Certain times while driving, the traction assist comes on, and all power is lost to the engine. lights are still on, car is still on, but gas does not accelerate and car is hard to steer. i have had to pull over 6 times in the last few months, turn the car off, restart and hope it does not happen again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac sts. while driving various speeds, the steering warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but the failure could not duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac sts. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle lost power while the service stability warning light illuminated. the contact also stated that the power steering failed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac sts. while driving approximately 50 mph, the steering wheel began to shake and felt loose. the contact attempted to pull the vehicle over, but lost control and drove into a ditch. the frontal air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained injuries to her nose and broke her right ankle. the manufacturer filed case number 71741801936. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a body shop and will be repaired. the current and failure mileages were 27,000. updated 10/06/09. *lj updated 10/08/09