4.9

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,988 miles

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problem #3

Aug 012013

ATS

  • 4,000 miles
I have the 2013 Ats 2.0 turbo and I had a few issues with it.the first is steering, sometimes feels like power failure, its the only new car I owned when the car is off the wheel turns completely.also pulls to right.other issue I get banging noise when put in reverse, and a few times sounded like trans making race noise.the cue system is a joke, when my trial for xm ran out I tried to listen to fm rdi and that's a joke, I cant listen to one song, there's static eighty percent of times.other issues ride is horrible rides like a trans am and shakes when hit bumps.after coming out of a Acura and Honda I now know why I stayed away from GM.oh forgot the engine shakes at idle feels like stall, then revs up.all the dealer does is says meets designed function.I ask myself a car this expensive is it supposed to be crap.

- Oakland Park, FL, USA

problem #2

Jan 102013

ATS 4-cyl

  • 1,000 miles
While turning into a parking lot experienced loss of power steering. Message in the dic indicated "service power steering, drive with care". upon restart of engine the power steering began to work again. Dealer saw C0545 steering wheel torque sensor fault, dealer notes indicate that the connector was checked and was ok. Also checked ebcm software, which was up to date. Nothing further was done, no parts updated or replaced. I received the same dic message ~4 times in the past 3 weeks without the loss of power steering prior to this event which prompted a visit to the dealer.

- St. Clair Shores, MI, USA

problem #1

Nov 282012

ATS 6-cyl

  • 600 miles
When taking a corner the car appeared to over steer. At first I thought it was me so I went to turn the wheel to correct it and it felt sluggish for lack of a better word. Almost instantly after that a warning came up on the dash that indicated something like "service power steering, please drive safely". the warning occurred two more times in a matter of a couple miles but I did not really notice any steering issues those times.

- Austin, TX, USA