2009 Cadillac CTS: recalls and complaints

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• 14V3940002 Jul 2014Electrical System / Ignition
• 11V08900011 Feb 2011Suspension / Rear
• 10V41400013 Sep 2010Equipment
• 10V2400004 Jun 2010Electrical System
• 08V5820005 Nov 2008Air Bags / Frontal

1. 14V394000Received 2 Jul 2014. 554,328 units.

   Electrical System / Ignition

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 2, 2014 that they are recalling 554,328 model year 2003-2014 Cadillac CTS vehicles manufactured August 16, 2001, to April 28, 2014, and 2004-2006 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured March 20, 2003, to August 11, 2006. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14172.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14172. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Sep 2014.

2. 11V089000Received 11 Feb 2011. 44,147 units.

   Suspension / Rear

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 cadillac cts vehicles. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which a wax coating on the rear suspension toe link jam nuts may allow the nut(s) to loosen. If a nut sufficiently loosens, the toe link could separate and the rear wheel would be able to turn inboard or outboard. Owners may hear a metallic clanking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle that may warn of a loosening nut.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The driver may experience sudden changes with vehicle handling and may not be able to control the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will clean all wax residue from the rear suspension toe link and install two new jam nuts. If necessary the rear suspension toe link may be replaced. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before march 24, 2011. Owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339 and at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 11029. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Mar 2011.

3. 10V414000Received 13 Sep 2010. 20,224 units.

   Equipment

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Gm is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 cadillac cts all wheel drive and cts-v vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a crash, the front passenger may be at an increased risk of leg injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the glove compartment assembly and, in some vehicles modify the instrument panel structure. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 20, 2010. Owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number N100292. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Oct 2010.

4. 10V240000Received 4 Jun 2010. 1,365,070 units.

   Electrical System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; GMC acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, GMC at 1-866-996-9463 and hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jun 2010.

5. 08V582000Received 5 Nov 2008. 12,662 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Gm is recalling 12,662 my 2009 cadillac cts vehicles for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' under certain conditions, a software condition within the passenger sensing system may disable the front passenger air bag when it should be enabled or enable it when it should be disabled.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In a vehicle crash, if the front passenger air bag does not operate as designed, increased personal injury could occur.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will reprogram the passenger sensing system module free of charge. The recall began on november 18, 2008. Owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339 or through their website at <a href=http://www.gmownercenter.com>http://www.gmownercenter.com</a> .

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 08373. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Nov 2008.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2009 Cadillac CTS
• All 2009 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash

10

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

7

Deaths in the complaints

3

Date of the newest complaint

13 Mar 2025

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 20034
2. 20046
3. 20056
4. 20066
5. 20076
6. 20082
7. 20095
8. 20103
9. 20112
10. 20122
11. 20132
12. 20146
13. 20153
14. 20164
15. 20172
16. 20182
17. 20190

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 Cadillac CTS?

1,996,431 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac CTS have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the Cadillac CTS, model years 2003 to 2019. 5 of them name the 2009 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Cadillac CTS name most often?

Engine: 49 of 222 component mentions, or 220.7 per 1,000. For all 2009 vehicles the figure is 74.3 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Cadillac CTS open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.