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you statement about spending a lot of $$ on maintenance is a generality, so were you referring to routine maintenance..brakes, fluids, tires, filters, tuneup etc...or is you expectation the car will require major component repair, transmission, engine, suspension etc....
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Please do.
And, good luck!
I will be glad to get the car and get back home to Illinois. There's snow on the ground in western Iowa now. My rear wheel drive doesn't do well in the snow. . .
I got a pretty good deal on my car because it used to b a rental. At first I was iffy about buying a previous rental car (we all know people beat the [non-permissible content removed] out of rentals) but with the 50 bumper2bumper + 100 powertrain, I thought I'd b alrite.
My concern with my cts is that when I start my car it makes a clicking noise from under the Hood. Lookd it up online and found somewhere that the cts di's seem to do this. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I b worried?
My car needed a new engine with 56,000 miles on it. It was my timing chain that went and caused the entire engine to go down. GM did step up and cover the repair so I am thankful for that. I really enjoy my CTS, and hope that the new engine will run great for many years. Check your dip stick!!! The mechanics kept telling me that my oil was 2 quarts low. I have learned to always keep an eye on my oil levels. Not the Onstar oil life - the actual oil in the engine.
Have a great holiday!
need to compare the same engines before comparing symptoms....you have or are currently experiencing...
ODO is 45000 mi. Here is the big problem that many people don't know...The oil life sensor has nothing to do with the quantity of oil in your engine. It even doesn't sense the quality of the oil. My service advisor stated that if you were to put molasis in, it wouldn't detect the foreign substance. It goes by engine RPMS and other elctronic engine performance data and then makes an assumption that the oil has deteriorated and has x% life left. Even with just 2 qts of oil left, no "low oil" light came on. A week later, the time chain had to be replaced and after 1350 miles of highway driving my engine consumed 1-2 qts. Today started a "Oil consumption test" with my local dealer. This is my first and last Cadillac.
Without an oil level sensor, it's crucial. Also, oil use tends to go exponentially. It may take 2500 miles to go through the 1st quart, but only 1000 for the 2nd and a few hundred for the 3rd.
These are important things, particularly the second one. With a lot of today's cars, oil consumption is nearly zero intitally and not much more past 50K miles. With others, particularly performance-oriented cars/engines, relatively higher oil consumption is normal & nothing to worry about, so long as it's monitored and the oil level isn't allowed to drop more than a quart/litre.
So many of today's engines use so little oil that monitoring oil consumption has fallen from favor, and here we are. I think there's something wrong with these Cadillac engines, but it's being exacerbated by sloppy oil level monitoring.
It's extremely important to monitor your oil level yourself. It's called taking care of your car. Start with every fillup, and drop to once every two or three if there's no consumption. If you've never pulled your dipstick, you're a potential mark for this engine.
Good luck, folks, and continue to keep us posted.
once you understand the GMOL % left is nothing more than a mathematical calculation, you still should do routine/preventive maintenance of the vehicle...Im not faulting anyone here..just simply pointing out what the GMOL system is and isnt......do a google search for GM Oil Life Monitor and you will find many more articles on the subject
not able to see anything wrong on its diagnostics!! The Dealer decided to
do an "Oil Consumption Test". We would go down a quart every 500 miles
or so. After several times of this happening and being verified by different
GM Dealers during our travels, our local Dealer decided to rebuild the engine
and gave us a free loaner. We had 75,000 miles, but had purchased the GM
Extended Warranty (Thank God!)
The Master Mechanic told us the rings lose their springy-ness sometimes
and the oil gets past and blows out slowly without any indication such as
smoke or odor. They took about a week and a half to do the rebuild and
found a cracked radiator during the process, which they also replaced. Due
to having the GM Extended Warranty the cost was ZERO!! They even found
a couple running lights that were burned out & replaced them for free.
When she picked up the CTS, the Check Engine Light came on when she
got to the end of the street. She went back to the Dealer and they found
a bad sensor & replaced it.
Now, a week later, the engine started shaking and missfiring and the
Check Engine Light was flashing!! This time, On-Star saw some Codes and
arranged a free tow to the Dealer. Again, a free loaner was provided. They
found a broken Actuator in the Engine and replaced it - free.
We're hoping this is the end of the problems for a while! The Dealer has
been absolutely SUPER throughout this ordeal. My wife expects to drive her
CTS for another couple years now with the rebuilt engine and new radiator.
She loves the car.
When we complained to On-Star about them failing to find the problems
each time the oil went down to almost nothing, they gave us 6 months free
service.
My recommendation is, if you have a CTS, to check the oil OFTEN!! It seems
that nothing tells you it is low until it's almost too late! With us, it decided
to happen when we were hundreds of miles from home.
Im curious if you noticed any change in the oil pressure...assuming you have an oil pressure gauge on the 05.....my 09 does have one..and I monitor it often...as well as weekly oil level checks on all my cars.....
We are owners of a 2006 Cadillac CTS. We have experienced many of the same difficulties posted in this forum. Several months ago we had a leak from our car but our local mechanic could find nothing. Having no further leaks, we continued to drive it. Over Thanksgiving the car started to hesitate slightly while driving it. This hesitation is now accompanied by a loud knocking sound. We took the car to our mechanic and heard the same bad news that so many people on these forums have heard, that we need a several thousand dollar repair to our car to fix it. After reading all the comments, it doesn't seem repairs have even helped. We were very excited to own a Cadillac but not anymore. We had previous trouble with a GM Bonneville so now we are thinking GM cars are not the way to go. We have always stuck to American made vehicles and have had better luck with Dodge and Ford.
