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Should have waited another year
sad Cts, 12/08/2002
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car has been nothing but trouble. Its first defect was on the trip home from the dealer. The stabilty systems yaw sensor went right away. Next the sunroof, the A/C system leaked into the cabin and flooded the floors. The seat tracks rusted, the wires got wet, the oil cooler leaked coolant. 17 days total out of service so far and there are more problems, too many to list!
Bad engineering
roxnter, 03/09/2010
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have never liked this car, but my wife loves it. Excessive engine noise, makes it sound faster than it is. Very stiff suspension. Fine on curvy roads, but very annoying in town. You feel every bump. Cheap interior and tinny sound when doors close. Just normal repairs until recently when alternator belt failed, chunks of which got under the timing belt throwing off the timing and ruining the engine (bent valves, heads to machine shop & unknown damage to pistons. What kind of cheap engineering allows the timing belt to be dislodged by a alternator belt failure. Should just run out of juice & stop. I was afraid this Caddy was going to do this some day. Last GM product I'll ever own.
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Costly repairs!
mr.flowers, 03/18/2010
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I puchased my cts just feb. 17, 2010 from a pretty reliable sounding private dealership. Exactly 1 week later the engine light came on. I bought the car with a warranty so the diagnoses was it need a THERMOSTAT and a WATER (something). $748. That night the light came back on. took it back, left, light came back on. This time the sensors need to be reset. same thing happened. after 4 times with this back and fourth in 2 weeks, I'm next gonna try a back yard mechanic since the dealership can't fix it! Go figure
what quality control?
shirley, 01/06/2003
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
what a piece of junk. Quality control almost non existant. interior parts falling off. sun roof and power points failed to work. engine idling very rough. water leaks in exterior lights.wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
Frustrating Problems
c_rey4, 03/21/2010
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car used with 38k miles and a clean CARFAX report. I was very happy with the vehicle until I hit the 58k mile mark. My check engine light came on at this point and I discovered my thermostat quit working. After doing some research online, I found this is an overwhelmingly common issue. Before I got the car in to be repaired, the engine started making a terrible "wobble" noise. All of the bearings went bad on the front of the engine. I decided to replace the thermostat, tensioner pulley, and water pump myself. 5k miles later and my thermostat is bad again. My AC compressor seized at 70k miles as I was driving on the highway. $2k in repairs this year alone and I did the work...