The 2017 Cadillac Cts has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 27,706 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING25V1750002025-03-20934 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.
Consequence
A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.
STEERING19V0860002019-02-0726,772 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, and 2017 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist system may fail.
Consequence
Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 13, 2019. GM' number for this recall is N182182760.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN
8
STEERING
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
WHEELS
3
AIR BAGS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1
SEATS
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints32
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The power steering went out on the vehicle. I was not driving at the time. There was a recall on these vehicles pertaining to the eps module.”
“The airbag warning light appeared 45 days ago. I immediately took my 2017 cadillac to the dealer (sewell cadillac of houston). The vehicle is covered under a sewell extended warranty until 2028. The dealer performed troubleshooting and determined that the passenger seat sensors/module (part #…”
“The airbag warning light appeared 45 days ago. I immediately took my 2017 cadillac to the dealer (sewell cadillac of houston). The vehicle is covered under a sewell extended warranty until 2028. The dealer performed troubleshooting and determined that the passenger seat sensors/module (part #…”
“I began hearing a “humâ€� when driving my vehicle and dismissed it thinking it was the type of low profile, no flat tires. After a getting new tires, brakes, brake pads, and control arms, we still heard the “humâ€� and it continued to get louder. We took the car to 4 different places where…”
“The cadillac cue screen cracks and becomes unresponsive. When driving this is effecting anything related to system including navigation, radio, hvac, phone and all other functions creating a distraction to the driver that could lead to an accident. This is not the first time that this has happened…”
“Passenger sensing device for the passenger seat is failing intermittently. Service airbag light is coming on periodically, and, when it does, the passenger "airbag on" light fails to illuminate even if a passenger over 100 lbs is in the seat. This is a long recurring issue with all gm cars where…”
“Power steering went out and exhibited the same symptoms as gm recall n182182760, but my vin is not included in the recall.”
“My dream car…2017 cadillac cts 3.6l prem. Lux. I’ve noticed a lot of complaints with very low miles under 30,000 service suspension system, car has new perelli tires 19â€� and the driver front tire went flat. What’s going on, I don’t want the dealer to take advantage of me. I can’t…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Cadillac Cts as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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