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2014 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 2014 record →

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 26, 202040,000 milesFL

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE ISSUED THIS FORM. THE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2014 CADILLAC SRX (AND ABOUT 300,000 OTHERS) SETTING IS SUCH THAT THE HEADLAMPS' LOW BEAMS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD UNDERGO A RECALL SERVICE BY CADILLAC.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 16, 2020TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HI-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE USED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CREST CADILLAC (6280 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75034) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VIN. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED THAT A LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN REGARDS TO THE HEADLIGHT HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. DUE TO THE NON-RESPONSE, THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 8, 2020MI

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM ON THIS CAR THAT YOU HAVE TROUBLE SEEING THE ROAD AFTER DARK. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THOUGHT I HAD THE PARKING LIGHTS ON. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN SEE ON A DARK ROAD IS TO USE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WHICH ONLY BLINDS THE ONCOMING DRIVERS. THESE LIGHTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS ON CITY STREETS AND TWO LANE ROADS AS YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROAD OR THE SIDES OF THE ROAD . I CAN NOT AFFORD THE $2000 OR MORE THAT IT COSTS TO GET THIS FIXED AS IT CAST OTHERS. THIS A PART DEFECT AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING FAULTY EQUIPMENT BEFORE CAUSES INJURY OR DEATH.

Exterior LightingCrash
Filed Dec 7, 2020MD

HEAD LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM FORCING OWNER TO USE HIGH BEAMS ON A SEMI REGULAR BASIS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 3, 202039,400 milesFL

MOISTURE ENTERING THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY ON MY 2014 CADILLAC SRX CAUSES THE LOW BEAM TO BECOME FOGGY AND UNABLE TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AT DARK HOURS OR IN THE RAIN WHICH IN TURN RAISES A SAFETY ISSUE

Electrical SystemCrash
Filed Dec 2, 202081,000 milesMD

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE DIM CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES AT NIGHT FORCING ME TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO MUCH AND GM TRIED TO FORCE OWNERS TO PAY TO FIX $1700 ESTIMATE OUT POCKET WITH THE HOPE & PRAYER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY THAT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AS DOCUMENTED ON:: HTTPS://GMAUTHORITY.COM/BLOG/2020/03/2010-2015-CADILLAC-SRX-OWNERS-STILL-BATTLING-WITH-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEMS/COMMENT-PAGE-5/#COMMENT-1001328 AND HTTPS://CADILLACSOCIETY.COM/2020/03/10/OWNERS-CONTINUE-TO-STRUGGLE-WITH-CADILLAC-SRX-HEADLIGHTS/ I HAD MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT THAT SHOWS MY CAR COULD CAUSE INJURY BASED ON MAKING MISTAKES FOR LACK OF VISIBILITY. THIS IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN AND GM IS BARELY GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT IGNORING IT BUT BLOWING IT OFF IN MANY WAYS SUPPRESSING IT IN MANY WAYS . THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SUSPENSION ARE SCARY WHEN YOU HEAR THE NOISES AND I THINK MORE SCARY WHEN YOU ASK FOR AN ESTIMATE WHICH I WILL PUT OFF DECIDING TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH AN AREA OF THE CAR THAT CAN TRULY CAUSE DEATH IF THE PAST MEANS ANYTHING. I AM GOING TO MENTION THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE QUE SYSTEM THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY TRYING TO DENY BUT DID PAY 90% OF MY $1000 REPAIR WITHOUT TAKING BLAME AND OF COURSE THIS IS NOT A REAL SAFETY CONCERN BUT WORTH DESCRIBING BECAUSE IT SHOWS A CLEAR PATTERN OF SUPPRESSION AND AVOIDANCE TO RECALL A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART OF A VEHICLE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

Power Train
Filed Nov 18, 202040,000 milesAZ

MOSTLY DURING DECELERATIONS AT LOW SPEEDS, AS IS THE CASE FOR US UPON ENTERING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE EXPERIENCE HARD SHIFTS OR A "BUCK". THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING A QUICK ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR LOW SPEED IN CITY TRAFFIC.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 8, 2020TX

I PURCHASED A 2014 CADILLAC SRX AND THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING.WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER WITH IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS CHECKED BEFORE WE LEFT WITH OUT.WE RESEARCHED ON LINE AND DISCOVERED A DEFECTIVE LIGHT DESIGN WAS THE PROBLEM.WE CAN NOT EVER DRIVE OUR CAR AT NIGHT .

