2006 Cadillac Dts: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 355 complaints
355
Total Complaints
67,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

36,764 25th Percentile
67,000 Median Mileage
89,405 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
70
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
68
ENGINE
38
STEERING
30
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
12
SEATS
10
AIR BAGS
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
5
POWER TRAIN
5

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
14
Fires
34
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOW OUT OF THE SIDEWALL IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE FLAT. AIR APPEARED TO BE SEEPING THROUGH SECTIONS OF THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSP..."
"FLICKERING TAIL LIGHTS. RECENT MODELS OF CADILLAC (E.G. DTS), USE LED TAIL LIGHTS. ON THIS CAR, THEY FLICKER AT ABOUT 50 HZ. I WORK IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY AND CAN CLEARLY SEE COMPUTER MONITORS FLICKERING AT 60 HZ OR BELOW. AT NIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY WHILE IN MOTION, THESE TAIL LIGHTS ARE EXTREME..."
"THE STEERING IN THE CONSUMER 2006 CADILLAC DTS WAS SENSITIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT TWO GUARDRAILS AND OVERTURNED ONTO IT'S TOP. *NM THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BEL..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28