# Cadillac sts 2006 problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** sts, cadillac\ **Created:** [December 21, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cadillac-sts-2006-problems/41107 "2009-12-21T19:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![noah43007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@noah43007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/noah43007)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cadillac-sts-2006-problems/41107/1 "2009-12-21T19:30:36Z")
I have a cadillac STS 2006. My car all week has been giving me trouble recognizing my key ( it has that keyless entery)and i have to put my key right up to the start button for the car to start. Two days ago my car would not start so i got a jump start car started right up for the next two day just fine until this morning. The car again would not start so I got a jump start and took it to oriley’s to have the battery checked and the alternator. the battery was at zero and the alternator was running a little bit low but not low enough to have to be replaced. i took the car home and did not purchase the new battery just yet. I did some stuff around the house and than went back to the car to see if it would start. it started right up. I did this several times with time in betweeen each try. Car is not giving me any problems now. I am feeling like the problem is not my battery but something electrical. What do you think could be the problem? 2006 V6 cadillac STS ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cadillac-sts-2006-problems/41107/2 "2009-12-22T00:58:36Z")
> alternator was running a little bit low You need to be more specific to get a meaningful answer. What are the DC and AC battery voltages with the engine at fast idle and all accessories off? Should be ~14VDC and less then 1VAC. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cadillac-sts-2006-problems/41107/3 "2009-12-22T01:41:12Z")
There could be a “parasitic load” draining the battery,Any decent auto-electric shop will be able to cure this in a hurry…