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 29, 202075,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS WERE DIM AND PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A REPLACEMENT WAS OFFERED UNDER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HOWEVER, THE TIME WAS EXPIRED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 28, 2020NJ

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DEM ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT HAVE TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS AT NIGHT

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 18, 20208,000 milesIL

THE HEAD LIGHTS GIVE OFF A VERY LOW DIMMING OR A LOW BEAM OF LIGHT. WHICH I CANT SEE THE LINES INSIDE OF THE ROAD OR DIVIDING LANES. THE OUT SIDE GLASS THAT COVERS THE LIGHT IS CLEAR AND NOT DAMAGED.I HAVE TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHT TO DRIVE EVERYDAY CONDITIONS. IKNOW OF OTHERS CADILLIAC OWNS WHO HAS ALSO EXPERIENCES THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE OF LIFE AND DEATH!! ON COMING TRAFFIC SOMETIMES BLOWING TO INFORM ME MY LIGHTS ARE LOW. LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY MATTER .

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 7, 2020FL

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS SO DIM ON REGULAR (NOT HIGH BEAM), THAT I CANNOT SEE THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CADILLAC DIRECTLY. THEY ADVISED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH I DID. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP AT FIELDS CADILLAC IN JACKSONVILLE THAT IT IS A REFLECTOR BEHIND THE BULB, AND THEY SEE IT A LOT. THE ISSUE IS THIS: I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPAIR IT; HOWEVER I HAD TO PAY FOR IT, AND CADILLAC WOULD REIMBURSE ME. I ASKED THE PRICE. IT WAS APPROX. $1500! I AM A WIDOW, LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY, AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF DISPOSABLE RESOURCES. SHE SAID THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD REPAIR IT. I WAS VERY UPSET. I THOUGHT IT WAS COMPLETELY UNFAIR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE CAD HEADLIGHTS DOING THE SAME THING AS MINE. I TOLD THEM IF I WAS KILLED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE, I WOULD MAKE SURE MY SON NEVER HAD TO WORK A DAY AGAIN IN HIS LIFE. IT WOULD BE ENTIRELY THEIR FAULT IN MY OPINION. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES TO MY HOME A FEW WEEKS AGO AFTER DARK, AND I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, AND THERE ARE SO MANY ANIMALS, ETC. THAT MUST BE SEEN IF THEY ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NOT TO MENTION MY OWN VISIBILITY OF THE ENTIRE ROAD. WHEN I PUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON, OF COURSE DRIVERS COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION PUT THEIRS ON ME. SO WE'RE BOTH BLIND. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED BY CADILLAC OR THE NHTSA. *LN*JB

Electrical System
Filed Oct 2, 202020 milesPA

ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON AT 100000 MILES. THEN GOES OFF. CODES INCLUDE : CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR BLOCK 1, TRACTION CONTROL, BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER DRIVING FOR A DISTANCE OF 10 MILES OR MORE FOR A DURATION OF 1 TO 3 HOURS IN LIGHT OR HEAVY TRAFFIC.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 23, 202051,000 milesTX

WE PURCHASED THIS 2014 SRX IN 2017 IN DAYLIGHT AT GATEWAY BUICK,DALLAS,TX. AFTER A FEW DAYS DRIVING IT AT NIGHT COULD QUICKLY TELL THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO TOO DIM TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT, COMPLAINED MANY TIMES TO THEM, THEY EVEN LATER CHECKED LIGHTS OUT AND SAID ALL WAS OK! VERY DISGUSTED WITH CADILLAC NOT WANTING TO RECALL AS I FOUND OUT THAT THE 2010'S THR 2015'S ARE ALL DEFECTIVE. WE CALL CADILLAC AND THEY TELL US THIS CAR IS IN NAME OF A MAN IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY CAN'T HELP US. I AM VERY VERY MAD AT CADILLAC FOR NOT SUPPORTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN THIS WAY! WE HAVE NO ONE TO TURN TO BUT ONLY FINDING A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS TRAGIC SITUATION. FINALLY ORDERED NEW HEADLIGHTS THROUGH CADILLAC DEALERSHIP ($2,000.00 TO REPAIR)EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TELL US NOT IN AS YET. THEY ARE ALL IN DENIAL. I AM 77 NOW AND HUSBAND 85 AND OUR CHILDREN ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT US DRIVING AT NIGHT. PLEASE IF SOMEONE COULD HELP IN THIS AWFUL SITUATION. A LETTER FROM CADILLAC EARLIER THIS YEAR SAID WILL ONLY PAY $1600.00 TO REIMBURSE US TO REPLACE THEM AND ONLY IF MOISTURE IS THE PROBLEM. DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD IS HORRIBLE, NOT LIGHTING, MAIN STREETS WITH STREETLIGHTS OK, BUT ANY DARK STREET IS A DEATH RISK. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO VENT AND PRAY FOR SOME RESOLVING OF THIS SITUATION. I HAVE READ WHERE PEOPLE HAVE ORDERED HEADLIGHTS AND HAD THEM REPLACED AND STILL NO BETTER, JUST SAME OLD ORIGINALS. THANKS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 22, 202049,000 milesIN

MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMMER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE, SO MUCH SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH-BEAMS TO SEE AT NIGHT. THIS DOES NOT CHANGE AND IS LIKE THIS FROM THE MOMENT I TURN ON THE VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS!!

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 22, 202039,153 milesPA

THE CADILLAC QUE (RADIO SCREEN) HAS CRACKED IN UPPER RIGHT CORNER & EXPANDING DOWN THE SCREEN & TOWARD LEFT SIDE OF SCREEN CAUSING DISTORTION TO WHAT IS DISPLAYED. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND NOT EVEN USED AS A DAILY VEHICLE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED & DISAPPOINTED IN THIS FLAW & WOULD APPRECIATE A RECALL TO HAVE SCREEN REPLACED AT NO CHARGE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 21, 2020MD

MY FRONT LIGHTS HAVE CONDENSATION IN THEM THE LOW LIGHT DO NOT GET BRIGHT SO I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NITE. I'VE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 14, 202057,000 milesMO

MY CUE SCREEN IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. 1) BACK UP CAMERA IS NO LONGER VISIBLE WHEN PARKING MY CAR. 2) GPS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE BECAUSE I CANNOT GET INTO THE SYSTEM, I HAVE TO USE MY CELL PHONE FOR GPS ON THE HIGHWAY MAKING IT UNSAFE DUE TO THE SUPER SMALL SCREEN INSTEAD OF THE LARGE CUE SCREEN IN THE CADILLAC SRX I PURCHASED. 3) YOU CAN NO LONGER PAIR YOUR CELL PHONE WITH THE BLUETOOTH IN THE CADILLAC, BECAUSE THE TOUCH SCREEN WILL NOT FUNCTION. THIS MAKES MY VEHICLE NO LONGER HANDSFREE. 4) RADIO STATIONS AND XM NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND OTHER OPTIONS.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 7, 202072,000 milesOH

