NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2005 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 2005 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
- 277
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 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 2005 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 2004, 2006–2007 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 2003–2004, 2006–2014 CTS, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 10V644000
- Reported
- December 17, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,927
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 CTS
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 2003–2004, 2006–2007 CTS
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal
- Campaign
- 07V589000
- Reported
- December 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 275,936
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 CTS, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 06V020000
- Reported
- January 25, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,462
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 CTS, 1 other model
2005 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 277 owner complaints about the 2005 Cadillac CTS, the newest on November 19, 2025. Of these, 25 describe a crash (9%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 31 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the power train (30%), followed by the air bags (27%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2005 Cadillac CTS's 6 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2005 Cadillac CTS owners gave the mileage (225 complaints), the median was 67,581 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train82
- Air Bags74
- Electrical System39
- Engine24
- Service Brakes22
- Suspension16
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 30 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 34. 28% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Cadillac CTS drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Cadillac CTS year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 277 complaints about the 2005 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2005 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: November 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted