2008 Cadillac Sts problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (5) · Air Bags (5) · Steering (4)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Cadillac Sts model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
43 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,037)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,037 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-06-27 · Engine“dealership had ownership of car and should have replaced the timing chain before selling car to me, which they did not and after time for repairs to be done before time ran out, i had to pay for repairs, causing me be be out $3000+ dollars for repairs should have been covered by the warranty.…”
2022-06-24 · Exterior Lighting · 57,000 mi“the contact owns a 2009 cadillac sts. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the service tpms (tire pressure monitoring system) sensor message and tpms warning light was illuminated. the contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the sensor was replaced and reprogrammed on multiple occasions; however, the failu…”
2021-12-13 · Engine“the cadillac company sent me a letter several years ago informing me of a premature timing chain wear and the illumination of the service engine light. they knew about this defective engine problem but they did not recall the vehicle. instead they extended the engine warranty to 10 years or 120,000 miles. i have only 90,000 miles on my vehicle bu…”
2019-10-20 · Unknown Or Other · 70,000 mi“suddenly lost navigation system, which also shut down clock and other applications within that system. had it checked out at two different dealers, they were unable to find the problem. called gm customer center and was told this is a long standing problem, something to do with the unit being unable to synchronize with new satellites for gps. wro…”
2019-07-09 · Unknown Or Other“air bag alert says service air bags this should be covered as many of these bags have been recalled. second problem: when turning off the ignition, it keeps dinging and says put car in park even though it is in park. this dinging noise lasts maybe 10 seconds to a minute. sometimes shifting or putting foot on brake again stops the dinging.…”
2019-02-15 · Engine · 80,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac sts. while driving 65 mph on the highway, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. the contact went to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed; however, they turned off the check engine indicator. the contact also stated that the timing chain malfunctioned and the …”
2019-01-26 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · 210,000 mi · 💥 crash“my husband backed into a post and it lunched him forward, as far as the brakes weren't working. he enter a building thank god no one was hurt. he was in a parking lot.…”
2018-10-16 · Suspension · 190,000 mi“my airbag light is on and it remains on the passenger side and they want to charge me over a $1000.00 to fix it. this occurs while in motion and stationery. my car does a hard jerk when stopping on brakes it jerks from the rear end.…”
2018-05-10 · Exterior Lighting · 57,500 mi“my car is exhibiting the same symptoms as nhtsa campaign id: 08v108000, recall date: 2008-03-11. however, my vin: [xxx], is not included in the recall. summary gm is recalling 4,586 my 2008 cadillac sts and sts-v passenger vehicles for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, 'tire pressure m…”
2018-03-14 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 180,000 mi“the same condition as listed in the: 2007 cadillac sts fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump nhtsa campaign #14v542000. i had to replace the fuel pump due to the exact same conditions in the 2007 model year recall.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.