Showing 21,483 complaints for CADILLAC
Incident date: Jan 2, 2019
DIM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. CADILLAC SAYS NO RECALL. HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. CADILLAC SAYS WATER IS GETTING IN LIGHTS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO GO FAULTY. CALIFIRNIA LAWSUIT WAS WON BUT FOR CALIFORNIA ONLY TO GET THEM FIXED. THIS IS MY SPOUSES VEHICLE AND I AM IN FEAR OF HER AND MY CHILD'S SAFETY. YOU CANNOT SEE WITH THE DIM HEADLIGHTS ON AT NIGHT PERIOD. THE LIGHTS ARE VER
... Y DIM. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN RAINING OR BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE OTHER VEHICLES LIGHTS CAST MY CARS SHADOW IN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE CAUSING MORE DANGER SEEING. I AM AMAZED AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE AND PRAY NO ONE HAS LOST THEIR LIFE OVER THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP GETTING THESE VEHICLES REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR LOSES ANOTHER LIFE OVER THIS ISSUE. THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. WE HAVE TO ALMOST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN MEETING ANOTHER VEHICLE.Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM WHEN ON LOW BEAM CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. CADILLAC DEALER WILL CHARGE $1500 TO CHANGE OUT ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT TO DRIVE AROUND WITH HIGH BEAMS ON ALL THE TIME.
Incident date: Jan 9, 2019
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MAKE IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. PURCHASED THIS CAR ONE WEEK AGO. FIRST TRIP OUT AT NIGHT AND WAS FRIGHTENED BEYOND BELIEF. IT IS LIKE DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. CADILLAC OR GM HAS GOT TO FACE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WE PAID WELL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND BUYERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR A DEFECT!! I WILL BE HAPPY TO EN
... TER INTO A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST EITHER CADILLAC OR GM TO FORCE THIS HAZARD TO BE DEALT WITH.Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2019
I JUST GOT THIS CAR DELIVERED TO MY HOME ON 01/11/2019, THEN IT ID NOT WANT TO START AFTER JUMP STARTING IT WORKED THEN SHUT OFF SO I WAS GOING TO THE DEALESHIP WHILE DRIVING ONTHE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WOULD NOT START , SO HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY NOW IT HAS TO BE THERE TILL MONDAY OR TUESDAY,
Incident date: Jan 12, 2019
I JUST GOT THIS CAR DELIVERED TO MY HOME ON 01/11/2019, THEN IT ID NOT WANT TO START AFTER JUMP STARTING IT WORKED THEN SHUT OFF SO I WAS GOING TO THE DEALESHIP WHILE DRIVING ONTHE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WOULD NOT START , SO HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY NOW IT HAS TO BE THERE TILL MONDAY OR TUESDAY,
Incident date: Jan 12, 2019
I JUST GOT THIS CAR DELIVERED TO MY HOME ON 01/11/2019, THEN IT ID NOT WANT TO START AFTER JUMP STARTING IT WORKED THEN SHUT OFF SO I WAS GOING TO THE DEALESHIP WHILE DRIVING ONTHE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WOULD NOT START , SO HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY NOW IT HAS TO BE THERE TILL MONDAY OR TUESDAY,
Incident date: Sep 6, 2018
THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. ENGINEERING REPORT STATES CAUSE AS DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR ON THE FUEL FEED PIPE. REPORT UPLOADED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 27,000 MILES AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
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Incident date: May 21, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE TRUNK MANUALLY, IT RAPIDLY CLOSED DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY AND STATED THAT IT COULD CAUSE INJURIES. DUE TO THE DISTANCE AND THE CONTACT'S HANDICAP, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT
... NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500.Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2018
I HAVE A CADILLAC 2012 AND I CAN NOT SEE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE BLINGING THE ON COMING VEHICLES WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. AT UNKNOWN TIME WHEN A APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE WONT STOP. I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THAT DON'T WORK. THE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS HAVE HAPPEN TO
... ME 3 TIMES AS OF NOW, I PRAY THERE ISN'T A ACCIDENT.Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2018
I HAVE A CADILLAC 2012 AND I CAN NOT SEE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE BLINGING THE ON COMING VEHICLES WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. AT UNKNOWN TIME WHEN A APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE WONT STOP. I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THAT DON'T WORK. THE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS HAVE HAPPEN TO
... ME 3 TIMES AS OF NOW, I PRAY THERE ISN'T A ACCIDENT.Read more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2019
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO SEE AT NIGHT. BULBS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. NOW READING ONLINE THAT MANY 2011-2015 SRX OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE CAUSING NIGHT VISIBILITY ISSUES THAT ARE A SAFETY CONCERN.
Incident date: Jun 15, 2018
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE AFTER DARK WITHOUT BRIGHT LIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AFTER DARK. GM DOESN'T HAVE A RECOMMENDED REPAIR THAT DOESN'T COST THE AUTO OWNER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Incident date: Dec 15, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN AND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. TEXAS DIRECT AUTO (12053 SOUTHWEST FWY, STAFFORD, TX 77477, (281) 499-8200) REPAIRED THE OIL LEAK, BUT CALLED THE CONTACT BACK AND INFORMED HIM OF ANOTHER OIL LEAK AT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD REQUIRE THE MOTOR TO BE REPLACED. THE CO
... NTACT HAD THE OIL PAN, OIL HOUSING, AND VALVE COVERS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2018
THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM TO A POINT WHERE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT BRIGHT OR HIGH BEAMS ON. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING ON DARK OR DIMLY LIT ROADS AT NIGHT. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PROBLEM WE WERE TOLD THAT WAS NO SOLUTION AND THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. WHEN THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WAS CALLED
... , NO ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN AFTER REPEATED PROMISES THAT SOME ONE WOULD RETURN OUR CALL. WE WERE FINALLY TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $135. MY COMMENT WAS, WHY WOULD I PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS WHEN I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SUPPOSE IT IS CHEAPER FOR GM TO SETTLE DEATH CLAIMS THAN ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2019
CONCERN: EXTREMELY DIM HEADLIGHTS ON MY CADILLAC SRX, SO DIM AND HAZARDOUS THAT I DO NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT AND NOT IN RAIN. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF PENDING LAWSUITS OVER THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS SHAMEFUL OF CADILLAC - I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 55K MILES THAT I CAN LONGER SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS STILL FUNCTION PROPERLY BUT I CANNOT DRIVE ALL TH
... E TIME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS - IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CADILLAC IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE OFFERED A COSTLY REPAIR, BUT I HAVE BEEN CAUTIONED THAT THE REPAIR WORK WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.A TRUE REPAIR IS NEEDED AND CADILLAC NEEDS A RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS!Read more
Incident date: Dec 23, 2018
I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 12.23.2018 FROM AUTONATION CHEVY IN GREENACRES FLORIDA. WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST DRIVEN AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD. NOTIFIED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING CAR IN TO HAVE IT FIXED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PART OF THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM HAD DE-LAMINATED INTERNALLY. THE DEALERSH
... IP SUBSEQUENTLY SAID THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AD REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AT THEIR EXPENSE NOR DID THE ACCEPT THE CAR BACK. I MAINTAIN THAT THE DEALERSHIP KNOWINGLY SOLD ME A CAR WITH A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS REFUSING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. INCIDENTALLY, THE COST TO ME TO REPAIR THIS WOULD BE ALMOST $2,000.00Read more
Incident date: Oct 25, 2018
2014 CADILLAC SRX LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE GROWING PROGRESSIVELY DIMMER AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. THIS OCCURED OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS AND THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4.5 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF NEAR TOTAL DARKNESS. ALTHOUGH THE HI-BEAMS STILL WORK FINE, IT IS UNSAFE TO SUBJECT ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CONSTANT USE OF HI-BEAMS, YET WITHOUT THEM THE S
... RX DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SEE EVEN THE LINES ON THE ROAD. SO VERY DANGEROUS AND THIS CADILLAC OWNER IS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT, FOR FEAR OF HARMING HERSELF OR OTHERS.Read more
Incident date: Jan 6, 2019
MOISTER COMPLETELY FILLED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SO IT FAILED STATE INSPECTION.
Incident date: Jan 9, 2019
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jul 29, 2018
HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS ARE VERY DIM. THEY ARE SO DIM IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN SEE THEY'RE ON WHEN DRIVING. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN IN OPERATION. VERY DANGEROUS, AS I CANNOT SEE WELL IN LOW BEAM.
Incident date: Feb 7, 2018
THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE BRIGHTLY ENOUGH. ON A DARK STRETCH OF HIGHWAY ONE MAY ONLY SEE 15-20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS DANGEROUS, IT IS ALWAYS NECESSARY TO DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON. THE DEALER CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE AND SAYS THAT THEY ARE NORMAL, BUT THAT IS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET OF SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND AT LEAST ONE LAWSUIT
... IN PROGRESS.Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
THE CAR IS LEAKING WATER INSIDE AND INSIDE THE TRUNK AND IT IS MOLDING, THE CAR IS SOAKED OF WATER ,THIS IS DANGEROUS
Incident date: Nov 11, 2018
I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 CADILLAC CTS4 IN AUGUST 2012 FROM HERB CHAMBERS CADILLAC IN LYNNFIELD MA. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS VIRTUALLY ALL (TENS OF THOUSANDS!) CADILLAC CTS AND SRX VEHICLES BUILT SINCE 2008. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED THAT CONDENSATION APPEARED IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AFTER DRIVING IN OR
... PARKING IN THE RAIN. THE CONDENSATION WOULD NATURALLY EVAPORATE DURING EVAPORATE AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED. OVER TIME, THE LOW BEAMS BECAME DIMMER AND DIMMER. THEY HAVE BECOME SO DIM THAT DRIVING IN OTHER THAN WELL-LIT AREAS IS DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED THE MIKE ANAGNOS, SERVICE MANAGER AT HERB CHAMBERS CADILLAC. I PRESENTED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. WITHOUT INSPECTING THE CAR, HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO HEADLIGHTS COST WOULD BE $1400.00. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY WATER INGRESS TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS TO CORRODE AND 'MELT'. HE OFFERED NO FURTHER EXPLANATION AS TO WHY TWO HEADLIGHTS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE CAR'S BLUEBOOK VALUE. I ASKED HIM IF THE CORRODED WIRING THAT MELTED PRESENTED A FIRE HAZARD. HE DID NOT REPLY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PRESENTS A RISK OF UNDER-HOOD FIRE. IF YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH ON CTS OR SRX DIM HEADLIGHTS, YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE OUTRAGEOUS COST TO REPAIR. SEE ALSO CADILLACFORUM.COM AND JUSTANSWERS.COM MY RESEARCH INDICATED THAT WHEN CADILLAC REPAIRS THESE VEHICLES, THEY USE THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE USED WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT...VIRTUALLY GUARANTEEING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL PRESENT ITSELF AGAIN. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND A FIRE RISK FROM THE 'MELTED' WIRING HARNESS.Read more
Incident date: Nov 11, 2018
I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 CADILLAC CTS4 IN AUGUST 2012 FROM HERB CHAMBERS CADILLAC IN LYNNFIELD MA. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS VIRTUALLY ALL (TENS OF THOUSANDS!) CADILLAC CTS AND SRX VEHICLES BUILT SINCE 2008. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED THAT CONDENSATION APPEARED IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AFTER DRIVING IN OR
... PARKING IN THE RAIN. THE CONDENSATION WOULD NATURALLY EVAPORATE DURING EVAPORATE AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED. OVER TIME, THE LOW BEAMS BECAME DIMMER AND DIMMER. THEY HAVE BECOME SO DIM THAT DRIVING IN OTHER THAN WELL-LIT AREAS IS DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED THE MIKE ANAGNOS, SERVICE MANAGER AT HERB CHAMBERS CADILLAC. I PRESENTED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. WITHOUT INSPECTING THE CAR, HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO HEADLIGHTS COST WOULD BE $1400.00. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY WATER INGRESS TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS TO CORRODE AND 'MELT'. HE OFFERED NO FURTHER EXPLANATION AS TO WHY TWO HEADLIGHTS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE CAR'S BLUEBOOK VALUE. I ASKED HIM IF THE CORRODED WIRING THAT MELTED PRESENTED A FIRE HAZARD. HE DID NOT REPLY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PRESENTS A RISK OF UNDER-HOOD FIRE. IF YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH ON CTS OR SRX DIM HEADLIGHTS, YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE OUTRAGEOUS COST TO REPAIR. SEE ALSO CADILLACFORUM.COM AND JUSTANSWERS.COM MY RESEARCH INDICATED THAT WHEN CADILLAC REPAIRS THESE VEHICLES, THEY USE THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE USED WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT...VIRTUALLY GUARANTEEING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL PRESENT ITSELF AGAIN. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND A FIRE RISK FROM THE 'MELTED' WIRING HARNESS.Read more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2018
WELL I NOTICE THAT SOME TIME THE KEY WORKS AND SOME TIME IT DONT. THE SEAT BELT GET STUCK SOME TIME AND I JUST FOYND OUT THE CAR HAD RECALLS
Incident date: Dec 10, 2018
WELL I NOTICE THAT SOME TIME THE KEY WORKS AND SOME TIME IT DONT. THE SEAT BELT GET STUCK SOME TIME AND I JUST FOYND OUT THE CAR HAD RECALLS
Incident date: Dec 10, 2018
WELL I NOTICE THAT SOME TIME THE KEY WORKS AND SOME TIME IT DONT. THE SEAT BELT GET STUCK SOME TIME AND I JUST FOYND OUT THE CAR HAD RECALLS
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR, THE BRAKES SQUEAL UNTIL I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR 5-8 TIMES.
Incident date: Jan 7, 2019
THE HEADLIGHTS FILL UP WITH MOISTURE. THIS MAKES THE LIGHTS SO DIM YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE ROAD.
Incident date: Dec 30, 2018
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AFTER A CHECK AND RESET. THE CAR HAS A LOST OF POWER AND RUNS REAL SLOW THAN ITS LIKE THE PROBLEM NEVER EXISTED. THIS IS THE CODE I KEEP GETTING. P0420 CODE BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER
Incident date: Dec 20, 2018
LEFT HEADLIGHT BEGAN SHOWING MOISTURE INSIDE AND THEN BULB BURNT OUT. BOUGHT BULB FOR 109 DOLLARS ONLY TO FIND OUT I NEED A TOTAL REPLACEMENT KIT TO THE TUNE OF 2000 DOLLARS. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT PASS MASSACHUSETTS INSPECTION AND THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM PLEASE HELP HAVE GM RECALL. THEY SELL THE SAME EXACT KITS TO FIX AND IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE IS NO GUARENTEE IT COULD NOT HAPPEN AGAI
... N AND IT IS DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH 1 HEADLIGHT. THANK YOURead more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES LIGHTS JUST GO OFF.
Incident date: Jan 3, 2019
TAKATA RECALL-THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. YOU HAVE TURN ON THE BRIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE IN NORMAL NIGHT VISION AREAS. WHILE BRIGHT IS TOO BRIGHT TO DRIVE FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT OF RUNNING OFF THE ROAD DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE LANE OR THE PEOPLE WALKING ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS DANGER. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 2YRS.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
I BOUGHT A USED CADILLAC. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT SEE AT NIGHT. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY EYESIGHT. I LATER BOUGHT A HD LIGHT BULB FOR $200 AND HAD IT INSTALLED FOR ANOTHER $250(YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE BUMPER TO REPLACE THE BULBS ON THIS CAR). YET THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND DANGEROUS. I JUST CAME BACK FROM THE DEALER AND HE WANTED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE LIGHT
... ASSEMBLY OR GO GET AFTER MARKET ASSEMBLY. ON A HUNCH I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS WAS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH SRX'S ALL OVER THE COUNTRYRead more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2014
FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY LEAKS FROM THE PLASTIC "PVC" 90 DEGREE ELBOW LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION WILL CAUSE THE PLASTIC "PVC" ELBOW TO CRACK WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO A PERVASIVE AND DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL LEAK THEN BEGINS TO PUDDLE ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH THEN FLOWS DOWN THE FUEL TANK TOWARDS EXHAUST AND EVENTUALLY THE GROUND. A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IS P
... RESENT WHILE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. THE LEAK BECOMES GREATER AS MORE FUEL IS SENT TO THE MOTOR. THIS IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE ON MANY 2009-2015 CTS AND CTS-V VEHICLES WHICH CAN BE SEEN ON MANY MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS. THIS ISSUE HAS THE HIGH POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE IN WHICH INJURY OR DEATH CAN OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THIS LEAK DOES CAUSE A FUEL SHORTAGE TO THE MOTOR AFFECTING DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. THE PIECE THAT LEAKS IS INFERIOR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED TO AVOID ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO RESOLVE THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2019
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I MOVES THE CAR FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SPACE AGAIN AND A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN READ TO SERVICE POWER STEERING. UPON MY RESEARCH THE ELECTRICAL MODULE OR MOTOR HAS BEEN KNOW TO STOP WORKING. I WAS NOT DRIVING AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE BE
... EN IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT THE 2013 CADILLAC ATS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL STEERING. THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THESE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEMS CAN CAUSE DEATH BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DIFFICULTY TO STEER IF ON THE ROAD. STEERING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2019
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I MOVES THE CAR FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SPACE AGAIN AND A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN READ TO SERVICE POWER STEERING. UPON MY RESEARCH THE ELECTRICAL MODULE OR MOTOR HAS BEEN KNOW TO STOP WORKING. I WAS NOT DRIVING AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE BE
... EN IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT THE 2013 CADILLAC ATS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL STEERING. THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THESE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEMS CAN CAUSE DEATH BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DIFFICULTY TO STEER IF ON THE ROAD. STEERING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
MY FRONT HEADLIGHT ARE A HAZARD. I'VE HAD THE BULBS CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM, AND THEY AREN'T TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT SEALS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.
Incident date: Jan 3, 2019
I BOUGHT A 2012 CADILLAC SRX ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ONLY MY VEHICLE BUT AFTER READING DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE THAT CADILLAC NEEDS TO ADDRESS ASAP! I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT TURNING ON HIGH BEAMS WHICH CREATES ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I AM NOT ELDERLY OR SOMEONE WITH VISION PROBLEMS
... AND WHEN I CANNOT SEE THE WHITE LINES JUST A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF ME, IT IS RIDICULOUS! I HOPE CADILLAC REALIZES THE LIABILITY OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IF SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SEE, THEY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THERE ARE FAR TO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THEM TO IGNORE THIS! I AM STUCK NOW WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS USELESS IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE IT WHEN YOU WANT! THE MOMENT I CAN GET ENOUGH PAID OFF, I WILL BE SELLING IT AND NEVER BUYING ANOTHER CADILLAC PRODUCT.Read more
Incident date: Dec 31, 2018
WHEN DRIVING WHEN RAINING, THE PASSENGERS WIPER CLEANS THREE QUARTERS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND DEPOSITS THE WATER DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT AND REMAINS THERE UNTIL THE DRIVERS WIPER COMES BACK TO REMOVE IT CAUSING AN EXTREME LOSS OF VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
Incident date: Jun 7, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AIRPORT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AT (541) 770-1300 (LOCATED AT 3001 BIDDLE RD, MEDFORD, OR 97504) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAI
... LABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2019
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. CHEVROLET OF MONTEBELLO (310 W WHITTIER BLVD, MONTEBELLO, CA 90640, 323-680-5933) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS
... PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 4, 2017
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.
Incident date: Jan 4, 2017
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.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY DIM, ORANGE GLOW,I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY HAVE SAID BY REPLACING THE BULB WOULDN'T TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CONTACTED CADILLAC AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM.THIS IS DEFINETLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH HEADLIGHTS
... . I ALSO HAVE SEEN LAWSUITS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE IN OTHER STATES.I FEEL BOTH CADILLAC AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE AVOIDING TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2018
I HAVE A 2013 CADILLAC SRX THE LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM YOU CANNOT SEE FIVE FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR! THERE HAVE BEEN TONS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CADILLAC AND SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT DO A RECALL AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMEHOW TO GET GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED! I AM HAVING TO TRY AND REPLACE THESE POORLY DESI
... GNED LIGHTS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SAFE ROAD VISIBILITY WITH AFTER MARKET HEADLAMPS. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THESE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS BUT I DO NOT WANT ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO DIE IN A CRASH CAUSED BY THESE OEM LIGHTS. GM SHOULD SETUP A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON ALL OF THESE VEHICLES FITTED WITH THESE LIGHTSRead more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2018
WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR AT NIGHT WE ENCOUNTER POOR VISIBILITY TO ALMOST NO VISIBILITY. BRIGHT BEAMS WORK BUT WE CAN'T DRIVE LEGALLY WITH BRIGHT BEAMS ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED ALWAYS AT NIGHT, ON THE HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREETS AND TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. ON A DARK NIGHT, THE LIGHT CAST IS SO POOR THAT THE LANE LINES ARE NOT VISIBLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR HITS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I WONDER
... IF OTHER VEHICLES AREN'T SEEING OUR CAR. THIS HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS AND COULD BE DEADLY. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE WAS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS FROM TENNESSEE TO OHIO.Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT FOR NIGHT DRIVING.
Incident date: Aug 15, 2018
I PURCHASED MY 2012 IN 2016. RECENTLY MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO DIM. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT TO THE POINT THAT IT ALMOST LOOKS AS IF I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON IT ALL. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO CUT MY HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH CREATES A PROBLEM FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
Incident date: Nov 24, 2017
HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM CONTINUOUS FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM FAIL TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD, EVEN AFTER HAVING HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. UNABLE TO SEE ROAD DIVIDING LINE IN MANY INSTANCES WHILE DRIVING. VISIBILITY ON THE DRIVER SIDE LIMITED TO 20 FEET MAXIMUM. ALMOST HAD A PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT IN A CROSS WALK WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. PLEASE FIX THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBL
... E, AS VISIBILITY CONTINUES TO WORSENRead more