Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Cadillac CTS has 17 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
17
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle shuddered... |
| Aug 4, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that there was an abnormal loud clunking so... |
| Mar 30, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was ... |
| Jan 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My rear differential gear is failing on my 2015 Cadillac CTS luxury 2.0T. I just reached approx 69,0... |
| Oct 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Was simply driving my normally and out of no where there was a loud pop and driving the car all I he... |
| Jul 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | The vacuum pump failed and caused catastrophic engine failure. The vacuum pump was constructed with ... |
| May 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The recall that was done on the 2014-2015 CTS-V should have been a recall on ALL models of CTS becau... |
| May 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | 2015 Cadillac CTS Luxury, 81k miles, rear differential has metal chunks in its fluid and makes load ... |
| Aug 15, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an ab... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The rear differential started making a loud whining noise around 53,000 miles. It then turned into a... |
| May 10, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE... |
| Oct 31, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT, EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR THE REAL... |
| May 7, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER... |
| Jan 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THIS VEHICLE IS THE SUBJECT OF A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED IN JAN. THE DEALER ORDERED REPAIR PARTS ON MAY... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN IDLING OR WHEN YOU COLD START THE CAR IT TENDS TO HAVE A SLIGHT SHAKE/TREMBLE FEEL ALL THROUGHO... |
| Aug 5, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | ON AUGUST 5, 2019, I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD @ 35-40 MPH AND WITH A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE ... |
| Jan 7, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN IT WAS IN PARK, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, AND THE EN... |