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2008 Cadillac CTS fuel/propulsion system problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2008 Cadillac CTS13% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
13%
share of all complaints
86,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Ever since I purchased this 2008 CTS vehicle, I have dumped thousands of dollars to repair the vehicle even after the "recall repairs". Problems persist and the car has become more dangerous than ever. The vehicle had inspected by the dealership a number of times the first 5 years of ownership the…

    filed Feb 25, 2024

  • Fuel supply stops and engine stalls when I get near or below 1/4 tank. I can restart the engine and it will run for anywhere from a few seconds to sometimes a minute, but mostly only a few seconds. Limp my car this way to a gas station, fill the tank, problem solved. I know it had fuel in the tank…

    filed Feb 16, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other CTS years

YearReportsShare
2016 CTS13%
2014 CTS11%
2013 CTS11%
2012 CTS12%
2011 CTS22%
2010 CTS11%
2009 CTS95%
2007 CTS63%
2006 CTS73%
2005 CTS52%
2004 CTS42%
2003 CTS31%
CTS fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.