Mar 24, 2017Body & structureCrash
PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE WENT TO AUTO STOP/START. WIFE THOUGHT ENGINE WAS OFF AND PRESSED PARK ON SHIFT LEVER. ENGINE RESTARTED AND VEHICLE LUNGED INTO POST.
NHTSA ODI 10968270
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What 24 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 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 (24)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (10)Suspension (3)Steering (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Backup camera & sensors (1)Body & structure (1)Brakes (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)
1 of 24 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 24 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 2017 Cadillac XTS verdict →