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2011 Cadillac STS Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
14%of 7 total for the year
Median mileage
53,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2011 Cadillac STS, 14% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 53,000 miles.

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.

“Dash lights fail to come up upon start - sporadic in march 2013, chronic in november to present back up sensors malfunctioning - january 2014 to present power windows go up and down - sporadic jan 2014 cd/radio volume exceptionally high and then re-adjusts itself headlights turn off when they should be on - 2 occurrences - february 2014 2 emission warning from onstar denied by dealer - jan - 03/2014 alarm coming through rear-view mirror assembly - very, very loud and persistent - february 2014 I reported several occurrences in 2013. …”

NHTSA complaint #10572730, filed 2014-03, 53,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2011114%
200917%
200824%
2007612%
200555%
2004114%
2003113%
200118%
200018%

Other parts of the 2011 Cadillac STS

Electrical system
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Cadillac STS

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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