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 2011 record →
HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON DRIVER SIDE IS FAULTY, REPLACEMENTS FROM GM ARE NOT GUARANTEED. AFTER REPLACING NUMEROUS BULBS AT OWNER EXPENSE, BULB WILL DIM, OR BURN OUT LEAVING DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT.
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON DIM YOU CAN BARELY SEE ANYTHING. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING LIGHTS MUST BE ON BRIGHT, IF MEETING ANOTHER DRIVER THIS MAKES FOR A POSSIBLE HOSTILE INTERACTION AS THE APPROACHING DRIVER IS BLINDED BY THE BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHTS. I TOOK MY CAR TO SHOP ONLY TO BE INFORMED IT IS A DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE STARTING WITH 2010 MODELS. I WAS TOLD THE PRICE STARTS AT AROUND $1000.00 FOR A REPLACEMENT CLIP WITH THE PROBABILITY THAT LIGHTS WILL DO SAME THING😯. LIGHTS ARE NOT BLOWN BUT INSTEAD IT IS A DEFECT OF MANUFACTURER. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NIGHT DRIVING IS A MUST FOR SOME OF US AND THE FEELING OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE VERY WELL WITH LIGHTS ON DIM OR MAKING OTHER DRIVERS MAD AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACT OF ROAD RAGE MAKES US FEEL VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN A CADILLAC DRIVER ALL MY LIFE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . WE SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IN ALL HONESTY IS NOT OUR FAULT AND WILL ONLY RESULT IN SPENDING MONEY THAT IS ONLY GOING TOWARD A TEMPORARY FIX STILL. PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT.
MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HOLDS CONDENSATION AND MY LIGHTS ARE DIM. OCCURRED DRIVING AT NIGHT.
HEADLIGHTS GO DIM TO ALMOST ALL THE WAY OFF HAVE CHANGED BULBS TWICE, AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS LIGHTS GO DIM AGAIN
HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM, NOT SAFE AT NIGHT, SCARED TO DRIVE.
MOISTER COMPLETELY FILLED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SO IT FAILED STATE INSPECTION.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. SUNROOF LEAKS WATER, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND BACK UP CAMERA STOP WORKING.
MY LIFTGATE BECAME INOPERABLE. IT WAS WORKING FINE SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. THEN WE HAD A BAD STORM AND FOR SOME REASON WATER GOT THRU THE LIFTGATE SOMEHOW AND NOW HAS STANDING WATER IN THE WELL UNDER THE STORAGE ARA, AS WELL AS, IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT ON THE SIDE. THIS WATER HAS NOW CAUSED MY LIFTGATE TO STOP WORKING BECAUSE IT FLOODED MY LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS CAUSING A BIG INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE I CAN'T USE MY LIFTGATE, AND HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN AND RUNNING ISSUE WITH THIS LOCAL VEHICLE.
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE MOISTURE AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT. THE LIGHT FAILING WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. GM WILL REPLACE LIGHT FOR 1400.00 DOLLARS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED.
HEADLIGHTS VERY LOW. CAN'T SEE ROAD AT NIGHT . ON COMING VECHICLES HONK THEIR HORN AT YOU CAUSE THEY THINK YOUR LIGHTS ARE OFF. HAVE TO DRIVE ON HIGH BEAMS. KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE BULBS.
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH POWER GOING TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I THINK THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY HEADLIGHTS THAT ALLOW MOISTURE TO GET IN AND HAVE DAMAGED THE LIGHTING HOUSING.
MOISTER COMPLETELY FILLED BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT DOESN'T ALUMINATE NOW. THIS IS A SAFTY HAZARD.
THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES RETAIN MOISTURE OR CONDENSATION THEN THE LIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON FOR NIGHT TIME OPERATION CAUSING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PULL ME OVER.
AFTER A RAINY DAY, I GOT INTO MY 2011 CADILLAC SRX TO HEAD HOME FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. II WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT WRECK OR SOMEONE DIDN'T HIT ME!!! I HAD THIS DIAGNOSED AT A CERTIFIED CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM IS FAULTY SEALS ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HOUSING. IT WILL COST 2959.90 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED, HOWEVER IN READING ON LINE, THE REPLACEMENTS AREN'T ANY BETTER THAN WHAT I HAVE ON IT RIGHT NOW.
MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FULL OF CONDENSATION. THE LIGHTS ARE NOW SO DIM THAT I CAN ONLY DRIVE AT NIGHT USING THE BRIGHTS. SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS..ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $1500.00
IN AUGUST 2018, I PURCHASED THIS 2011 CADILLAC SRX. AFTER DIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT I NOTICED HOW DIM THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE ON UNLIT ROADS AND VERY DANGEROUS AS OTHER DRIVERS HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SEEING ME AS WELL. I RESORTED TO USING MY HI-BEAMS. AFTER THESE INCIDENTS I INSPECTED THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOUND THAT BOTH LIGHTS HAVE ACCUMULATED CONDENSATION IN THE INTERIOR. I CONSULTED THE OWNERS MANUAL WHICH HONESTLY DIDN'T HELP MUCH. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON LINE TO FIND THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE 2010. AS A MAKER OF LUXURY VEHICLES CADILLAC SHOULD CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SEAL IS VERY WEAK AND SHORTS OUT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT. ITS $1500+ TO REPLACE AND IT APPEARS THAT GM IS JUST GOING TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR HAS TO STAY PARKED BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO FIX THIS HEADLIGHT.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, ILLUMINATE AT DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT MAKING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TO SEE AT NIGHT, I OFTEN HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, AFTER REPLACING BOTH BULBS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACCUMULATING MOISTURE AND NOW HAVE WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WELL KNOWN WITH THIS VEHICLE
THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL SRX 2011 MODELS. WHEN RAINING, WATER DRAINS INTO THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT AND SHORTS THE MOTOR THAT OPENS THE LIFT GATE. THIS HAPPENS ON A BRAND NEW CAR, IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF POOR MAINTENANCE OR A REPAIR THAT IS NEEDED. SO, IF ONE GETS A FLAT TIRE, IN THE RAIN, ONE CANNOT ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE OR THE TIRE INFLATION KIT, BECAUSE THE LIFT GATE CANNOT BE OPENED TO ACCESS THEM. THE POWER MOTOR IS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE - IT CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY BY DESIGN. SO, ONE CAN BE STRANDED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. A STRANDED CAR, ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POTENTIALLY AT NIGHT WITH POOR LIGHTING OR ROAD CONDITIONS, AND OTHER VEHICLES MAY CRASH INTO THE CAR. I REALIZE ALL FLAT TIRE SITUATIONS HAVE THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, THE DANGER OF THE SITUATION IS PROLONGED SIGNIFICANTLY, THEREBY SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH GM DID NOT INTEND, AND THEY MUST FIX IT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, IF SOMEONE HASN'T DIED ALREADY. I AM A RECENT OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS IS MY FIRST FLAT TIRE WITH IT, WHICH IS WHY I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL NOW.
BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM EVEN AFTER PUTTING NEW HEADLIGHT BULBS IN. ONE HEADLIGHT HAS ALSO ACCUMULATED MOISTURE FROM THE WEATHER WHICH HAS CAUSED A YELLOW TINT WHICH ALSO DIMS THE LIGHTING. I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO SEE TURNS WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE FACT THAT I PUT NEW BULBS IN AND STILL CAN'T SEE WHEN I'M DRIVING IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND I FEAR AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THIS FAULT.
HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS MOISTURE PROBLEM CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH DIM OR FAILED HEADLIGHTS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND LIKELY DEATHS. CANNOT SEE ROADWAY, ONCOMING CARS OR PEDESTRIANS DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
TAKATA RECALL- MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BAULLIST. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. UPON RETURNING TO THE MECHANIC AND SOME INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN UNRESOLVED PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CADILLACS. THE MANUFACTURER IS AUTOMATICALLY WANTING THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY 1,300 DOLLARS. MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT LYING AROUND! IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE EXPENSE IS KEEPING OWNERS FROM IMMEDIATELY REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART CONSEQUENTLY CAUSING PEOPLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE PROPER LIGHTING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION AS WELL AS SPEAK TO ANYONE REGARDING THIS. THIS IS AN UNFAIR PRACTICE FROM CADILLAC AND WILL ULTIMATELY COST THEM BUSINESS. IT COULD EVEN COST PEOPLE THEIR LIVES.
THE HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. LIGHTS WORKED WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THROUGH THE LIGHTING SAFETY DELAY SO I KNOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OKAY. THERE IS SO MUCH MOISTURE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT LENS THAT I'M SURE THIS IS A MOISTURE PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR NOT PROVIDING OWNERS RELIEF ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE CARS COST SO MUCH. CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR.
RAIN WATER DRAINS IN CAR AFTER EVERY RAIN AND WATER DRAINS INTO THE CAR AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. I WENT TO DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. SOON AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BACK AND HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. MY CAR SMELLS MOLDY, THE BACKUP CAMERA HAS QUIT WORKING, THE BLUETOOTH MODULE STOPPED WORKING AND I'M CONSTANTLY VACUUMING WATER OUT OF THIS PIECE OF JUNK CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS MOISTURE PROBLEM. I'VE GONE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT $400.00 TO FIX THE LEAK AND $1000 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONICS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT OF MY MAKING AND AFTER ALL THE MONEY I PAID FOR THIS CAR YOU WOULD THINK GM WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A FIX THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WOULD BE PERMANENT BASED ON PREVIOUS REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE.
MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE DEVELOPED A FILM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT
AM NOW CONSTANTLY DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ON AS I ALMOST STUCK A SMALL CHILD CROSSING THE STREET WHILE TRICK OR TREATING. THESE HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM ARE A HAZARD!
VISIBILITY WHEN ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM THAT I CAN'T SEE THE ROAD, I HAVE A 2011 SRX, THIS IS HORRIBLE
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS SHINE VERY VERY VERY DIM VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT I LOOKED ONLINE AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. UPON ENGAGING THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF LIGHTING WITHOUT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER WAS IMPAIRED WHEN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO SOON THEY ARE UNSAFE, IT'S LIKE DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN GETTING NO ANSWER ABOUT WHAT TO DO FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. IT'S SCARY AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SO I DON'T.
EXTREME CONDENSATION AND WATER INTRUSION OF DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY RESULTED IN HEADLAMP FAILURE. MINOR CONDENSATION AND WATER INTRUSION OF PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUT FUNCTIONING. NO WARNING OF HEADLIGHT BULB FAILURE ON INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL. DISCOVERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AFTER DARK. VERY POOR ROAD ILLUMINATION WITH ONLY ONE FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHT. NEEDED TO AVOID NIGHTTIME TRAVEL UNTIL REPAIRED. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND OTHER CADILLAC FORUMS, I PURCHASED A OEM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT OUT OF TOWN CADILLAC DEALERSHIP FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE ASSEMBLY, AND HAD IT INSTALLED AT LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP. MILEAGE AT FAILURE 89,650. REPAIRED AT 89,802. PURCHASED AS A USED VEHICLE AT LOCAL AUTO DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2018 WITH 80,512 MILES.
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED ABOUT 2.5 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM BULB 7 TIMES ON BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN I REPLACE IT WITHIN A WEEK IT IS SO DIM I CAN HARDLY SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE OTHER MORNING I WAS HEADING TO WORK AND I HAD MY HIGH BEAMS ON BUT A CAR WAS FLASHING ME SO I THOUGHT OK I WILL BE ALRIGHT FOR JUST A SECOND WITH THAT DIM LIGHT BUT WHEN I CLICKED IT TO LOW BEAM THEY WERE NON EXISTENT AND I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD AS I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD NOT HEAVILY TRAVELED. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OUT AGAIN. I LOVE MY CADDY BUT THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND GOING TO FORCE ME TO GET RID OF IT.
