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2013 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 2013 record →

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 15, 202081,000 milesSC

DURING THE HOLIDAYS I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE REALLY DIM. THEY ARE SO DIM THERE'S ACTUALLY NO LIGHT SHINING DIRECTLY ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. MOST SC ROADS DO NOT HAVE STREET LIGHTS SO I'VE HAD TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I ACTUALLY RECEIVED A VERBAL WARNING FROM HIGHWAY PATROL FOR HAVING MY BRIGHTS ON. SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JONES CHEVROLET/CADILLAC BEFORE NEW YEARS EXPECTING THE PROBLEM TO BE A SIMPLE BULB CHANGE. MR. JOHN JONES TOLD ME THAT HE'S BEEN SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THE SAME VEHICLE/SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT'S THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A MALFUNCTION WITH THE LOW BEAM SHUTTERS? HE WAS EXPECTING TO FIND IT ON RECALL AND SAID THAT PERHAPS GM HASN'T GOTTEN TO MY VIN YET AND TO KEEP CHECKING OR THAT I COULD PAY THE $1500 TO REPAIR AND GET REIMBURSED ONCE IT IS RECALLED. I'M HOPING THIS MATTER WILL BE INVESTIGATED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT AND IT'S MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION.

Power Train
Filed Jan 14, 202098,000 milesNC

MY LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM ARE SO DIM I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CAN'T SEE THEY ARE SO DIM THEY ARE CLOUDY. CADALLIAC DEALER SAYS IT'S A DEFECT IN LIGHT FROM MOISTURE AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY AND WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE LIGHT. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT REFUSE. THE POWER TRANSMISSION HAS A HESITATE IN IT SOMETIMES IN FIRST GEAR TAKING OFF.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 14, 2020GA

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT VERY BRIGHT. THE BULB LOOKS CLOUDY. I ASKED THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY COULDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. I DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT IF I HAVE A CHOICE SINCE THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO BUT I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING SINCE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM

Electrical System
Filed Jan 8, 2020FL

MY CUE SCREEN HAS BECOME UNRESPONSIVE AND I CAN NO LONGER LINK MY CELL PHONE, USE THE GPS FOR DRIVING AND OTHER FEATURES. IT ALL STARTED WITH A SMALL HAIRLINE ON THE CORNER OF THE CUE SCREEN BACK 2016/2017. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS $1500 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT WHICH ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. FLORIDA IS NOW A HANDSFREE IN THE SCHOOL ZONE AND I DRIVE TO PICK-UP MY DAUGHTER EVERYDAY FROM SCHOOL. WHAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND I CAN'T PICK UP MY CELL, SINCE THE CUE NO LONGER WITH SYNC TO MY BLUETOOTH ON MY CELL. THE CUE SCREEN IS LOCKED IN ONE LOCATION AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE FOR THE DRIVER TO NO LONGER HAVE THE GPS, BLUETOOTH AND OTHER FEATURES WE PAID FOR. ATTACHED, PLEASE FIND THE ARTICLE ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED OVER CRACKED CADILLAC CUE SCREENS. I PRAY I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT YEARS LIKE THE HEADLIGHTS LAWSUITS WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 8, 2020OR

THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WAY TOO DIM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 3, 202095,000 milesNJ

CADILLAC WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT HAS ALLOWED DUST INTO THE LENS AREA MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITH LOW BEAMS AT NIGHT. BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED IF I AM EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. QUOTED A PRICE OF OVER $1,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND HAD LENSES PROFESSIONALLY POLISHED. A SEARCH ON GOOGLE SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED BUT STILL NO HELP FROM CADILLAC. LOW BEAMS HAVE BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. I CAN ACTUALLY SEE DUST/DIRT ON THE INSIDE OF THE LENS BUT SINCE IT IS A SEALED UNIT NO WAY TO CLEAN IT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 28, 2019IL

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT BIGHT ENOUGH. I CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD. WE HAD IT CHECK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID YES THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE JUST LIKE THE ONES ON RECALL BUT OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED. I HAVE SPOKE TO GM BUT THEY SAY I NEED TO GO THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THAT I CAN NOT SEE WELL ENOUGH AT NIGHT TO BE DRIVING. IT IS NOT MY EYES BECAUSE MY SISTER WHO HAS A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE DROVE OUR CAR AND DID NOT THINK THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE EVEN ON. SHE COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1500.00 TO GET THEM FIXED. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I WAS LETTING MY INSURANCE KNOW SO IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, I WANT THEM TO GO AFTER GM AND THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE ARE TIMES I HAVE TO DRIVE AFTER DARK. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. I AM TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE TO THE LIGHTS SO THAT WON'T HAPPEN. MY LIFE AND MY HUSBAND'S LIFE IS IMPORTANT TO US, IT MAY NOT BE SO WITH GM OR THE DEALERSHIP.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 23, 201977,000 milesNC

2013 CADILLAC SRX HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO USE THEM FOR NIGHT DRIVING. NUMEROUS OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE NHTSA. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE IDENTICAL COMPLAINT. THIS AFFECTS MORE SIMILAR VEHICLES OTHER THAN 2013. CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ACTED UPON IN BOTH CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA. THIS ISSUE IS APPLICABLE IN ALL STATES AND SITUATIONS WHERE THE PROBLEM EXISTS. THE PRESCRIBED FIX IS A ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A SIMILAR PROBLEM DOWN THE LINE. . IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INTERNAL CIRCULAR LENS IN FRONT OF THE LAMP WHICH IS SO OPAQUE THAT LIGHT FROM THE LAMP DOES NOT GO THROUGH PROPERLY BUT IS DIMMED TO A POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE HEADLAMPS UNSAFE. UNSAFE IS THE KEY WORD....UNSAFE..UNSAFE..UNSAFE..WHENEVER THE HEADLAMPS ARE BEING DEPENDED ON FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING A WORK SCHEDULER AT THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE CORRECTION FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE SOME PEOPLE TO DIE DUE TO THIS ISSUE BEFORE A PROBLEM RESOLUTION WOULD BE PUT IN PLACE....PRETTY SAD OPINION !!!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 21, 201943,500 milesPA

SERVICE ADVANCED FRONT LIGHTING THAT DEALS WITH ADAPTIVE FORWARD LIGHTING FOR CADILLAC SRX HEADLIGHTS. NOW THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE THAT CADILLAC REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF . THERE HAVE BEEN CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS FILED ON THIS TOPIC AND CASES WON IN TWO STATES FLORIDA & CALIFORNIA WHERE GM HAD TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY HEADLIGHTS AT THEIR EXPENSE. WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US IN THE 48 STATES THAT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND CADILLAC SAYS YOU HAVE TO PAY $ 1,400 UPFRONT THEN APPEAL THE REPAIR AND THEY WILL SEE IF IT IS WARRANTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. LOOK FOLKS AT NHTS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN A VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GO AFTER GENERAL MOTORS AND HAVE THEM FIX THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS IS JUST LIKE THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. DOESN'T NHTS CARE ABOUT PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND WITH UNSAFE HEADLIGHTS THAT DO NOT WORK PROPERLY?

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 20, 201990,000 milesMD

RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY WITH LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS. COULD NOT SEE THE CURVE IN THE COUNTRY ROAD...NO LINES WERE ON THE ROAD. IT WAS RAINING AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. TRIED RUNNING WITH HIGH BEAMS BUT KEPT GETTING FLASHED BY ONCOMING DRIVERS HEADLIGHTS. WAS GOING SLOW DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY SO NO DAMAGE....JUST VERY UNSAFE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 19, 201993,050 milesTX

BOUGHT A 2013 SRX AND DROVE IT HOME AT NIGHT , COULD NOT SEE ON DIM LIGHTS AND USED BRIGHT LIGHTS TO GET HOME. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT I AM HAVING NEW BULBS PUT IN BUT AFTER READING THIS WEB SITE I AM NOT THINKING THEY WILL BE ANY BETTER. THESE LIGHTS ARE SO DANGEROUS AND THE CARS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE RESOLD UNTIL FIXED. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN EVERY WAY, YOU SHOULD DO YOUR JOB AND DO A RECALL AS GM IS NOT DOING THEIRS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 18, 201962,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. THE POOR ILLUMINATION NEARLY CAUSED A FEW CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RENICK CADILLAC (1100 S EUCLID ST, FULLERTON, CA 92832) WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE ENTIRE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 17, 201965,000 milesLA

THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TO A POINT WHERE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I INSTALLED NEW BULBS TWICE, AND IT DIDN'T HELP.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 17, 201970,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE EXTREMELY DIM AND THE BRIGHTNESS GRADUALLY REDUCED. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED RITCHEY CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 932 N NOVA RD 101, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32117, 386-675-1019) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *LN *JS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 13, 2019KY

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SEAL THAT ALLOWS MOISTURE TO CORRODE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE MOISTURE CAUSES CONDENSATION THAT LEAVES THE HEADLIGHTS PRACTICALLY USELESS. I HAVE A 3 YR OLD AND A NEWBORN AND THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE THEM IN AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 11, 201970,000 milesNJ

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2013 CADILLAC SRX ARE SO DIM THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE OPERATED SAFELY AT NIGHT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY'S NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1,250, AS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND SIMPLY REPLACING THE BULBS WILL NOT REMEDY THE LOW LIGHT OUTPUT. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT COMPONENTS AND HAS SETTLED LAWSUITS IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA BUT IN ALL 50 STATES THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED WITH A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WHERE APPROPRIATE. FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO 70,000 MILES.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 4, 201976,000 milesVA

TOUCH SCREEN(CUE) STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I CANNOT CHANGE HEATING AND COOLING LISTEN TO RADIO OR ANY OF THE OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT THE TOUCHSCREEN OFFERS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL CONCERNING THE CUE BEING DEFECTIVE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED WHICH I WILL PUT PUT MY NAME ON. MY DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM DIDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING ALL THEY SAID WAS "IT'S NOT WORKING AND YOU NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP THAT HANDLES CADILLACS." I HAVE READ THE COST CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 1200 TO 1500 DOLLARS TO FIX AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. VERY DISAPPOINTING!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 24, 201999,000 milesAR

LOW BEAMS ARE UNUSABLE. HAVE BEEN DIM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, BUT ESPECIALLY APPARENT & DANGEROUS THREE NIGHTS AGO COMING HOME LATE AT NIGHT, RAINING, NO MOON. I COULD HARDLY SEE AND HAD TO KEEP HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH GOT A LOT OF LIGHT FLASHES FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD TO SWITCH TO LOW BEAMS MORE THAN SAFETY WARRANTED. DRIVING WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF NOT FOR THE REFLECTORS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 19, 201955,000 milesFL

HEADLIGHTS FAILED DURING NIGHT DRIVE ON CITY STREET. I WAS ALERTED BY A PASSING NEIGHBOR. I CHECKED THE LIGHTS AT HOME AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE OPERATING BUT WITH SO LITTLE LIGHT THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 12, 201975,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COASTAL CHEVROLET (559 OCEAN HWY, SUITE 1, PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC 29585) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *DL

Seat Belts
Filed Nov 1, 201982,000 milesNC

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO GET SO MUCH CONDENSATION THAT THE BULB AND THE CONTROLLER MALFUNCTION AND THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL THE UNITS DRY OUT EITHER OVER TIME OR ARE MANUALLY REMOVED TO DRY OUT INDOORS. THE DEALER STATES CONDENSATION IS NORMAL AND THE LAWSUIT THAT OFFERED REDRESS WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES SOLD IN TWO STATES AND MY STATE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE DESIGNED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT GETS STUCK AND MUST BE UNBUCKLED IN ORDER TO ADJUST. CURRENTLY THE DRIVERS SEATBELT FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED WITH NO ISSUE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 26, 2019104,000 milesGA

THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP IN MY 2013 CADILLAC SRX IS COMPLETELY OUT DUE TO CONDENSED MOISTURE BUILD UP CAUSING ITS COMPONENTS TO DEFECT. NOW MY CAR BECOMES VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND ACCORDING TO PRIOR RECENTS COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S AN ISSUE GM IS CURRENTLY AWARE OF BUT FAILED TO ADDRESS AND IT'S COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED, BUT WAS TOLD THE ISSUE ISN'T WITH THE ACTUAL BULB BUT RATHER ITS COMPONENT. HE ALSO SENT ME A LINK OF OTHER ALLEGED OWNERS FACING THE SAME ISSUES AND STILL GM IS DENYING THE ISSUE. I CALLED UP GM AND WAS TOLD THEY'RE NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. NOW I'M STUCK WITH THE CAR AND SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT CAUSE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS AT RISK. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 23, 2019GA

2013 CADILLAC SRX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSES LITTLE TO NO LIGHT TO BE EMITTED FROM HEADLAMP. THE HEADLIGHT CASE ACCUMULATES MOISTURE UNTIL NO LIGHT IS EMITTED. *AS *JS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 21, 2019132,000 milesTX

