Performance Add-Ons
Manufacturers love tacking on more sales to customers; they find ways to entice buyers to spend more on their cars. This is even more common with performance or special-edition cars. Even though these cars are engineered and built with top performance in mind, car makers still offer extra performance goodies you have to pay extra for.
In Cadillac’s case, the CT5-V Blackwing already represents the most extreme version of this model. Yet, as an add-on, you can get the Precision Package, which will give you extra performance parts. Unfortunately, it seems Cadillac forgot to include a vital part of that package when delivering the car to some customers.
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Missing Links
General Motors (GM) just released a Customer Satisfaction Program bulletin (N262573420). In collaboration with NHTSA, this bulletin covers a strange mistake on Cadillac’s part. According to the document, certain Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing owners who purchased the Precision Package have missing rear suspension toe links. The document describes the mishap as: “Certain vehicles listed above, equipped with the Precision Package, may be missing the supplementary performance toe links that were to be delivered in the vehicle’s trunk.”
The bulletin also lists the specific parts that were supposed to be included in the package but are missing:
|
Quantity |
Part Name |
Part No. |
|
2 |
Link Assembly-RR Suspension |
85829248 |
|
2 |
Bolt |
11611276 |
|
2 |
Bolt |
11609598 |
Dealers are advised not to order the missing parts in stock and are told to identify the exact customers affected by this bulletin. Affected customers will be notified about getting the missing parts via a mailing advisory. The document also simply lists the fix procedure as putting the missing parts in the trunk of the car. The document does not list the exact number of affected cars, but GM believes only a small batch is affected.
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Precision Pack
Cadillac’s Precision Package is an $18,000 performance-oriented add-on. It was primarily designed as a track-focused chassis upgrade that significantly alters how the CT5-V Blackwing performs and handles on track. It features a reworked, stiffened suspension system; new steering knuckles; the (missing) rear suspension links; carbon-ceramic brakes; and a digital software retune that changes how the limited-slip differential reacts.
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