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[wicked v]

I just filed a complaint about the whine. My diff has not failed yet with 22,000 miles on it. It has always whined and the dealer told me that was normal. I DONT THINK SO!

[heavymetals]

Originally Posted by wicked v

I just filed a complaint about the whine. My diff has not failed yet with 22,000 miles on it. It has always whined and the dealer told me that was normal. I DONT THINK SO!

Like I said, YOU DON"T HAVE TO HAVE A FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLAINT!

You do need a VIN#.

[austin]

>Curious - some will report under 04, 05 or 06...will they compile them together for the platform, or should we all just say report them as 05's?

Report what year you have, keep it accurate.

[stkshkr]

Done

[Florian]

submitted......


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[1badcady]

Just submited mine, 06 diff already started with the wine &
leaking on the right side WTF, its only been 2 weeks @ most!!!!:

[trekster]

Just submitted my complaint.

[VelieVer ttt]

Submitted complaint.

[verbs]

There's not even 30 on that list, there has to be more.

[verbs]

Repost master

[JRoller]

Submitted

[gparmlee]

What did GM do for you? or did I miss that. I'm having similar problems and have requested that GM buy my car back.

Originally Posted by CVP33

Tonight I reported the information below to the NHTSA. If this helps even one V owner I've done my best.

2005 Cadillac CTS-V
VIN 1G6DN56S25013XXXX
Purchased 12/16/2004

Reported to NHTSA – Complaint # 10149XXX



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
 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 – peeling

1/2/06 – 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 ASM's request

1/26/06 – 28,000 miles – 2 hours out of service
 Navigation System removed and replaced

2/4/06 – 28,500 miles - ?
 Transmission failure again – will not shift into Reverse, hard to shift into 1st gear

[gparmlee]

Diff problems, at 21,919 miles

[CVP33]

GM did nothing. Informed me that I should sue them. In VA I can be counter sued by GM for damages. Also, the total amount I can get is current mileage divide by 100,000 times purchase price. You can also get additional damages that you can prove such as lost time from work, stained driveway (leaking diff), etc. In my case trade in was a better deal than a buyback or having to sue.

And for the record my V currently sits at the Chrysler dealer as they "work it out" with GM to replace the transmission (its second). I'd love to hear that conversation.

[wildwhl]

CVP, you V/diff killer you