2008 Cadillac STS Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 50 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 146,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2008 Cadillac STS, 6% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 146,500 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.
“My husband backed into a post and it lunched him forward, as far as the brakes weren't working. He enter a building thank god no one was hurt. He was in a parking lot.”
NHTSA complaint #11172321, filed 2019-01, 210,000 miles“In cold weather car will not take off from the start and the motor bogs down and will not move in traffic for a couple of minutes creating a hazard to driver and on coming traffic ABS light comes on, stability light comes on if you restart the car all the errors go away but still stored on computer memory.”
NHTSA complaint #10690449, filed 2015-02“The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac STS-v. While driving 5 MPH, the system stability warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The engine was turned off and when restarted, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure was an intermittent recurrence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but was unable to generate any failure codes. The manufacturer was contacted who advised taking the vehicle back to the dealer for further diagnosis. They offered no further assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 83,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10425063, filed 2011-09, 83,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10246003Oct 16, 2023This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician will…
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Cadillac STS
11 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Cadillac STS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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