Cadillac SRX Complaints (2012)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#11255120September 12, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM AS TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE USED AFTER DARK. HIGH BEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT THUS BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR RISKING BEING TICKETED. THIS IS DISCUSSED IN NUMEROUS FORUMS. - HTTP://GMAUTHORITY.COM/BLOG/TOPIC/DIM-LOW-BEAM-HEADLIGHTS-ON-SRX/ HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CADILLAC/SRX/2012/LIGHTS/LOW_BEAMS_VERY_DIM.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.CADILLACFORUMS.COM/THREADS/LOW-BEAMS-TOO-DIM.920081/
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11254862September 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO LOW. THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE AT NIGHT. MUCH LESS WHEN IT'S RAINING. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FORMS ONLINE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL (SRX)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254245September 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EXTERIOR LIGHTING/HEAD LAMPS REPLACED: COST 1163.53 I HAD TO REPLACE FACTORY HEADLIGHTS AT THIS HIGH COST DUE NO OTHER WAY TO FIX DIMMED LOW BEAM LIGHTS. I AM REQUESTING A REFUND. CAR DEALER INFORMED ME MY VIN HAS NOT APPEARED ON THE LAWSUIT REIMBURSEMENT. MY LIFE AND OTHERS WERE JUST A WHITE LINE AWAY FROM A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHILE COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I NEED HELP IN GETTING A REFUND. MY DATE OF REPAIR WAS 10/25/18 IN ALABAMA. I HAD BEEN A NERVOUS WRECK DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE CITY WHERE I LIVE AND ON THE COUNTY ROADS NEAR MY HOUSE. HEAVEN HELPED ME WHEN IT RAINED COULD NOT SEE WITH MY LIGHTS SO I HAD TO KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC TO USE OTHER CARS LIGHTS. FRIGHTENING! DOES ANY ONE CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF US WHO ARE DRIVING THESE CADILLAC'S? LIKE OTHERS I EXPERIENCED THE SAME TERROR. WHEN A I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD SEVERAL WARRANTIES DOES NOT COVER THE DIM LIGHTS. OWNERS HAVE TO PAY AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. A LAWSUIT WAS WON IN APRIL AFFECTING THESE SUVS AND OWNERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO FILE. MY VIN IS NOT ON YGE LIST. THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP CHECKING AND TO FILE WITH NHTSA. MY MOST FRIGHTENING NIGHT WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE BESIDES 18 WHEELERS. I COULD NOT SEE AFTER THEY PASSED ON BY AND OTHER TRUCKS WERE APPROACHING ME. SCARED TO DEATH BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO STAY IN MY LANE. 50 MILES WAS TOO LONG TO ENDURE THIS HEADACHE AND I HAVE HYPERTENSION ...BAD COMBINATION. THE LIGHT HAD BEEN GOING DIM FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS SO I THOUGHT I COULD JUST HI AND REPLACE THE BULBS, OH BUT NO THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A HIGH COST SO I CHARGED IT ON MY CREDIT CARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253611September 6, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ILLUMINATION WAS INADEQUATE TO DRIVE SAFELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY PROJECTED BETWEEN 12-15 FEET AHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN BATCHELOR CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 11001 I-10, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230, (210) 690-0700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH HEADLAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,800. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252321August 29, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
HEADLIGHTS GOING DIM. I REPLACED THE BULBS (BOTH) IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AS MY HEADLIGHTS WERE TO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. NOW 8 MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I NOTICED CONDENSATION INSIDE THE GLASS. SINCE THEN I HAVE R ACHED AND FOUND THIS IS NOT ONLY A DANGEROUS ISSUE BUT A SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR. I FEEL BETRAYED BY MY DEALER AS THEY KNOW VERY WELL THE ISSUE. MANU CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED. I TRULY LOVE MY CADILLAC AND WOULD PURCHASE ANOTHER. BUT THAT WILL REMAIN TO BE SEEN AS TO HOW THIS ISSUE IS HANDLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246019August 23, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE FOR SAFE NAVIGATION AT NIGHT. I NOTICED THIS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND CHECKED FOR ANY RECALL NOTICES. I FOUND THAT FLORIDA AND ONE OTHER STATE HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS DEFECT AND ISSUED A RECALL FOR REPAIRS TO BE PAID BY GM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE UNSAFE! PLEASE CONSULT WITH GM AND ISSUE A RECALL ON CADILLAC SRX HEADLIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244273August 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BULLETIN #PIC5692D NEEDS TO BE A RECALL -WITH THE GM BRAKE PEDAL NOT RELEASING -FIRE HAZZARD TO BRAKES AND WHEELS FROM DRAGGING -1 TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE- BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON MELTING THE CIRCUIT BOARD AT THE BRAKE LIGHTS -AN OTHER FIRE HAZZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241563August 4, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST BROUGHT A CADDILAC SRX HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR EVEN A MONTH YET. MY CHILD AND I LOVED IT UNTIL I STARTED TO NOTICE WATER / MOISTURE INSIDE OF THE LEFT HEADLIGHT I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE FROM THE AC, HOWEVER I NOTICED IT WASN'T GOING AWAY. IT HAS BEEN RAINING NONSTOP AND I BARLEY LEAVE MY HOME UNLESS I'M GOING TO PUBLIX WITCH IS WALKING DISTANCE. I COULDN'T SEE A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS IT LOOKED DARK CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO THEM BUT I SWERVED LEFT MISSING THEM. THE FAMILY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE MY CHILD AND I WAS OK THEN THEY INFORM ME MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I'M A SAFE DRIVER AND NEVER BEEN INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. IN MY LIFE. BEFORE I MADE THIS PURCHASE I CONTACTED GM TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR ISSUES THAT THEY KNOW OF WITH THE CAR AND THEY VERIFY MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID NO THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IT HAS NO RECALLS. I FELT RELIEVED AS I TRUST THEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO GM TO HAVE THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECK OUT THE LEFT LIGHT WITH WATER IN IT AS I JUST GOT THE CAR. HE SEEMED STRESSED, SO I REMINDED HIM THAT EVERYDAY ABOVE GROUND IS ALWAYS A GOOD DAY. HE LOOKED AT MY CAR AND SAW BOTH HEADLIGHTS ONE WAS IN THE ADDITION THAT I BOUGHT IT AND THE OTHER ONE HAD WATER AND MOIST INSIDE. I INVITED THE SERVICE MANAGER INSIDE MY CAR TO TAKE A LOOK THE DASHBOARD HE THEN NOTICED THAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THERE WAS WATER HE PULLED BACK THE CLEAR TAPE AND SAID YOU HAVE A WATER LEAK THIS HAS TO GET TAKEN CARE OF FAST OR IT'S GOING TO CAUSE MOLD INSIDE YOUR CARE. MY CHILD IS ALLERGIC TO MOLD. HE TOLD ME THIS WAS BIGGER THEN THE HEADLIGHT EVEN THOUGH BOTH MOLD AND NO HEADLIGHT ARE BOTH SAFELY AND HEALTH ISSUES. MY HEART BREAKS FOR MY CHILD I CRIED WHEN MY CHILD TOLD ME TO HIS SEEMS LIKE A REPEATED CYCLE): IF I HAD ANY NOTICE OF THIS I WOULDN'T BROUGHT THE CAR. THE MANAGER SAID IF I BROUGHT IT IN TWO MONTHS AGO THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240287July 29, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS ON LOW ARE SO DIM IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD NUMEROUS TIMES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234966July 26, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2012 CADILLAC SRX GO DIM. EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. ALREADY REPLACED ONCE THROUGH DEALER DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. HAD TO LATER REPLACE THE PASSENGER LIGHT AGAIN CAUSE IT WENT OUT. NOW BOTH LIGHTS ARE ALMOST "O" VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. GM DID NOT SEND ME A RECALL LETTER ALERTING ME ABOUT THE DEFECT. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A DEFECT OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL FROM 2010 - 2015. YET, GM HAS KEPT IT QUIET. GM NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS SINCE IT HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT AND DID NOT RECALL IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT WHICH IS NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND IT IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD ON THE ROAD FOR ME AND OTHERS WHEN A VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234072July 23, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 17, 2019, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD WELL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CADILLAC OF SOUTH CHARLOTTE (10725 PINEVILLE RD, PINEVILLE, NC 28134) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5380136394. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,652.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232491July 16, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2012 SRX HAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE HEADLIGHTS. ONE OF THEM IS FOGGY WITH CONDENSATION AND EVEN BEFORE THAT THE LIGHTING WAS TERRIBLE. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S OUT OF THEIR HANDS..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231236July 12, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE LIVING ROOM WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 39-5355940481. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR CONSUMER STATED CAR WAS DEEMED AS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AIRBAG DID NOT ENGAGE DURING THE INCIDENT; AIRBAG REPORT WAS SENT TO VEHICLE OWNER BY GM. GM ENGINEER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY BRAKE FAILURE REPORTS.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230550July 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLAMPS KEEP FILLING WITH MOISTURE ALSO KNOWN AS CONDENSATION CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT OR BLOW. CADILLAC SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THAT IT WAS A ' MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION' SINCE THEY DIDN'T LIST IT AS A RECALL THEY STATE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY GO OUT RANDOMLY SOME LAST A COUPLE WEEKS SOMETIMES THEY LAST A COUPLE DAYS IT COULD BE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY CITY STREET TURNING OR EVEN SITTING THERE. I PROVIDED THE QUOTE THEY REQUESTED ME TO GET. YET IT HAD TO BE PAID AND COMPLETED 90 DAYS AFTER THE LETTER. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND AND 90 DAYS ISN'T ENOUGH TIME TO COME UP WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230605July 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MOISTURE GETS INTO THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURES THROUGH CONDENSATION AND/OR RAIN IMPEDING THE HEADLIGHT BRIGHTNESS AND DISTANCE MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS CONSUMERS. THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE IS FLAWED ALLOWING MOISTURE FROM THE HOOD AND FRONT FENDERS TO RUN DOWN THE REAR OF THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE AND ENTER THE ENCLOSURE THROUGH THE SEAM THAT FAILS ON THE REAR OF THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230026July 8, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LEADING TO MOISTURE BUILD UP. THE MOISTURE BUILDUP IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LEADS TO REDUCED LIGHTING AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BURNS OUT LEAVING THE CAR OWNER WITH NO LIGHTS. I JUST HAD THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED AS MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN FEBRUARY 2019. MOISTURE IS ALREADY BUILDING IN THE NEW HEADLIGHT WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL AGAIN. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON 07/04/2019 REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE MOISTURE BUILD UP IN THE HEADLIGHT AFTER HEAVY RAINS REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229795July 6, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT LENS IS FROSTED OVER PREVENTING HEADLIGHTS FROM PROJECTING LIGHT AT NIGHT. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES FLASH LIGHTS AT ME ON APPROACH. I WAS WARNED ON A RECENT TRIP TO NEW MEXICO, BUT DID NOT GET A TECKET FOR NOT HAVING HEADLIGHTS. LOCAL GM/CADILLAC DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I DONT DRIVE AT NIGHT AS NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED WITH STRONGER LOW BEAM BULBS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. PLEASE ISSUE A CS EASE AND DESIST STOPPING CADILLAC SALES IN THE US UNTIL THIS SAFET DEFECT IS CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228502June 30, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHTING UPON THE ROAD TO SAFELY NAVIGATE AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP ANY. I HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A SET OF AFTERMARKET FOG LIGHTS WHICH HELPS A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT SO MUCH WHEN IT IS RAINING OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING GLARING LIGHTS FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ THAT IF YOU BUY AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE LENS ASSEMBLY THAT WILL FIX THE ISSUE OF WATER LEAKS INTO THE ASSEMBLY, BUT MINE DON'T LOOK LIKE THERE HAS BEEN ANY MOISTURE INSIDE. THE AVERAGE COSTS OF THAT ENTIRE PART IS OVER $300 EACH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THAT THE ROUND LENS WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO BE A MAGNIFYING-TYPE LENS THAT RESEMBLES THE TYPE OF PRIVACY GLASS COMMONLY USED FOR SHOWER DOORS AND WINDOWS. I DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON UNTIL CHALLENGED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT THEN WHEN I RESPOND ACCORDINGLY I MUST COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP OR RISK LEAVING THE ROAD ALTOGETHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222140June 24, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATING IS STALLED. ENGINE IS GOES INTO A PULL AND TUG MODE IN ENGINE. CANT GET IN RPM SPEED IN PEDAL. ENGINE IS HEAVY. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFFENS AND SLIGHT BRAKE MAKES SRX STOP SUDDENLY. ALL THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING IN WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION . ALSO I'VE TAKING THE SRX IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS SEVERAL TIMES. AND NO CODE ARE FOUND TO REPORT ON THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218860June 10, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES SUDDENLY GO TO FLOOR. CAUSING DELAY IN STOPPING. ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AND STILL LOSING BRAKES WITHOUT NOTICE. THEN THEY COME BACK. HAD SERVICED AND CHECKED AND THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . HAS HAPPENED ON STRAIGHT DRIVING AND TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY NUMEROUS TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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