# 2005 CADILLAC CTS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `524556` · 2005-03-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** CTS
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 2,189
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH  SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.   DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER.  VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND  MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  *AK  *BF  *NM
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