NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2004 Cadillac CTS has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 9, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Cadillac CTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 224
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Cadillac CTS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2004 Cadillac CTS
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 14V542000
- Reported
- September 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,005
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 CTS, 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V394000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 554,328
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2014 CTS, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 10V105000
- Reported
- March 17, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,131
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2007 CTS
Air bags
- Campaign
- 05V024000
- Reported
- January 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 04V273000
- Reported
- June 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,928
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 03V346000
- Reported
- September 29, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,771
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2004 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 224 owner complaints about the 2004 Cadillac CTS, the newest on September 25, 2024. Of these, 25 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the power train (23%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the air bags (12%).
1 of the 2004 Cadillac CTS's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Cadillac CTS owners gave the mileage (172 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train52
- Electrical System34
- Air Bags26
- Service Brakes21
- Structure17
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic16
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | |
| 2005 | 17 | |
| 2006 | 29 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 17 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2004 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 29. 35% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Cadillac CTS drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Cadillac CTS year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 224 complaints about the 2004 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2004 Cadillac CTS crash tests and safety technology
On the 2004 Cadillac CTS, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2004 Cadillac CTS, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. None of the 13 CTS years NHTSA rated (2003–2018) lists forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2004 Cadillac CTS rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 11.1% (4 stars). That is tied for the highest of the 12 CTS years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (10.1%–11.1%); the 2015 had the lowest, 10.1%. Of 73 other 2004 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 42 (58%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 10.9%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1045, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2004 Cadillac CTS: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2004 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: September 25, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted