Ownership Cost for 2012 Cadillac CTS Coupe (Performance)
Estimated: $49017 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4163
$1998
$1748
$1582
$1415
$10906
Insurance
$1950
$2019
$2089
$2162
$2238
$10458
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2618
$1975
$1281
$1626
$2224
$9724
Repairs
$944
$1108
$1263
$1382
$1590
$6287
Taxes & Fees
$1583
$1583
$1583
$1583
$1583
$2345
Total Ownership Costs
$12992
$9065
$8459
$8821
$9680
$49017
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 3600.0
Displacement CI: 219.68547874103
Displacement L: 3.6
Doors: 2
Drive Type: AWD/All Wheel Drive
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine Model: LFX
Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Fuel Type Secondary: Ethanol (E85)
Make: CADILLAC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: CTS
Model Year: 2012
Note: Body type: 2Dr Coupe, Notchback Special
Other Engine Info: Book Codes: 0G, BE, A. VVT, E85 Max, Aluminum.
Plant City: Lansing - Grand River
Plant Company Name: GMNA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Performance w/Navigation (AWD)
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE I WAS A PASSENGER RIDING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT (ON/OFF) ON THE DASH/CONSOLE TURNED FROM THE "ON" STATUS TO THE "OFF" STATUS. AFTER STOPPING WE FOLLOWED ONSTAR'S DIRECTIONS TO TURN OFF IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ONCE AGAIN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED IN THE "OFF" STATUS. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CHANGED TO THE "ON" STATUS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, MY MOTHER WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED IN THE "OFF" POSITION. LAST WEEK, ANOTHER PASSENGER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED IN THE "OFF" POSITION. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHILE OUT OF TOWN, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE HAS A SHORT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED, BUT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE ALLOWING THAT DEALER TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR. I AM BRINGING IT TO MY DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JS
2012
ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH AND AFTERWARDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM INDICATED A FAILURE ON THE DASH WARNING LIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER, AND I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS DUE TO INHIBITING HALF OF THE INJECTORS IF THE TC SYSTEM FAILS. THE TC SYSTEM "HEALED ITSELF" AFTER THE CAR DRIED OUT FOR A DAY AND THIS IS NOT THE FOCUS OF MY COMPLAINT. ANYONE CAN DRIVE A CAR SAFELY WITHOUT A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN OPERATION, HOWEVER, A NON-RESPONSIVE ENGINE DUE TO THE PROGRAMMED SHUTDOWN OF HALF OF THE INJECTORS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WAS BARELY ABLE TO ACCELERATE IN STREET TRAFFIC, AND IF THE TC FAILURE HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY BAD SITUATION, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SAFE SPEED JUST TO GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RE-EVALUATED. *TR UPDATED 05/22/2012 *JS