# 2007 CADILLAC CTS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `869032` · 2011-07-22 · 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:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 46,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
MONTGOMERY, AL. JULY 22, 2011  2007 CADILLAC CTS: BRAKES FAIL WHEN MAKING TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS INTO DRIVEWAY, PARKING SPOT ETC, AND CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN A SLIDE.. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I "GOOGLED" THE ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION AND ALL INDICATINGT HE DEALERSHIPS WERE EITHER UNAWARE, UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.   FINALLY I ACCIDENTALY BUMPED A CAR ON THE CHURCH PARKING LOT ON 7/10/2011 AND I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 7/11/2011 FOR THE 5TH TIME SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON 8/24/2010. I TOLD THEM NOW I DON'T WANT IT BACK AGAIN UNTIL IT IS FIXED, BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, HE HAD JUST STEP AWAY FROM THE TRUNK OF HIS CAR, AND I WAS TRYING TO STAND UP ON THESE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP , IT JUST ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF THEIR CAR, THANK GOD I WAS GOING VERY SLOW.  MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 7/17/2011 AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED IT THIS TIME, SO FAR IT HAS BEEN A WEEK AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM YET . IF THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM, I WILL PUT ANOTHER MESSAGE IN HERE TO LET OTHERS KNOW WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DID TO REPAIR MY CAR.  *TT
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