2006 Cadillac STS problems
Owners have filed 197 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Cadillac STS. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. After that come engine (14%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 197 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 37 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 163 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 33 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 31 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 163 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 77,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (51 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 28 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 37 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Cadillac STS with enough data (59 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
I was traveling through the countryside on my way home from work. My car suddenly stalled, I lost control of the vehicle and slammed into an on coming car in the other lane. This caused permanent traumatic brain injury as our airbags never deployed causing us to slam our heads off windshield and side door window.
Sudden failure h2505 electronic brake and traction control module 2006 cadillac sts alll wheel drive 50799 miles repaired at dealer.
While driving, the entire panel goes "off" shutting down the car completely. The panel board is completely dark, no electric supply, no gas supply.