Problems with 2005 Cadillac CTS EQUIPMENT

I leased a 2005 cadillac cts in july of 2005 for a 3 year lease agreement. since i have had the car it has been in the dealership 5+ times for issues. battery has been replaced, recall on the fuel gauge, drivers door handle plastic peeled and was replaced, radio replaced due to radio buttons peeling. during the first 9 months of my lease i noticed that the radio buttons (channels 1-6) began to peel. the synthetic material is very soft and cheap (acknowledged by the dealer). i alerted the dealer and told them what was occurring and they said bring the car in and we'll fix it. the service manager at colonial cadillac acknowledged that the synthetic material could be easily rubbed off with any type of oils (hands, fingers, lotions, etc.), and cadillac would fix the issues when it occurs. the dealership replaced the entire radio (even though just a few buttons were torn) with no cost to me. on another occasion the drivers side door handle was also peeling. the peeling was the same issue as the radio buttons. i called the dealership and brought the car in to have the handle replaced, and the dealership replaced it with no cost to me. in november 2006, the same issue re-occurred with my radio buttons (buttons 1 & 2). i made an appointment to have the car be brought into the dealership and the service manager said they would fix the radio by replacing the radio once again. in early december 2006 i put an air freshener in the vent (one of those air fresheners that attach to the vent with oils). a very small amount of the oils spilled onto the vent and the top of the radio causing the cheap synthetic materials to peel. the dealership refused to fix. i could not find one instance in my lease agreement that says if the synthetic material on your dashboard, radio and door handles is not covered. i would appreciate any assistance as i have searched the internet and found many other drivers with the same issue. *jb

Rear end whining noise (now broken), and clutch/drive train noise. *jb

Cts-v rear differential whinning at 35-40 mph gm did replace it. i had a 2003 cts and the rear differential locked up while driving 35 mph and skidded about 20 feet. gm replaced it 3 times and finally bought the car back. one year later we bought the 2005 cts-v and its doing the same thing, gm needs to figure this out before someone dies.... *nm

Events leading to failure: no abuse, no tire burning. vehicle used for commuting and job related purposes. problems & resolutions: 7/11/2005 7/18/2005 problem shifting - dealer could not verify sunroof rattling - dealer could not verify right-rear sail panel broken - warranty repaired pixels burn on nav screen - nav unit replaced wheels scratched - dealer paid for repair front panel loose - replaced loose panel 7/25/2005 7/27/2005 left-rear panel broken - warranty repaired competition mode not working - warranty repaired dash panel loose - warranty repaired 8/22/2005 8/24/2005 wheel hop - service bulletin warranty repair hard to put in reverse - dealer says normal grinding when shifting - aligned exhaust system sunroof rattle - dealer could not verify sunroof material loose - warranty repaired 10/19/2005 10/23/2005 fuel gauge malfunction - warranty repaired 11/21/2005 11/23/2005 sunroof rattle - dealer could not verify drivetrain rough - dealer could not verify clunk when shifting - dealer could not verify car pulls to the right - tires bald @ 9000 miles battery failure - warranty repaired grinding in 5th gear - dealer could not verify 11/29/2005 12/1/2005 rattle from rear - warranty repair suspension right-rear panel broken - warranty repair; dealer warned this would not be covered under warranty anymore as "someone" is braking the panels on purpose 2/6/2006 2/8/2006 clunk from rear - dealer replaced differential/drivetrain unit under warranty. 5th gear sometimes hits reverse - could not verify grinding noise in reverse - dealer forgot to check unit won't play cds - replaced navigation/radio 2/15/2005 2/17/2006 grinding noise in reverse - dealer replaced transmission under warranty; area rep advised they will not replace future failures. competition mode not working - warranty repaired. *nm

4/11/05 - 8,367 miles - 1 day out of service rear end failure 4/28/05 - 9,664 miles - 5 days out of service rear bushing failure. *jb rear end failure 5/5/05 - 9,720 miles - 1 day out of service rear end failure wheel delivered from factory will not balance - no sign of damage 7/25/05 - 15,732 miles - 4 days out of service pcm recall #05544 - dealer unable to reprogram rear end hops wildly in rainy or slick roads when accelerating hard shifting into 1st gear rear end whine drive line clunk parking brake goes to floor and won't stop car rear end failure - dealer replaced rear differential and did not add friction modifier, claimed cts-v's do not need - later determined this was incorrect 8/29/05 - 17,372 miles - 22 days out of service rear end grinding friction modifier added transmission rebuilt replaced pressure plate replaced clutch - tsb 05-07-31-001 rear end bushings installed to reduce wheel hop tsb 05-04-114-001a navigation system replaced after all buttons were peeling parking brake goes to floor and won't stop car pcm recall performed 10/6/05 - 18,990 miles- 0 day out of service navigation system not programmed properly by dealership - returned for repair 11/5/05 - 22,151 miles - 0 day out of service replace all center caps on wheels - peeling 1/2/05 - 27,171 miles - 10 days out of service rear end failure radiator failure tsb 05-06-02-005a sun visor replaced due to peeling 1/19/06 - 27,538 miles - 6 hours out of service pcm removed and replaced at gordon histed's request 1/26/06 - 28,000 miles - 2 hours out of service navigation system removed and replaced 2/2/06 - 28,500 miles - ? transmission failed again - won't shift into reverse 10 service visits in the last 9 months 44 days of out of service in the last 9 months. *jb

Purchased in july 2004. rear end and differnetial failed at 2700 miles.replaced rear-end. replaced rear-end agian at less that 7000 miles, replaced tires at 13500miles, rear-end continued to lock and slide tires. have had car in dealer 5 times and tomorrow, the 3rd rear-end will be put in!!! cadillac refuses to buy car back but has extended drive train warranty to 100k miles.