NHTSA complaint: 2007 CADILLAC V-SERIES — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS V-SERIES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND STRUCK A CURB. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER ACROSS THE STREET, JUMP A CURB, AND CRASH THROUGH A ROD IRON FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT LOOKED AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS COVERED IN GREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONCE THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILS, THE VEHICLE THINKS THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED. THEREFORE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation