Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / STS / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006088232 Incident Date: Dec, 07 2006
Consumer's City: GROSSE POINTE SHORES Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: STS Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G6DW677560 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2006 cadillac sts four wheel drive v8. the rear differential lock-up without warning going at 65 mph on i-94 eb freeway at the 10 mile rd exit in michigan causing the vehicle to be out of control and spin around three times in a circle from the left lane to the right lane across the entire freeway coming to a complete halt on the right side shoulder. the vehicle came close to upending and rolling over. lucky the driver behind the cadillac was able to keep control of their car and bring it to a stop which helped th prevent any oncoming vehicles to hit the cadillac. the locking up of the differential was a violent reaction causing the driver to have no control over the vehicle because the car turned off. the driver had no control over the spin. a report was filed with the michigan state police. the vehicle had to be towed to don gooley cadillac dealership in st. clair shores, michigan. *nm