2004 Cadillac CTS Tires & Wheels Problems

MULTIPLE, ARBITRARY INCIDENCES OF THE BRAKES SHAKING, KIND OF GRINDING AND CAR NOT WANTING TO STOP, GENERALLY WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, OR COMING TO ANY SLOW STOP. ALWAYS AT A LOW SPEED. SPOKE WITH TWO GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGERS WHO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IT IS DOCUMENTED CLOSE TO 100 TIMES ON THIS AND OTHER WEB SITES: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F480A/29 PLEASE CHECK THESE POSTS SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHICH (AS STATED IN ONE OF THE POSTS) VERY WELL COULD BE A FAILURE IN THE DESIGN OR WORKMANSHIP IN SOME OF THE WIRING HARNESSES CONNECTING THE EBCM TO THE SPEED SENSORS THAT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL. WHATEVER THE CAUSE, ONE WOULD NOT EXPECT ANY BRAKE TROUBLE ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 21,000 MILES. THIS IS A DEADLY FLAW AND I EXPECT GM SHOULD OWN UP TO IT, EDUCATE DEALERS AND OWNERS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK AN OBJECT ON THE ROAD. THE RIGHT FRONT RIM BECAME DAMAGED, CAUSING THE EDGE OF THE RIM TO HIT THE BRAKE CALIPER AND A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TWO TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. BOTH WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES AFTER 9,000. THE BRAND NAME IS 'NANKANG', MADE IN KOREA, SIZE 245-50-16 RADIAL. THEY WERE PURCHASED AT BIG O TIRE COMPANY. *TR

2004 CADILLAC CTS TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK ANOTHER CAR. *JB

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR.

APRIL 2005, NOTIFIED OF TIRE DETERIORATION - 12,000 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE. JULY 2005, DEAD BATTERY WITH CAR. AUGUST 2005, CAR SHUT ITSELF DOWN WHILE ON INTERSTATE 80. UNABLE TO USE ANY AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT. AUGUST 2005 NOTIFIED OF TIRE DETERIORATION AGAIN, 18,000 MILES. THIS IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS BOTH MECHANICAL AND WITH THE TIRES IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD. TIRES AND MECHANICAL PROBLEM I BELIEVE TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.

I PURCHASED NEW AMERICAN EAGLE GOODYEAR TIRES FOR MY 2004 CADILLAC CTS FROM WAL-MART JUST RECENTLY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 SIDE WALL BLOW OUTS ON THESE TIRES, IN WHICH THE TREAD SEPERATES FROM THE SIDE WALL, AT THIS POINT THESE TIRES ARE VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND SHOULD BE CHECKED. PLEASE ADVISE ME. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD THE LUGS/ NUTS AND BOLTS JIGGLING IN THE WHEEL WELL. A BOLT AND LUG NUT ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INSPECTED THE BOLTS/ LUGS, AND NUTS, AND NOTICED THAT ANOTHER LUG NUT ON THE SAME TIRE WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE. THE LUG NUTS AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE . DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE RIMS. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BY THIS DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTS.*AK