DIM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE THE ROAD! MUST USE BRIGHTS AT ALL TIME

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 15, 2019FL

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2013 CADILLAC SRX ARE SO DIM THAT I CANNOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN INHERENT DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE(2010-15) THAT MOST OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. APPARENTLY THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING MOISTURE TO ENTER THE HEADLIGHTS. REPAIRS ARE AROUND $2,500 AND CADILLAC REFUSES TO REMEDY THE SITUATION OR RECALL THE CARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT WITHOUT USING MY BRIGHTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 7, 201988,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AFTER DUSK, THE HEADLAMPS ILLUMINATED THE ROADWAY INADEQUATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WERE EXTREMELY DIM. KING O'ROURKE BUICK GMC (756 SMITHTOWN BYPASS #102, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787, (631) 240-0639) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA RESIDENTS WERE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE HEADLAMPS IN FULL DUE TO LITIGATION; HOWEVER, OTHER STATES DID NOT FARE AS WELL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 24, 201970,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE ACCELERATED. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THERE WAS A HARD DOWNSHIFT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 12, 201967,942 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATING WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED EXTRA DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,942.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 9, 2019PA

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM FOR LOW BEAMS! I MUST RUN W/ HIGH BEAMS AT ALL TIMES AT NIGHT FOR ANY LIGHT. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEALS FOR THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES LET MOISTURE IN AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR OVER $1200. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FOR SAFETY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 2, 2019AL

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM NIGHT DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS. REPLACED BULBS WITH LITTLE OR NO RESULTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CADILLAC WILL NOT ADDRESS. THE REFLECTORS IN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE DEFECTIVE.

Power Train
Filed Aug 27, 201949,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. IN 2018, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V212000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSITION CODE WAS SHOWING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUD DAVIS CADILLAC INC. (LOCATED AT 5433 POPLAR AVE, MEMPHIS, TN 38119, (901) 881-0177) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUED TO LAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Engine
Filed Aug 19, 201973 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICE WHILE DRIVING THAT I'M LOOSING THE ACCELERATION. THE FRONT GAUSR OF RPM IS NOT CONSISTENT. WE CAN FEEL THE ENGINE IS HAVING TROUBLE GOING FORWRD EVRY TIME I PUNCH IN THE GAS PEDAL. MY PASSANGER AND I CAN FEEL THE ACCELERATION BIT CHOCKING. SO, I BROUGHT IT SOME MECHANICS & THEY SAYS POSSIBLE TIME CHAIN PROBLEM. THEY DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND HERE SOME OF THE CODE CAME OUT. P0011, P0014, P0016, P0018, P0021. AT FIRST, THEY THOUGHT OF CHANGING THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS MAYBE IT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. THEY SUGGEST TO CALL THE CADILLAC DEALER POSSIBLE FOR RECALLS. I DRIVE MY CAR DAILY TO WORK, FROM MERCED TO LATHROP, THAT'S ABOUT 120 MILES BACK AND FORT. I USED TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM MERCED TO FREMENT FROM THE PAST 4YEARS EVERYDAY BUT I GOT TRANFER TO LATHROP ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 1, 201985,400 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM AND FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ORR CHEVROLET OF FORT SMITH (6500 AUTOPARK DR, FORT SMITH, AR 72903, (479) 310-0948) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5389871230. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,400.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 30, 2019100,000 milesFL

O OUR CADILAC IN THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED IT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN FIXED AT THE CADILAC DEALER FOR WHICH WE PAID $1400 TO BILL CRAMER CADILAC IN PANAMA CITY FLOIRDA WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED THE ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS BUT WITHEN A MONTH OF THAT REPAIR THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN WERE SO DIM YOU CAN NOT SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON. NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER REPAIR BILL CRAMER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD ABOUT THE ISSUE HAPPENING AGAIN AND WE WERE TOLD OVER THE PHONE THAT WE WOULD AGAIN HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THINGS UP WITH GM. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE TRIED TO SPEAK WITH BILL CRAMER CADILAC OR GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUNAROUND. NOW IM FINDING EVERYONE WHO PURCHASED ONE OF THESE VEHICLES IS HAVEING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. SOMEONE I WORK WITH RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEWER SRX AND IT ALREADY HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS?????????

