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 SEVILLE (2002) - POWER TRAIN Feb 2, 2021
Incident date: Sep 30, 2008
DRIVE TRAIN CRADLE HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM RUST. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOOSENESS OF THE SUSPENSION FELT AND A SHIFTING EVIDENT WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. I RESIDE IN MINNESOTA AND THE D.O.T. USES SALT ON THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND THIS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATED CORROSION OF VEHICLES AND THEIR EXPOSED COMPONENTS. MATERIALS USED FOR CRITICAL COMPONENTS ON VEHICLES... Read more
CADILLAC SEVILLE (2002) - SUSPENSION Feb 2, 2021
Incident date: Sep 30, 2008
DRIVE TRAIN CRADLE HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM RUST. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOOSENESS OF THE SUSPENSION FELT AND A SHIFTING EVIDENT WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. I RESIDE IN MINNESOTA AND THE D.O.T. USES SALT ON THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND THIS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATED CORROSION OF VEHICLES AND THEIR EXPOSED COMPONENTS. MATERIALS USED FOR CRITICAL COMPONENTS ON VEHICLES... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2011) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 2, 2021
Incident date: Aug 3, 2020
THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMPS WHICH HAS CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO DIM TO THE POINT THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CAN SEE WHEN I TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS BUT I CAN ONLY DO THAT WHEN THERE IS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
CADILLAC CTS (2007) - STEERING Feb 2, 2021
Incident date: Dec 28, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ENTERING THE FREEWAY AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURNED THE WHEEL, AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE WALL RAMP. THE CONTACT, HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED, HIS DAUGHTER WAS A MED... Read more
Crash 3 injured
CADILLAC DEVILLE (2002) - AIR BAGS Feb 2, 2021
Incident date: Jan 12, 2021
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED EXTREMELY LOUD AND WOULD NOT STOP I COULD NOT STOP IT SO I TOOK IT TO SHOP. THE DEALER SAYS THAT AIRBAG SHORTED OUT AND SHORTED OUT THE HORN. THEY WANT TO REPLACE AIRBAG AND HORN AT A COST OF $1109 WAS THIS AIRBAG RECALLED?
CADILLAC DEVILLE (2002) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Feb 2, 2021
Incident date: Jan 12, 2021
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED EXTREMELY LOUD AND WOULD NOT STOP I COULD NOT STOP IT SO I TOOK IT TO SHOP. THE DEALER SAYS THAT AIRBAG SHORTED OUT AND SHORTED OUT THE HORN. THEY WANT TO REPLACE AIRBAG AND HORN AT A COST OF $1109 WAS THIS AIRBAG RECALLED?
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Feb 1, 2021
Incident date: Feb 7, 2016
I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LIGHTS BEING TOO DIM EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I CAN HARDLY SEE AT NIGHT, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. MY SCREEN SHOWING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RADIO ETC. BLACKS OUT. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO SO. I CANNOT END A CALL BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS NUME... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 1, 2021
Incident date: Feb 7, 2016
I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LIGHTS BEING TOO DIM EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I CAN HARDLY SEE AT NIGHT, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. MY SCREEN SHOWING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RADIO ETC. BLACKS OUT. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO SO. I CANNOT END A CALL BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS NUME... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Feb 1, 2021
Incident date: Feb 1, 2021
AFTER YEARS OF RISKING MY LIFE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS(LOW BEAMS) DIMMER THAN MY TURN SIGNALS, I GAVE UP AND BOUGHT SOME AFTERMARKET HOUSINGS. I READ A LITTLE ONLINE, AND SOME PEOPLE SAID THE THE PROJECTOR BOWLS BURN UP. AFTER REPLACING THESE, I DECIDED TO OPEN UP THE FACTORY ONES. WHEN I GOT THEM OPENED, I FOUND THE PROJECTOR BOWL TO BE BURNT UP. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT GM/CADILLAC WON'T RECALL THE... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 31, 2021
Incident date: Jan 12, 2021
HEADLIGHT BULBS REPLACED STILL NOT WORKING UNABLE TO SEE WHEN DARK
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - POWER TRAIN Jan 30, 2021
Incident date: Jan 2, 2020
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKS BURNS OIL HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 30, 2021
Incident date: Jan 5, 2021
INFORMATION SCREEN LOCKED UP NOT ALLOWING ME TO ACCESS CLIMATE CONTROL, RADIO, PHONE, NAVIGATION. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THIS IS COMMON AT ABOUT 65000 MILES AND MINE JUST TURNED 66000. THE FIX IS ABOUT $1500.. ACCORDING TO INTERNET INFORMATION THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLANNED OBEISANCE BY GM? VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND I WAS TRYING TO GET IN PHONE MODE FROM CLIMATE TO HOOK UP HANDS FREE PHONE... Read more
CADILLAC ATS (2013) - ENGINE Jan 29, 2021
Incident date: Mar 31, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE FAILURE M... Read more
