NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2010 Cadillac SRX. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY AND JERKED BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE HAND BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
AFTER A RAIN STORM, MY HEADLIGHTS CONDENSED UP, THEN THE RIGHT LAMP WENT OUT, AFTER REPLACING THE HEI LAMP, THE LEFT LAMP WENT OUT. THESE LAMPS ARE VARY COSTLY, PLUS THE LABOR, BECAUSE GM HAS A POOR SEAL AROUND THE HEADLAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE RAIN.
THE SRX 2010 WAS PARKED OUT SIDE DURING A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT ACCUMULATED MOISTURE, AND WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND A WARNING SIGN TO CHECK HEADLIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH.
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ONE OF THEM IS ALREADY ACCUMULATING MOISTURE AND HAS BURNED OUT AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL, AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CHECK LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WARNING. THEN CHECK RIGHT LOW BEAM WARNING CAME ON. NOW BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOW & HIGH BEAMS ARE OUT. THERE IS CONDENSATION IN THE DRIVER SIDE LENS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE LENS DESIGN AND THERE SHOULD BE A GM RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,184.
MY POWER HATCH BACK OPENS ON ITS OWN ALL THE TIME.
I HAVE A 2010 CADILLAC SRX AND BOTH OF THE THE LIGHT COVERS ARE FIELD WITH CONDENSATION THE DRIVERS LIGHT GOT BLOWN OUT BECAUSE OF THE CONDENSATION. IT DOES NOT LOOKE LIKE MY LIGHTS ARE EVEN ON WHEN THEY ARE AND I JUST GOT NEW LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE LIGHT COVERS ARE 450.00 A PIECE AND 1300.00 FOR LABOR WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD THEY REALLY SHOULD RECALL THIS BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE.
THE HEADLIGHTS GET MOISTURE IN THEM CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BARELY WORK. I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT. IT IS SO DANGEROUS! CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA HAVE HAD SUCCESSFUL LAWSUITS OVER THE ISSUE AND CADILLAC'S OWNERS ARE GETTING REIMBURSED. WHY CAN'T WE GET REIMBURSED IN MINNESOTA?
HEADLIGHTS ARE GETTING EXTREMELY DIMMED AND NOW YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL IF THEY ARE ON VEHICLE IS UNDERIVABLE AT NIGHT TIME. I HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES DIRECTLY TO CADILLAC CUSTOMER CARE BUT NO ONE CARE. DEALERSHIP SHIPS WANTS 1500.00 PER LIGHT TO REPLACE THEM. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE RECALL LONG TIME AGO.
The contact owns a 2010 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated while driving 50 mph in the rain, due to the dim lighting on the headlights he failed to see a sofa in the middle of the freeway and crashed into it. The contact stated he did not sustain any injuries nor sought medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer and repaired the structural damage on the body but did not inform the failure of the dim lighting. The contact stated he continues to experience the same failure. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
DURING A RAINSTORM MY LEFT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE LIGHT. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.COST WAS OVER $1300.00. VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 63,400 MILES ON IT. AFTER REVIEWING MULTIPLE FORUMS I FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SPECIFICALLY, IF THE HEADLIGHT SEALS ARE UNRELIABLE IT COULD RESULT IN HEAD ON COLLISIONS/ACCIDENTS DURING BAD WEATHER INVOLVING PRECIPITATION. WHAT HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT UNIT CAUSED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,866.
60,000 MILES, BOTH THE FRONT HEADLAMP UNIT SEALS ARE LEAKING WATER CAUSING THE FRONT LIGHTS TO DIM AND BURN OUT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON CADILLAC.COM FORUM SITE. THE COST IS 1200 DOLLARS PER UNIT TO REPAIR. THEY ADVISE NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND CADI KNEW THE SEALS DISINTEGRATE CAUSING A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION!
