Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2009 Cadillac DTS has 2 recalls, 35 complaints.
2
Recalls
35
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
14V355000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key ring...
10V240000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 200...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2009 Cadillac DTS 4-DR w/SAB
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Fuse box got push on by seat clamp shorted out my fuel pump relay and burnt up my fuse box |
| Feb 22, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2009 Cadillac DTS. The contact was driving at 55mph on the highway and the vehicl... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I FILED A COMPLAINT IN 2016 (COMPLAINT NO. 10823262) RELATED CORROSION OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES. THI... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CANT BRING DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEATS UP OR DOWN RESULTING IN UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING POSITION IN DRIVE... |
| Mar 9, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN ATVTRAIN STATION. HAD TO LEAVE OVERNIGHT AND HAD IT TROUBLESHOT IN AM.... |
| Nov 22, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS AFTER FILL UPS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. EACH TIME I FILL IT AND PARK IT IN MY GARA... |
| Sep 25, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OF... |
| Sep 10, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IS BURNING OUT AND CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT J... |
| Jul 14, 2018 | STEERING | MY 2009 CADILLAC DTS RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, IT WAS STEERING HARD WHEN MAKING RIGH... |
| Jun 23, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE BRAKE LINES IN MY 2009 CADILLAC DTS ARE COMPLETLY CORRODED,TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE LEAKING AN... |
| Sep 11, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY MY CRUISE CONTROL KEPT TURNING ITSELF OFF AND ON. A DRIVER TRAVELING BEHI... |
| Apr 23, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I WAS BACKING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AS I BACKED ONTO THE ROAD,THE CAR SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING. I ... |
| Mar 14, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. THIS IS A SYSTEM TO WARN Y... |
| Jan 22, 2016 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE ... |
| Sep 18, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | I PURCHASED MY 2009 DTS CADILLAC FOLEY IN NOV. OF 2008. PRESENTLY I HAVE ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THE ... |
| Jul 25, 2015 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOO... |
| Jun 2, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE LOCKS ITSELF. "CHECKED" THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY, NOTHING FOUND. THEN BACK PASSENGER SIDE L... |
| Dec 21, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE METAL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LIN... |
| Oct 9, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM... |
| Aug 15, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER... |