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#47 of 66 '08 DTS Performance Electrical Burn by vic10 Dec 06, 2008 (1:03 pm)
Here's a new one for you: Saw a streaming leak in my driveway just after pulling into the garage. Then noted a puddle under the car: Red, oily liquid. Called the dealer who had it towed in. The fluid was from the power steering. Per the maintenance write-up: A return line had a hole burned in it from contact with a battery cable. Wonder how many of the dead battery episodes are due to the battery grounding out to some part of the car.....
#48 of 66 Dead Battery by acp60 Mar 29, 2009 (8:56 am)
I have a Cadillac 2006 DTS. If I don't drove the car for 7 days the batter dies. I have had 3 new batteries installed, numerous visits to the dealer and each time I get the same answer, "we checked everything and we don't find any problems". After reading all the the similar complaints on line how is it that GM can't come up with a resolution. Plus the battery is located under the rear passenger seat. Brilliant design. Is there any reason the tax payers should loan GM any money. They need to be allowed to fail and thus survival of the fitist Replies to this message: acp60 (Jul 12, 2009 10:48 am) kenb757 (Jul 12, 2009 4:40 pm) chefcct (Jul 12, 2009 12:25 pm)
#49 of 66 2006 DTS BATTERY DRAIN by cadyman Jul 11, 2009 (5:25 am)
I HAVE 2006 DTS BOUGHT IT USED. HAD 17000MLS ON IT. I HAVE HAD A DEAD BATTERY PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE JAN 2008 TO THE RECENT ONE ON JULY 3 2009.THEY PUT NEW BATTERY IN FIRST TIME CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT ,SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND NO PROBEMS.SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY FOUND LOSE GROUND WIRE,(I DON'T THINK SO). THEYCHECKED EVERYTHING AGAIN.JULY 2009 HAD TO CALL ROAD SIDE FOR JUMP. I DIDN'T BRING CAR IN YET. HAS ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE DTS Replies to this message: chefcct (Jul 12, 2009 12:26 pm)
#50 of 66 Re: Dead Battery [acp60] by acp60 Jul 12, 2009 (10:48 am)
Replying to: acp60 (Mar 29, 2009 8:56 am) Your problems sound very familiar to mine. I have an '06 DTS and went through the same episodes. I submitted my problems for arbitration under the lemon law, but GM went into bankruptcy. Now I am back where I started. GM needs to work on their QA if they expect to survive. Replies to this message: kenb757 (Jul 12, 2009 4:40 pm)
#51 of 66 Re: Dead Battery [acp60] by chefcct Jul 12, 2009 (12:25 pm)
Replying to: acp60 (Mar 29, 2009 8:56 am) I had your exact problem last year. The service writer found a TSB that addresses your problem. It is technical service bulletin number 1906368. My vin matches up to cars that need to have the body control module reprogrammed. Give this info. to your dealer. This hopefully should fix your problems. It fixed mine!
#52 of 66 Re: 2006 DTS BATTERY DRAIN [cadyman] by chefcct Jul 12, 2009 (12:26 pm)
Replying to: cadyman (Jul 11, 2009 5:25 am) I had your exact problem last year. The service writer found a TSB that addresses your problem. It is technical service bulletin number 1906368. My vin matches up to cars that need to have the body control module reprogrammed. Give this info. to your dealer. This hopefully should fix your problems. It fixed mine!
#53 of 66 Re: Dead Battery [acp60] by kenb757 Jul 12, 2009 (4:40 pm)
Replying to: acp60 (Jul 12, 2009 10:48 am) So any pending buybacks under the lemon law are no longer valid if started or settled before Friday? I know the accident lawsuits that were placed before bankruptcy, both settled and pending are now against the "bad" GM. And good luck in that, as there are very few assets there. Wonder if you can withdraw and subsequently refile?
#54 of 66 Car Won't start by merkowner Aug 13, 2009 (3:25 pm)
I have a 2002 dts with 60000 miles that I purchased a month ago with a clean car fax. I drove it for a month problem free.One day the car would not , start so I jump started it and got it to the mechanic . He said I need a new battery He installed it and on the way home I stopped at a store when I tried to start it it would not start so I jumped it and got it back to mechanic Any Ideas as to why it wont start even with a new battery ? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 14, 2009 8:03 pm) conked (Aug 15, 2009 6:25 am) merkowner (Aug 16, 2009 11:09 am) conked (Aug 16, 2009 11:22 am) and 1 more...
#55 of 66 Re: Car Won't start [merkowner] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 14, 2009 (8:03 pm)
Replying to: merkowner (Aug 13, 2009 3:25 pm) So you say he put in a new battery, you drove a short distance, it would not start, BUT you were able to jump start it?   Then the new battery isn't any good or the cables are corroded or loose.   If you had a bad alternator, even a jump start wouldn't have gotten you going very far.   Maybe he didn't charge the battery properly prior to selling it to you.
#56 of 66 Re: Car Won't start [merkowner] by conked Aug 15, 2009 (6:25 am)
Replying to: merkowner (Aug 13, 2009 3:25 pm) I had a similar problem with a 2006 DTS and found the trouble to be a poor ground from the negative side of the battery at the floor under the back seat. The floor and the threaded hole where the cable is attached had the same paint finish as the exterior of the vehicle so the ground would come and go. This also caused strange charging voltage fluctuations on the instrument panel battery voltage indicator. Once I cleaned the paint off the floor and put a star washer under the cable end, the problem disappeared. Replies to this message: merkowner (Aug 16, 2009 11:09 am) conked (Aug 16, 2009 11:22 am) cadyman (Sep 03, 2009 12:10 pm)

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