# 2005 CADILLAC CTS — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
> NHTSA complaint `650315` · 2007-12-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** CTS
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- **Miles at failure:** 26,700
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
AT 50MPH REAR DIFFERENTIAL LET LOOSE ON MY 2005 CTS CADILLAC.  LOST CONTROL SPUN, HIT CURB AND MEDIAN.  HAD TO BE TOWED OUT.  WHEELS LOCKED.  COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HAD I WENT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC.  *TR
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