys were on the table and the spare key hanging on the key rack. In doing so it caused my car to catch on fire which caught my garage on fire. My family was all in bed when we were awoken by a person passing by the house and recognized that the light he was seeing was a fire. In return our lives were saved, also it was detected the next day that our spoke detector battery was dead.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac dts. The contact stated that the window washer fluid was leaking and could potentially short out the other electrical components of the rear windshield wiper. The failure was burning up the fuses and could cause a fire. The vehicle was experiencing the same failure as listed in NHTSA campaign number: 08v441000 (electrical system). The contact would be charged for the repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Cadillac DTS
- Engine 16 complaints