Other electrical problem on the 2007 Cadillac Sts
Only 4 reports for this mode came with an odometer reading, which is too few for percentiles to mean anything. The page is here because someone linked to it; treat the figures as anecdotes, and see the full report for this year instead.
When other electrical problem gets reported
There are 6 reports of other electrical problem on the 2007 Cadillac Sts, 4 with a mileage attached. That is too few to place the failure on the odometer with any confidence.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 85,000 miles. It is the 2nd most-reported problem on this model year.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 16,004 miles | — | — |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $250–$2,000 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 7 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2007, at a median of 15,000 miles, and latest on the 1999 at 100,000 miles.
By volume the 2006 carries the most reports, with 12; the 2007 has 6. A mode that appears across most years of a model is usually a design choice rather than a bad batch.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
I have a 2007 cadillac sts - top of the line car. At 800 miles, I had to have a new engine put in the car and now at 4,000 miles, the electrical systems fail, with out any warning. The car's electrical system totally shuts down, the hydraulic sytems fails and the engine is obviously off. There was no indication of any failure or any warning, the car's electrical system simply shuts off - completely. Emergency flashers do not work, there is no access to the trunk for safety material. Therefore, if this occurs on a highway at a reasonable speed, there clearly will be an accident - potential fatal accident by a car simply shutting down, with no indication of same. *tr
2007 cadillac sts bought as a demo in florida in april, with about 3,500 miles on it: I told the salesman that this was going to be used exclusively at my connecticut address and I would be driving it there shortly after purchase. My complaints are first with the conditions of sale in florida, and subsequently, with the failure to repair issues both in florida and now connecticut. I bought the vehicle with the agreement that it would be made 'as new as possible.' this was to include a new battery (since it was dead in the showroom), the oil would be changed, and all the door and dash scuffs would be removed. The battery has finally been replaced here after failing twice, the scuffs they fixed in florida keep coming right back on the doors and dash, and I just paid for the oil change that never took place for the sale. The day I drove the car off, the salesman indicated they 'topped it off.' it was into service at least three times within the first weeks of ownership in florida. It has already been in for service three days here in connecticut, my last visit to service was for two days, and nothing was done or solved. The voice…
10/27/06 multiple warning lights & refusal to exceed 40mph, due to low voltage/low amps on battery causing communication errors w multi modules, new battery installed. Summers 2008 & 2010 refusal to turn over even w keyfob in slot, towed, new battery inst. Towed july 2011 for refusal to turn over or take jump, shop found normal battery & jump successful. New keyfob 9/14/11 @my request. Towed 2/27/12 for refusal to turn over or take jump, new battery installed, remotes reprogrammed. Towed 7/3/13 for refusal to turn over or take jump, new battery installed @my request. Towed 3/4/14 for refusal to turn over or take jump, ignition system & battery ok, no explanation. Three days ago refusal to turn over despite keyfob in hand, 2minutes later it started. Wonder if 2007 cad sts shd be included in gm delphi system recall. Getting expensive. *tr
Also reported on the 2007 Cadillac Sts
Airbag warning light or occupant sensor fault
Other driver assistance problem
No-start or intermittent start failure
Wiring harness or short circuit
Headlight failure or clouding
Other powertrain problem
How far this goes
This page is kept out of search results because 6 reports is not enough to publish percentiles from. It stays reachable because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see the reports than be told there are none.
Complaints are voluntary, so 6 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does other electrical problem happen on the 2007 Cadillac Sts?
Across 4 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 15,000 miles. A quarter were filed before — and a quarter after —. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is other electrical problem on the 2007 Cadillac Sts?
6 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.3 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed