Sold My New Cts Back To The Dealer. Still Major Vibration Issue.

[O2B2]

Originally Posted by onomrb

Far from a troll here bud. What, you can't handle the truth? Or, the fact that someone could have a major vibration issue? I'm certainly not the only who experienced this vibration issue. It just amazes me when someone tells the truth about something and the fact that you just can't believe that it's happened. Well, I just hope you are fully happy with your CTS. I'm glad mines gone.

So why do you spend so much time here??? Continuing to belate your issue/

I'm convinced your a MB spy and are trying to undermine a great car.

This issue is so isolated that it only needed a couple of posts, but you continue to state your position over and over and over again for weeks now.

Leave it like you suppose to have done with your car! Go bug someone else and stop waisting everyone's time!!! Thanks PS Your not welcome.

PSS I picked mine up Friday have over 300Kms on it and NO I repeat No vibration!!!!!

[BreakThrough]

2000 miles driven to date. No vibration.

[dqw1]

troll. And he won't even name the dealership to help others. How do you explain that?

[clink54]

My CTS steering wheel begins to vibrate at exactly 67mph and stops at 72mph. I thought it was a front tire out of balance. I've had the car two days now, and I'm beginning to wonder why I thought it was OK to trust an American Car again. If they can't resolve this problem I'll never buy another one. This CTS is the first American car I've owned in 20 years.

[Dago Godfather]

For what it's worth, I have 1200 miles on my CTS now. I did notice last night for the first time that there is a definite steering wheel vibration between 65 and 70. It's not horrible, but disappointing to say the least.

[onomrb]

Originally Posted by clink54

My CTS steering wheel begins to vibrate at exactly 67mph and stops at 72mph. I thought it was a front tire out of balance. I've had the car two days now, and I'm beginning to wonder why I thought it was OK to trust an American Car again. If they can't resolve this problem I'll never buy another one. This CTS is the first American car I've owned in 20 years.

Wow, sorry to hear about your issue as well. It just amazed me how some people on this forum were bashing me because they felt I was imagining this vibration issue. If more of you drove the freeways, you would notice something wrong. I hope you can get it resolved. I couldn't deal with the shaking of the steering wheel. I drive the freeways here mostly in Los Angeles and it was driving me nuts.

[smithsonga]

Well, wife and I went to our 2nd test drive of the new CTS. We had been on a round robin of 5-series, GS350, E350, M35, CTS....and this was our return visit to test drive the FE2 CTS to verify our opinions. (which were initially positive).

We first drove the DI FE2 Loaded...liked it. Didnt feel as good as our first drive for some reason, but regardless, no real issues.

then we drove a base V6 VVT FE2. idling in the parking lot, a vibration starting humming through the car...we could HEAR it..a buzz...the steering wheel and shifter vibrating...plus the seat of your pants. Put it into neutral and it goes away.

Felt it the entire drive and the salesman didnt know what to say.. except they would put it into service after our drive.

I told my wife I saw this thread with vibration issues on some CTSs and didnt know if this was similiar or not (doesnt seem to be). We had ZERO issues with any other of the above cars during our test drives.

This ended up putting a negative feeling and uneasy feeling into this car...thinking, another GM car...hear we go. Plus the test drive wasnt as exciting for some reason. My wife cannot get the vibration out of her head. I believe the CTS has now been eliminated due to this. Plus the dealer tried to jack me with his lease quote. Marked up the money factor/interest +1%. More typical Cadillac dealer crap....at least my experience.

[louiefl99]

I just got my car back from the dealer yesterday after looking into a vibration I felt coming from the seat (steering wheel and shifter were rock solid) and a pull to the left. The vibration was more prevalent when you lifted the throttle at highway speeds. They Road Force balanced the tires, rotated the fronts to the rear, and adjusted the alignment. This morning on the way to work everything was smooth as glass all the way up to 90 mph. I coasted back down to 60 and back up to 80 looking for a speed to cause some sort of resonance, but nothing materialized. I'm happy.

[griveira]

Leo-

Just in case I have the same prblem when I pick up my car what dealer did you go to?

[Twig]

Originally Posted by onomrb

I'm far from being an idiot nor a spy on here. If you can't handle the truth that's your problem. The car does have a vibration issue and I'm not certainly the only one that has complained about it. If you think I was going to keep a car like that forget it. You just don't know how I am. I'm certainly not going to argue with Cadillac or with a dealership that doesn't care about their customers. I don't need this aggrevation. Yes, I wish I didn't have to lose some money in the process, but life does go on. It was a huge mistake on my part ever thinking that the vibration issue would have been resolved.

Err... why? You certainly seem to be more than happy to argue with everyone around here on the forums. Why would you not utilize the apparent skill you have with the dealer when there is an actual personal benefit to you (money) in doing so? Arguing here would likely accomplish two things: 1) aggravation for you and 2) impact the reputation/perceived quality of the cts. If you don't like #1... then why are you doing it? You seem hell bent on demanding everyone accept that there is a major problem with the cts as a whole, when it seems to be in the minority of these cars that exhibit the problem. I've drive tested three thus far, and am looking intently for this problem, and haven't seen a hint of vibration in any of them thus far.

The other thing which doesn't make sense is why not name the dealer? Why protect their good name when they've been such a thorn in your side? Certainly naming the dealer would allow the debate to end - someone would be able to confirm with the dealer whether an 08 cts was purchased back from an owner. This would allow you to either prove your case, or be proven BS.

I could totally buy the, 'I don't want the aggravation... and I can afford to take the loss," argument if you were an affluent person who just doesn't care. But that wouldn't be the type of person who would post now 44 times in a forum about the same issue over and again.


It just doesn't add up....

[Twig]

OK... almost w/o a doubt this has to be bunch of malarkey. How do you go from (this on the, "Have we solved..." thread):

Originally Posted by onomrb

To LUCCI are you still having any type of vibration issue at all? I test drove another CTS today and the damn thing still have a shimmy in the steering. I have one more try tomorrow at a different dealership. If it does the same thing, I'm gonna just buy another german car. I just don't get it. Let me know, thanks

Which was posted on October 9, 2007, to:

Originally Posted by onomrb

Wow, I appreciate your honesty. It's interesting to know that you had the same issue I'm experiencing now with my new CTS. I thought I would buy one and that the shimmy issue wouldn't exist. Well, guess what. I've already had the wheels and tires rebalanced a couple of times and the darn thing still vibrates off and on at freeway speeds above 60. I spoke to a very high end specialty tire shop out here in CA and the guy told me it may just be the nature of the beast. It's possible that the front end of the new 08 CTS is so sensitive to road feel that there is nothing they can do to make it smooth. I've already contacted the dealership. I will get rid of this car if they can't get rid of the vibration that exists. I truly can't believe that every one else's car on this site is not vibrating at all? Let me know.

Which was posted on October 23rd. You, in 14 days, went from buying a German car, to already owning a CTS. That obviously isn't enough time to order a car... so you bought one from dealer stock. In which case, you would have test drove it before buying it. Since you had driven 14 or 15 of them, all which exhibited this problem, for some reason you went ahead and bought a car that had this issue which you despise.

How well does MB pay these days?

I'm looking at selling my bmw (don't even get me started). I took it in for service yesterday and told them I'm looking to sell it. The service adviser asked me what I was thinking of buying... when I told him the CTS, he just shrugged and said it was a hell of a car. I sat in a 550 on the showroom floor. My God, that interior is absolute yuck. I don't know how people can drop that kind of $$$ on a car like that (hey.. I did a few years ago). I was quite anti-american as far as cars go, until coming across this cts.

I hope my bimmer sells quick...

[WillySTS]

Originally Posted by CadillacSTS2003

Get Them Road Force Balanced!!!

That or Laser balanced...we have had 2 cars with the problem and have fixed them...did not have to comeback for a 2nd time...fixed, done, no more problem with a Lazer balnce job.

[928S]

Originally Posted by Twig

Err... why? You [onomrb] certainly seem to be more than happy to argue with everyone around here on the forums. Why would you not utilize the apparent skill you have with the dealer when there is an actual personal benefit to you (money) in doing so? Arguing here would likely accomplish two things: 1) aggravation for you and 2) impact the reputation/perceived quality of the cts. If you don't like #1... then why are you doing it? You seem hell bent on demanding everyone accept that there is a major problem with the cts as a whole, when it seems to be in the minority of these cars that exhibit the problem. I've drive tested three thus far, and am looking intently for this problem, and haven't seen a hint of vibration in any of them thus far.

The other thing which doesn't make sense is why not name the dealer? Why protect their good name when they've been such a thorn in your side? Certainly naming the dealer would allow the debate to end - someone would be able to confirm with the dealer whether an 08 cts was purchased back from an owner. This would allow you to either prove your case, or be proven BS.

I could totally buy the, 'I don't want the aggravation... and I can afford to take the loss," argument if you were an affluent person who just doesn't care. But that wouldn't be the type of person who would post now 44 times in a forum about the same issue over and again.


It just doesn't add up....

Originally Posted by Twig

OK... almost w/o a doubt this has to be bunch of malarkey...

You [onomrb], in 14 days, went from buying a German car, to already owning a CTS. That obviously isn't enough time to order a car... so you bought one from dealer stock. In which case, you would have test drove it before buying it. Since you had driven 14 or 15 of them, all which exhibited this problem, for some reason you went ahead and bought a car that had this issue which you despise.

How well does MB pay these days?

I'm looking at selling my bmw (don't even get me started). I took it in for service yesterday and told them I'm looking to sell it. The service adviser asked me what I was thinking of buying... when I told him the CTS, he just shrugged and said it was a hell of a car. I sat in a 550 on the showroom floor. My God, that interior is absolute yuck. I don't know how people can drop that kind of $$$ on a car like that (hey.. I did a few years ago). I was quite anti-american as far as cars go, until coming across this cts.

I hope my bimmer sells quick...

Excellent posts, Twig. As you have noted, onomrb is either an amicable idiot who test drove a dozen or more vibrating CTS and then somehow forgot to thoroughly test drive the CTS that he bought from dealer's inventory, or onomrb is a malicious liar and a fraud. Either way, onomrb has no credibility on this forum - past, present, or future.

[onomrb]

Originally Posted by 928S

Excellent posts, Twig. As you have noted, onomrb is either an amicable idiot who test drove a dozen or more vibrating CTS and then somehow forgot to thoroughly test drive the CTS that he bought from dealer's inventory, or onomrb is a malicious liar and a fraud. Either way, onomrb has no credibility on this forum - past, present, or future.

Wow you guys are really nasty. Hey, if you really want to know the name of the dealership is Bewley Allan Cadillac in Alahambra CA.....go call them. I really had hoped it would all work out. I was not willing to deal with GM directly. I don't have that kind of time. It was my stupidity for not sticking to my guns and just buying another vehicle. You don't have to be nasty. I'm not a liar nor the type to play games or mislead anyone.

[RhiNoKiLL]

But to be honest you said you dont have that kind of time to deal with GM directly.....but you have the time to test drive a dozen different cars at different locations and spent countless hours talking about it on this forum.

Pretty big contradiction there.