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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2006 Cadillac DTS Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
2%of 255 total for the year
Median mileage
25,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the visibility of the 2006 Cadillac DTS, 2% of the 255 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving down the highway at 65 MPH and suddenly I saw a flash out of the corner of my eye over my head followed by a tremendous boom above me. The sunroof then disintegrated into many sharp shards and rained around the driver and passenger getting into the shifting mechanism, electric seats, seatbelt connectors and all over the passengers. There was no impact and the sunroof blew up and outwards from the inside of the car.”

NHTSA complaint #10576539, filed 2014-04, 80,810 miles

“On recall 10153, I consider the washer heater a safety component since the defrosters are weak and I feel they should find a fix for this rather than removing it from the car.”

NHTSA complaint #10340760, filed 2010-06, 48,000 miles

“I have a 2006 caddillac DTS. There is an intermintent issue with the headlight and dashboard. They sometimes go into the nighttime mode in the daytime and it is very hard to see the dashboard when driving. I' searched google and found that other people have the same issue. Gm told me they have no fix for this and it is not a big issue. Since they only have few complaints.they di d fix this in the 2007 model but they say even though it is the same model and body they cannot do anything. You also cannot use the flash yo pass headlight in the daytime.it only works in the night mode.”

NHTSA complaint #10311345, filed 2010-02, 6,000 miles

“06 Cadillac DTS has had serious electrical/computer system failures since new. Vehicle will suddenly lose all electronics, instruments, lights but engine will still run. After dealer attempted repair, problems continue. Headlights flicker and sometimes go out. Gps goes to night screen during the day. Auto headlight dimmer fails. Power points, instruments, seats periodically fail. One day seat cooler will work, others it won't. Windshield wipers automatic function, rainsense starts normally but then stops in heavy rain requiring manual operation. …”

NHTSA complaint #10356544, filed 2010-09, 15,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac DTS. The front windshield has lines going across the windshield. The lines were wavy and caused blurry vision. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by high mileage and frequent washing of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 51,376. Updated 12/31/07”

NHTSA complaint #10210651, filed 2007-12, 25,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200926%
200845%
200733%
200662%
2005111%

Other parts of the 2006 Cadillac DTS

Electrical system
79 complaintsExterior lighting
79 complaintsEngine
38 complaintsSteering
33 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsSeats
12 complaintsTires
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsElectronic stability control
6 complaintsEquipment
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Cadillac DTS

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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