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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 · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

Sep 2, 2019Electronic Stability Control (esc)

WHILE I'M DRIVING EVEN LIKE 50 MILE HIT THE BREAK FOR A REASON CAR COMPLETELY STALLED NO POWER FOR BREAK OR STEERING OR ANYTHING YOU CANNOT MOVE THE CAR ANYPLACE I ALMOST HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE BACK IT HAS BEEN THE END OF LAST YEAR AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. RECENTLY I TOOK IT TO THE TAILOR FIVE TIMES HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT IS THAT.

NHTSA ODI 11252769

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 →