Major Problems with 2013 Cadillac ATS Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Cadillac ATS

2013 Cadillac ATS AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 96000 miles

2013 Cadillac ATS AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 73000 miles

2013 Cadillac ATS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 4000 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Cadillac ATS owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE rough idle when in drive and stopped at light (always) i did bring it in for service for the rough	39 ~ 13682 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM right turn from stop onto major 6-lane highway no power to engine after engagement of accelerator acted as though not...	29 ~ 26361 miles
POWER TRAIN right turn from stop onto major 6-lane highway no power to engine after engagement of accelerator acted as though not...	23 ~ 28105 miles
STEERING when taking a corner the car appeared to over steer. at first i thought it was me so i went...	19 ~ 15248 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was pulling in to a parking spot behind a car at a very low speed when i pressed the...	11 ~ 14812 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER since june 2013 the cadillac ats has been making a vibration feeling. the vibration is unknown it has been to...	9 ~ 26433 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving my manual transmission cad ats it stalls without warning or reason. it stalls mostly when in neutral like...	7 ~ 5729 miles
WHEELS medium size bulge ( about 2") on sidewall next to rim of passenger side front tire. michelin primacy mxm4 tire	5 ~ 51466 miles
AIR BAGS my daughter drove my car and hit a metal mail box (6x6 pole holding 3 mail boxes) at 35 to...	5 ~ 54200 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER my sunroof will not close while parked my car did not start. the gauges and lights came on but the...	3 ~ 46333 miles
SEAT BELTS there is a recall listed on the website for seat-belts and it has been there for over 35 days. the...	3 ~ 37333 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN driving on the interstate the car suddenly started losing speed and it would not let me accelerate. i was able...	3 ~ 3208 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING vehicle headlights with the hid option do not always align properly causing one side either left or right on occasion...	3 ~ 24250 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the service engine soon stabilitrak and traction control lights continuously illuminate my dashboard. it has happened approximately 6 times. each...	3 ~ 19267 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the brake and gas pedal are so close together that when braking in heavy traffic it is possible to depress...	3 ~ 9100 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM my vehicle always missing or act like it going to turn off or some time it turn off. it vibrates...	2 ~ 53246 miles
TIRES two tires blewup on the freeway 275 at the sametime. i heard the same complaint from my friend who happens...	2 ~ 13250 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY on february 22nd and 27th 2014 while traveling at 75mph the adaptive cruise control slammed the brakes on then released....	2 ~ 10750 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE right turn from stop onto major 6-lane highway no power to engine after engagement of accelerator acted as though not...	2 ~ 1275 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. the contact stated that the cruise control failed to operate when engaged....	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. the contact stated that the cruise control failed to operate when engaged....	1
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. while driving the radio air conditioner heating system and windshield defrosters became...	1 ~ 72000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. while the vehicle was stationary the defroster failed to defrost the passenger...	1 ~ 61000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. the vehicle was equipped with michelin primacy mxm4 size: 225/40/r18. while the...	1
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. the contact stated that there were several progressing failures within months of...	1 ~ 50000 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. after having the seats serviced at the dealer the contact stated that...	1 ~ 27096 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES these "runflat" tires have had some impacts from potholes. i have had 4 of them fail beginning with the cited...	1 ~ 12000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING driving on the interstate the car suddenly started losing speed and it would not let me accelerate. i was able...	1 ~ 9300 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac ats. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph and attempting to...	1 ~ 325 miles

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