WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN AND OR FOG ON THE HIGHWAY ALL THE HEADLIGHTS HIGH AND LOW BEAM FAILED DUE TO THE OUT DOOR MOISTURE CAUSING THE CAR TO UNSAFELY LEAVE THE ROAD WAY AND CRASH DUE TO UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD WAY OR ROAD SIDE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE MOISTURE SHORTS OUT THE LIGHTING UNTILL THEY DRY OUT DAYS WEEKS LATER.
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 →
THE HEADLAMP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FILLED WITH CONDENSATION AND WATER. THE LOW BEAM WENT OUT. IT CAME BACK ON AFTER A FROST. IT WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE NEXT DAY THE HIGH BEAM AND OTHER LIGHTS WERE OUT. TODAY, THE HIGH BEAM IS WORKING. BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY HEADLAMP, I RECEIVED A TICKET. SOME 2010 CADILLAC SRX VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, OTHERS DON'T. MINEDOESN'T BECAUSE IT IS FROM ANOTHER FACTORY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE GEAR SHIFT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,600.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V595000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,921.
CONDENSATION IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE CAUSED BOT HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. FIRST HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE RAINING AT NIGHT ON A SECONDARY ROAD. ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER AFTER THE CONDENSATION DRIED THE HEAD LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AFTER A PROLONGED RAIN AND NOW THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS OUT DUE TO CONDENSATION IN THAT ENCASEMENT. I BOUGHT THE GM MAJOR GUARD WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE, YET AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THIS IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH IS A A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN. WHY IS GM NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS. THIS EVENTUALLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
I HAVE HAD MY CAR 6 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER AND OVER FROM THE ENGINE LIGHTS ,STABILIZE BAR, POWER STEERING, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, SECURITY LIGHT, CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, WOULD NOT START, REMOTE NOT DETECTED, SUNROOF LEAKS, OIL LEAK, SEAT BELT, BRAKES PROBLEM, GAS MILE NOT ACCURATE,
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THAT THERE WAS WATER INSIDE THE SEALED HEAD LAMP UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEALED HEADLAMP HAD A BUILD UP OF WATER AND SHORTED OUT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.RT. 495 IN MA.
BOTH HEAD LIGHTS FILLED UP WITH SO MUCH CONDENSATION IT SHORTED THE BULBS TO WHERE THEY DID NOT WORK AT ALL....IN THE RAIN...LATE AT NIGHT!...ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR!! I WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING AND HAD TO USE FLOOD LAMPS ON MY DRIVE HOME WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. LOOKED THIS UP AND IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL....THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THERE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A CRASH OR FATALITY IF I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS!
I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS ON CADILLAC SRX AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE JUST TO REPLACE THE PART. THE LIGHT JOUST GOES OUT IF YOUR DRIVING OR NOT AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT PLUG ASSEMBLY ON THE 2010 SRX. THE FAULTY PLUG WOULD CAUSE THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS TO NOT FUNCTION. THE PLUG WOULD ALLOW FOR THE HIGH BEAMS TO WORK PROPERLY BUT THE PLUG WOULD NOT ALLOW THE HALOGEN LOWBEAM SAID TO WORK. DAVID TAYLOR SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER A FEW YEARS LATER THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE ZERO VISIBILITY WHILE USING THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HIGHBEAMS WOULD WORK PERFECTLY. I ARGUED WITH THE DEALER THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PLUG HOWEVER THEY INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE LOW BEAM LENS AND IN TURN CLOUD THE LENS. I INSISTED OTHERWISE BECAUSE THERE WAS VISIBLE CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BUT NONE IN THE LOW BEAMS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS SITUATION HAD ME OVER A BARREL BECAUSE THE DRIVER HAD ALREADY BEEN RISKING THEIR LIFE AND OTHER DRIVERS LIVES ON THE ROAD WHILE BEING FORCED TO DRIVE WITH ONLY HIGH BEAMS OR WITHOUT ANY ILLUMINATION OF THE ROAD WAY AT ALL. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SPEND 1500 DOLLARS ON HEADLIGHTS. NOW REGARDLESS OF THE REASON WHETHER IT WAS A FAULTY MANUFACTURED PLUG OR A FAULTY SEALED MANUFACTURED HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY THE PROBLEMS IT POSES ARE THE SAME. CADILLAC HAS A POORLY MANUFACTURED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND PLUG ASSEMBLY THAT ARE ENDANGERING PEOPLE'S LIVES. WHEN THESE LOW BEAMS BECOME INOPERABLE THE DRIVER HAS ZERO VISIBILITY AND ARE FORCED TO CHOOSE
