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Chart based on 56 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
A-pillar trim fit poorly; delayed delivery by a day so dealer could swap the trim with another car.
1000 mi
Cup holder door mechanism failure. Plastic anchor for cargo net broke. Exterior console panels pulling away from wood trim on both sides of console.
29000 mi
Wind noise in sunroof.
30000 mi
Wind noise in sunroof fixed. Replaced all seals
51000 mi
sky light rattles
17000 mi
US $66
noise in dash linked to tach
Center console making squeaking noises. Improved, but still present. Passenger side AC vent thumbwheel was stuck. Ordered new one for installation in October. Bezel on center console had small scratch, replaced. Excessive wind noise from sunroof. Sunroof Adjusted, fixed, but caused new issues.
1000 mi
Dealer added insulation to center stack. 90% resolved. Part replaced and resolved.
2000 mi
Thumbwheel was replaced. Driver seat squeaks. Seatback replaced. 90% resolved.
5000 mi
A-pillar trim on both sides of the CTS. Replaced warped A-pillar trim.
18000 mi
Brake pedal squeaked during application on cold days. Navigation screen squeaked going up on hot days. Small storage compartment at the base of center stack did not latch following earlier repair to fix nav screen squeak. Repaired center stack storage compartment that had been damaged.
5000 mi
Front bumper alignment.
9000 mi
Rattles in passenger back door.
22000 mi
Sunroof noisy due to seal no sealing properly.
33000 mi
Sunroof seals replaced due to wind noise.
2305 mi
Dealer replaced defective A-pillar upholstery pieces with new parts that were also defective. Replaced entire center console stack. Replaced both A-pillar trim upholstery pieces. Replaced driver's seat track adjuster assembly. Removed rear inner fenders and installed Dyna Mat and undercoating. Tightened gear shift knob housing hold-down bolts.
3000 mi
Small paint bubble on passenger-side door handle broke open, leaving a small but very noticeable paint chip down to the bare metal. Removed handle, sent to body shop, repainted, clearcoated, reinstalled. Dealer loosened and repositioned various transmission and exhaust system mounting brackets as per 2 TSBs regarding audible vibrations. Also added clamp weights to the exhaust pipes to dampen vibrations. Following a previous repair of the passenger-side outside door handle, the door made a loud rattling noise each time it was closed. Removed door trim panel, found problem, corrected, reinstalled door trim. Driver-side A-pillar upholstery loose, mis-positioned, and causing a persistent squeak - after previous replacement of this upholstery trim piece. Corrected, no more squeak.
9000 mi
Dealer previously damaged interior driver's door trim while replacing factory-defective driver's seat track assembly. Replaced door trim strip. Successful repair. Slight wind noise coming from top of driver's-door window was present at new car delivery. Now louder and distracting. Part (seal strip) on order. Intermittent rattle/buzz from rear deck was present at new car delivery. Now more consistent buzz with or without audio system on. Insulated cushion for rear deck on order. During a previous repair front-passenger-door window felt strip was incorrectly re-installed. Rather than simply correct, svc mgr ordered new part.
10000 mi
Installed ordered part, driver's door window seal, but there's still too much wind noise in comparison to other three door windows. Felt window strip successfully replaced but, alas, rubber door trim strip was damaged. Ordered replacement part. Note: door has been repaired 3 times - 1st due to factory defect, 2nd & 3rd due to collateral damage caused by dealer service department. Slight rattle/buzz from rear deck, with or without audio on, was present at new car delivery and became progressively louder. Dealer ordered "insulated cushion" but did not install, instead found speaker shelf bracket defective, repaired, reinstalled.
19000 mi
Rear package shelf intermittant rattle, buzz described in TSB #09-08-44-003 w/ prescribed remedy "install flocking tape and shim stock." Dealer resented mention of the TSB, and attempted alternate undisclosed, unsuccessful repair...
21000 mi
Finally, after 2 years and 9 months, performed TSB plus added insulation between rear package shelf cover and metal rear deck
32000 mi
TSB flocking material to correct rattling, buzzing rear package shelf between rear seats back and rear window Water leak into truck from "center high mount stop light" aka 3rd brake light. Driver's door rubber surround seal cracked and split open. Engine compartment rear rubber seal loose and hanging down on driver's side, allowing increased engine noise into passenger cabin. Driver's side taillight housing loose and vibrating against body paint, causing paint chip around edge of plastic lense.
40500 mi
US $200
Leaking seal around passenger-side HID headlight allowed rain water and wash water to enter, and resulting condensation on inside of lense would not clear, fogged headlight. Replaced complete headlight assembly.
7000 mi
Driver's window squeaks when lowering and raising. Dealer says can't replicate.
3000 mi
Rubbing of exhaust on frame, created a vibration and thumping sound when going over bumps.
6000 mi
US $500
Few problems.. most warranty works. Trunk lid misaligment. License plate light loose.. service dept closed when pick up.. need another trip
Heard a rattling noise coming from the rear speaker deck. OnStar module was loose and was tightened.
25000 mi
Driver door sapelle wood insert cracked.
29000 mi
Sapele wood trim piece on drivers door was cracked and was replaced under warrenty
7000 mi
Numerous wind noises coming from the front doors/windows and windshield.
51000 mi
US $800
Sunroof drain was clogged. They cleaned out both sides and removed interior to let dry out. Got the car back in 2 days.
54000 mi
US $400
Brought the car into the dealership because the passenger door stopped working. Took about 4 hours for them to fix the door.
59850 mi
US $800
Again the sunroof drains clogged and it all leaked into the car. Sunroof leaking into the interior again.
66000 mi
US $400
Once again the front and rear drains clogged and leaked into the car.
115967 mi
US $899
Water getting into car through sunroof tray, sunroof front and rrear window seals were replaced, end caps re-seal
60000 mi
US $200
Trunk lid leaking water into interior of trunk lid
4000 mi
A rattle in the center console, bad door seal, reseal paint.
17000 mi
Found small amount of water leaking into trunk. Dealer found leak and repaired.
Problem taken care of.
27000 mi
I started noticing a slight wind noise and squeaking coming from the sunroof. I had the sunroof inspected while in the shop for normal maintenance. The checked it out and found that the seal for the sunroof did indeed have to be replaced
27900 mi
After the couple of weeks the squeaks returned and the wind noise was even worse than original. The replaced a couple of clips and the noise is gone for now.
50000 mi
US $1100
There was a small water leak coming in from the sunroof and trunk. Had a water leak in the Sunroof. Removed the sunroof, cleaned all the crud, cleared the drains and replaced the Sunroof.
45000 mi
Water leaked into interior after rain. Dealer did not fix first trip. Second trip 2 days later dealer fixed, found sunroof drain blocked and then cleared drain.
3100 mi
C $3
Front left headlight washer nozzle cover ,very loose applied automotive adhesive - appears to be working.
4000 mi
Drivers door inside door panel was not aligned perfectly when installed and the weatherstrip had a small tear in it. Dealer re-installed the door panel and replaced the weatherstrip.
Fixed wind noise problem with sunroof.
6000 mi
Wind noise from sunroof.
8000 mi
Wind noise from sunroof. Successful repair.
1000 mi
Wind noise from roof - front glass had to be lowered to correct problem. First dealer tried unsuccessfully to fix roof.
2000 mi
Rear bumper & housing scratched at dealership. Had to refinish the bumper & replace the housing.
Defective reveal moulding on passenger front door. Trim piece was replaced under warranty.
24000 mi
water leaking from center of map lght, by drivers sun visor and a-pillar. Lowered headliner found R/F sunroof drain disconnected & L/F drain clogged. Reattached right drain and cleared sunroof drains. Retested:OK.
28800 mi
US $32
Weatherstrip replaced where weatherstrip and pillar meet Trunk leaked from handle when opened.Resealed license plate grommets.
41000 mi
Water was leaking from map light after rain. Replaced both front sunroof drains.
44400 mi
Water leaking in trunk. Replaced the rubber around the license plate and the trunk.
25300 mi
US $250
Adjusted sunroof
26000 mi
US $200
Realigned moon roof.
950 mi
Sunroof not closing properly.
970 mi
Sunroof not closing/opening properly; right rear window intermittently not working; heated wiper fluid intermitently does not work; climate control shut itself off once and had to press several times for start-up.
1000 mi
There was a defect in the paint on the hood of the car.
Rust on fender repaired in January came back. Waiting for GM District service manager to access as it looks like the metal may be defective. The car also has 1 recall notice outstanding for a module that affects the timing chain
28520 mi
sunroof reprogram, sometimes required multple tries to open sunroof leak repair, about $500 in warranty work sunroof wind noise repair trunk emblem and hi mount brakelight replaced and resealed due to leak, about $750 in warranty work
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