NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Cadillac STS Recalls
The 2006 Cadillac STS has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 9, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Cadillac STS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 139
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
On a 2006 Cadillac STS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Cadillac STS
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 2007 STS, 1 other model
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 2005, 2007 STS, 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 2005 STS, 1 other model
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 06V007000
- Reported
- January 13, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,327
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Cadillac STS
2006 Cadillac STS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 139 owner complaints about the 2006 Cadillac STS, the newest on December 19, 2023. Of these, 16 describe a crash (12%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Cadillac STS, the component group named most often is the air bags (41%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the engine (14%).
None of the 2006 Cadillac STS's 4 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2006 Cadillac STS owners gave the mileage (114 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags57
- Electrical System21
- Engine20
- Fuel/Propulsion System18
- Power Train13
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)8
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 30 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Cadillac STS peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 30. 18% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 139 complaints about the 2006 Cadillac STS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac STS by model year
Other 2006 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: December 19, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted