Cadillac SRX Complaints

3,266 consumer complaints on file.

#11097187May 22, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11, 2017, I ENCOUNTERED A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2015 CADILLAC SRX. I HAD TO EVACUATE TO VIRGINIA FROM FLORIDA DUE TO HURRICANE IRMA. AS I WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP MOUNTAINSIDE AT NIGHT TO GET TO MY DESTINATION, I NOTICED I COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS I COULD NOT USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS BECAUSE THAT WOULD "BLIND" THE CARS COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AS ONE WRONG MANEUVER COULD SEND YOU OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN OR HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTIAN. UPON MY RETURN TO FLORIDA, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AS FOG AND HAZE COVERING THE LENS DUE TO "WEATHER" AND REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMPS. ON MAY 13, 2018, I NOTICED THE SAME HEAD LAMP DIMNESS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD OR PEDESTRIANS OR ANYTHING. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP AND REPLACED IT. THIS HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT. CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN AND/OR INTEGRITY OF THESE HEADLAMPS AND A NEWER VERSION MUST BE MANUFACTURED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IF MOISTURE IS CAUSING THIS, THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX, NOT TO MENTION, LIFE THREATENING AS YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD OR PEDESTRIANS OR ANYTHING ELSE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH BARELY ANY LIGHT ILLUMINATING THE PATH IN FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096718May 18, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. CAR SHIFTED DOWN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR FOR SPEED TRAVELING CAUSING 8000 RPM THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE BLOW. SMOKE EVERYWHERE. CAR WAS TOWED. I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING DOWN PLUS WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11094104May 16, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS MY LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD CONDENSATION /MOISTURE WATER IN IT AND IT CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE TO REFRAIN FROM DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS SO DIM. I TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE AND THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REPLACE AT NO COST. THE COST TO REPLACE ONE HEADLIGHT IS $800.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096417May 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FIRST CONCERN WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE SUNROOF SHORTING OUT A CIRCUIT BOARD THE TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE NEARLY SHUT ON MY SON AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REACH IN TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CARGO SPACE. HE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS CLOSING AND THERE MUST NOT BE A WORKING SAFETY FEATURE BECAUSE IF I HAD NOT SCREAMED IT WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON HIM. SECONDLY, THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STARTED FLICKERING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ALREADY OVERLY DIM DUE TO A MOISTURE PROBLEM, BUT NOW THEY FLICKER AND WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THIS IS NOT SAFE. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ALSO GO OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING. YOU CAN HEAR WATER SLOSHING INSIDE THE CAR AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ELECTRICITY CRACKLING ALSO. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY SON BUT HE CANNOT DRIVE IT DUE TO SO MANY SAFETY ISSUES. I CALLED GM AND THEY BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF LIKE SO MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. I SPOKE WITH 2 REPS OVER THE PHONE AND TRIED THE LIVE CHAT FEATURE. ALL 3 REPS SAID TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER AND PAY HUNDREDS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO BE RUN AND ACCORDING TO ALL OF THE OTHER UPSET CUSTOMERS I AM LOOKING AT HAVING THOUSAND IN REPAIRS. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND CORRECTED IT IN NEWER MODELS. THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093733May 14, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
ON MAY 12, 2018, WE WERE DRIVING WEST ON MARYLAND INTERSTATE 68 THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. WE WERE DRIVING DOWNWARD ON ONE OF THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND I NOTICED A WOBBLE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. I BEGAN TO WORRY AND SLOWED DOWN FROM 70 MPH TO 50 MPH. AS I APPROACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUNTAIN THERE WAS A CURVE TO THE LEFT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE LOST CONTROL LIKE WE WERE ON ICE. WE TURNED 360 DEGREES AND SLAMMED INTO THE RIGHT BERM GUARD RAIL AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL BACK ACROSS THE TWO LAND HIGHWAY AND HIT THE LEFT MEDIAN GUARDRAIL AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE THREE OF US IN THE CAR AND FORTUNATELY ONLY MINOR INJURIES. WE OBSERVED THAT THE AXLE AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD SHEERED OFF. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! ALSO. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLAMMED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11093773May 14, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DIM LIGHTS DO NOT GIVE OFF ENOUGH LIGHT AT NIGHT I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES THINKING I WAS GOING OFF THE ROAD. I AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT AND AVOID HAVING MY GRANDBABY IN THE CAR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF A DEADLY CRASH. WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT I HAVE TO USE BRIGHTS. THIS IS GOING TO GET ME A TICKET SOMEDAY UNLESS SOMEONE GETS MAD ENOUGH THEY SHOOT ME ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE PLEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093472May 12, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, WHEELS
LOWER FRONT DRIVERS BALL JOINT FAILED. CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11092886May 10, 2018
ENGINE
2 TIMING CHAINS WITHIN 8 MONTHS JUST PUT THE SECOND ONE IN ON SATURDAY AND 4 DAYS LATER THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKE TO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR. THE SECOND TIME THE TIMING CHAIN WENT I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 55 IN NJ AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START THE FIRST TIME IT WENT I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP PUTTING IN THIS OR THE FUNDS TO GET ANOTHER CAR I EXPECT WHEN I PIT MONEY INTO THE CAR I DON'T EXPECT IT TO START RUNNING THE WAY IT WAS WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN WENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092480May 8, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT IS EXTREMELY DIM. I AM HAVING TROUBLE SEEING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS LIGHTS ARE ON HIGH BEAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091707May 4, 2018
ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2010 CADILLAC SRX. I TOOK IT IN FOR TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THE CODE CAME UP P000017 AND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PRICE TO REPLACE WOULD BE $1800.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091715May 4, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE UNREASONABLY DIM. THIS HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND ON MANY INTERNET SITES. GENERAL MOTORS IS TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE REVIEWING A RECALL. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING AND INCREDIBLY UNSAFE VEHICLE. IT IS IN THE SHOP CURRENTLY FOR OTHER REASONS, AND I'M DRIVING A 2015 LONER AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOW BEAM BRIGHTNESS IS MORE THAN SIGNIFICANT. THIS IS A VERY STRONG SAFETY ISSUE. AND GENERAL MOTORS CAN'T SERIOUSLY EXPECT SOMEONE TO PAY 1500 TO $2,000 IN REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER GO OUT. IT'S THEIR FAULT AND THEY KNOW IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091653May 3, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2013 CADILLAC SRX WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW DO I JOIN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091415May 2, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT . IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN TELL IF THEY ARE ON. HIGH BEAMS ARE FINE. DRIVING AT NIGHT HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY FROM DIM LIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST ~ 6 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090991April 30, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE EXTREMELY LOW LEVEL OF ROAD ILLUMINATION WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SUCH THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAM IN ORDER TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SUFFICIENTLY TO DRIVE SAFELY! CADILLAC DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE LIGHTING LEVEL IS ACCEPTABLE. AS YOU KNOW, DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS CAN BE DANGEROUS AS WELL WHEN ON LOCAL ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091025April 30, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONDENSATION AND WATER ARE LEAKING INTO THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A CADILLAC SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE WITH A QUOTE FOR $2200 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ENCLOSURES AND STATED THAT INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS COSMETIC. HOWEVER, IF I CANNOT AFFORD REPAIRS AND I CHOOSE TO FORGO REPLACEMENT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY SHORT OUT. THIS IS MORE THAN A COSMETIC ISSUE. THE SEALS ON THE HEADLAMP ENCLOSURE ARE DEFECTIVE AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONDENSATION DIMS THE HEADLIGHT QUALITY AT NIGHT MAKING NIGHT-DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. CADILLAC SAID THE $2200 WOULD ONLY COVER REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART SO I MAY NEED TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG AGO. NIGHTTIME DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS WITHOUT FULLY FUNCTIONAL HEADLIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090256April 26, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LITES ARE TO DIM, AT NITE TO SEE THE ROAD AT A SAFE DISTANCE AHEAD. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SEEING PEOPLE, ANIMALS, DEBRIS. HOLES ETC. WE HAVE BOUGHT THE BRIGHTEST BULBS THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO GM SPICS, WE HAD THEM INSTALLED BY A GM DEALER, THE RESULTS WERE A VERY MINIMAL IMPROVEMENT . GM DEALER SAID THE ONLY OTHER OPTION IS TO BUY A RETO FIT KIT AT A COST OF $400. BULBS $200. AND THEN LABOR COST. TO ME IF I AM HAVING THESE SERIOUS ISSUES THERE R MANY OTHERS ALSO THIS A DANGER TO ME, FELLOW DRIVERS, ANIMALS, AND PEOPLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED ON THIS INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089919April 24, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME VERY DIM WHILE DRIVING 5 HOUR BACK FROM NORTH FLORIDA. I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD UNLESS I TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS.THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED IT WOULD CAST $1,600.00 TO REPLACE TWO LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS WITH THE SAME BULB THAT WERE FAILING AFTER 4 YEARS OF USE. LOOKING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT OTHER SRX OWNER THAT PAID FOR THIS REPAIR EXPERIENCED THAT THE HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT WAS EITHER A SHORT TERM FIX, 3 TO 6 MONTHS OR IT DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE AT ALL. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT WOULD BE A SEVERE DANGER AND WILL CERTAINLY END IN A CRASH. CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. EITHER BY BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH HIGH BEAMS FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD WITH LOW BEAMS. MY ONLINE SEARCH FOUND SEVERAL SOLUTIONS ENGINEERED BY AFTERMARKET COMPANIES THAT FIX THIS DEFECT. THE COST IS $70.00 TO $150.00 AND REQUIRES ABOUT 4 HOURS WORK TO INSTALL. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND THE AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089937April 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TIMING CHAIN IS DAMAGED AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 77,000 MILES. IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 66,000 MILES. THE DEALER CHOSE TO JUST MONITOR AND NOW MIRACULOUSLY ONCE I HAVE NO WARRANTY, THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IS NOISY WHILE RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089590April 23, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DE LA FUENTE CADILLAC (1385 E MAIN ST, EL CAJON, CA 92021, (619) 333-8167) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED FROM THE INSIDE, PUSHING THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE UPWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088738April 17, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR WEDNESDAY AT DONAHOO CHEVROLET IN FT PAYNE, ALABAMA. WE WENT OUT TO EAT MONDAY NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO BE VERY DIM AS IF THEY WERE NOT EVEN ON,, COULD BARELY SEE HOW TO DRIVE. HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON BRIGHT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE DEALER TUESDAY AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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