NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Cadillac STS Recalls
The 2005 Cadillac STS has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Cadillac STS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 101
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2005 Cadillac STS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 Cadillac STS
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 STS, 4 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 06V125000
- Reported
- April 20, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,077
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 06V020000
- Reported
- January 25, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,462
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 STS, 1 other model
2005 Cadillac STS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 101 owner complaints about the 2005 Cadillac STS, the newest on January 31, 2025. Of these, 13 describe a crash (13%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Cadillac STS, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the power train (18%) and the engine (12%).
1 of the 2005 Cadillac STS's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2005 Cadillac STS owners gave the mileage (81 complaints), the median was 57,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System23
- Power Train18
- Engine12
- Air Bags11
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Seats6
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Cadillac STS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 18. 28% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
The 101 complaints about the 2005 Cadillac STS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac STS by model year
Other 2005 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: January 31, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted