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Used 2009 Cadillac STS Consumer Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Great car

Timbo2125, 12/21/2019
2009 Cadillac STS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Great car. Its fast with a snappy 6 cylinder love driving this car and with all wheel drive it's my winter car. Only problem is it's not as comfortable as my Chrysler 300c. long drives become long drives

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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3.63 out of 5 stars

STS not so good

David Lovitt, 04/19/2008
2008 Cadillac STS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Car has been into shop twice with less than 400 miles on the odometer. Today it completely died after refusing to shift into any gear higher than second. Problems with stability control and antilock brake system at 200 miles. Also has some paint flaws that need to be addressed. I'm sorry I tried so hard to buy this vehicle.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Bose Stereo Issue Debugged

cfazzari, 06/04/2011
2008 Cadillac STS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful

In an earlier review I wrote the Bose system was basically terrible. The lows had no THUMP the Mids were Watery and the highs were muted. Apparently There are five different listener settings: Centerpoint, Driver, Talk, Normal and Rear. Centerpoint is the setting to use. The other four settings make the system sound awful at high volumes. Centerpoint wakes up the entire system and is easily comparable to the Boston Acoustic sytem I just came out of from my SRT8 Charger.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Stick with a luxury import

GM Never Again, 08/04/2008
2008 Cadillac STS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

The car is fun to drive and is great when its not in the repair shop. I have had my STS in service 2 times in the last three months (BRAND NEW) for different problems. GM and Cadillac treat you like you bought a Chevy.You pay a high end price and get low end service. To sum it up, they suck and I will never buy a GM product again. High end imports are more reliable and give much better customer service.

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1 out of 5 stars

Try a Mercedes before buying this.

Neville, 03/13/2016
updated 09/17/2018
2008 Cadillac STS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 14 people found this review helpful

This is the worst car I have ever bought. I only have 56k miles on it, and have had many electrical issues, some of which have made the car unusable. The dealer service is expensive and incompetent. The car itself, when it works, is pleasant enough, but is totally unreliable. No wonder GM went broke making rubbish like this. Update: my local independent mechanic has repaired most of the electrical issues, and apart from minor issues which appear and then apparently fix themselves, the car is now relatively reliable. Update: I have now owned this miserable car for nearly 4 years. My opinion is unchanged. Never another Cadillac!

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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