I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF2012. BOTH HEADLAMPS ARE FILLED WITH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION CAUSING POOLING ON THE FLOOR BOTTOM OF BOTH LAMPS. AT NIGHT, THE LUMINATION IS POOR. I STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 YEAR AGO. IT IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW AND LIFT GATE WERE INOPERABLE POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SUNROOF. *JS
2010 Cadillac SRX complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS FULL OF CONDENSATION, REASON UNKNOWN.
I OWN A 2010 CADILLAC SRX, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT IT MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT DANGEROUS, THEY ARE SO DIM YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD WELL ENOUGH TO DRIVE AND MUST USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS TO SAFELY DRIVE, I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT, THERE IS WATER INSIDE THE FIXTURES ALSO. *TR
RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT KEEPS FLOODING WITH WATER, LIGHTS GO OUT CANT SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WANTS $2,000.00 TO REPLACE. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. WATER LEAKS ON FLOOR AND ON THE ELECTRICAL OF PASSENGER SIDE FROM SUNROOF DRAIN, I'VE BEEN TOLD THE DRAIN IS TOO SHORT AND DISCONNECTS. THESE ARE DEFAULTS IN THE CAR, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO HAVE FIXED. *TR
THE 2010 CADILLAC SRX WITH ONLY 29,526 MILES WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. FOUND TO BE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY. RETURNED TO HAVE PART REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL STICKING DURING OPERATION REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. PARTS WAS $207.83 AND LABOR WAS $280.00, MISC $25.00. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 29,526 MILES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENDURED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 01/10/17*LJ UPDATED 01/25/17.*JB
ALL OF A SUDDEN I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS THINGS GOING WRONG. FIRST I STARTED SMELLING THIS STRANGE AWFUL ODOR, NOT KNOWING THAT ITS SOME TYPE OF WATER LEAK SOAKING MY CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, UNDERNEATH THE MAT. I HAD MY CAR DETAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION BEFORE NOTICING THIS WATER PUDDLES ON THURSDAY MORNING. ON TOP THAT, I GET OFF WORK ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALL I SEE IS WATER POURING FROM THE ROOF RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONTO MY SEAT. I'M BEYOND FRUSTRATED...I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS,AND OF COURSE, IT ISN'T FOR MY CAR. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM ON THIS WEDNESDAY. I MUST GO BACK TO WHEN I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE SMELL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD LOCATE THE SMELL AND THEY TOLD ME IN FACT AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE IT COULD COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I FELT BETRAYED, AFTER BEING OVERWHELMED WITH THIS ISSUE AFTER JUST PAYING $2,200 FOR THE TIMING CHANGE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT THAT OLD AND I AM STILL PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT'S THANKS IN ADVANCE [XXX] PS.STATIONARY AND IN MOTION... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE MOON ROOF. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE TUBES/DRAIN HOSE FAILED AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. IN ADDITION, THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CAMPAIGN (14225) FROM JANUARY 4, 2015 REGARDING THE SUN ROOF DRAIN HOSE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TONIGHT SEPT. 25TH, 2016 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY DASHBOARD WENT COMPLETELY BLACK FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A TEMPORARY GLITCH. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70-75 MILES/HR. I'M NOT SURE IF THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL BECAUSE I'M TOO FOCUSED ON REMAINING CALM AND KEEPING MY EYES ON THE ROAD PREVENTING AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THIS OCCURRED. THIS FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS EXITING AND TAKING A CURVE ON THE LOOP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'LL TAKE FOR A RECALL TO HAPPEN BUT I HOPE IT WON'T TAKE A DEADLY CRASH TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I'VE READ ON OTHER SITES THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN FACT WITH THE COMPANY AND YET NO ACTION HAS TAKEN PLACE TO REMEDY THIS. SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD CONDENSATION AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLASH ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.
I HAVE A CADILLAC SRX 2010 WITH 79K MILES. I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT I HAVE A TIMING CHAIN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY TELL ME THAT BECAUSE I HAVE THE 3.0L ENGINE IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL ON THE 3.6L ENGINE. BUT THROUGH MY RESEARCH ONLINEI FIND THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMING CHAIN OR THE TENSIONERS. THE ISSUE IS IF MY ENGINE WERE TO SEIZE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY LOOSE CONTROL SOMEONE OR MYSELF COULD BE INJURED OR DIE.
CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT COVERS. CONSIDERABLY DIMS VISION WHILE NIGHT DRIVING. HIGH RISK OF LIGHTS SHORTING OR GOING OUT COMPLETELY BECAUSE OF WATER BUILD UP. REPAIRS ARE UNRESEASONABLY HIGH.
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HIGH AND LOW BEAM OUT. CONDENSATION IN LENSE.
WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A POWER STEERING ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY. ONLY IF I MADE A HARD TURN WOULD THE CAR SOUND LIKE THERE WAS GRINDING. I DID NOT NEED TO BE BRAKING FOR THE SOUND TO OCCUR. SOFT TURNS DID NOT RESULT IN THE GRINDING NOISE. THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKES, WE TOOK IT TO A PEP BOYS SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY CALLED US BACK TO SHOW US "A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WE THOUGHT". OF THE THREE HUB ASSEMBLY BOLTS, ONE WAS MISSING AND THE OTHER TWO WERE LOOSE AND ON THEIR WAY TO FALLING OUT. THE MECHANIC ASKED IF WE HAD HAD ANY FRONT END WORK DONE. WE HAD NOT. WE SUSPECT THE BOLTS WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY WHEN THE CAR WAS MADE AND OVER TIME THE BOLTS HAD WORKED THEIR WAY LOOSE TO THE POINT THAT THE ROTOR HAD OBVIOUS PLAY, CAUSING THE GRINDING NOISE. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T LOSE THE WHEEL OFF OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY THE DAY BEFORE. WE CONSIDER THIS EPISODE TO BE A NEAR-MISS SAFETY ISSUE.
MY CAR HAS PUSH TO START AND THE KEYS SHOULD DETECT AND START YOUR VEHICLE WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR. THE IDOL KEPT SAYING NO REMOTE DETECTED . THE ONLY WAY TO START THE CAR WAS TO PUT THE KEYPAD IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE. I TOOK IT TO CHRISTIANS BROTHERS AUTOMOTIVE WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE KEYLESS ENTRY MODULE. A WEEK LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT , THE IDOL ON THE SCREEN SAID NO REMOTE DETECTED AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I'M IN MOTION. THE ONLY WAY TO START IT AGAIN WAS TO HOLD THE KEYPAD AGAINST THE MIDDLE CONSOLE.I TOOK IT BACK TO CHRISTIAN BROTHERS WHERE THEY PRINTED OUT THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT DEEMS THIS ISSUE TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE 2010 AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP WHERE I WILL HAVE TO PAY AGAIN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WHATEVER ISSUES THEY COME UP WITH. RON CARTER CADILLAC DOESN'T HAVE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR SIX WEEKS AND BECAUSE THIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE A RECALL, THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY WHAT THEY KNOW IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. IF I CONTINUE TO PAY TO REPAIR THIS MODULE AND IT SHUTS OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR AT HIGH SPEEDS, I COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT YOU DON'T INTEND TO MAKE A RECALL WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE.
INNER/OUTER SEALS IN MOONROOF HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TUBING BEING TO SHORT WHEN MADE ON THE FACTORY LINE. THIS IS A PRE-OWN VEHICLE THAT HAD ONLY 60,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING 70MPD ON 94-E, IT HAD THUNDER STORMED THE ENTIRE WEEKEND, AND WAS RAINING TERRIBLY WHEN THIS ALL TOOK PLACE. THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED DOWN TO 17-20 AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. I EXIT THE FREEWAY, PULLED INTO GAS STATION TO READ MY MANUAL. STABILITY TRACK WAS MY MESSAGE. I CRANKED FINE, AND DROVE OK BUT NOT MORE THAN 20MPH. THE MORNING AFTER, APPARENTLY THE BREAK SYSTEM HAD DRIED, THE VEHICLE DROVE PERFECT AT THE SPEED IT SHOULD. I STILL TOOK IT TO SHOP BECAUSE MY CONCERN WAS THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. WHEN IT RAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE GLOVE BOX AND IT WAS A NICE PUDDLE. I THOUGHT I LEFT THE WINDOW CRACKED. THE SHOP MECHANIC FOUND WATER SPOTS IN THE MOON ROOF AREA AND THE BREAK AREA AND UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR CARPET ON THE SIDE WHERE THE WATER HAD LEAKED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD PURCHASED THE WEATHER TECH MATTS, AND THAT MADE ME WONDER WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR; WHY WOULD A PERSON PURCHASE SUCH EXPENSIVE MATTS WHEN IT'S A LEASE AND WILL BE GETTING RETURNED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IF THE LEAK WASN'T FIXED THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, EVENTUALLY EFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH WILL GIVE INCORRECT READINGS OF EACH FUNCTIONAL ABILITY. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 1 MONTH. THE MOON ROOF WAS THE ONLY LEAK AND THE PART TOOK A WEEK TO COME IN
SERVICE ENGINE LITE ON, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR.
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN PERFECT OPERATING CONDITION ARE SO DIM THAT THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS BARELY VISIBLE. THE ONLY WAY TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE IS WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WITH ONLY LOW BEAMS ON.
I HAVE A 2010 CADILLAC SRX AND BOTH OF THE THE LIGHT COVERS ARE FIELD WITH CONDENSATION THE DRIVERS LIGHT GOT BLOWN OUT BECAUSE OF THE CONDENSATION. IT DOES NOT LOOKE LIKE MY LIGHTS ARE EVEN ON WHEN THEY ARE AND I JUST GOT NEW LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE LIGHT COVERS ARE 450.00 A PIECE AND 1300.00 FOR LABOR WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD THEY REALLY SHOULD RECALL THIS BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE.
MOUNTED ON MY NEW VOGUE 2010 SRX CAD (VIN: [XXX]) WERE 275-45-20 TIRES ON 8" WHEELS. INSTEAD OF P235/65R 18. I BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS CAUSED ONGOING (SINCE TIME OF VEHICLE PURCHASE) LOST OF TIRE AIR PRESSURE AND/OR POSSIBLE HUB BEARING ISSUES; AS WELL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
HEADLIGHTS LENS FILL WITH WATER AND SHORT OUT
(1) DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILURE. DEALERSHIP INDICATES BALLAST FAILURE, AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THIS IS A MINIMUM OF $1,200. (2) AS OF APRIL 27, 2016 - CAR WON'T START (10 DAYS): INDICATION IS "NO REMOTE DETECTED" (REMOTE BATTERY WAS REPLACED); VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS REPLACED DECEMBER 2015.
I PURCHASED MY USED 2010 SRX IN FEB. OF 2015. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD MY HEADLIGHTS FIXED THREE TIMES DUE TO CONDENSATION BUILDUP. IT STARTED OFF WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE, I GOT THAT FIXED THEN SIX MONTHS LATER THEY BOTH GOT CONDENSATION. GOT THEM BOTH FIXED BECAUSE ITS INSPECTION TIME TWO WEEKS AFTER INSPECTION DRIVER SIDE COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. I WAS ON MY TO PA FROM VA AND MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. CADILLAC REFUSE TO FIX IT. ITS VERY COSTLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WATER INTRUSION AND THAT THE LIGHT FIXTURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY IF A SEAL FRACTURED OR IF THERE WAS A REMEDY FOR THE SHORT CIRCUIT ELECTRICAL FAILURE OTHER THAN REPLACING THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL TO COVER THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
SEPTEMBER 2015 HEADLITES STARTED GETTING MOISTURE AND WATER IN THEM.IN OCT WHILR DRIVING AT NITE THE LEFT HEADLITE WENT OUT THEN THE RIGHT ONE DID,I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD AND WENT IN DITCH.CALLED CADILLAC NEXT DAY TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND ADVISED ME TO CALL DEALER WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUT 2 NEW HEADLITES AT 1200.00 EACH WITH OUT LABOR,I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT SO TOOK LITES OUT OF CAR,THE BALLAST WERE FILLED WITH WATER.I SEPERATED THE LENSES AND RESEALED THEM WITHSILICONE AND REPLACED BALLAST AND BULBS FROM EBAY.HEADLITES NO LONGER LEAK BUT IM SURE THEY WILL AT SOME POINT IN TIME.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS IS TO DANGEROUS AND IT IS DEFINATELY A DISIGN FLAW,I HAVE READ WHERE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX ,ISSUE STARTED AT 57,000 MILES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CONDENSATION ENTERED INTO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WOULD SHORT OUT THE ELECTRICITY IN THE UNIT. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
