2006 Cadillac DTS Steering Wheel Position Sensor May Fail

The steering wheel position sensor may fail, resulting in the service stability message being displayed.

Affected Model Years

This issue affects Cadillac DTS model years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, .

77 people reported this problem

  • 2006 88,259 Miles
    Stability track came on while driving, and notice a jerking motion.

  • 2006 35,000 Miles
    Stabilitrack warning light had been coming on intermittently for past 2 years and now it stays on all of the time. I also occasionally hear a loud knocking or thumping sound (3 or 4 knocks) near the trunk area when the vehicle is stopped. Also,the steering control apparently failed once. I don't know if these three problems are related. Thanks in advance for any help!

  • 2006 74,874 Miles
    angle steering wheel sensor was replaced yesterday by a Cadillac dealership.. Light is no longer on but car seems to steer kinda stiff.. Is this normal--just purchased the car right after the sensor was installed so I don't know how it is supposed to feel.. Had a previous 2008 dts and it didn't feel this tight or stiff to steer. The current model is the DTS PERFORMANCE MODEL--previous model was the DTS lUXARY 11 MODEL. Are these two models of the same year supposed to have a difference in the how stiff the steering is? How will I know if the sensor is functionally correctly other that the light going off ??

  • 2006 160,000 Miles
    Service stabilitrak light keeps coming on.

  • 2006 41,625 Miles
    engine stalls while driving for approx 3-5 secs and messaged displayed varies. Service parking assist, lane departure unavailable, stabilitrak not ready, service brake assist. All messages have come on at different times.

  • 2006 20,000 Miles
    Stabilitrak service light kept coming on. Dealership replaced steering sensor and now it is fine.

  • 2006 87,900 Miles
    not fixed. goes on and off at various times

  • 2006 61,400 Miles
    my cadi is a 2004 model just started to have problem ,not repaired .

  • 2006 0 Miles
    Got repaired 300 dollars

  • 2006 0 Miles
    stabilitrak light stays on

  • 2006 83,000 Miles
    stabil link traction contraction

  • 2006 167,876 Miles
    Stability control light is on

  • 2006 175,000 Miles
    Service stabiltrak

  • 2006 93,000 Miles
    Stabilitrak light is on

  • 2006 100,000 Miles
    Code at auto store indicated bad abs sensor front right side. Replaced hub assembly and the code still says abs sensor is bad. Not fixed. Lights on for abs and to service stability message on. Alarms and chimes

  • 2006 90,146 Miles
    Service Stabilitrak warning message and then the traction control OFF indicator is lit.

  • 2006 127,000 Miles
    Reduce power ,stabilitrack,traction control,service air conditioning lights all flash across. I was merging on to US 1 and my car powered down right in front of Semi- trucks luckly no one was in the left lane. Very life-threatening needs a fix quick bit dont have the answer . Hope nobody gets killed before they consider fixing this problem!

  • 2006 0 Miles
    Engine light on all the time,car dies all the time. Service stable Trac light comes on at odd times. Already replaced one headlight now other one quit. Headlight replacement 800 plus dollars. Should have had recalls. Only 69000 miles . Way to go G M. Should have bought a Toyota! Maybe a Lexus !

  • 2006 120,000 Miles
    Light comes on saying service stability traction. Then goes out.

  • 2006 79,000 Miles
    new sensor.