My CTS-V Is Nothing But Problems
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Today we look back on my over 1 year of V1 ownership. The good, the bad, the ugly. The main issues I deal with on a daily basis. This car is the 2004 Cadillac CTS-V the LS6 powered 6 speed manual, Corvette with 4 doors. Feel free to shoot me a email or comment below If you have any questions!
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Hey, I enjoyed your video. I'm an original 05' owner and just now rebuilding the transmission with 215K on it. Engine will be next as she's getting a little tired. I'll never sell this car and I've had numerous offers over the years. I love it! I'm a past 3 & 5 series BMW owner who got tired of there BS and stepped into this Baby and I've never regretted it.
Cheers & Blessings!
Glad you liked it! That’s awesome! Love to hear when these cars get driven like they were meant to be!
I love my 05 CTS-V it only has a little over 90k and it's still extremely reliable and looks brand new as well. I love this video the content was great! All excellent advice and recommendations. Can't wait to see the next video...!!! Good job guys...!!! 👍😎✌️
Glad you enjoyed it! I love me a good V1!
Greatest recalls left open ever on mine until I took it in for inspection at a dealer. Ended up replacing fuel pump, module, also new brake lines all around. Not bad! Thanks GM! Was 15 years old. Storage wouldn't take it with open recalls while I was overseas. Right around 150K miles on mine now.
Crazy the rarity of these but also the crazy high miles most have. You can't help but drive them!
Just purchased one & I can't be any happier 😁
There a great time!
How do you like it. You think it would be worth trading a 2000 ws6 for?
@@yamahaguy1732cadillac all day
Thanks for the vid. As a week old owner of a 2005 CTS this was very informative.
Glad it helped!
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Great coverage guys, my pops ordered one in '03 after we saw them win in their debut SCCA SPEED WC race in Sebring. It was the only one in Silver/Beige/no sunroof, sadly sold the car and can't find another one like it but found a Burgundy/Beige/2006 for
I have 232k on my 06 with the original radiator. Just got finished upgrading the weak link with 8.8 solid axle swap.
I'm 21 now, picked up a V with 3 accidents and 115k miles for ~$14k 2 years ago at 19. Was a really bad impulse buy from a mom and pop dealer and I definitely got shafted. Yet I still can't decide if I fully regret it or not. There's part of me that wants to go full crazy and go through the whole car and fix everything. Save up for the creative steel diff, fix all the grounding problems and broken electrical crap, replace the shit infotainment yet find a way to retain the DIC, fix up all the wear and tear on the interior. But I'm having a lot of paint problems and a small rust issue due to the previous repairs. I hate that I love this car, because it's painfully obvious it's a giant money pit. Yet it impresses me everyday I drive it, and every little mod makes it feel even better. Really wish I had a cleaner example, because now I can't imagine having anything else. I'd love to compare notes on weird issues, I've got some suuuper fun ones 🙄
There hard to let go of that's for sure. Glad to hear I'm not the only one
I bought an 05 V for $10,000 and literally put $9,900 into the clutch and engine.
The car is unreal.
I still need/want the CS rear end and supercharger but trying to hold off and put that $ elsewhere.
Even when the car was broken I was still happy to have it…these V1s are the balls.
Heck yeah they are
@@chrisreynolds2410 I did an LS7 clutch in mine, what you running? I'd love to fab up my own Turbo kit if I decide to keep the car, can't get over the idea of tucking a turbo up in the rear bumper and hiding the charge pipe in the airbox, maybe get rid of the spare tire well for more space. "Yeah... It's pretty much bone stock man, makes like 400 wheel with the headers and tune" Even when my car was on jackstands for 6 months is still put a smile on my face.
Wanna sell it.? Lol
I just ordered a 2012 manual recaro 43k miles. I cant wait
Love it!
I graduated in 2004 and my best friend leased one of these our senior year and I got to drive it a ton and absolutely fell in love. Ended up buying one a few years ago and did every single mod that you did as well and it was a TON of fun. You might wanna throw an LS7 Clutch and Slave in whenever you get a chance. Ended up getting into a 16' ATS-V but holy shit that was such a great car to own. Great video man, you almost make me want one again... but the twin turbo six is wild XD
Those ATS-Vs are quick! Thanks for sharing! When I start to feel my clutch to go I do plan to do the LS7 clutch and slave! Such fun cars part of me wants to build it like crazy and the other part wants a c5 or c6 z06
My throw out bearing went so I had a mcloud twin disc clutch installed and had the cam swapped too
I know many cars are going turbo but you can’t beat a NA V8’s sound. Your CTSV sounds great and it looks great. Performance in spades. Thanks for making this video on your experience with your ride.
It really is an amazing car
But you suggested folks don’t buy it?
Unless your mechanically inclined. I don't suggest moving forward with one. If you are, your going to love this thing.
MN plates!! I think you pulled into my body shop for an estimate in Lakeville Farmington area. One week later I went out and bought one 😂 love mine so far!!
