2008 Cadillac Dts: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 121 complaints
121
Total Complaints
86,382mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

50,250 25th Percentile
86,382 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
34
ENGINE
14
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
SEAT BELTS
5
AIR BAGS
5
STEERING
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
9
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EMAIL FORWARDED ABOUT CONCERNS ON GM CADILLACS, THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE VEHICLE MAKES A 90 DEGREE TURN, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. *KB"
"I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TAILLIGHTS OF LATE MODEL CARS, SPECIFICALLY CADILLAC'S. THESE TAILLIGHTS, I SUSPECT ARE LED, ARE TOO BRIGHT, AND SEEM TO "PULSATE" IN A WAY THAT IS VERY TROUBLING FOR DRIVERS TO LOOK AT. EVEN FROM A DISTANCE THE LIGHTS HURT EYES AND CAUSE FOR A MAJOR UNSAFE DISTR..."
"2008 CADILLAC DTS HAS SEVERAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CHIMES SOUNDED, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED, THE GAUGES AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE MALFUNCTIONS HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE TRACTION LIG..."

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