We have classified the 2 complaints from 2006 Cadillac DTS about VISIBILITY into the following categories.
On recall 10153, i consider the washer heater a safety component since the defrosters are weak and i feel they should find a fix for this rather than removing it from the car. *tr
06 cadillac dts has had serious electrical/computer system failures since new. vehicle will suddenly lose all electronics, instruments, lights but engine will still run. after dealer attempted repair, problems continue. headlights flicker and sometimes go out. gps goes to night screen during the day. auto headlight dimmer fails. power points, instruments, seats periodically fail. one day seat cooler will work, others it won't. windshield wipers automatic function, "rainsense" starts normally but then stops in heavy rain requiring manual operation. all items reported to dealer multiple times with the same result "unable to duplicate customer's problem." provided cell phone video of system failures but dealer still says they cannot duplicate. *tr
2006 cadillac dts driver side mirror does not extend out far enough to eliminate a blind spot and at the same time up far enough to see any distance behind him. *cw the consumer also stated if he eliminates the blind spot, he can not see traffic in order to merge onto the highway. the consumer stated on one occasion, he backed into a small pickup truck and damaged his left rear bumper. *jb
I have a 2006 caddillac dts. there is an intermintent issue with the headlight and dashboard. they sometimes go into the nighttime mode in the daytime and it is very hard to see the dashboard when driving. i' searched google and found that other people have the same issue. gm told me they have no fix for this and it is not a big issue. since they only have few complaints.they di d fix this in the 2007 model but they say even though it is the same model and body they cannot do anything. you also cannot use the flash yo pass headlight in the daytime.it only works in the night mode. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac dts. the front windshield has lines going across the windshield. the lines were wavy and caused blurry vision. the dealer stated that the failure was caused by high mileage and frequent washing of the vehicle. the failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 51,376. updated 12/31/07