That definitely would have been me! Lol did you work at lemettreys?
looks like you got a lemon, own a base CTS with the 2.8 V6 paired to a 6 speed manual been nothing but a blessing, love the car to death
I definitely did not get a lemon… all are extremely common issues
Great car for under 14k one of the most reliable cars ive owned never left me stranded taken it everywhere around the u.s 5/5
I want another one
Hmmm these cars looks very interesting and maybe would like to drive one day, dispite that I'm not a Cadillac guy but I would try a CTS V for the fun of it
Hailed on once here. Thousands of miles. NEXT TO NO FAULURES FROM 90-110K. only an alterntor/alternator wire issue and general maintenance. BUY IT. If your reading this just do it.
Love your video. I just bought 6 weeks ago a 2005 with 72,000 miles. Great car. Put a Creative Steel shifter in it first off. Previous owner had installed a K&N intake and a stainless Borla cat back exhaust. Love it. Very under rated car. Lots of car for the money. They are 20+ years old afterall but very current in some ways. If you are a fan of early Gen III motors the LS6 is the one to have.
Happy for you. Exciting time! Such a fun car. Thank you for checking us out. You have plans for the car?
Not 20 years old
@@chrisreynolds2410 Sure arnt, however getting there!
@@chrisreynolds2410 I mean the LS6 is 20 years old.
It sure is! It came out in 2001. However than updated with more power for 2002.
Picked my 06 up couple months ago put cam heads headers and upgraded the clutch now im goin thru the infamous clutch "spacer/shim" dilemma 🤣🤣 gotta love the t56 in the first gen V all in all i love the car just not that part🤣
I've heard about that one. That's no fun
Mav….I have an 05 that I just did all that stuff to aswell…..I had a Mcloud twin disc clutch installed.
Is the shim issue something that happens over time?
How can I tell if it’s happening or starting to happen to mine?
@@chrisreynolds2410 ive got the same clutch and ended up ordering a c6 slave kit from tick performance well we tried 2 of the shims and still the same issue after bleeding the system for awhile lol so im going to change out the master cyl and see if i get better results. Seems this is a common issue for first gen Vs but not too much information out there on it lol
Nice. I've had my 2007 V1 for nine years. I've done front shocks; all brake pads; front rotors; two water pumps; three radiators; evap solenoid; signal stalk; plugs and wires; oil pressure sensor; coolant sensor; and starter motor - all in my driveway or alley, but for the starter motor. These cars are so easy to work on and so much fun to daily. I might supercharge it one day but I'll likely go for a crate engine so as to stay N.A.
usually its damper, motor mounts, and clutch lol
I got one just like it, I got 15000 under the hood, 800 HP at the flywheel
I think its you guys, lol. I own one and have owned one for 3 years. Mine has been amazing. That being said, my cons, the rear end is dog sh*t, the steering wheel is big and shifter is slopy.
I could tell you had a short shifter because there wasn't enough time to make a sandwich between shifts lol. Those mufflers sound great. Do you have any idea where to buy stock springs for a V1? Previous owner put lowering springs on and it bottoms out all the time on normal roads... Good info in this video, Thanks (Subscribed)
Do you have Facebook? If so I would join the CTS V1 VS THE WORLD group. I would make a post stating your looking for some stock springs ( I'd also let people know your willing too trade for aftermarket) and I'm guessing that will be your best bet
Good advice, I got some stock suspension from a guy through that website. One thing to check on these engines: get an inch pound torque wrench and confirm your intake manifold bolts are torqued to 89 inch pounds. Most of mine were about 20! Smoke machine showed smoke coming out of the intake gaskets. Cleaned the bolts, loctite 243, followed the service manual torque sequence, all good now. Idles smoothly and pulls noticeably harder.@@PerformanceOnWheels
You’re in MN? I’m in SE MN. Once I have my flex fuel sensor and my 6th port aux fueling and zl1 pump in my ats 2.0t we should line up! I was going to install it this weekend, but it has diff leaking. Should be covered by shops warranty so it’s hopefully going to shop instead of goodies installed. It will eventually have forged internals and bigger turbo making 450wheel. My car is 3300 lbs with even the parts I have it will be over 300 wheel and mid 4’s 0-60
I’m going to look at an ls2 o6 v1. I hear the diff and electrical problems were a little less common in 06-07. Any truth to this? Anything I should look at carefully when looking at the car? Or anything to know before committing?
The diff changed very minorly... there's 4 generations of the diff. My car gas the second gen (they all suck) but yes minorly better. I'm unaware about the electrical issues. I've heard they are all bad. Things to look out for? Engine and transmission should be nothing to worry about at all. Honestly I'd just make sure it's been taken care of and check out the overall quality of the car just go into it knowing there is going to have to be some bushings and stuff replaced
@@PerformanceOnWheels yah I’m pretty inclined so small stuff like that doesn’t bother me to much, I have an 8th gen si as a daily . The diff was and has been my main concern
@@PerformanceOnWheels ended up buying and driving it back ten hours. Awesome car for sure! One thing I noticed mine has that’s questionable is some minor steering wheel vibration/shake only around 60-70 mph. I’m guessing this is just a simple tire balance. My other question is the shifter knob seems to shake side to side while engaged and driving in any gear and any mph more then any other manual car I’ve had. Is this something you notice as well? Other then that everything works and drives perfectly smooth. The car is all stock ls2 100k miles well maintained by one owner.