CADILLAC ATS (2013) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 29, 2021
Incident date: Jan 29, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC ATS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND POWER STEERING TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER HONOLULU BUICK GMC CADILLAC (2945 N NIMITZ HWY, HONOLULU, HI 96819, (808) 800-4338) AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE RE... Read more
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2008) - ENGINE Jan 29, 2021
Incident date: May 14, 2020
I STARTED MY VEHICLE ONE AFTERNOON TO A TAPPING SOUND DINING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CHECKED MY OIL, WHICH WAS GOOD THEN SCHEDULE TO HAVE MY TRUCK LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. HE STARTED THAT THE LIFTERS AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS CHANGED REGULARLY SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC RECOMMEND A TREATMENT THAT WOULD GIVE ME TIME T... Read more
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2015) - POWER TRAIN Jan 29, 2021
Incident date: Nov 21, 2018
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING FROM 1-2 THE VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THE DID ALL REQUIRED UPDATES NEEDED. ON THE 3RD VISIT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS NO REPAIRING IT. THEY SAID GM UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION IN 2019 AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES SINCE. WHY WOULD THEY NOT PROVIDE THE UPDATED TRANSMISSION TO ALL PRIOR VEHICLES I... Read more
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2015) - BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING Jan 29, 2021
Incident date: Nov 21, 2018
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING FROM 1-2 THE VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THE DID ALL REQUIRED UPDATES NEEDED. ON THE 3RD VISIT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS NO REPAIRING IT. THEY SAID GM UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION IN 2019 AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES SINCE. WHY WOULD THEY NOT PROVIDE THE UPDATED TRANSMISSION TO ALL PRIOR VEHICLES I... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - AIR BAGS Jan 28, 2021
Incident date: Jan 23, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT, BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND BOTH... Read more
Crash 2 injured
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - SERVICE BRAKES Jan 28, 2021
Incident date: Jan 23, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT, BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND BOTH... Read more
Crash 2 injured
CADILLAC DTS (2006) - STEERING Jan 28, 2021
Incident date: Jan 21, 2021
POWER STEER SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. I ACTUALLY LOOKED UP SEVERAL RECALLS ON ALLDATA.COM AND THEY'RE ARE NUMEROUS OF RECALL. THESE RECALLS ARE SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE RECALLS ARE ACTUALLY SAFETY RECALLS. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE RECALLS SERVICED BY ANY LOCAL DEALERS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Jan 27, 2021
Incident date: Dec 2, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DELAWARE CADILLAC (1606 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19806; (302) 656-3100) WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHCILE WAS REPA... Read more
CADILLAC XT6 (2020) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 27, 2021
Incident date: Jan 26, 2021
ALL CAMERAS STOPPED WORKING. WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE THE SCREEN GOES BLACK WITH A RED TRIANGLE (WARNING) AND A RED CAMERA WITH A CIRCLE AND SLASH THROUGH IT (NO CAMERA). SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (PIC6420A), BUT PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THEY SAID THERE WERE SEVERAL INTERMEDIATE "FIXES" THAT DIDN'T WORK AND NOW GM IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASING NEW COAXI... Read more
CADILLAC CTS (2008) - SEATS Jan 26, 2021
Incident date: Jun 30, 2020
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER AND NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THERE IS A POOL OF WATER ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT AND THE PASSENGER'S FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. YOU CAN ALSO WITNESS WATER COMING DOWN FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SUNK IN AND IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. I HAVE CALLED CADILLAC MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING THESE DEFEC... Read more
CADILLAC CTS (2008) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jan 26, 2021
Incident date: Jun 30, 2020
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER AND NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THERE IS A POOL OF WATER ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT AND THE PASSENGER'S FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. YOU CAN ALSO WITNESS WATER COMING DOWN FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SUNK IN AND IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. I HAVE CALLED CADILLAC MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING THESE DEFEC... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 26, 2021
Incident date: Jan 22, 2017
LOW BEAMS DO NOT ILLUMINATE ROAD, ESPECIALLY BAD IN RAIN AND ON OPEN ROAD OUTSIDE OF CITY.
