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2009 Cadillac CTS: raw data

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vehicle2009 / cadillac / cts
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints167 on file (2009-01-24 → 2025-03-13)
recalls0
investigations0
fars49 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Premature timing chain wearENGINE43 complaints2011-03 → 2022-05cadillac-cts-2009-timing-chain-wear
  • 11461072 My 2009 CTS has 67k miles; however, on 02/24/2022 it was serviced at Les Stanford Cadillac for "Timing Chain Failure" which cost me $3,371,27
  • 11121623 MY 2009 CADILLAC CTS SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO PULLED CODES P0008, P0017, P0018 WHICH ARE ALL RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE
  • 10727054 SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 93203 MILES. OBD CODE P0008 TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM
Fuel pump elbow leakFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7 complaints2015-10 → 2024-05cadillac-cts-2009-fuel-pump-leak
  • 11165273 FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY LEAKS FROM THE PLASTIC "PVC" 90 DEGREE ELBOW LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP
  • 11544862 The fuel pump is leaking gas on top of the fuel tank
  • 10781172 STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY
Driveline vibration at highway speedPOWER TRAIN5 complaints2009-01 → 2009-04cadillac-cts-2009-driveline-vibration
  • 10258451 STARTING AT 700 MILES VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING BETWEEN 40-75 M.P.H
  • 10266317 WHEN DRIVING A 2009 CADILLAC CTS THE CAR GENERATES A DRONE, BOOM AND VIBRATION
  • 10256232 VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH
Transmission and transfer case failurePOWER TRAIN12 complaints2010-02 → 2023-05cadillac-cts-2009-transmission-failure
  • 10899085 AT 101,000 MILES MY 2009 CADILLAC CTS AWD STARTING TO "THUMP" WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR VICE VERSA
  • 10717261 THE SPLINE ON THE TRANSMISSION STRIPPED OUT BECAUSE OF RUST AND I BELIEVE POOR WORKMANSHIP
  • 10825400 ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STOPS AND WON'T MOVE
Unintended accelerationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9 complaints2009-10 → 2025-03cadillac-cts-2009-unintended-acceleration
  • 10311743 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL WITHOUT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING
  • 10340986 THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN IT ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO POLES
  • 10289628 THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE
Stabilitrak/ABS malfunction with loss of steering assistSTEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES11 complaints2014-01 → 2025-02cadillac-cts-2009-stabilitrak-failure
  • 11581265 Severe and sudden malfunction of the ABS/Stabilitrak system at 45MPH causing loss of directional control of the vehicle
  • 10871320 WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY I LOST POWER STEERING, ABS,POWER BRAKES, STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL
  • 10664873 WHILE DRIVING CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1672009-01-242025-03-13100ENGINE:49; POWER TRAIN:28; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:26; SERVICE BRAKES:14; AIR BAGS:13

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202449legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Cadillac CTS vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/cadillac/cts
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_cadillac_cts_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Cadillac CTS},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/cadillac/cts}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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