MOISTURE BUIDUP IN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS AND MADE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT AND I RAN OFF ROAD .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS STRETCHING AND COULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING OPERABLE. THE DEALER (GERRY LANE CADILLAC, 10945 REIGER RD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809, (225) 341-3066) STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED A 15% DISCOUNT TOWARDS THE REPAIR THAT COST OVER $1,800. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT AS LONG AS IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE THEY WERE NOT GOING TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND HE COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
DIM LIGHTING DUE TO BURNED OUT COATING. THESE HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WATER ENTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. AN UNKNOWN CADILLAC DEALER IN REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT THE LIGHT. DANGEROUS CAUSE CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT
HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHT GETTING CONDENSARION INSIDE, IT USALLY TAKE A FEW DAYS FOR THIS RO DRY OUT.
I HAVE MOISTURE IN MY HEADLIGHT. THE BALLAST AND IGNITOR HAVE FRIEND FROM THE MOISTURE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON FAULT AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. A CLASS ACTION SUIT NEEDS TO BE REFILLED AGAINST THEM FOR THEIR SHODDY WORKMANSHIP OF THEIR HEADLIGHTS.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, TO THE POINT OF HARDLY BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH NO HELP.
ON 8-13-18 WE HAD HEAVY RAIN AND NEXT DAY THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPERATE. CAR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT DEALER SAID NOT COVERED BECAUSE DRAIN TUBE TO PANORAMIC ROOF IS THE PROBLEM, AND THEY CRACK CAUSING LEAK. ONLY FRONT DRAINS WERE RECALLED, NOT REAR, AND THE LEAKING TUBES ALLOWED WATER INTO LIFT GATE MODULE AND SHORTED IT OUT. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY FOR COVERGAGE UNDER COMPREHENSIVE, AND AFTER INSPECTION THE ADJUSTER SAID ITS A WARRANTY CLAIM. WITHOUT LIFT GATE MODULE THE REAR LIFT GATE CANNOT BE OPENED EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. MUST BE REPAIRED FOR SAFETY, BUT COST IS $2000. DEALER SAYS THEY SEE 12 CARS A MONTH WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND ADJUSTER SAYS IT IS SO FREQUENT THAT THEY SEE AT LEAST 3 A MONTH JUST FOR THEIR COMPANY (GEICO).
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET JUST AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY BOTH SIDE AND DRIVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND ABRUPTLY SHUT CAR OFF IMPACTING MY ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE. NO CRASH NO ACCIDENT NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE
THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN ON DIM ARE VERY BAD AND VISIBILITY IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN BAD WEATHER. ALSO TO ADD TO THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE THE MOISTURE THAT COLLECT IN THE LAMPS ARE DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL BY GM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED
GM HEADLIGHT COMPLAINT: MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED CLOUDING A COUPLE YEARS AGO, FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE CONDENSATION INSIDE THE HEADLAMP HOUSING. I HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT DIMMING TO THE POINT I NEED TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO SAFELY SEE - THEY ARE SO DIM THAT NOBODY CAN TELL THE BRIGHTS ARE ON! I WAS TOLD BY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT HOUSING MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THERE CONDENSATION, IT HAS CAUSED THE "REFLECTIVE SILVER" INSIDE THE HOUSING TO DULL WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW PROPER OR SAFE REFLECTION OF THE HEADLAMP. I WAS ADVISED "SORRY, THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY" AND BECAUSE THE ENTIRE THING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT IS ONE WHO PIECE, IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1400 FOR PARTS - NOT INCLUDING LABOR. HOW CAN A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAVE HEADLIGHT CASING FAILURE AND "DULLING OF REFLECTIVE SILVER UNLESS THE HEADLAMP AND HEADLAMP HOUSING IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER? I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS THAT CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT ON A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!
