Complaint 1121335
2008 CADILLAC STS • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Sep 1, 2014
- Complaint ID
- 1121335
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- STS
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Sep 1, 2014
- Date Received
- Oct 17, 2014
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS FAILED TO SECURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE THE KEY FOB TO SECURE THE DOOR BUT THAT DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM HAPPENING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASED IN ENGINE RPMS AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED IN ONE INSTANCE WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.