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2006 Cadillac DTS seats problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seats on the 2006 Cadillac DTS5% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Seats complaints
5%
share of all complaints
79,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Heated and cooled seats stopped working while driving after burning smell and smoke that was coming from under passenger seat. *tr

    filed Oct 25, 2016

  • As part of state inspection, told dealer that front seats are not heating. Told by dealer that problem was "connector to climate control seat module burned/shorted out module" and to replace connector and module would cost $1016. Asked dealer personnel if a safety issue and they said it is a…

    filed Jun 22, 2015

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

Seats problems in other DTS years

YearReportsShare
2010 DTS314%
2009 DTS514%
2007 DTS77%
DTS seats 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.