Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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Showing 21,483 complaints for CADILLAC

CADILLAC SRX (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: Aug 1, 2018
WHEN LIGHTS ARE PLACED ON DIM YOU CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. VERY DIM AND UNSAFE.
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: Dec 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. THE CONTACT HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC CLEAN THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE CADILLAC (7134 JONESBORO ROAD, MORROW, GA 30260, 770-872-0025) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE R... Read more
CADILLAC DEVILLE (1996) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: Dec 26, 2018
ONE DAY I COULD SMELL GAS FAIRLY STRONG, AND THEN I STOPPED AT A FRIENDS SHOP, OPENED THE HOOD AND YOU COULD SEE GAS SPURTING OUT. AS I WAS LOOKING UP THIS PART AND THEN SPOKE WITH SOMEONE THAT INFORMED ME THAT YES THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE FUEL RAIL AND THAT IT WAS CLOSED. OF COURSE I HAD TO PARK IT TO KEEP IT FROM CATCHING ON FIRE.. IT'S A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE AND IT'S IN MINT CONDITION... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2010) - POWER TRAIN Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: Dec 11, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT AND TAKE EXTRA TIME TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,2... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: May 26, 2018
NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT VISIBILITY. CADILLAC SAID THERE IS NO FIX.
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - VISIBILITY/WIPER Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: May 26, 2018
NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT VISIBILITY. CADILLAC SAID THERE IS NO FIX.
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: May 26, 2018
NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT VISIBILITY. CADILLAC SAID THERE IS NO FIX.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: Oct 1, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIMMER FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS DID NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY ENOUGH. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD. ANDREWS CADILLAC (1 CADILLAC DR, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027, (615) 200-9076) WAS CONTACTED AND WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VE... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 31, 2018
Incident date: Dec 31, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM RESULTING IN VERY POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND FORCING THE EXCESSIVE USE OF HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE. *DT VIN IS NOT AVAILABLE *JB
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 30, 2018
Incident date: Apr 4, 2015
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON LOW OR DIM YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE ANYTHING OR ANYONE AND THEY CAN NOT SEE YOU WE HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIPS IN HUNTSVILLE TX WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND ALSO THE ONE IN CONROE TX AND BOTH HAVE TOLD ME THE KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS ... Read more
CADILLAC XTS (2015) - POWER TRAIN Dec 30, 2018
Incident date: Dec 28, 2018
TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER SHIFTER IS MOVED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. DASHBOARD INDICATOR SHOWS SELECTED GEARS, BUT TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE.
CADILLAC SRX (2010) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 30, 2018
Incident date: Dec 13, 2016
THE LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. I'VE REPLACED THE FUSES FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. I'VE REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND STILL NO LUCK. ONE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. CADILLAC WILL NOT FIX IT.
CADILLAC SRX (2011) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 30, 2018
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
MY LIFTGATE BECAME INOPERABLE. IT WAS WORKING FINE SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. THEN WE HAD A BAD STORM AND FOR SOME REASON WATER GOT THRU THE LIFTGATE SOMEHOW AND NOW HAS STANDING WATER IN THE WELL UNDER THE STORAGE ARA, AS WELL AS, IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT ON THE SIDE. THIS WATER HAS NOW CAUSED MY LIFTGATE TO STOP WORKING BECAUSE IT FLOODED MY LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS CAUSING A BIG INCO... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2010) - SERVICE BRAKES Dec 29, 2018
Incident date: Dec 15, 2018
TWO INCIDENTS THAT ENDANGERED MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS. VEHICLE WITH 26,000 MILES DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE STOPS COMPUTER SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED TRAFFIC BEHIND WAS LUCKY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME. SECOND INCIDENT LAST WEEK ON INTERSTATE TRAFFIC ALL STOPPED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION I HAVE LITTLE TO NO BRAKES FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF TO MY RIGHT SITUA... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2010) - ENGINE Dec 29, 2018
Incident date: Dec 15, 2018
TWO INCIDENTS THAT ENDANGERED MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS. VEHICLE WITH 26,000 MILES DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE STOPS COMPUTER SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED TRAFFIC BEHIND WAS LUCKY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME. SECOND INCIDENT LAST WEEK ON INTERSTATE TRAFFIC ALL STOPPED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION I HAVE LITTLE TO NO BRAKES FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF TO MY RIGHT SITUA... Read more
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2018) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Dec 28, 2018
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE 2018 ESCALADE ESV RWD ON INTERSTATE 87 NORTH YESTERDAY, DRIVING ABOUT 33MPH, THE ESCALADE SUDDENLY SWERVED LEFT AND SLID INTO THE MEDIAN AND THEN ROLLED OVER ON ITS ROOF. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I NOTED I HAD RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC ONSTAR EMAILS THAT MORNING WHILE DRIVING THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITRAK AND ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WERE EXPERIENCING ISSUES. I ALSO PHONED ONSTAR TODAY ABOUT ... Read more
Crash Fire
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2018) - STEERING Dec 28, 2018
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE 2018 ESCALADE ESV RWD ON INTERSTATE 87 NORTH YESTERDAY, DRIVING ABOUT 33MPH, THE ESCALADE SUDDENLY SWERVED LEFT AND SLID INTO THE MEDIAN AND THEN ROLLED OVER ON ITS ROOF. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I NOTED I HAD RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC ONSTAR EMAILS THAT MORNING WHILE DRIVING THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITRAK AND ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WERE EXPERIENCING ISSUES. I ALSO PHONED ONSTAR TODAY ABOUT ... Read more
Crash Fire
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2018) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 28, 2018
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE 2018 ESCALADE ESV RWD ON INTERSTATE 87 NORTH YESTERDAY, DRIVING ABOUT 33MPH, THE ESCALADE SUDDENLY SWERVED LEFT AND SLID INTO THE MEDIAN AND THEN ROLLED OVER ON ITS ROOF. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I NOTED I HAD RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC ONSTAR EMAILS THAT MORNING WHILE DRIVING THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITRAK AND ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WERE EXPERIENCING ISSUES. I ALSO PHONED ONSTAR TODAY ABOUT ... Read more
Crash Fire
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER Dec 28, 2018
Incident date: Dec 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHEN THE SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED, THE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BACK, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAI... Read more
Fire 1 injured
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 28, 2018
Incident date: Dec 1, 2018
DIM HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. I CAN BARELY SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THERE ARE GROUPS ON FACEBOOK OF NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 27, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN BACHELOR CADILLAC (11001 INTERSTATE 10, SAN ANTONIO, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REFLECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 27, 2018
Incident date: Dec 24, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM ARE UNSAFE AND VEHICLE CAN NOT SAFELY BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. WE RETURNED TO DEALERS WHO REPLACED BULB AFTER ONE BLEW OUT BUT NEW BULB DID NOT HELP. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET WE HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY CONSUMERS ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT BY MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT. VERY UNSAFE.
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2008) - SEATS Dec 27, 2018
Incident date: Dec 10, 2018
USING REMOTE START CAUSED THE HEATED SEATS TO BURN OUT. THERE WAS AN ODOR OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. THE CONTROL MODULE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS VISIBLE SIGNS OF BURNING OR BURNT OUT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS CLEARLY A FIRE HAZARD. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND REMOTE START USED.
CADILLAC CTS (2003) - AIR BAGS Dec 26, 2018
Incident date: Dec 23, 2018
DRS AIRBAG LIGHT ON ON DASH
CADILLAC SRX (2011) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 26, 2018
Incident date: Dec 20, 2018
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE MOISTURE AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT. THE LIGHT FAILING WHILE DRIVING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. GM WILL REPLACE LIGHT FOR 1400.00 DOLLARS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 26, 2018
Incident date: Dec 26, 2018
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. IT SEEMS AS IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT ON AT ALL AT NIGHT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. UPON TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLING CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT.
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2009) - AIR BAGS Dec 25, 2018
Incident date: May 27, 2016
THE AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN RELACED. GOING ON 2 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 25, 2018
Incident date: Jan 5, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2008) - AIR BAGS Dec 25, 2018
Incident date: Oct 20, 2008
TAKATA RECALL
CADILLAC ATS-V (2016) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Dec 25, 2018
Incident date: Dec 22, 2018
ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 22ND I WAS GOING TO A CAR MEET. ON MY WAY TO THE MEET I WAS HAVING SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR. THE RADIO AND MY SEATS WERE ACTING WEIRD. THE RADIO WOULD TURN UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND THE HEATED SEATS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. I GOT TO THE MEET AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON MY WAY HOME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND ABOUT A FEW MILES F... Read more
Fire
CADILLAC ATS-V (2016) - SEATS Dec 25, 2018
Incident date: Dec 22, 2018
ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 22ND I WAS GOING TO A CAR MEET. ON MY WAY TO THE MEET I WAS HAVING SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR. THE RADIO AND MY SEATS WERE ACTING WEIRD. THE RADIO WOULD TURN UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND THE HEATED SEATS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. I GOT TO THE MEET AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON MY WAY HOME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND ABOUT A FEW MILES F... Read more
Fire
CADILLAC SRX (2011) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 25, 2018
Incident date: May 12, 2011
HEADLIGHTS VERY LOW. CAN'T SEE ROAD AT NIGHT . ON COMING VECHICLES HONK THEIR HORN AT YOU CAUSE THEY THINK YOUR LIGHTS ARE OFF. HAVE TO DRIVE ON HIGH BEAMS. KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE BULBS.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 24, 2018
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. THEY DON'T LIGHT UP THE ROAD UNLESS YOU HAVE THE HIGH BEAMS ON. I'VE SEEN 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. QUOTED $1,400 TO REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 24, 2018
Incident date: Dec 23, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. AT NIGHT IF I DON'T TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS I CAN'T SEE THE ROAD. DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ALSO ENDANGERING THE TRAFFIC COMING TOWARDS ME.
CADILLAC SRX (2009) - POWER TRAIN Dec 24, 2018
Incident date: Dec 1, 2018
CAR SHUTTERS AND BUCKS AT SPEEDS AROUND 39-55 , NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO CONTACT CADILLAC WITH NO HELP AT ALL ! THE DEALER I DEALT WITH CLOSED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT NOTICE !
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 24, 2018
Incident date: Jun 13, 2018
LOW BEAMS ARE VERY LOW TO ALMOST NON EXISTENT. THE BULBS WERE CHANGED OUT TO NO AVAIL IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVER AT NIGHT NOT ONLY TO ME THE DRIVER BUT TO ALL OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD.
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 22, 2018
Incident date: Dec 22, 2018
CONCERN: EXTREMELY DIM HEADLIGHTS ON OUR CADILLAC SRX, SO DIM AND HAZARDOUS THAT WE CHOOSE TO NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT AND NEVER IN RAIN. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH STRONG NEW BULBS FROM SYLVANIA (GOLD SERIES) HOWEVER THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN TO CADILLAC DEALERSHIP, THEY WANT TO CHARGE 1,900 DOLLARS TO REPLACE BOTH FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WITH THE SAME FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 21, 2018
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
THE LOW BEAMS HAVE A VERY LOW OUTPUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH THE HIGHEST OUTPUT BULBS THE AUTO PARTS STORE HAS WHICH DID NOT IMPROVER THE LOW BEAM OUTPUT. THIS MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND IT DOES NOT MATER WHAT TYPE OF ROAD OR IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
CADILLAC SRX (2011) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 21, 2018
Incident date: Feb 17, 2016
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH POWER GOING TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I THINK THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY HEADLIGHTS THAT ALLOW MOISTURE TO GET IN AND HAVE DAMAGED THE LIGHTING HOUSING.
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 20, 2018
Incident date: Oct 3, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROJECTOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNSET CADILLAC OF VENICE (LOCATED AT 2367 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, FL 34293, (941) 584-8540) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CLOUDING OF THE LENS, WHICH REDUCED THE ILLUMINATION. THE... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 20, 2018
Incident date: Jan 4, 2015
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AND MAKE NIGHT DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SAFETY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE BUT CADILLAC WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THE HALOGEN BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT IT DOES NOT HELP REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE REFLECTOR IN THE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AN... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 20, 2018
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND VIRTUALLY USELESS AT NIGHT. I CHANGED THE BULBS WITH NEW ONES AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Nov 3, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING IS DANGEROUSLY [XXX] DIFFICULTY DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Nov 3, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING IS DANGEROUSLY [XXX] DIFFICULTY DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Nov 28, 2018
GM KNOWN DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS FOR ALL 2010-2015 SRX THAT HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY DIM OVER TIME AND SO NOW HAVE TO DRIVE ONLY WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS AT NIGHT AT ALL TIMES. GM DEALER TOLD BY GM TO ROUTINELY PASS THE EXTREMELY DIM LIGHTS AS WITHIN SPECS TO ESCAPE WARRANTY PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHTS ARE OBVIOUSLY TOO DIM UNTIL FINALLY BECOME TOTALLY DARK ON LOW BEAM AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES BUT OFFERS NO ... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Dec 18, 2018
POOR, UNSAFE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS
CADILLAC SRX (2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Dec 8, 2018
LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OUT. 5 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE CAR. REPAIR COSTS TO CHANGE BULB $250. HAPPENS WITH OUT WARNING. CADILLAC HAS NO FIX FOR PROBLEM. NEED TO BE A RECALL, AND SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. HAPPEN WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS USED.
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Jun 1, 2018
BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FAULTY / ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE AN EXTREMELY LACK OF ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT DEFECT IS A POOR SEAL THAT ALLOWS MOISTURE TO ENTER THE HEADLIGHT. THE MOISTURE IS CAUSING CORROSION AND SHORT-CIRCUITING CAUSING BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE HEADLIGHT'S OUTPUT. MY HU... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Apr 2, 2014
THE MOTHER BOARD IN MY CADILLAC CUE CONTROLS IS GOING OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME. CADILLAC HAS ADMITTED TO KNOWING THAT THE BOARD THEY PUT IN THEIR VEHICLES ARE TRASH. CADILLAC HOWEVER DID NOT NOTIFY ME BEFORE OR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT THESE MOTHER BOARDS ARE TRASH AND WILL FAIL ABOUT EVERY 1 1/2 YEARS AND MUST BE REPLACED FOR AROUND $1,100 TO $1,850. AT TIMES THE SCREEN WILL BE BLACK AND... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Dec 19, 2018
Incident date: Oct 7, 2018
I AM NOTICING THAT MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM ON MY 2013 SRX CADILLAC, FEELING VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
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