HEADLAMP CONDENSATION CAUSING LAMP TO GO OUT SOMETIMES WILL COME BACK ON. SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. NEVER HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE HAVE THIS ISSUE. SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS EXPENSIVE CONDENSATION AND LAMP. POLICE ENJOY STOPPING VEHICLES WITH NO LIGHT! THIS HAS BEENOCCURING OVER LAST 6 MONTHS MORE OFF THAN ON. RAIN REALLY MAKES WORSE. CONDENSATION NEVER COMPLETELY GOES AWAY AND INSIDE INDICSTOR LIGHT STAYSON ALL THE TIME 24/7. #2 ANOTHER ISSUE IS SUN ROOF WILL NOT SHUT. WINDOW WILL CLOSE BUT COVER STOPS HALF WAY AND WILL NOT ADVANCE ANY FURTHER. HAD TAKEN TO BAKER CADILLAC IN CHARLESTON, SC FOR SERVICE MARCH 1 2016. WORKED ON IT FOR 2 DAYS AND TOLD NOT FIXABLE. WHY IS IT NOT FIXABLE? RECALLS SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THESE PROBLEMS SRX OWNERS ARE HAVING ON THESE LUXAURY VEHICLES.
VEHICLE HAS ON 43,921 MILES AND THE FRONT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY GOT WATER IN IT AND BLEW OUT THE HID HEADLIGHT. THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SEALED UNITS AND SHOULD NOT EVER LEAK. NEVER IN ANY OTHER CAR I'VE EVER OWNED HAS THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLE LEAKED. FURTHER THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR MODEL, AND CADILLAC SHOULD BE REPLACING THEM AT NO COST
FRONT END COLLISION INTO SIDE OF 2007 CHEVY SUBURBAN AT 40-45 MPH. DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
THE FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSY CONTINUES TO GET WATER AND CONDENSATION IN IT AND THE HEAD LIGHT FAILS.
FRONT HEADLAMPS HAVE A RECURRING FAILURE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE HOUSING.
MY POWER HATCH BACK OPENS ON ITS OWN ALL THE TIME.
THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED IN APRIL, 2014 BECAUSE MOISTURE SHORTED IT OUT. THIS COST $1450 OUT OF POCKET, REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITH NEW GM PARTS. NOW LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER, THE SAME PASSENGER HEADLAMP IS OUT DUE TO THE SAME REASON. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON HEADLAMPS FOR THIS MODEL. NOT SAFE WHEN HEADLAMPS SUDDENLY GO OUT.
TAKATA RECALL, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN CHANGED THE YEAR IS LESS THAN 6 YRS OLD. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. GM WANTS 1200.00 FOR JUST THE ASSEMBLY NOT LABOR. THEY LEAK AND MOISTURE GET INSIDE AND BLOWS OUT THE BULBS AND SHORTS OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS BS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM USING THE CHEAPEST JUNK POSSIBLE AND SELLING IT FOR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WAY TO GO GM, PUT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER LIFE AT RISK SO YOU COULD MAKE MORE MONEY....YOU MAKE ME SICK. AFTER THIS CADILLAC I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER CADILLAC. YOU HAVE BROKE ME WITH YOUR CHEAP CRAP THERE ARE 50 AND 60 YR OLD CADDYS THAT STILL HAVE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT DON'T LEAK, ALL OVER THE INTERNET CADDYS NEWER THAN MY 2010 SRX ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS SAD AND IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR GM NOT TO REMAKE THESE ASSEMBLIES SO THEY DON'T LEAK. AND FIND A SUPPLIER THAT DOESN'T CHARGE 1200.00 FOR A ASSEMBLY THAT WILL LEAK IN LESS THAN 5 YRS TOTALLY NOT SATISFIED, THIS IS ONLY THE WORST OF THE LONG LINE OF ISSUES WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR CADILLAC, IT LOOKS LIKE CADDY IS GOING DOWNHILL. WE WILL LOOK FOR A BETTER BUILT VEHICLE AND YA'LL CAN HAVE THIS HIGH DOLLAR CHEAP JUNK! PISSES ME OFF THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES LEAKED AND COST ON AVERAGE 2000.00 EACH INCLUDING LABOR TO FIX ONLY TO KNOW IT MIGHT LAST 4 YRS LOL WAY TO GO FOREIGN TRADE YOU BROUGHT US 10X THE COST FOR [XXX] CRAP PARTS. CADILLAC SUCKS! CHEAP PARTS AND WAYYYY OVER PRICED! INFORMATION REDACTED PU
AFTER A RAIN STORM, MY HEADLIGHTS CONDENSED UP, THEN THE RIGHT LAMP WENT OUT, AFTER REPLACING THE HEI LAMP, THE LEFT LAMP WENT OUT. THESE LAMPS ARE VARY COSTLY, PLUS THE LABOR, BECAUSE GM HAS A POOR SEAL AROUND THE HEADLAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE RAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT UNIT CAUSED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,866.
