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40000 miles not good
chris tillett, 10/13/2015
2006 Cadillac DTS Luxury II 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
55 of 57 people found this review helpful
1st off, what a beautiful car, comfy, decent mpg! But, this car was always serviced at a Cadillac dealership, at 38000 miles breaking system complete rebuild, not as good as new ! Then both valve cover gaskets, front seat electronics. At 39000, all seals in lower engine replaced at 40000 mile service! Big expense ! Very nice car, but, are you telling me a Lexus , Mercedes or competitive luxury car would need this?? I no longer trust this car as reliable, but, is pretty. My 4th Cadillac , shame that Cadillac doesn't have reliability for price. Prestige not worth it
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DTS Luxury III, Total Comfort at reasonable price
bsdtwd, 06/19/2011
2006 Cadillac DTS Luxury III 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
26 of 27 people found this review helpful
Bought mine gently used with 23,000 miles. Just off lease. Has everything but distronic style cruise. My wife loves the cooled seats and massage. Just had heated windshield fluid option disabled due to recall. Worked well. Got $100 back from GM. I replaced the third brake light on trunk lid. LED's were going out and I discovered issue as I replaced it. The first screw, of seven, was over torqued during manufacture and let water into the led housing. You must replace entire unit. About $125.00. I see lots of DTS's with same issue. New one works well. Only other repair was front wheel hub/bearing. Rough winter/potholes in Ohio. A great car, fantastic ride and the last of the big ones.
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JimM, 10/18/2006
2006 Cadillac DTS Luxury III 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
25 of 26 people found this review helpful
I truly love my DTS. Its exterior design is great for me. Its interior comfort / design are also very nice. My wife loves the seats and interior layout. I had to take into the dealer two times, once for air noise in the sunroof and once when the windshield washer didn't work. Both were easy fixes, but a car that is less than one year old, shouldnt have problems. ITs gas milage is just OK, I average 22.8 mpg in mixed hwy/city driving. The engine does rock when needed and the ride is smooth and comfortable.
A CLASSIC - Beautifully designed & well engineered
Ted K, 03/08/2020
updated 09/13/2021
2006 Cadillac DTS Luxury I 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
The 2000-2011 Devilles and DTS cars were probably the last Cadillacs that were thoughtfully engineered with intuitive ergonomics. The windows are deep and there's plenty of headroom - even in the back seat. The visibility in all directions is excellent. Everything is logically designed - You do NOT need a 200 page user manual to figure out every function and feature the car offers. The big V8 engine is powerful and throaty and will still deliver about 28MPG on the highway at 65mph. The seats are comfortable and well shaped - front and back. The HID headlights and fog lights are the best. There are even cornering lights to show you what you are turning into at night. The ride is smooth but firm. Handling is quick and responsive. I have been trying out newer Cadillac CTS and CT6 models lately and the only thing they are better at is reduced road noise. That's it. Bad driver visibility on the new Caddys is compromised in all directions with narrow windows. The interior space in the rear is not as good - especially the headroom. The rear view mirrors on the new cars are too small and very oddly shaped. The new ones are also very gaudy with those flowing teardrop headlights and oversized bright chrome "pimpmobile" wheels. At 14 years old, my DTS still looks great and drives like new. Big, comfortable and easy to drive. The car has been a pleasure to own and I had planned on turning it over to our 18 year old son but he simply doesn't have the maturity or interest to become a responsible driver so I will be selling to someone else to have and enjoy. UPDATE: I sold the car 5 months ago in October 2020. I miss everything about it.
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Great Car with Some Exceptions
chief07, 02/17/2012
2006 Cadillac DTS Luxury I 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
22 of 23 people found this review helpful
I just recently purchased 2006 Dts with 60k on it got it for only 12,000. This car was babied all its life. Anyways, It is very comfortable and reliable to drive. The only issue I am having is a slow leak in my front pass tire and the hub/wheel bearing is making my abs/traction lights go nuts while im driving. Other than that the car starts up everytime and drives as smooth as can be. Also my driver headlight flickers on and off. The new dts is more stylish and sleek and the interior is beautiful...if anyone knows why my abs/traction lights go nuts let me know. I replaced the front pads and rotors when I purchased and thats the only repaid I had to do so far!!
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