PASSANGER AIRBAG DEFECTIVE. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO A KNOCK IN FRONT WHEELS AT TAKE OFF OR BACKING UP.
HESITATION WHEN EXCELLARATING. THIS IS FERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS, AS WHEN I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC, HIT THE GAS, AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG. BUT I KNOW IT S. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC WITH THE ARMY, AND HE SAYS THAT CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN
MY 2011 CADILLAC SRX WITH DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS ON DIM SETTING. THE VISIBILITY IS VERY VERY POOR AND UNSAFE TO THE POINT OF WHERE I CAN'T DRIVE AT NITE. I REPLACED THE BULBS WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE BULBS THAT I COULD BUY AND DID NOT HELP AT ALL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND I TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON AT NIGHT BLINDING PEOPLE OR GETTING PULLED OVER BY POLICE. THE ONLY OPTION AT THE DEALER IS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH THE EXACT SAME HEADLIGHTS THAT I HAVE NOW AND HAVING TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT IS RIDICULOUS. THE VEHICLE HAS PROJECTION HEADLIGHT FOR LOW BEAMS. PROJECTION TYPE IS WAY OUT DATED AND WHY WOULD CADILLAC USE THAT KIND OF HEADLIGHT. I FOUND OUT THE THE FIRST NITE I DROVE IT I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A PERSON ON A BICYCLE. IF MY SON HADN'T BEEN WITH ME I WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN THE PERSON. THIS IS DEFINITELY A GM SCREW-UP AND THEY SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THE CONSUMERS AND BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED WHICH I ALMOST EXPERIENCE WITH PERSON ON BICYCLE. I SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO ONLY DRIVING MY CAR IN THE DAYLIGHT HRS. THIS IS VERY STRESSFUL WHEN YOU HAVE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN THE EVENING HOURS AND TRYING TO HURRY TO GET HOME BEFORE IT GETS DARK. IT TAKES ME ALMOST 2 HRS TO GET TO MY MOTHER'S AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE AND SPEND TIME WITH HER BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. I HOPE GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM AND I HOPE THEY UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THIS. GOD FORBID IF SOMETH
I WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND OPENED THE REAR LIFTGATE TO REMOVE MY SON'S HOCKEY BAG FROM THE BACK. I WAS LEANING IN PRETTY FAR BECAUSE THE BAG HAD SLID TOWARD THE BACKSEAT, WHEN THE LIFTGATE CLOSED ON ITS OWN. I HAD NOT PRESSED ANY BUTTONS, NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR AROUND. THE LIFTGATE HIT ME IN THE BACK AND PUSHED ME FORWARD AS IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE. I WAS PINNED (WITH HALF OF MY BODY IN THE CAR AND HALF OUT OF THE CAR) AND THE DOOR WAS CONTINUING TO CLOSE. MY LEFT ARM WAS STUCK UNDER ME. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO TURN SLIGHTLY AND USED MY RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT HIP TO TRY TO OPN THE HATCH. IT DID EVENTUALLY START TO OPEN. I WAS RELIEVED AND TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND THEN STARTED TO RETRIEVE THE HOCKEY BACK WHEN I REALIZED IT HAD CLOSED AGAIN. THIS TIME WAS EVEN WORSE AS I WAS COMPLETELY PINNED. I TRIED TO ROTATE AND USE MY RIGHT HIP AGAIN. I HONESTLY THOUGH MY CAR WAS GOING TO KILL ME. THE DOOR DID EVENTUALLY OPEN AGAIN AND THAT TIME I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I WATCHED AS THE HATCH OPENED AND THEN IMMEDIATELY CLOSED AGAIN. (THANKFULLY, WITHOUT ME IN IT THIS TIME.) I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALERSHIP. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME IN ONE WEEK, SO I DID NOT USE THE HATCH AGAIN. I ALSO CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AS I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE. THE AGENT SAID SHE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY AND THAT THE RIGHT STRUT IN MY LIFTGATE WOULD BE THE PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH THE DEALER
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