WHEN IT RAINS IT CAUSE WATER TO COLLECT IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE MODULE FOR THE LIFTGATE IS HOUSED. WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO THINK IT'S BEEN STOLEN AND MAKES THE DASHBOARD AND SAFETY FEATURES DISABLE. IT ALSO MAKE THE CAR DON'T WANT TO TURN OFF AND IT RANDOMLY TURNS ON IF THE KEY IS NEAR BY. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CADILLAC SRX THAT CADILLAC REFUSE TO FIX OUT OF GOOD FAITH FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. IF THE MODULE GET WET YOU CAN SAY GOODBYE TO ANTILOCK BRAKES , TRACTION'S CONTROL ,AIRBAGS ,AND A HOST OF OTHER FEATURES TILL IT DRY OUT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 2, 202086,000 milesNJ

DUE TO COVID-19, I WAS NOT DRIVING AT NIGHT. RECENTLY, I NEEDED TO GO OUT IN THE EARLY EVENING AND REALIZED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE EXTREMELY DIM AND AT TIMES THERE ARE NO LIGHTS AT ALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!. NOW, I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. CADILLAC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ISSUED A LETTER AND SAID THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WHICH POSSIBLY CAN OCCUR IN THE FUTURE AND PROVIDED A DEADLINE DATE. AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THE LETTER, MY CAR WAS FINE HOWEVER THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I TAKE MY CAR FOR REPAIRS SAID TO CALL CADILLAC TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE DATE. I WAS SHOCK TO FIND OUT THAT CADILLAC WITL NOT EXTEND THE DEADLINE DATE NOR WILL MY $3200 EXTENDED WARRANTY COVER THE $1600+ REPAIRS EITHER. RECALL IS NECESSARY!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 25, 2020FL

UNABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO VERY LOW LIGHT OUTPUT. LIKE DRIVING WITH NO LIGHTS OR WITH PARK LIGHTS. HAD NEW LIGHTS INSTALLED, BUT STILL VERY LOW LIGHTING. WORSE IF IT IS RAINING. CAN'T SEE 2 FOOT IN FRONT OF YOU UNLESS YOU HAVE THE HIGH BEAM ON. RURAL DRIVING, LIVE IN COUNTRY.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 12, 2020MA

THE CUE SCREEN STARTED TO SPIDER ON ITS OWN

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jul 28, 202046,663 milesFL

DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR DELAMINATED. CAR HAS EXACTLY 46663 MILES ON IT AND IS GARAGE KEPT. CADILLAC SAYS SORRY IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND WANTS ALMOST $500 TO REPLACE THIS SAFETY RELATED ITEM.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 20, 202079,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE EXTREMELY DIM AND CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUNCAN FAMILY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (269 S ROANE ST, HARRIMAN, TN 37748) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Power Train
Filed Jul 8, 202084,000 milesNY

I PURCHASED A 2014 CADILLAC SRX AND BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION 7 MONTHS LATER. I WAS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFT CHANGES CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING, TO THE POINT WHERE I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR A DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW. OCCORDING TO THEM THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR UNTIL I DROVE IT THERE AND PHYSICALLY REQUESTED A MANAGER TO COME OUT AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THEN AND ONLY THEN THEY ADMITTED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND CLAIMED THEY PERFORMED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND 5 WEEKS LATER I WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME WORST THAN THE 1ST TIME. BY THEN MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THEY DID NOT WANT TO GUARANTEE THEIR REPAIR AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY ALMOST 3,000 DOLLARS FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE. MY OTHER ISSUE IS WITH THE CUE, IT CRACKED WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PAY 1,500 DOLLARS TO FIX. SECOND TIME I HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT. THIS MODEL HAS SO MANY ISSUES IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ON THE ROAD FROM A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND CUES THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU HAVER TO USE YOUR CELL PHONE FOR NAVIGATION.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 4, 2020108,500 milesKY

