Complaint 1116865
2005 CADILLAC STS • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) • incident Aug 1, 2014
- Complaint ID
- 1116865
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- STS
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Incident Date
- Aug 1, 2014
- Date Received
- Oct 3, 2014
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Owner Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY( AT NIGHT), GOING 70MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I LOST ALL POWER, BRAKES, STEERING, LIGHTS. ON DASH MESSAGE STATED "ACCESSORY ACTIVE" AND THEN "SHIFT TO PARK." TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CAM/CRANK SHAFT ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER SMALL THINGS. GOT THE CAR BACK, AND 1 WEEK LATER, THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN BUT WORSE. IT WOULD DO IT REPEATEDLY, AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. A COUPLE OF TIMES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY CHANGED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. GOT THE CAR BACK AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED! *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.