Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Cadillac ATS has 9 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
9
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | When driving at around 40-50mph you can feel that the car has a shudder vibration. Took the car into... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I’ve only had this vehicle for about 2 years now. I purchased it off of Carvana and had 30 days I co... |
| Mar 5, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Transmission drags. When stopping the car jerks bad and sometimes proceeds to accelerate. When at a ... |
| Nov 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE ARRIVING AT STOP LIGHTS THE CADDILLAC ROUGHLY SHIFTS DOWN JOLTING THE WHOLE VEHICLE. AROUND 15... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE ENTIRE CAR IS V... |
| Sep 5, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC ATS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE TENDS TO DO A HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN IT'S AROUND 10-15 MPH AND IT WILL FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HIT Y... |
| Jan 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. GM HAS REPLACED IT AT 17475 MILES. MORE TRIP... |
| Oct 23, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLOWLY OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH BETWEEN T... |