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Ready to burn!!
taedog77, 10/18/2009
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this certified pre-own (34K miles)car as a lease turn in and have been regreting it ever since.After 50k miles the car fell apart I've spent over $6k in repairs on this piece of junk and it only has 110k miles on it and it is currently broke down now. The brake lines in the rear rusted out with a repair cost of $1100.The oil pump started leaking at 75k miles. Take my advice STAY AWAY from Cadillac they will screw you in the end and to top it off they issue no recalls for this car at all and they know it has major issues! I REALLY HATE THIS CAR it like a bad marriage and I want OUT!!!
2003 CTS Total Lemon!
TLT, 01/04/2010
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
About 5 months after I bought my Sports Luxury CTS, it's lived in the shop. I still own it today (2010) but am so ready to put it to sleep! If I had known this, I would have never brought this car!!!
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Safety Hazard
Alan51462, 09/28/2002
2003 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The design of the CTS windshield and dashboard creates serious reflections that can blind a driver, as happened to me, when the conditions are right. The dashboard is highly reflective and only a moderate amount of sunlight seriously reduces visability. I test drove the car on a cloudy day. Today was sunny, I got blinded and asked the dealer to rescind the transaction. Another problem, the ride. When I went over a public street that was suffering from a washboard effect, I bounced so high that I would have hit the ceiling if I hadn't been properly strapped in. AVOID THIS CAR AT ALL COSTS.
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.
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