I am most interested in knowing what Cadillac is doing about these engine problems. It seems these problems have been around for awhile. Guess we should have done our homework and checked with consumers about reliability of this car instead of counting on the integrity of the company to build a good product.
Relying on OnStar or the oil monitor system rather than checking the dipstick is asking for trouble as you point out clearly. $30-$40,000 for a car and the owner can't check the dipstick level- guess that's why they come out with dumb down systems that are over-relied upon.
DRIVERS: CHECK THE DIPSTICK AND GIVE THE POOR OLD ENGINE A BREAK!
The 2006 engine has been reported to have average reliability as far as minor problems are concerned (i.e. oil leaks).
However, in the case of low engine oil levels (whether due to a common or rare defect), part of the conversation should be about the need for all of us to regularly check oil levels. That is the best way to protect ourselves from the disaster of a ruined engine.
so as I read your message..the car was 5 years old when you bought it correct, thus there would have been no warranty on the car..unless you purchased a dealer offered one or a third party warranty...GMs drive train warranty is 5 years or 100K which ever comes first which they began to offer on all GM models in 07...and their bumper to bumper on Cadillac is 4/50K if memory serves me correct how many miles where on this car when you purchased iteither way you were out of the manufacturer warranty window....as for the noise that was heard, rattle or otherwise....did you or your husband check the oil level before you drove the car further?..just curious as to why the engine seized in the first place....did it have oil in it???
I currently own on 09 CTS with no problems on it through 37K
The ONLY way to know if your engine has enough oil in it is to use the dipstick and find out. . .regularly. At least these cars have dipsticks. Some don't these days, and the oil level sensors that are used instead are sometimes unreliable.
By the time you've lost oil pressure and the aptly-named idiot light comes on, it's too late, although it sounds like this engine grenades prior to even the LOP (low oil pressure) light.
I would assume that both cars purchased above had the infamous, no warranty sold as is stickers in the windows when the purchase was made..I have to agree with the poster that stated once the check oil light comes on its too late....you stated you had oil in it...did you physically check the dip stick?....I know basic questions....what has been discovered in some cases is the oil is somehow pooling through the exhaust in the catalytic converter..those no evidence of leakage....
Im not trying to defend any position here, and I realize its difficult and frustrating in dealing with car issues, repairs, etc.....lesson learned here..never buy a used car without a documented maintenance history and I personally would never purchased one that wasnt certified by a dealership more than two years old and less than 40K on it.....Having owned over 27 different cars in 40 plus years..I can say I have only bought two used ones....and they were secondary transportation and not my primary vehicle.....one (Fiat) went on for 12 years and close to 200K over one more owner past me (gave it up in 1979), and the second a Opel, purchased in Germany, ran great for two years for I donated it when I left the country in 1983...
At this point I would shop around for a good crate engine and an independent shop to install it.....
perhaps there is a defect in the engine...forums like this always bring out the problems and seldom the praise....but until someone can show the statistics...total produced, total failures, documented causes, and whether OEM recommended maintenance was followed across each model year, it cant be statistically determined if it is actually faulty or not..even then what is considered a defect....1% or 5% or higher??
I would challenge you to identify the total number of occurrences instead of making the broad statement so many individuals in so many places...there have been what..perhaps a dozen or so on the board...thats just my guess..
It is always a risk to purchase a used car...carfax and the other "reporting" companies are never entirely accurate...unless the car is always serviced at the dealer, there is no way of accurately knowing the full maintenance history of the car...thus you as the consumer must take a calculated risk on a major purchase such as this....again..I dont see this as belittling anyone, its simply a fact.
Is the engine's rough idle normal?
Why are the wheel bearings shot already? Why are the rear struts/shock or whatever is supposed to ride some what decent feels like a flinstone mobile.
My neighbor had all new wheel bearings installed at 27k also,
is this just a kwinky dink? Is it a greaseless bearing thing? GMs invention?
What... what ... this freeggin car was $44k in 06 I paid 18.4 just 3 months ago
So far its already been in the shop 3 times for a total of $3900 bumper to bumper
funny cash
Oh did I mention it took two different times at one Crest(Crust)Caddy dealer (Milwaukee, Wi) to tell me all is fine when actually a loose caliper was making all that noise that they couldn't hear and said all is fine. yea right
Well finally at Metropoitan Cad. same city was totally pro and went head to toe on this car and fixed it all. What did I get myself into? And what is next?
It does look very nice though. Thank you for listening and thank you for this great site. I hope to learn more about this GM Caddy thing.
Is it time to dump it?
Can you update me on your progress with Customer Assistance?
Christina
GM Customer Service
I never got a call back from the supervisor, as I was promised. Very disappointing but right on track with the service/quality received thus far.
Are you able to assist?
Carla
My name is Caron and I am assisting Christina. When calling Customer Assistance did the rep set up a case? If so, do you have the case number? If a case was not set up could you email us with your full name, address, best number of contact, VIN and current mileage?
Thank you,
Caron, GM Customer Service
Thank you and look forward to hearing from you.
Caron, GM Customer Service