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12-30-07, 05:55 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 CTS-V  | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Royal Oak, MI | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
'04 36,000 miles. About 10 autocrosses, many nights on Woodward, no issues so far other than a leaky pinion seal. We'll see how it holds up to a track day with Hoosiers this spring. Warranty is up in October.  |
12-30-07, 06:05 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Master Cadillac(s): 2004 Cadillac CTS-V | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
No issues here
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12-30-07, 06:16 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): Cadillac cts v | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 54 | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
05 21k drive it hard but never launch the car. So far so good. |
12-30-07, 08:11 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur | | | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
25K on a 2004, no clutch drops or powershifts. Rear pinion seal replaced when new. Mild gear whine....but I probably wouldn't have noticed it if not for this forum.....and probably no worse than other cars I've owned. So.....no problems from my perespective. |
12-30-07, 09:13 PM
|  | Moon Parasite Cadillac(s): 2006 STS-V BlackonBlack / 2005 CTS-V Redline (traded in) | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: D/FW Tejas | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
Had 36,600 on the CTS-V when I traded it in, original diff and no whines.
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12-30-07, 10:39 PM
|  | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
2.7k maggied miles on third diff and quiet as a fart in church ... does that count? 
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12-30-07, 11:16 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): '05 CTS-VM 51 track days in Maggied V & 50+ in Atom | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
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Originally Posted by rand49er  2.7k maggied miles on third diff and quiet as a fart in church ... does that count? | 2.7k? Damn.. does it snow there all the time?? |
12-30-07, 11:51 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 Platinum CTS-V | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aurora, IL | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
33k on an '04... but I bought it used at 23k, so who knows... Original for me at least! |
12-30-07, 11:55 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): CTS-V | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tinley Park, IL | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
Doesn't mean much, but I have an '04 with 5,000 miles on it (stored Winters) without a hint of rear end issues. |
12-31-07, 12:15 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): CTS-V | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St. Louis, Mo. | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
Robert:
I have 52,000 miles on my 2004 CTS-V and barring the whine at 42-47MPH I've had NO problems with the rear differential.
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12-31-07, 09:20 AM
| | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
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Originally Posted by Dennisscars 2.7k? Damn.. does it snow there all the time?? | At just shy of 38k, just tryin' to keep it down a little. She'll see some use next summer going up north. Quote:
Originally Posted by f2000keith Doesn't mean much, but I have an '04 with 5,000 miles on it (stored Winters) without a hint of rear end issues. | Dang! That's darn near a barn find! |
12-31-07, 10:42 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2008 STS-V | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greenville, SC | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
I just traded in my 04 CTS-V with 39K miles and I never had any issues with the rear end. |
12-31-07, 12:22 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V, Black, SC, 510RWHP/560FTLBS and a really slow C6 | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Home of the AFC East Champs!!! Age: 45 | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
"Be nice to your rear and it will be nice to you."
I never had any issues with mine until I took it to 500RWHP, at about 20K miles.
Then again, many with no mods have had issues (whining, not sure on detonations or failures), but no one can verify their driving style.
The rear has issues, but many seem to work through it. |
12-31-07, 12:35 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 CTS-V, completely stock | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Allen, TX Age: 38 | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
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Originally Posted by robertb I have seen the various threads talking about how the rear differential on the V is a POS and several post by people who have gone though 3, 4, 5, and even 6 differentials! From the previous posts, it would seem that every rear differential is simply waiting to self destruct. However, there has not been a recall so I doubt that every rear differential has blown apart. I was wondering how many of you have not had problems with the rear differential in your car? I have over 42k miles on my '04-V with even a few track days thrown in for fun and I have never had any problem with the rear differential. Am I the only one or are there other V owners out there without problems? Am I just one of the lucky few or is it only a matter of time?
Robert | Mine is fine! |
12-31-07, 12:49 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): '05 CTS-V, '00 SLS, 98 SLS, 89 Eldo, '80 Eldo | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Age: 38 | | | Re: How many V-owners have NOT had problems with their rear differential?
I like this thread,,,makes me feel all warm inside
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