Bruce Nunnally Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Dropped the STS-V off at Crest Cadillac in Plano this morning for brake pads & an oil change. In/out in 15 min with a loaner 10 or 11 CTS base model in Crystal Red Tintcoat. Missing the V's keyless features, seat heaters, and 200+ hp more than the 3L/270hp CTS has, but I enjoy driving different cars now and then. Hopefully the V will be ready tomorrow. The STS-V has Brembo track-quality brakes so I'm happy keep them in stock pads etc. I also asked Crest to look at the lane departure system, which gives an error now and then, and the steering wheel heat, which has been a no-show. Terrific car, and as always I prefer my Cadillacs to be under warranty so there is not much agonizing over what to get repaired or not. The maintenance items, gotta write a check for those, but repairs are on the house. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Picked up my Cadillac STS-V on schedule today and turned in the CTS loaner. All good at Crest for the schedule, pick-up, etc. New brakes front/rear and oil change, and they looked at the heated steering and the lane departure system. The steering wheel had a short; p/n 25856938 F-wheel for the new heated steering wheel. Now I have heated steering, which is one of my new favorite features. The new steering wheel feels different from the original steering wheel -- it feels less 'leathery'. I spent some p/n time and it does appear to be the appropriate p/n for the STS-V. Just that the replacement part is not identical to the original I suppose. The lane departure needed a new "Vehicle direction alert alarm warning module", p/n 20839068. Today was also the first time I had experienced the lane departure working properly. This system used a windshield mounted video camera to watch for lines and then beeps and flashes a yellow warning light on the dash if you wander over them. It seems situationally useful. The p/n actually appears to be the sensor itself -- in other words the 'camera'. Both covered under warranty, but the steering wheel would have been $568, and the lane departure module $292. It is #2 in this pic courtesy http://parts.nalleygmc.com one can see where the lane departure warning sensor mounts. Very good to be back in the V again, and I should say a successfully short trip to the Dealer. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Bruce, Glad to see all went well and no difficulties were encountered... No unexpected problems are always a bonus... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Dropped the STS-V off Friday morning at Crest Cadillac for Fresh brake pads again @71K miles. Previous set was around 27K so that seems okay. In at 7:15 and they had the Cadillac ready by 1. I had a choice of loaner cars and selected an Escalade. It did fine as a commuter; although I prefer a smaller vehicle I could see an Escalade as a daily driver, especially if I needed to seat 6 occasionally. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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