TAKATA RECALL, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN CHANGED THE YEAR IS LESS THAN 6 YRS OLD. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. GM WANTS 1200.00 FOR JUST THE ASSEMBLY NOT LABOR. THEY LEAK AND MOISTURE GET INSIDE AND BLOWS OUT THE BULBS AND SHORTS OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS BS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM USING THE CHEAPEST JUNK POSSIBLE AND SELLING IT FOR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WAY TO GO GM, PUT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER LIFE AT RISK SO YOU COULD MAKE MORE MONEY....YOU MAKE ME SICK. AFTER THIS CADILLAC I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER CADILLAC. YOU HAVE BROKE ME WITH YOUR CHEAP CRAP THERE ARE 50 AND 60 YR OLD CADDYS THAT STILL HAVE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT DON'T LEAK, ALL OVER THE INTERNET CADDYS NEWER THAN MY 2010 SRX ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS SAD AND IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR GM NOT TO REMAKE THESE ASSEMBLIES SO THEY DON'T LEAK. AND FIND A SUPPLIER THAT DOESN'T CHARGE 1200.00 FOR A ASSEMBLY THAT WILL LEAK IN LESS THAN 5 YRS TOTALLY NOT SATISFIED, THIS IS ONLY THE WORST OF THE LONG LINE OF ISSUES WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR CADILLAC, IT LOOKS LIKE CADDY IS GOING DOWNHILL. WE WILL LOOK FOR A BETTER BUILT VEHICLE AND YA'LL CAN HAVE THIS HIGH DOLLAR CHEAP JUNK! PISSES ME OFF THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES LEAKED AND COST ON AVERAGE 2000.00 EACH INCLUDING LABOR TO FIX ONLY TO KNOW IT MIGHT LAST 4 YRS LOL WAY TO GO FOREIGN TRADE YOU BROUGHT US 10X THE COST FOR [XXX] CRAP PARTS. CADILLAC SUCKS! CHEAP PARTS AND WAYYYY OVER PRICED! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN AS I WAS DRIVING TO CHECK THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS COMPLETELY OUT ON THE PASSENGER LIGHT. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE INSIDE OF THE LIGHT. THE BLINKER STILL WORKS BUT THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM ARE BOTH OUT.
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 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED, BUT A REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
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.
2010 CADILLAC SRX "SERVICE STABILITRAC" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR THE LAST YEAR. I'VE HAD THE SHOP WHO RAN THE CODE. THE CODE CAME BACK AS POSSIBLE FAIL BUT INCONCLUSIVE. THE MECHANIC CHECKED ALL FUSES AND ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING IN NEED OF REPAIR AND ALL SYSTEMS WORKING PROPERLY. TO REPLACE THE PART THAT "MAYBE CAUSING" THE WARNING TO COME ON WOULD COST ME UP TO $1200.
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.
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!
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 BECOMES COPLETELY INOPERABLE ONE MIGHT HAVE A LIMB OR EXTREMITY CAUGHT AND NOT HAVE ANY MEANS OF OPENING THE LIFT GATE MANUALLY FOR WHEN IT STOPS WORKING THERE IS NO WAY TO RELEASE IT. CADILLAC IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THIS UNIT AND ARE RISKING CONSUMERS SAFETY BUT JUST REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. 780000 GM LIFT GATES RECALLED WHY NOT CADILLAC
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 BETWEEN DRIVING WITH THEIR HIGHBEAMS ON AND BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS OR DRIVING WITHOUT ANY HEADLIGHTS WHICH COULD CAUSE DEATH OR BODILY HARM TO THE DRIVER OR ANY PROPERTY OR PERSONS THAT THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE. CADILLAC KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT ARE WILLING TO RISK PEOPLE'S LIVES IN ORDER TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS. THEY HAVE A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD RESOLVE BEFORE THERE IS LOSS OF LIFE
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMELY DIM. BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CADILLAC ADVISED THAT I WOULD NEED TO SPEND $3000 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS BUT OFFERED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DIMNESS IN 2012, BUT THAT BULLETIN HAD EXPIRED. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT SPENDING 10% OF THE COST OF THE CAR TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS.
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,
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
SEPTEMBER 2015 HEADLITES STARTED GETTING MOISTURE AND WATER IN THEM.IN OCT WHILR DRIVING AT NITE THE LEFT HEADLITE WENT OUT THEN THE RIGHT ONE DID,I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD AND WENT IN DITCH.CALLED CADILLAC NEXT DAY TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND ADVISED ME TO CALL DEALER WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUT 2 NEW HEADLITES AT 1200.00 EACH WITH OUT LABOR,I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT SO TOOK LITES OUT OF CAR,THE BALLAST WERE FILLED WITH WATER.I SEPERATED THE LENSES AND RESEALED THEM WITHSILICONE AND REPLACED BALLAST AND BULBS FROM EBAY.HEADLITES NO LONGER LEAK BUT IM SURE THEY WILL AT SOME POINT IN TIME.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS IS TO DANGEROUS AND IT IS DEFINATELY A DISIGN FLAW,I HAVE READ WHERE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX ,ISSUE STARTED AT 57,000 MILES
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 .
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.
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
THE HEADLIGHTS/HEADLAMPS FILL UP WITH WATER , EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION AND CAUSE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, MEANING FALSE READINGS ON DASH ABOUT LIGHTS OUT ETC.
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
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.
HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. SAFETY HAZARD. MECHANICS SAY NOTHING I CAN DO EXCEPT TRY REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT AT $1500 EACH. AND, WHO KNOWS IF THIS WOULD WORK? THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I CANNOT SPEND $3,000 AS THIS IS HALF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT.
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).
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
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.
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.
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
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. *TR
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
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
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEALED HEADLAMP HAD A BUILD UP OF WATER AND SHORTED OUT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.RT. 495 IN MA.