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ONE OF THEM IS ALREADY ACCUMULATING MOISTURE AND HAS BURNED OUT AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL, AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY.
WHEN I SHIFT TO PARK, THE DASH TELLS ME I HAVE NOT IN PARK AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I HAVE TO REVERSE, THEN SHIFT BACK TO PARK, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY REGISTER THAT I AM IN PARK. ALSO, WHEN I SHIFT TO REVERSE, THERE IS A HUGE THUNKING NOISE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE FROM 1 TIME PER WEEK TO SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ISSUE TO CERTIFIED GM DEARLSHIPS AND POINTED OUT THAT SEVERAL MESSAGES ON BULLETIN BOARDS STATE IT'S A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IF THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE IT, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. I SAW A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR 2010 AND 2011 SRX'S, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ALTHOUGH I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.
BOTH HEADLIGHTS ACCUMULATE MOISTURE INSIDE, CAUSING THE LIGHT OUTPUT FROM THE LOW BEAMS TO BE ALMOST NONE EXISTING. IT FORCES ME TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I FEEL GM NEED'S TO PERFORM A RECALL ON THIS HEADLIGHTS.
DURING A RAINSTORM MY LEFT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE LIGHT. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.COST WAS OVER $1300.00. VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 63,400 MILES ON IT. AFTER REVIEWING MULTIPLE FORUMS I FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SPECIFICALLY, IF THE HEADLIGHT SEALS ARE UNRELIABLE IT COULD RESULT IN HEAD ON COLLISIONS/ACCIDENTS DURING BAD WEATHER INVOLVING PRECIPITATION. WHAT HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY AND JERKED BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE HAND BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
60,000 MILES, BOTH THE FRONT HEADLAMP UNIT SEALS ARE LEAKING WATER CAUSING THE FRONT LIGHTS TO DIM AND BURN OUT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON CADILLAC.COM FORUM SITE. THE COST IS 1200 DOLLARS PER UNIT TO REPAIR. THEY ADVISE NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND CADI KNEW THE SEALS DISINTEGRATE CAUSING A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION!
THE SRX 2010 WAS PARKED OUT SIDE DURING A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT ACCUMULATED MOISTURE, AND WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND A WARNING SIGN TO CHECK HEADLIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH.
HEADLIGHT SEAL FAILS CAUSING MOISTURE INSIDE LAMP FIXTURES TO BUILD UP AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE. MOISTURE IN THE LAMP FIXTURES ALSO IMPAIRS VISIBILITY AT NIGHT AND DUSK CONDITIONS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED, BUT A REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CHECK LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WARNING. THEN CHECK RIGHT LOW BEAM WARNING CAME ON. NOW BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOW & HIGH BEAMS ARE OUT. THERE IS CONDENSATION IN THE DRIVER SIDE LENS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE LENS DESIGN AND THERE SHOULD BE A GM RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,184.
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY DIM. BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CADILLAC ADVISED THAT I WOULD NEED TO SPEND $3000 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS BUT OFFERED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DIMNESS IN 2012, BUT THAT BULLETIN HAD EXPIRED. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT SPENDING 10% OF THE COST OF THE CAR TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS.
IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN AS I WAS DRIVING TO CHECK THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS COMPLETELY OUT ON THE PASSENGER LIGHT. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE INSIDE OF THE LIGHT. THE BLINKER STILL WORKS BUT THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM ARE BOTH OUT.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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