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#34 of 77 Re: Won't Start!!! [cadi03] by tester1 Nov 23, 2008 (7:15 am)
Replying to: cadi03 (Aug 13, 2008 7:54 am) Hi, I have a 2003 CTS and same experience, twice already! 1st time is within the waranty period, and GM dealer diagnosed to be a bad cell in the battery. So they replaced it for free. Now when my car is not six years yet, the 2nd battery died yesterday. Have to replace a new one again.
#35 of 77 CTS-V motor oil question by aaseegs Dec 09, 2008 (8:44 am)
So I was listening to a lecture the other day and loved it but the guy told a story about his V-series car that needed more oil. He said that he was about to buy Synthetic because it looked the best but someone told him to look in his owners manual and in there it said that using Synthetic might cause the engine to explode.   I dont know what year car this was or which V-Series car it was but is it possible the story could be true? Would Synthetic oil cause any V-Series engine to explode?   My email address is rasberenacademy.org if you want to contact me directly. Replies to this message: c5orCST (Dec 18, 2008 8:01 pm)
#36 of 77 Vibration issue in CTS? by gator5000e Dec 10, 2008 (1:08 pm)
Has anyone heard about or experienced this issue with the 2008-2009 CTS? I was about to buy one but now I am not so sure.    http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadillac-cts-forum-2008-beyond/119196-have-- - we-solved-steering-vibration-freeway-37.html    48 page thread discussing a mysterious shimmy problem. Apparently Cadillac knows about the issue and has issued a tech bulletin but has not solved the problem yet. See Post # 369 on page 37 of the thread for the bulletin.    Has anyone who has recently purchased a CTS run into this problem? Replies to this message: pao (Dec 11, 2008 4:58 pm)
#37 of 77 Re: Vibration issue in CTS? [gator5000e] by pao Dec 11, 2008 (4:58 pm)
Replying to: gator5000e (Dec 10, 2008 1:08 pm) 09 CTS here in Sept with 18 inch wheel package with FE2 suspension...yes a member of that forum as well.....have not had the problem....beleive most that have had it had it resolved with a proper wheel balance using a road force balancer.....assuming the tech knows how to properly operate the balancer
#38 of 77 by gator5000e Dec 12, 2008 (11:17 am)
Thanks, pao!
#39 of 77 Re: CTS-V motor oil question [aaseegs] by c5orCST Dec 18, 2008 (8:01 pm)
Replying to: aaseegs (Dec 09, 2008 8:44 am) So, you were listenting to a lecture the other day from a crackhead and loved it.   V series is the CORVETTE engine   Corvette comes from factory with synthetic   Synthetic is superior to natural (dino) oil...put it in anything and it's better.   Why in the F would Synthetic make an engine "explode"?   Do you own a V series? If so, read your owners manual and see if it says that.   99.9% you do NOT own Vseries, so why in the H are you wasting our time and bandwidth?
#40 of 77 Re: oil life monitor [fscarano] by lionkooch Jan 11, 2009 (6:13 pm)
Replying to: fscarano (Nov 12, 2007 4:55 pm) Sounds like a similar issue here....2005 CTS 3.6L bought used from Carmax with 18.5K miles. I changed the oil (Mobil 1 synthetic) and filter at one year and 28K miles (10K miles since last oil change) with 20% oil life left. At 35K miles and 32% oil life remaining, it started making a ratcheting noise, then the engine light went on. Long story short, I took it to the dealer, and he said the oil was low by 2.5 qts. I asked him why the low oil idiot light didn't go on and he had no answer. He said the ratcheting noise was likely an indication of damaged timing chains. Indeed they had to replace the stretched timing chains, about a $2K job, which was covered under warrantee. He said you can't trust the Oil Life Monitor and need to change oil at least every 5K miles. He said you can't go by what the owner's manual says. Any thoughts??? Replies to this message: pao (Jan 12, 2009 6:41 am)
#41 of 77 Re: oil life monitor [lionkooch] by pao Jan 12, 2009 (6:41 am)
Replying to: lionkooch (Jan 11, 2009 6:13 pm) well first I personally check oil levels at each gas fill up....so to me..driving a car that is 2.5 quarts low is an ownership issue and not a dealership issue.....I have seen where the early CTSs seem to use oil up to a quart between 3K oil changes.....you can probably do a search for the issue here   as far as not trusting the GMOL......I have three GM cars with it...and use it to the point of 25%, then do a change...using mobil 1 syn in the three cars....usually averaging about 6-7K between changes...which usually ends up being a change around 5-6 months.....   a statement that you cant trust the GMOL or cant by the owners manual to me is a travesty.......wondering what GM customer service...would say...or even the service manager at that particular dealership would say?...who specifically made this statement...the service writer, the tech or the service manager?...you only refer to "he" at the dealership
#42 of 77 2008 CTS Brake Issues by jmorg48 Jan 13, 2009 (7:23 am)
Have a 2008 CTS purchased on Sept 1, 2008 with approx. 6500 miles on it. About a month and a half ago, the rear brakes started squealing loudly when approaching a stop. There is no squeal on hard stops. It is only occurring when approaching a stop (under 20 mph) and applying soft pressure on the brakes. I heard that there was possibly an issue with the brake caliper spring. Has been checked out by one dealer, and the mechanic noted no unusual noise on the ticket (obviously hearing impaired). When I take the car back in, I plan to demonstrate the squealing as it is quite loud. I can replicate the squealing under any conditions. Anybody having the same problems, and if so, what was done to correct? Replies to this message: pao (Jan 14, 2009 5:24 am) jmorg48 (Jan 14, 2009 8:08 am) pao (Jan 14, 2009 11:33 am) and 1 more...
#43 of 77 Re: 2008 CTS Brake Issues [jmorg48] by pao Jan 14, 2009 (5:24 am)
Replying to: jmorg48 (Jan 13, 2009 7:23 am) 09 CTS here..with the same problem..there is a TSB out to replace the brake pads and the caliper brackets......had the warranty work done this past Monday and corrected the problem...   #08-05-23-009 by replacing rear disc brakes and caliper brackets   Pad Kit part number 25997338 1 each Bracket part number 25997457 2 each Replies to this message: jmorg48 (Jan 14, 2009 8:08 am) pao (Jan 14, 2009 11:33 am) jmorg48 (Jan 14, 2009 12:39 pm)

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