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What 49 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Cadillac XTS

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (49)Crash / fire / injury (5)Electrical system (16)Suspension (10)Brakes (6)Steering (4)Airbags (3)Body & structure (3)Engine & cooling (3)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Engine (2)Wheels (2)

2 of 49 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

Jul 10, 2020SuspensionElectrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

AFTER I GOT TO WORK AND PARKED MY CAR I WENT BACK TO GET MY COFFEE MUG WHEN IT APPEARED THAT MY CAR WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND AS IF ALL THE AIR WENT OUT OF ALL OF THE TIRES. THE AIR SUSPENSION I SUPPOSE. ALSO, MY DISPLAY SCREEN HAS GONE OUT TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR SIX YEARS AGO.

NHTSA ODI 11338700

Oct 10, 2017Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

CUE (CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE) SYSTEM NOT RESPONSIVE IN A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 92,000MILES.ALTHOUGH THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS, CADILLAC WOULD NOT ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE PART. I WAS OFFERED A DISCOUNT (ABOUT 20% OFF) TO REPLACE THIS ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. "THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TECHNOLOGY" THAT "SHOULD SERVE AS A BENCHMARK FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY" IS A COMPLETE FAILURE THAT MAKE THE CAR NOT USABLE. THE CUE SYSTEM SHOULD BE A RECALLED AND REPLACED BY CADILLAC AS IT IMPACTS ESSENTIALS SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING, VEHICLE SETTING APPLICATIONS, BACKUP CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, NAVIGATION ETC. THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE MADE IT SOUND THAT IS CONSUMABLE AND IS THE OWNER'S PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11032658

Working with the data? Download all 49 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 23, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Cadillac XTS verdict →