THE REAR LIFT GATE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. THE SUNROOF DRAIN APPARENTLY IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT DRAIN AND AS A RESULT ALLOWS WATER TO SHORT OUT AND DESTROY THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRAIN THAT SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT. THE REAR LIFT GATE BECAME INOPERABLE AGAIN THIS TIME BECOMING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CADILLAC DEALER DAVID TAYLOR BLAMED THE SUNROOF DRAIN ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT WARRANTY THEIR PAST WORK NOR THEIR FUTURE ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM SAYING ONLY THAT AT ANY TIME THE DRAIN COULD BECOME CLOGGED AGAIN CAUSING THE CONTROL MODULE TO SHORT OUT AND IF IT WAS PAST ONE YEAR OR TWELVE THOUSAND MILES THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER GRAND TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. SO BASICALLY A RECALL ITEM A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT IS ARESPONSIBILITY OF CADILLAC IS NOW A REOCCURRING PROBLEM THAT IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER TO SPEND A THOUSAND DOLLARS EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS FOR A NON WEATHER ABLE ITEM. THIS IS NOT A MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION OR A SET OF TIRES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER AND THEREFORE THE DEALER. THE REAR LIFT GATE IS DANGEROUS WHEN OPERABLE DUE TO OPENING AND CLOSING IMPROPERLY ERRATICALLY AND UNEXPECTANTLY POSSIBLY GETTING AN ADULT CHILD OR ANIMALS LIMBS OR EXTREMITIES CAUGHT IN THE LIFT GATE. ALSO WHEN THE LIFT GATE
LEFT HEADLAMP UNIT CONTAINED SEVERE MOISTURE. BLEW OUT BALLAST OF HID UNIT AT 36000 MILES, HEADLIGHT NOT USABLE. REPLACED ENTIRE HEADLAMP UNIT FOR $1525. NEW UNIT LEAKED AS WELL. ENTIRE HEADLAMP UNIT REPLACED AGAIN. CALLED GM TO ASSIST WITH OBVIOUS FAULTY MANUFACTURED PART FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS PLAYED DUMB, STATING THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. CAN'T PASS STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. THIS WAS A HAZARD AND GM SHOULD REIMBURSE, AND RECALL.
MY HEADLIGHTS FILL WITH CONDENSATION AND WATER. HAVE READ ON THE CADILLAC FORUMS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLES ON CADILLAC SRX 2010- 2014 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST NITE DRIVING IN RAIN ME RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHORTED OUT BECAUSE OF WATER INSIDE THE HEADLITE.I WENT OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I COULDNT SEE IF A TREE HAD BEEN THERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I IN FORMED CADILLAC ANOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTING THEY COULD DOMY CAR HAS 56,670 MILES I BOUGHT IT WITH 52,300 MILES SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED .THESES LIGHT COST 1200.00 DOLLARS WHICH IS WHY CADILLAC WILL NOT RECALL THEM FOR SAFETY.I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH.WENT OF THE ROSD INTO A FIELD NO DAMAGE TO CAR OR PROPERTY BUT WHEN YOUR LITES FAIL AT NITE IN RAIN ITS EASY TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE UPON OPERATING THE VEHICLE OR MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT, UPON OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE CONTINUED AND HE NOTICED THAT THE BUSHINGS WERE TWISTED AND DRY ROTTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE MAKING A TURN AND OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT, A MECHANIC, PURCHASED THE PART FROM THE DEALER AND REPLACED THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ; UPDATED 03/27/18*JB
THE HEADLIGHTS FILL WITH WATER AND THIS CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO WORK STRANGELY. CURRENTLY, MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WORKS BUT NOT THE TURN SIGNAL OR DAY BEAMS. THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS OUT BUT THE TURN SIGNAL AND DAY BEAM WORK. I TOOK IT TO A CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE FREQUENTLY. GM DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN FIXING THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $3,000 FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR EVERY SINCE THE MOON ROOF DRAIN WHICH IS A RECALL NOW CAR WAS FLOODED BROUGHT IT TO DEALER GOT IT BACK IT WAS EVEN WORSE THE CHANGED THE DRAIN AGAIN SINE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER AT LEAST 20 TIMES RADIO GOES UP AND DOWN REAR LIGHTS STAY ON BATTERY DEAD IN THE MORNING EVERY LIGHT YOU CAN IMAGINE ONE TIME OR ANOTHER FROM AIR BAGS TO NO KEY FAB WAS SERVICED THEY FLASH THE PC 3 TIMES TRIED TO CONTACT CADILLAC EARLY RESPONSE TEAM RAN ME AROUND FOR 2 YEARS HAD MY ATTORNEY CALL THEN THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ADDRESS FOR LEGAL DEPT AND HUNG UP ON HIM . ON 8/22 /2015 I OPENED THE REAR HATCH AS I ALWAYS DO WITH THE FAB I WENT TO GET SOMETHING OUT THE REAR HATCH CAME DOWN PUSHED ME TO THE GROUND HITTING ME IN MY NECK WHICH I HAD SURGERY 18 YEARS AGO THE REAR HITCH CONTINUED TO GO UP AND DOWN .IT GOES UP STAYS FOR FEW SECONDS THE COMES DOWN FAST HALF WAY AND GOES UP AND DOWN.CADILLAC SEND A INVESTIGATOR TO MY HOME AND HE COULD NOT GET THE HATCH TO STAY UP I HAVE BOUGHT SINCE 1975 OVER 25 CADILLACS AND DULLEY PICKUPS OVER THE YEARS YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE TREATED ME BETTER NEEDLESS TO SAY SINCE THIS STARTED I HAVE BOUGHT 4 MERCEDES BENZ AND HAVE TO SAY WHAT A DIFFERENCE .
THE HEADLIGHTS/HEADLAMPS FILL UP WITH WATER , EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION AND CAUSE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, MEANING FALSE READINGS ON DASH ABOUT LIGHTS OUT ETC.
I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, BUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. SQUEAKS, RATTLES, VIBRATIONS AND THUMPING PREVAILED FROM THE BEGINNING THE DEALER REPLACED A STRUT AFTER 10K, THEN STEERING AND THEN BUSHINGS. HOWEVER, ALL THE SYMPTOMS ABOVE REMAINED. AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE VIBRATIONS WORSENED, AS DID THE MOANING, THE RATTLING, ETCETERA. OTHERWISE, THE CAR AS A WHOLE HAS BEEN RELIABLE, INCLUDING ENGINE AND BRAKES. I PERFORMED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY, I DRIVE GENTLY AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY. A NEW DEALER OPENED CLOSER TO HOME, AND I BEGAN GOING TO THEM. LAST DECEMBER, I ASKED THEM TO REPAIR THE FRONT END, AFTER YEARS OF ENDURING A LOUSY RIDE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAD 80,000 MILES. AFTER 3 DAYS, AND $1700, THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUES, WITH NEW STRUTS, BUSHINGS AND STEERING COIL. HOWEVER, WITHIN 3 MONTHS, ALL THE ORIGINAL DEFECTS REEMERGED. IN FACT, THE VIBRATIONS WORSENED, WITH A FEELING THAT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION WAS LOOSE FROM THE CHASSIS, AND VIBRATIONAL THUMPS AT HIGHWAY DRIVING SOUND LIKE AN 18 WHEELER WHEN IT DRIVES OVER TRAIN TRACKS, WITH BOOMS, AS IF THE AXLE DISENGAGES FROM THE ENTIRE MONO-FRAME. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RELIABLE AND FINE, I LIKE THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LOOKS. HOWEVER, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW AND HAS ROBBED ME FROM ENJOYING ANY MOMENT IN THIS VEHICLE. FINALLY, I AM GETTING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FRONT END. IF THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T IMPROVE IT, WHEN I SCHED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE INTERMITTENTLY DROPPED DOWN AND TRIED TO CLOSE CONSTANTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARTIALLY INSIDE THE HATCH AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND HEAD THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER OPENING THE REAR POWER LIFTGATE DOOR, THE DOOR ERRONEOUSLY CLOSED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARTIALLY INSIDE THE HATCH AREA. THE CONTACT WAS TEMPORARILY ENTRAPPED AND HAD DIFFICULTY EXITING FROM THE POWERED DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
HIT HEAD ON BY TRUCK GOING APPROX. 45 MPH THAT SWERVED INTO MY CENTER TURN LANE. FRONT END DEMOLISHED - CAR WAS TOTALED - BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK ON IMPACT. SIDE OF MY HEAD HIT DRIVER'S WINDOW OR FRAME - WAS CATAPULTED FORWARD AND CAUGHT IN SEAT BELT WHEN IT PULLED OUT ALL THE WAY, RESULTING IN HORRIFIC AND PAINFUL CHEST, ABDOMEN AND LEFT LEG INJURIES (SOFT TISSUE).
AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES CAR DEVELOPED A ROAR IN FRONT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS WERE TO GO ON AND NOT BE REPLACED AN ACCIDENT COULD RESULT FROM WHEEL BEARING OVER HEATING OR BREAKING OFF AND CAUSING ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED TO WORK FOR THE LOW BEAMS. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AS AN INTERIM REPAIR EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
LOW BEAM SOCKET BURNED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAL ON THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING CRACKED AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, WATER LEAKED INTO THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN
I TOOK MY 2010 SRX INTO DEALERSHIP DUE TO A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AT 50-60 MPH. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND VEHICLE ALIGNED. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THEM. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND VEHICLE ALIGNED ($1000.00+). APPROXIMATELY 2 - 3 WEEKS LATER, I NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND SHOOK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. STABILITY TRAC LIGHT COME ON DURING THIS TIME BUT THEN WENT OUT. 05.01.15, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND HAS AN AWFUL ROARING NOISE. 05.05.15, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP & IS CURRENTLY THERE. RECEIVED CALL FROM DEALERSHIP THAT THE WHEEL HUB BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $1,100.00+. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS SOLUTION & DO NOT BELIEVE IS WILL FIX THE CURRENT ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE, AS I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A BEARING ISSUE @ 70K MILES. I NOW BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING MORE WAS WRONG TO HAVE CAUSED MY TIRES TO HAVE WORN SO QUICKLY AND POORLY. FURTHER, THERE IS MOISTURE BUILDUP IN BOTH OF MY HEADLAMPS THAT I PREDICT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS AFTER READING PREVIOUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS WITHOUT GMS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND NECK DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL HOWEVER, NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,260.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON THE MOST RECENT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
HEADLIGHT FROM 2010 CADILLAC SRX SEAL BREAKS AND HEADLIGHT BLOWS DUE TO MOISTURE DEALER SAYS THE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BALLAST AND LIGHT!! *TR
PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WORKING SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BULBS. AFTER A FEW DAYS AFTER GETTING VEHICLE BACK NOTICED HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORKED SOME OF THE TIME. BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SUGGESTED LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WHICH LED ME TO THIS SITE. COST TO REPLACE IS $1600 AND IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 12,000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS. *TR
HID STYLE HEADLAMPS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DRIVES LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING. THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ROUGHLY, A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE LOW BEAMS FAILED THE HEADLAMPS STARTED-GETTING MOISTURE BUILD UP INSIDE THEM. HEADLAMPS HAVE NEVER BEEN DAMAGED, HIT OR BUMPED. CANNOT JUST REPLACE HID BULB, NEW BULBS WILL FAIL DUE TO THE MOISTURE PROBLEM. ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, PRICE TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IS $1,200.00 EACH NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR TO REMOVE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER COVER AND ASSEMBLY. *TR
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. *TR
THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GETTING MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHTS REQUIRING THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600 EACH TIME! I AM ON THE 3RD TIME REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS SINCE AUGUST OF 2013. FIRST TIME WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND TIME WAS ONLY COVERED 95% BY GM. NO MY THIRD TIME WILL NOT BE COVERED AT ALL. THERE APPARENTLY SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS AND I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A RECALL NOTICE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY, MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DEVELOPED MOISTURE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT TO BURN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DEVELOPED MOISTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,124.
DRIVER HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING. WATER INSIDE THE HEAD LIGHT CAUSING THE BULB TO FAIL. DEALER WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *TR
BROUGHT MY 2010 CADILLAC SRX TO KING O'ROURKE CADILLAC IN SMITHTOWN, NY ON JAN 13,2015 FOR RECALL ISSUE CONCERNING THE REAR TOE LINK, GM RECALL #14557. CAR WAS THERE 2 DAYS TAKING CARE OF 4 RECALL ISSUES. ABOUT 4 WEEKS AND ROUGHLY 1000 MILES LATER, ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2015, I USED THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE DOCTORS AND NOTICED NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY. MY 7YR OLD SON WAS WITH ME. FROM THE DOCTORS I PROCEEDED TO MY HAIRDRESSER, STILL NO ISSUES. AT SOME POINT ON THE WAY HOME AFTER LEAVING THE HAIRDRESSER, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR FELT ABNORMALLY "FLOATY" AND WAS SWAYING OVER BUMPS. I STOPPED AT A 7-11 ON HOSPITAL ROAD AND NYS RT 27 IN EAST PATCHOGUE WHERE I ATTEMPTED TO INSPECT WHAT I COULD ON THE VEHICLE, MOSTLY THE CONDITION OF THE TIRES. I THEN LEFT 7-11 AND PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE ON RAMP FOR NYS RT27 EAST. AS I ACCELERATED IN THE ON RAMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING MORE. AFTER THAT I HEARD A METALLIC SOUND AND THE REAR OF THE CAR STARTED TO JACKKNIFE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND A POLICE OFFICER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME STOPPED TO OFFER AID. AFTER A QUICK LOOK, HE STATED THAT THE CAR HAD A BROKEN AXLE. HE LEFT SINCE I HAD ALREADY CONTACTED MY HUSBAND AND HE WAS ON HIS WAY. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED SHORTY THEREAFTER AND INFORMED ME THAT HE CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHILE WAITING FOR ROADSIDE SERVICE TO ARRIVE HE ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO TOOK PHOTOS. HE SAID THE RIGHT REAR TOE LINK, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY AS PER THE RECALL N
THE FRONT LIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SEALS WORE OUT AND THE HEADLIGHT BLEW OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN, AT NIGHT. WATER PENETRATED THE HEADLIGHT WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE LAMP TO BLOW OUT. I CALLED GM AND THEY PLAYED DUMB AND SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. YET AS I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED THERE WERE OTHER 2010 MODELS DRIVING IN WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. GM WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS, AS THE WARRANTY WAS OVER 4 YEARS BUT STILL UNDER THE 50K MILES. AT $1400 EACH TO REPLACE THESE HEADLIGHTS, THEY NEED TO FIX THIS DEFECT. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF THESE HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT AT NIGHTTIME IN THE RAIN. *TR
THIS MODEL HAS A HISTORY OF COLLECTING WATER IN FRONT HEADLIGHTS RESULTING IN THEM SHORTING OUT AND MALFUNCTIONING/FAILING. CADILLAC WILL NOT RECALL AND THEY ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
2010 CADILLAC SRX. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS NOT SECURE AFTER PUTTING ON NEW TIRES. *TA
MY 2010 CADILLAC SRX PREMIUM RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) HEADLAMP IS LEAKING AND CAUSING CONDENSATION BUILD UP ON LENS, CAUSING THE LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM NOT TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED A PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY $1500 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP, AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS 55,500 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY, IN TURN, CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID GM WOULD NOT PAY THE ENTIRE COST, BUT WOULD SHARE THE COST, QUOTING A FIGURE OF "POSSIBLY" $500. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPLACE FOR NOTHING. FROM READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, AS WELL AS ON THE "CADILLAC FORUM" SITE, I CONCLUDED THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS HEADLAMP HAS A FAULTY HEADLAMP. I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AS THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
ON 2 OCCASIONS THIS MONTH MY 2010 SRX WENT FROM GOING APPROX 65 MPH TO AROUND 20 MPH MAX ON MAJOR FREEWAYS. I WORKED MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER, CALLED ONSTAR, THEY PROMPTED ME TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AT $784. THIS WAS SO SCARY LOSING POWER ON THE FREEWAY LIKE THIS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
AFTER A RAINY DAY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND THE ALERT ON MY CAR SAID TO CHECK LEFT LOW BEAM. WHEN INSPECTING, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT TURNING ON. I WENT TO THE AUTO STORE TO CHECK ON LIGHT BULBS AND THEN CONFIRMED THAT THE FUSE'S AND THE LIGHT WERE WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ON THE LIGHT, THE CAR HEADLAMP SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NOW AS OF 01/23/2015 ANOTHER FEW RAINY DAYS AND NOW BOTH OF MY HEADLAMPS ARE OUT ALONG WITH THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. LUCKILY MY FOG LIGHTS STILL WORKED TO GET ME HOME SAFELY AT NIGHT. *TR
THE HEAD LIGHT LENS LEAK AT THE SEAM. BOTH HEAD LIGHTS ARE EFFECTED. MOISTURE ACCUMULATES INSIDE THE LENS AND DISTORTS THE HEAD LIGHT BEAM. THIS REDUCES THE CLARITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEAD LIGHTS. I HAVE REPLACED ONE HEADLIGHT AT 45,000 MILES. THE HEAD LIGHT SEAL LEAKS WATER. POOR MANUFACTURING AND A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,900. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I WAS MAKING A TURN ON TO A LOCAL HIGHWAY AND IT JUST POWERED OFF IT DID RESTART. SECOND TIME WAS DEC 2014 I WAS IN STALLED TRAFFIC MOVING REAL SLOW AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF BUT THIS TIME IT DID IT THREE TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SAME AS FIRST TIME AND IM PRETTY WORRIED CAUSE IM PLANNING ANOTHER TRIP IN TWO WEEKS TO WISCONSIN. *TR
VEHICLE HAS A MOON ROOF DESIGN THAT UTILIZES DRAIN TUBES TO DIRECT WATER AWAY FROM THE ROOF AREA. THE DRAIN SYSTEM FAILED ALLOWING RAIN WATER TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WATER SOAKED THE FLOOR AREA WHERE WIRING WAS ROUTED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO FAIL DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION AT THE CONNECTION POINTS. REAR HATCH BEGAN TO OPEN UNCONTROLLABLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. REAR HATCH FINALLY FAILED AND WOULD NOT OPEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR
AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO 2ND GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, TURNED ON, AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE THEN SWITCHED GEARS AS USUAL. INTERESTED TO SEE IF THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ON THE 2013 CADILLAC SRX TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND IF IT NEEDS REPROGRAMMING. *TR
THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE IN MY DISPLAY TO CHECK PASSENGER LOW BEAM. I HAD THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP REPLACED AT A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $369.00. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. WHEN I LEFT MY DESTINATION IT HAD GOTTEN DARK AND WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLAMP STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THE SEAL ON THE HEADLAMP IS NO GOOD THEREFORE ALLOWING MOISTURE TO DEVELOP INSIDE THE HEADLAMP WHICH CAUSES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS MODEL AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AT TIMES WHEN IT WOULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY (APPROXIMATELY $1400 PER HEADLAMP). THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP AS WELL SO IT STANDS TO REASON THAT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT LAMP STOPS WORKING. I ONLY HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND WITHOUT SPENDING $3000 TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, I COULD FIND MYSELF WITH NO LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS IN MY OPINION MOST DEFINITELY A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE! *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE INTERIOR OF THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
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