VIDEO: Cadillac CTS-V in throes of death (NSFW)
We're going to start this post by stating that domestic automakers have come a long way in improving the quality and durability of the cars they build. That said, cars are still built on Friday afternoon and every once in a while one not fit for public roads slips out. Unfortunately for General Motors, the owner of this Cadillac CTS-V that refuses to run properly is part of the team that runs a little site called Streetfire.net with a subscriber base for its user-posted videos in the millions. Cjonesy is his name, and this video he posted on Streetfire.net today documents the death throws of his 2006 Cadillac CTS-V with around 12,000 miles on his trip home from the PRI show.
The CTS-V manages to limp home over a couple hundred miles, during which time cjonesy films himself cursing the car and its maker while never going faster than 60 mph with the pedal mashed on the floor. The tachometer died before he started recording and halfway through the LS1 V8 begins to rattle like its possessed by a demon. Cjonesy's monologue to the camera throughout the video is as funny as his car is tragic, but we warned there's some cursing.
Cjonesy's a trooper though (for now) and posted the video to get feedback on what he or GM should do about the car. Well, GM already ordered one of its dealer's to replace a customer's car today, so while the wallet's open...
Thanks for the tip, Stefan!
[Source: Streetfire.net]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
Erik Zentmyer 8:08PM (10/09/2008)
Lemon-lawing my 2006 CTS-V right now. I feel for you dood.
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Erik Zentmyer 8:10PM (10/09/2008)
If you want to see my story, it's at http://NeverAgainGM.com . Not
as amusing as your video, though...but shows that GM's crappy
management permeates their entire value chain.
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dwalts612 12:41AM (3/13/2009)
I own a 2003 Cadillac CTS 5 speed! NEVER AGAIN!! Last year it was the transmission self destructing at 82 mph in the left lane with a Semi behind me. This year is a problem with one of the oil lines. The engineers at GM had a carry over serviceable item from the Catera! Imagine that instead of spending the time and money to fix it they will just keep the inherit issue on the new engine! Now the fun begins.
This part isn’t meant to relieve the pressure that builds up in the oil line. So when its blow freezing and I live in Upstate NY this is often. The pressure will build up causing a failure to the line. This failure makes the car sound like there’s a Tea Kettle under the hood. Eventually this causes the pressure to build up so much that it will blow out the cap and all over the engine block!
I witnessed the smoke from my car as we pulled away in our Fire Truck to the scene of a working fire! The whole time up there we keep joking that it was actually going to burst into flames not knowing how close that actually came to occurring. The best part is that now that the Delphi plant was closed down that made this.
They won't even have the parts until June if they if then! They have to find someone to manufacture the parts and this will take several months to find someone and get them tooled up to make these parts. So mean while here I sit wait for a part and no car to drive!!! This is going to become a reality very quickly in America that you can't get parts for you car if anyone of the Big 3 fold. I'm not looking for more money to go into these companies just the government to restructure them!
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Car videos & Motorcycle videos 8:16PM (12/29/2006)
This is very bad for Cadillac since Streetfire has lots of dedicated members.
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Eric L. 8:22PM (12/29/2006)
While it is unacceptable for *any* car with only 12,000 miles to have that many failures, its probably not the safest idea to drive the vehicle as far as he did in the incapacitated condition. Yeah I know he needed to film enough to make a video.
GM did the right thing by replacing the car. However, the CTS-V's rear diff has been a sore spot for the vehicle - one of the mags, maybe MT or CD also had rear differential problems.
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American Cars suck donkey dick 8:19PM (12/29/2006)
I think my screen name says it all for this one.
BTW, doesn't the car have ONSTAR?
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Jeff 8:24PM (12/29/2006)
Oh dear.
IBallthedomestichaters.
Good thing my old piece of sh1t nissan has died about 20 times.
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Poorredman 8:26PM (12/29/2006)
1st - this guy is an idiot
2nd - the '06 CTS-V has the LS2
3rd - the guy is an idiot for not pressing the onstar button and getting it towed to the nearest dealer. Which is free. He would have also gotten a free loaner.
4th - the guy is an idiot for providing good documentation for GM when they fight his lemon-law suit
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ExperimentJon 8:31PM (12/29/2006)
Wow. That dude had some pretty entertaining narratives. I loved the description of his his engine: "two blind retarded mules trying to hump each other."
And to #6, no this guy isn't an idiot. He knew what he was talking about, and did call OnStar. And when did he say he was going to sue?
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Sam 8:47PM (12/29/2006)
So.... 10 minutes of video-which he edited!
Some things he complains about-aren't seen on the video.
We have no clue what he did with the car before.
Yeah-this is unquestionable evidence that car sucks.
Without a doubt-GM's attorneys could never tear it up in court.
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dave 8:43PM (12/29/2006)
when my son's tranny on his tundra began slipping for the third time, he taped it for over twenty minutes trying to get it over 15mph. he lost the lemon law case and warranty.
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chuck goolsbee 9:31PM (12/29/2006)
He may have picked the wrong car, but he has excellent taste in radar detectors! The unmistakable sound of a Valentine!
--chuck
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Stphane Dumas 8:50PM (12/29/2006)
Nothing to compare with a guy who wanted to impress his friends to run his Acura Integra at 200 km/h a couple of years ago between the villages of Dosquet and Saint-Agapit, located southwest of Quebec City, he meet his faith and it was filmed by his buddies who wintessed the terrible drama. The video was re-used later with the permission of the boy's parents for safety ads and by a local music group called "Projet Orange" in a French song titled "De Héro à Zéro" (From Hero to zero), you can view the clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk8Pv1VJaYU
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Bruce 8:50PM (12/29/2006)
Just an observation…this guy looks about 20–something. He's driving a Cadillac?
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Craig 8:53PM (12/29/2006)
1. What about calling Onstar, getting towed, and getting a loaner?
2. Why push a damaged engine? GM will be able to deny his claims based on that.
3. We are on our 2nd CTS and they have been flawless. We had a early '03 and now have a '07 with the 3.6.
4. Shit happens to all makes. Ever see a Lexus or Benz on a flatbed?
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Mason 9:01PM (12/29/2006)
Ive seen lots of benzes! not so sure about the lexus tho.
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MuthertTrucker 9:01PM (12/29/2006)
This fool is nothing more than a punk, I hope GM sues this little cockroach and takes his slimey butt to the cleaners.
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Harrison 5:26PM (12/30/2006)
Get another engine.
However, we don't know if the car really was a piece of shit or if this was the result of powerslides/burnouts. So...I'm guessing GM's going to put up a fight, but he'll get it fixed... eventually.
Or he could trade it in for a Corvette ZO6.
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RevRick 9:05PM (12/29/2006)
Thanks Autoblog for doing the bidding of what is obviously a very careless person. He should have done as any sensible individual would have done, and call his dealer rather than trying to destroy the Automobile. Who knows how he has driven this car or what he had done to the engine, I hope the dealer sends him home with naught. And adult should know better.
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John P. 9:15PM (12/29/2006)
he sounds like an idiot with an agenda to me.
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