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate
Filed Jul 26, 201974,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REMOVING THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE TRUNK, THE LIFTGATE CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY RAISED BACK UP. WHEN THE CONTACT MOVED AWAY, THE LIFTGATE CLOSED BACK INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO OPEN AGAIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLY NAVARRE CHEVROLET (1300 E COLLEGE ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607, (337) 513-4365), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 25, 201972,000 milesLA

TAKARA RECALL" THE CADILLAC 2013 SRX LUXURY LATCH GATE WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN I HAD A FLAT TIRE TO GET THE SPARE TIRE OUT THE BACK. ALSO WHEN IT DID OPEN IT SLAMMED ON TOP OF MY BACK AND WOULD NOT STOP CLOSING.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 22, 2019AR

HEADLIGHTS TOO DIM UNABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT! ALMOST HIT A CAR PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING SPOT BECAUSE LIGHTS WERE TOO DIM.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 20, 2019PA

LOW BEAMS ARE VERY,VERY DIM. I FIND IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND OFTEN DRIVE MY WIFE'S OUTBACK AT NIGHT SPECIALLY IF RAINING!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 2, 201975,000 milesSC

THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS OR VERY DIM CAN NOT SEE AT NIGHT DRIVING , IT REALLY BAD I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA WE DON'T HAVE MANY STREET LIGHT ON OUR ROADS. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD DRIVE THESE CARS THAT ON THE BAD LIGHT LIST.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 1, 2019TX

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS TO DIM CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 26, 201936,000 milesCT

SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR USED WITH 36K MILES ON IT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME PROGRESSIVELY DIMMER, TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. CADILLAC WANTS 1200 TO FIX THEM, AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON THEIR VEHICLES.

Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Jun 12, 201980,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF LEAKED EVERY TIME IT RAINED. THE INCIDENT CAUSED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VINCE WHIBBS BUICK GMC CADILLAC (5651 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, 850-610-1851) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN HOSE SHOULD BE CHECKED TWICE A YEAR FOR A WATER TEST TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 3, 2019LA

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS VERY LOW AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. NEW REPLACED PARTS RESULT IN SAME PROBLEM WITHIN FEW MONTHS AND CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS. PAYING FOR IT SINCE AUG 2018 AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 22, 2019AR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2013 CADILLAC SRX ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE VEHICHLE AT NIGHT . THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS BUT DID NOT HELP.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 21, 2019108,000 milesOH

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR. WE LOVE IT, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS. WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA, SO THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS OF ANY KIND IN OUR AREA. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM WERE VERY NICE AND REPLACED THE BULBS IN THE CAR AND IT DID NOT MAKE ONE BIT OF DIFFERENCE. THE LOW BEAMS ARE SO BAD THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE AT NIGHT, AT ALL. MY HUSBAND ALMOST HIT A TREE THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE IT. THERE IS ALREADY A LAWSUIT WITH GM OVER THE HEADLAMP ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA FOR THE 2011-2015 SRX. WHILE GM IS CONCERNED WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS OR SO THEY SAY, THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE WITH FIXING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL. TO ME THAT SAYS, "WE ARE NOT GOING TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ON RECALLS, WE WOULD RATHER PAYOUT ON WRONGFUL DEATH SUITS". WHICH IS CLEAR BY THE CLASS ACTION SUIT IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA. MY QUESTION IS "HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED OVER THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS"?

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 17, 2019GA

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. I HAVE PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT THE HEAD LIGHTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE EVEN WORKING. I CANNOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT AS I CANNOT SEE. IF I MUST DRIVE IT, I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC CONTINUALLY FLASH THEIR BRIGHTS AT ME. THIS VEHICLE IS SUPER DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. NO HELP FROM CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 15, 201930,000 milesNY

HEADLIGHTS EXTERIOR HOUSING UNITS WEAR OUT OR DETERIORATE ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ACCUMULATE AND CONDENSE FROM THE AIR THAT FLOWS THROUGH THEIR VENTS.I CANT SEE AT NIGHT AND ITS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 9, 201974,420 milesTN

2013 CADILLAC SRX HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 30, 201974,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED ORR CADILLAC OF FORT SMITH (LOCATED AT 6500 AUTOPARK DR, FORT SMITH, AR 72903, (479) 310-0948) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 30, 201975,000 milesOH

I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL WRECKS DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THIS VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THE ROADWAYS. DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SEE. EVEN AFTER APPLYING THE SUGGESTED FIXES FROM CADILLAC, YOU CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I HAVE INCLUDED THE MOST RECENT DATE OF A NEAR WRECK DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY.

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