Great video man!! So if I listened correctly, the diff brace will either stop or help the diff from exploding
Help* it definitely will not stop if but it will give it more strength
Thanks for the reply man! I’m a big fan of the V- and I’m starting to look for one so anything will. I’m not about dumping the clutch. I want it as a road trip car.
@ShadowFox1141 it is a perfect road trip car, you will love it.
Good video! I am going to putt the Hooker mufflers on my 06 but I am not sure if I should get rid of the stock resonator. Do you think it will drone a lot?
Mine has 0 drone at all and it sounds absolutely fantastic. I absolutely love it!
@@PerformanceOnWheels Thank you for the reply.
Of course! And mine does not have cats either. I have a feeling of you left the resonator it would be very quiet
So could I just take my V to a Cadillac dealership to see if that hose was worked on? Or how could I do it
Yes they could tell you if the recall was done or not
Where did u get steering wheel?
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Ive bewn driving boring cars for the last 10 years. I miss having an enjoyable car.
Life’s to short to drive a boring car
@PerformanceOnWheels I agree, currently trying to figure out how to get a ctsv. Was going after a c5 corvette but I can't stuff all my kids into it lol.
@danjim7056 it’s a great car, I highly recommend it!
Im 30 now but my freind got a 06 ctsv for his first car back in high school and we had a lot of cool memorys with this car and he later got him self a sion tc and his nephew took over owning the ctsv. Fast forward to 2023 there selling the ctsv for 1500 and im really considering buying but there telling me that it runs fine but when u come to a stop the engine dies, im thinking throttle positioning sensor. Enyone have eny similar problems?
I will buy for $1500 no questions asked!
Buy buy buy. Probably a broken valve spring 500 tops to fix. Common with ls2 and ls6
And yes I did. Exact issue. It was valve spring
Do you have OEM shocks/struts on yours? I just bought an ‘06 and they’re all original (blown). GM has discontinued the FE4 parts and it doesn’t look like there’s many options other than going to coil-overs.
Yes, mine are OEM there still great However. I didn't know that discontinued then... that sucks. Coils I've heard ride very rough for the cheaper sets on these cars.
@@PerformanceOnWheels I called a few dealerships local to me and was hoping to get lucky with some dusty old parts, but no dice. I don’t want to spend $5k+ personally, and I use mine as a mom car/toddler hauler, so I don’t want something incredibly stiff. I think I’m going the Feal 441+ route with true rear coilover and Swift springs. Nothing too crazy, aluminum mounts and they’re rebuildable. Just FYI if you get to the point where you need to replace them!
Well, thank you for letting me know! That's pretty frustrating, just because of pricing. Maybe see if there's a used set on ebay?
@@katelindetinne8984 do let us know how they turn out if you happen to get them in the near future
Valve cover, head and lower intake manifold gaskets are what I'm looking for where would you recommend I buy these from?
It's just an LS so honestly just the highest quality parts from your local parts store would be just fine. If you don't feel comfortable doing that I'd look on JEGs
@@PerformanceOnWheels sweet, one more thing have you heard anything about ARP head studs and the proper ones to get?
Where’d you get that spoiler?
Ebay!
I want to buy it for 25000 cash.❤
I sold it quite a while ago unfortunately
under 20k... sadge
I love mine. Creative still 8.8 rear end and axel kit, solid drive shaft, kook header cat delete, hooker black heart x pipe 3 inch, monster clutch, tick performance t56 built, big cam, 150 shot, head work.. she's a beast check out my page
Okay first you started the video that it was a 2006 CTS-V then you said it was a 2004 CTS-V then you kept saying it's 20 years old if my simple arithmetic is right it's either 18 years old or 16 years old what's wrong with you guys can add subtract
How much time you got? I would love to tell you everything wrong with me.
basically you gottapurchase the car, and then add another 5 to 10 large to your purchase price.... lol
True
btw bald dude is the type of car enthusiast that just goes along with the hype....
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the MERCEDES AMG IS ALOT BETTER CAR FOR THE SAME PRICE .
Alot less reliable and harder to work on and find parts for too
@@PerformanceOnWheels better performance and faster. Cadillac is Chevrolet
no it isn't
@@elio-martinez5867 laughs in mercedes eating camshafts
Chevy for the win. Much easier to work on. Less need for proprietary tools. If something goes wrong I bet you I will be up and running much faster than you. Amg is sweet but major caveats when things start breaking. To one's own though. I go with what I know best