Other Engine Info: Y coded twice in 8th position. LD8: 4.6L, V8, MFI
Other Restraint System Info: Driver and Passenger Roof Airbags and Occupant Sensors
Plant City: Hamtramck
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL RELAY KEEP BURNING MELTING DUE TO OVERHEAT. RELAY BOC IS UNDER THE BACK SEAT I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE SAFE AND HAS TO BE RECALLED ALL DTS I HAVE THIS ONE HAPPENED OVER TWO MONTHS AGO THIS CAR WAS 93325K AT THAT TIME. MY OTHER 09 CADILLAC DTS HAS SAME PROBLEM AND IN DEALER SERVICE RIGHT NOW AND THAT CAR HAS 94200 K ON IT. BOTH 2009 DTS IS IT JUST A COINCIDENCE. *TR
2009
SEAT BELTS
WE HAVE A 2010 CADILLAC DTS. I AM 5 FEET 5 INCHES TALL AND THE HEADREST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LEANS SO FAR FORWARD THAT I COULD NOT RIDE COMFORTABLY IN THE CAR. THE HEADREST IS TILTED FORWARD AND I COULD NOT SIT ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE SEAT AS THE HEADREST WOULD BE PUSHING ON MY HEAD. I TRIED ADJUSTING THE SEAT'S POSITION TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO SIT WITH MY BACK NOT RESTING ON THE SEATBACK. THE DEALER'S ANSWER TO FIXING THE PROBLEM WAS TO TURN THE HEADREST BACKWARDS BUT NOW IT IS NOT SECURED IN ITS HOLDER. THE BACK SEATBELTS WERE SO POORLY DESIGNED THAT ONLY A SKINNY PERSON COULD FASTEN THEM. WE DISCOVEDRED THAT MOST OF OUR FRIENDS FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FASTEN THOSE SEATBELTS. AFTER STRUGGLING TO FASTEN THE SEATBELTS SOME FRIENDS JUST DECIDED TO LEAVE THE SEATBELTS UNFASTENED. THE DEALER'S ANSWER TO THIS WAS TO GIVE US BLACK SEATBELT EXTENDERS TO FASTEN TO THE TAN SEATBELTS. ALL OUR PASSENGERS WANT TO KNOW WHY WE HAVE THE TWO COLORS OF SEATBELTS. IT IS RATHER EMBARRASSING TO SAY IT IS A DESIGN FLAW OF THE CADILLAC! THE CAR LOOKS DOWDY WITH THE TWO COLORED SEATBELTS! A SALESMAN IN THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR INFERRED THAT THE BACK SEATBELTS COULD BE FIXED IF HE COULD WELD A LONGER MOUNTING BRACKET TO WHICH THE SEATBELTS ARE ATTACHED. HOWEVER, THE CADILLAC COMPANY WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DEALERSHIP TO DO SO AS THE DESIGN OF THE SEATBELTS CANNOT BE CHANGED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS AN OBVIOUS FLAW. WE TRIED THE BACK SEATBELTS IN A SHOWROOM CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. EVEN THE SERVICEMAN HAD A DIFFICULT TIME FASTENING THE BACK SEATBELTS. *TR