# 2006 CADILLAC CTS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `790460` · 2010-05-31 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** CTS
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 12,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
2006 CTS. WHILE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC I FELT THE CAR "HYDROPLANE" FOR A SECOND.  IT WASN'T RAINING AND I SAW NOTHING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO CAUSE IT. I CONTINUED ON AT ABOUT 30MPH AND BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE SLOWLY AS A RED LIGHT WAS AHEAD.  THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND I PLOWED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CADILLAC REPAIR CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW I'M FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG YET I CAN GET NO ASSISTANCE. *TR
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