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Used 2006 Cadillac CTS Sedan Consumer Reviews

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3 out of 5 stars

There are better choices out there

buster90, 11/13/2005
2006 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I am very disappointed with my 2006 Cadillac CTS. With a $36,000 sticker price you expect a nice car. It ha no heated seats, no rear seat ducts, no homelink, no power passenger seat, no memory seat, and no compass. This was a joke considering all of the competitors have these options at this price. If you want them...expect to pay around $40,000. The engine noise expecially dugint hard acceleration is loud, I expect this in a $15,000 Pontiac G6, not a $36,000 Cadillac CTS. The build quality can't compare to Infiniti, Lexus, or Acura. There are better cars for the money.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

New Cadillac

Steve, 07/08/2005
2006 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6M)
7 of 12 people found this review helpful

Cadillac has a winner. We were looking at the Acura TL (very nice car). The Acura had a great interior with lots of standard features but, the exterior styling is so-so. In fact, it is not easy to differentiate between the Acura TSX at first glance. The Cadillac has superior exterior styling and an interior meant to seem more serious like its European competitors. With comparable handling and better responsiveness from a dead stop or highway passing than the TL (due to a higher peak/flat torque curve at roughly 3,000 rpm) the CTS has my vote. I made my decision based on rational objective reasoning. Throwing objectivity out the window, I feel better driving an American car.

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1 out of 5 stars

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Antonio, 10/11/2015
2006 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6M)
9 of 16 people found this review helpful

This is one of the worst cars I've ever bought a lot of problems with the computer I changed it twice, also bad motoralso, fuel injectors suck. Cadillac makes cheap luxury cars

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3.63 out of 5 stars

Not what I expected from Cadillac

BillF, 09/13/2008
2006 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

My first and last Cadillac. Love the car but have had problems with it since it hit 10K miles (rear end 3 times, computer once, electrical and now fuel pump problems) Last experience it left me stranded (fuel sensor). Dealer didn’t do something right and had a major fuel leak after picking it up. Cadillac will not stand behind the car and I can’t even find the next higher person to talk to (Regional manager will not talk directly. Have to go through customer service and they will not give any information). Very disappointed and will never buy another one. And they wonder why the imports have taken over the market.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Mixed Emotions

Chris DeWeese, 09/23/2006
2006 Cadillac CTS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

My CTS handles like a dream and has plenty of power. 0-60 it is great, when in "sport" mode. I can take corners that are posted 35 mph at 55 mph. I have the 3.6L with the 5 speed auto and it is plenty fast. I have two beefs, though. The XM radio has static, which I thought was impossible on satellite radio, and apparently all CTS's with the single CD player do, too. The response from the dealer/GM to fix it was underwhelming to say the least. It still hisses. The battery was replaced under warranty today because it died twice and I had to jump it. Yep, the car has 7,000 miles on it and the battery died.

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