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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1G6DU57V490••••••2009 Cadillac CTS
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2009 Cadillac CTS build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
153on the model
66builds in total
Most reportedEngine 2Exterior Lighting 1Electrical System 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel/propulsion SystemSep 2023
The fuel pump is leaking gas on top of the fuel tank. I just bought the car and didn’t know about the consistent problem with second generation CTS. The problem is stated to ba a plastic elbow attached to the fuel pump that ruptures.There is a fuel smell inside while I’m driving…
EngineSep 2016
Over the past two years, 4 of the 6 cylinders on this automobile have needed coil replacements on the cylinders. I have owned several gm vehicles and have not needed any repairs of this nature, and believe this may be a hardware defect. The effect has been intermittent loss of…
Electrical SystemFeb 2012
2009 cadillac cts. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle vibration/unexpected loss of power and transmission shifting and acceleration problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle began shifting gears erratically, vibrating and lacked power. The condition appeared irregular…
Exterior LightingFeb 2011
Electrical connector on the front right headlamp melted and prevented the use of the headlight. Second incident in 8 months, with the first occurring on the left front headlamp. Dealer blamed incident on heat generated by the halogen headlamp
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G6DU57V490148849 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.