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM I CAN NOT SEE MORE THAN 2 FEET ON FROMT OF ME. THIS ISSUE IS APPARENTLY CAUSE BY FAULTY CASING ON THE HEADLIGHTS ON 2010-2016 SRX CADILLACS AND GM IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP FOR THIS MISTAKE. MY BEHICKE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON. WE NOTICED THE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AT NIGHT. THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jun 28, 2020IN

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT EVEN LIGHT UP THE ROAD VERY WELL AND CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD. I SEARCHED THE WEB TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY ARE SAYING IT'S CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER ERROR WITH 2010-2016 CADILLAC STX'S.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 24, 2020IL

THE BACKUP MONITOR TOUCHSCREEN CRACKED INTO A SPIDERWEB EFFECT. I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT WAS SUDDENLY LIKE THAT AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 27, 2020FL

THE DAY I BOUGHT MY 2014 CADILLAC SRX ON THE DRIVE HOME IT GOT DARK AND MY LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS IN TALLAHASSEE IN TRAFFIC SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE STREET LIGHTS THAT WERE MAKING THEM SEEM DIM. AS I CONTINUED HOME I WAS RUNNING THE LIGHTS ON HIGH WHEN I MET A CAR I PUT THEM ON LOW AND IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THIS WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP AND OF COURSE IT WAS TEST DRIVEN IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. I PURCHASED IT ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020, THE CARFAX CHECKED OUT GREAT, WITHOUT BEING AWARE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND I REALLY DO NOT THINK THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE SOLD THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. CADILLAC FINALLY SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS IN FLORIDA AND THE WEEK FOLLOWING MY PURCHASE MY MOTHER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THE HEADLIGHTS ON HER 2013 CADILLAC SRX THAT WAS TOTALED DURING HURRICANE MICHAEL ON OCTOBER 10, 2018. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD I COULD HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AT MY COST. THIS IS NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE AND DURING THIS TIME A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA $1700.00 LAYING AROUND BECAUSE THAT WAS THE QUOTE THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER. WITH ALL I HAVE FOUND IN MY RESEARCH AND EVEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT CADILLAC SHOULD BE REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY. I EVEN CONTACTED THE ADMINISTRATOR WITH CLASS ACTION SUIT AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS IN THE GROUP THAT WAS NOTIFIED EARLIER AND THAT DEADLINE HAD EXPIRED IN JUNE 2019 PRIOR

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 27, 2020102,100 milesSD

HEADLIGHTS, PARTICULARLY LOW BEAMS, HAVE BECOME VERY DIM OVER TIME. HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE NOT CLOUDED. NECESSARY TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS. *BF CONSUMER STATED HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED.*JB

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 25, 202030,000 milesMS

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS MY EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM I FEEL IT A DANGER TO DRIVE AR NIGHT OR JUST DARK PLACES. I AM REPORTING THIS TO MY STATE AND IF THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I AM WITH THE GROUP WHO WANTS A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I WARN EVERY ONE I KNOW NOT TO PURCHASE A CADILLAC BECAUSE THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 7, 2020MN

BOTH HID HEADLAMPS ARE TOO DIM TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. REPLACED AND WAS NO IMPROVEMENT. CADILLAC WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR ENTIRE COST. $800 DOES NOT COVER HID LAMP. *TR

Seats
Filed Apr 30, 2020MA

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK HAS A BURN WHOLE CAUSED BY SEAT HEATER WHILE DRIVING.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 22, 202051,248 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF A FRACTURE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL. RAMEY PRINCETON CHEVROLET (135 FAIRMONT DR, PRINCETON, WV 24740, (304) 425-2134) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRACTURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PROVIDE A MINIMAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,248.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 21, 2020TN

LIGHT RECALL DOESN'T COVER ENTIRE ORIGINAL LIGHT AND I NEED TO GET IT REPLACED (OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO BE $1204.64). . THE CAR DID NOT HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT SHOWED ISSUES. HISTORY REPLACEMENTS PROVE THE WHOLE LIGHT MUST BE REPLACED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 10, 202075,000 milesVA

HEADLIGHT SO DIM COULD NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. HAVE TRIED REPLACING BULBS BUT NOT REALLY HELPING. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE HEADLIGHT AND CADILLAC SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL. DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME THING AND EVEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 6, 2020FL

THE SRX HEADLAMPS ARE SO DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THAT IT IS DANGEROUS. WHEN DRIVING IT DOES NOT EMIT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE THE ROAD AND WHEN CARS ARE COMING TOWARDS YOU BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LIGHTS EMITTING G FROM MY VEHICLE OR BLINDS YOU FROM SEEING THE ROAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT OWNERSHIP. THEY FINALLY SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS ON FLORIDA THAT THE KNOW THE HAVE AN ISSUE BUT NOW WANTS THE CONSUMER TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND SUBMIT A CLAIM. THIS IS UNFAIR AND DANGEROUS MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA 1600 DOLLARS LAYING AROUND. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PAY FOR THEIR POOR PART ISSUES WITH THEIR PRODUCT NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 6, 202080,000 milesFL

MY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE SAFE. I CANNOT SEE WHEN THEY ARE ON THE LOW BEAM, AND OTHERS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME AS IF TO SAY THEY CAN'T SEE ME EITHER. I CAN SEE WELL WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ON, THEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC FLASHES THEY ARE TOO BRIGHT AND BLINDING THEM. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET. I REPORTED IT TO THE CADILLAC DEALER, AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN RETURN MY CALL AS THEY SAID THEY WOULD. DON'T IGNORE THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I CANNOT PROVIDE ANY DATE BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS LIKE THIS. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, AND NEED GOOD HEADLIGHTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 4, 202059,000 milesVA

THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2014 CADILLAC SRX ARE SO DIM IT HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR NOR 2 MAYBE 3 FEET PASS THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREETS. I'M DRIVING TRULY ON SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR LIGHTS AGAINST THE ROAD. CADILLAC HAVE PROVIDED A LETTER TO CUSTOMERS TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS STATING A SMALL NUMBER OF SRX MODELS...YEA RIGHT DANGEROUS IS DANGEROUS... CAN REPLACE LIGHTS DUE TO MOISTURE..ETC..ETC.. HOWEVER, THEY ARE ONLY PROVIDING A CAP ($800 PER HEADLIGHT) OF WHAT THEY WOULD PAY. AFTER TAKING IT TO A CADILLAC DEALER THEY ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS WAY OVER THE CAP AND WE HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALL STATUS IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY CAR IS A 2014 WITH ABOUT 59500 MILES NOW AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY 3 MAR 2020, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME MODEL HEADLIGHT WOULD BE INSTALL BACK INTO MY VEHICLE MEANING IN ABOUT 2 YEARS OR LESS I WOULD BE PLACE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AGAIN. I AM NOT SURE WHAT VEHICLES YOU ALL ARE TESTING AND SAW THAT THESE SRXS HEADLIGHT ARE MEETING HEADLIGHT SAFETY STANDARD. I RECOMMEND YOU REEVALUATE THIS SITUATION AND CHARGE GM CADILLAC TO PUT A RECALL ON ALL THE VEHICLES THEY STATED WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE WITH OUR HEADLIGHTS. P.S. THE MORE I DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT THE WORST THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME. THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT OF A VEHI

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 27, 202085,000 milesKY

THE DIM HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR ARE AWFUL YOU CAN HARDLY SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT, YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS RAINING YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AT ALL. WHEN YOU DIM YOUR HEADLIGHTS IT IS LIKE YOU TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS. WHAT IS REALLY BAD IS WHEN YOU HAVE PAID ALOT FOR THIS CAR AND YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AT ALL. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TOLD OUR CHILDREN IF SOMETHING EVER HAPPENS TO US IN THIS CAR AT NIGHT FOR THEM TO BE SURE TO SUE CADILLAC BECAUSE THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT EVER HAPPENS TO US. THANK YOU!!!

