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Previous Disc: North America Disc: United States & Canada
Part No. 15804409
2006 DTS
Ver: 1.10
My new disc: North America Disc replacement.
United States, Canada, Alaska & Hawaii
Part No. 20857425U
2009 NA CH/GMC900/SRX/DTS
Ver: 4.1c
The clock should be in the top right corner of the display while the radio or GPS is on. When it is off with the ignition key on or in accessory position, the clock should be near the middle of the display. To make changes to the clock press the menu key until the clock on the top right of the screen is selected. I ordered the replacement disc Dec. 2008 and finally got it April 2009. I think the replacements are still on back order.
Thanks again.
They replace the drives side seat heaters but turns out the bottom does not heat.
Dealer also replaced the sun roof to eliminate rattle. This also got rid of some wind noise.
I got the car back on a Friday and left on vacation Sunday. On Monday I decided to wash the car and water poured in from the center console and the head liner on the drives side. I had to drive a hour and half one way to have a dealer fix it. Turns out whoever replaced the sun roof at the dealership in my town didn't attach the drain hose. Wasted a lot of vacation time just getting it fixed.
I asked the dealer that fixed the sun roof if they had any problems with a vibration and found out they had. They told me it was most likely a bent axle and to have both replaced.
My windshield was replaced a few months back. My sister noticed the view in the bottom 1/4 of the window is distorted.
While on vacation here are the other things that broke
- automatic head light dimming quit working
-compass quit working
-drives side bottom seat heater doesn't work
The dealer in North Carolina had to turn all my brake rotors because the brakes were making a loud noise and caused a lot of vibration.
Have I mentioned this car has 40,000 miles on it.
I am not overly impressed with the Cadillac GPS system. When I added my home address while parked in my driveway it shows my house 3 or 4 blocks farther down the road.
Before going on vacation I programed my sisters address into the system. The system said I reached my destination but her house was about a 1/4 farther. I ended up calling her to find out exactly where she lived.
During the trip out I found on a couple of occasions it told me to late which way to go.
I have found other GPS system's (Tom Tom and Gamin) were much more accurate and a lot cheaper. GM needs to work on the program to make it more accurate. My dealer checked the system and said there was nothing they could do to increase the accuracy.
I like the touch radio but would not spend the money again unless the GM system improves.
I also found it likes major highways and will keep trying to route you back to them even if it is more miles. I need to test the detour function more to see where it wants to route me.
Did you calibrate your compass? See the owner’s manual on how to do this. This could affect the accuracy of the NAV system.
To set the NAV system with your home address, the most accurate way is to park in your driveway and press the Home button rather than enter it manually. This way it will direct you right into your driveway. There is option where you can add a destination by selecting your current location (coordinates) and saving it to the address book. This is how I entered my son’s address when his house was under construction and still not on any maps.
There are options (see user guide) that you can select to avoid Interstates, tolls, ferries, etc. That may be why it directs you to major highways as this would be faster than rural roads.
LOL and sorry about all your other problems.
When you insert the disk..it will say...UPDATING FIRMWARE..it takes about 3 or 4 minutes to do this.
DO NOT TURN OFF THE IGNITION while it is updating.
Texas Jim
I just purchased my '06 DTS Performance model after three years of leasing it. We now have 25k miles on the car. I had a wheel hub replaced under warranty, otherwise this has been a problem free car with an excellent ride.
I just updated the Navigation DVD, and now have the digital clock.
Take out the disk. Of course, you won't have NAV, but you won't have any noise!
but ride is great
http://media.gm.com/us/cadillac/en/product_services/r_cars/r_c_DTS/10index.html
Heard that the next DTS is being modified so it can handle batteries (hybrid model). On the Lincoln side, the MKS is no replacement for the Town Car. It rides like the CTS, has low levels of refinement, but does have more room inside.
When I had to take my car in for service while vacationing in North Carolina the rep in the service department told me that when he printed out what has been done to my care so far there were two pages. By now there should be at least 3 pages. Things keep breaking.
Our 07 DTS is now getting an average of 28 mpg highway and has done as well as 30 mpg between fill ups on a long trip.
Someone mentioned the GM GPS has their house a few blocks from where it obviously is. Our aftermarket GPS does the same thing. I think GPS is only as good as the people who initally entered the actual locations. GPS I believe reads your location through whatever system you have, but initially, that location had to be linked to the system/satellite manually. Our Garmin always tells us we are home when we are really a block and a half away. We have found other discrepancies in the GPS directions, near Orlando, it will tell us to get off the toll road on an exit ramp that is Sunpass only, no way to pay cash, which if we didn't know better from family, could have caused a ticket worth more than the GPS system, since we don't have a Sunpass.
what is going on? how do you get the key out. Could it be because the battery is dead?
anybody have this problem?
thanks
The 2011 DTS started production in mid June. It usually takes 6-8 weeks from this date to start to see them at the dealerships. Thank you,
Mariah GM Customer Service
- Mariah GM Customer Service
My car is a 2002 Cadillac DTS.
Any advice?
Can you get in touch with the former owner? Do you have service records on this car? All of these are factored into the price that you should offer.. Personally I think that $27 is a bit high. The dealer probably paid 20 for it or less.
I also get some wind noise from the mirrors and nothing can be done about the. It's the way the car was designed.
You might want to have your car checked by some other place to see what they say.
People have commented that my 2007 DTS is nosier than the other Cadillac's I owned. It is not a quiet as I expected. They say if you undercoat them it makes them quieter but have not tried that. The undercoat is suppose to eliminate some of the road noise.
Lately I met a guy that rode in a friends new sport model Cadillac and he said it was very rough riding and noise. I think they are going backwards.
With all the problems I had with my car the next car will probably be a Lexus
I've sold my 03 DeVille and probably won't get another Cadillac. The XTS is going to be the size of a LaCrosse which is not much larger than a Malibu. I'll buy a new Malibu in the next couple of months. Cadillac has lost me. They used to be big comfortable 6 passenger cars. If I want a performance suspension I'll buy a Mercedes. The CTS rides about the same as my 1997 Silverado Extended Cab except that the Silverado has decent room in the front seat without the huge console the CTS has. Actually the best replacement for a DTS is an Avalon for ride comfort and resale value. Anyway I'm sorry to leave Cadillac - I've had 6 of them - but Cadillac has left me.
It better be significally bigger than the STS or I'll get an Avalon and wait for the "luxury" Cadillac that is suppose to appear in '14 or '15.