Exterior LightingCrash
Filed Feb 16, 20201 milesGA

MOISTURE GETS IN LIGHTS CAUSING LIGHT TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. LIGHT DIMNESS CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY AND CAUSE ME TO WRECK MY CAR.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 15, 202094,000 milesLA

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIMINISHING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT TIME.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 12, 2020100,900 milesTX

CONDENSATION AND WATER WERE LEAKING INTO THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A CADILLAC SERVICE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE WITH A QUOTE FOR $2500 TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ENCLOSURES. HOWEVER, IF I CANNOT AFFORD REPAIRS AND I CHOOSE TO FORGO REPLACEMENT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY SHORT OUT. THIS ISSUE IS MORE THAN A COSMETIC ISSUE. THE SEALS ON THE HEADLAMP ENCLOSURE ARE DEFECTIVE AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONDENSATION DIMS THE HEADLIGHT QUALITY AT NIGHT, MAKING NIGHT-DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. CADILLAC SAID THE $2500 WOULD ONLY COVER REPLACEMENT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART, SO I MAY NEED TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED LONG AGO. NIGHTTIME DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS WITHOUT FULLY FUNCTIONAL HEADLIGHTS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 11, 202060,000 milesLA

THE LOW BEAMS ARE HORRIBLE. AT AROUND 60,000 MILES THE LOW BEAMS STARTED TO FADE DOWN. CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS MY HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. DEALERSHIP WANTS 1800$ TO FIX. I TRIED REPLACING BULBS LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD WORK AT LEAST TEMPORARILY UNTIL THEY BOTH BLEW OUT COMPLETELY WITHIN 10 MIN OF DRIVING. CADILLAC SHOULD FIX THIS IMMEDIATELY THIS IS A DANGER TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 7, 202055,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT DUSK OR DAWN, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WAS INADEQUATE FOR SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER HUBBARD'S CADILLAC/GMC (901 W. BROADWAY ST. MONTICELLO IN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 31, 202080,000 milesIL

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. I WENT AND HAD NEW LIGHTS PUT IN WITH LITTLE TO NO IMPROVEMENT. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR CADILLAC SRX 2010-2015. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO CADILLAC AND THEY SAID IT WAS $2,100 TO FIX IT. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON WITH MY NEW HEADLIGHTS IN THERE. CADILLAC SHOULD BE REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS BLINDING AND I CANNOT SEE THE LINES. MY ONLY OPTION IS TO TURN ON MY BRIGHTS WHICH IS UNSAFE FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 30, 2020MS

WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON DIM, YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD AT ALL. IT'S LIKE YOU ARE NOT DRIVING WITH ANY LIGHTS ON AT ALL. AFTER ONLY HAVING MY CAR 5 DAYS, I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD TWICE, HAD TWO PEOPLE PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SEE ME WITH LIGHTS ON DIM, AND ALMOST BEEN HIT ONCE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES THAT MANY OWNERS ARE FACING. MY CHOICES TO DRIVE MY CAR AT TIME IS TO ONLY USE THE HIGH BEAMS WHICH BLINDS OTHER DRIVERS, RISK NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE, OR HAVE AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS INSTALLED. CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB DID NOT WORK.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jan 27, 202069,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE HEADLAMP BULB REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER CADILLAC OF SOUTH CHARLOTTE LOCATED AT 10725 PINEVILLE RD, PINEVILLE, NC 28134 AND WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *BF*JB

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 23, 202075,000 milesTX

HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM AT NIGHT ON LOW BEAM YOU CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE ARE MANY MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 22, 202048,500 milesFL

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME SO DIM, THAT DRIVING AT NIGHT HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS TASK. HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT IF FEELS AS IF ONLY PARKING LIGHTS ARE ON, CAUSING ME TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON ALL THE TIME. HEADLIGHT LENS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE YELLOWED.

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