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 24, 2021
Incident date: Oct 20, 2020
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, I CAN'T SEE UNLESS I USE MY HIGH BEAMS, ON LOW BEAMS I CANNOT SEE THE ROADWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE REPAIR AND HOPE THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR, I CAN'T IMAGINE A MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAN NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Jan 14, 2021
IN THE PAST MONTHS, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED OUR HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SEEM LIKE THEY WERE ON WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF OUR CAR NUMEROUS TIMES TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ACTUALLY ON. MOST RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED TO FLASH AND THEN MAKE A NUMBER OF FLASHING ON AND OFF MOVEMENTS. BEING THAT THIS WAS A ROAD WITH NO OTHER LIG... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2016) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 22, 2021
Incident date: Jan 10, 2020
I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. WE RECENTLY REPLACED THE LIGHTBULBS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Dec 29, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAMS WERE TOO DIM TO VIEW THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER ORR CADILLAC GMC (400 TX-63 SPUR, LONGVIEW, TX 75601 (903) 757-6600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INF... Read more
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2008) - AIR BAGS Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Jan 21, 2021
REMEDY FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS TAKEN WAY TOO LONG BECAUSE OF GM FIGHTING IT. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING AND UNSAFE FEELING EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY AFFECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE REMEDY SOON!
CADILLAC CT6 (2018) - ENGINE Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Dec 24, 2020
MY CADILLAC CT6 (2018) QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE, IN GEORGIA. THIS MADE FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER GOING TO THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 75 MPH. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET AROUND TRAFFIC TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THERE WAS 0 POWER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK FROM CADILLAC ARRIVED WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RI... Read more
CADILLAC CT6 (2018) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Dec 24, 2020
MY CADILLAC CT6 (2018) QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE, IN GEORGIA. THIS MADE FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER GOING TO THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 75 MPH. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET AROUND TRAFFIC TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THERE WAS 0 POWER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK FROM CADILLAC ARRIVED WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RI... Read more
CADILLAC CT6 (2018) - POWER TRAIN Jan 21, 2021
Incident date: Dec 24, 2020
MY CADILLAC CT6 (2018) QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE, IN GEORGIA. THIS MADE FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER GOING TO THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 75 MPH. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET AROUND TRAFFIC TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THERE WAS 0 POWER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK FROM CADILLAC ARRIVED WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RI... Read more
CADILLAC CADILLAC (9999) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Jan 19, 2021
CADILLAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *JS
CADILLAC SRX (2011) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jan 19, 2021
Incident date: Sep 10, 2020
MY DRAINS FOR MY SUN ROOF ARE NOT WORKING, WATER ALL ON PASSENGER FLOOR, MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SOME YEARS AGO AND WAS WONDERING IF THE RECALL WAS STILL ACTIVE
CADILLAC SRX (2011) - SERVICE BRAKES Jan 18, 2021
Incident date: Aug 21, 2020
WHEN EVER THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES OR TRACTION CONTROL ARE ACTIVATED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO OR VERY LITTLE BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN STOPPING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW AND WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS LOOSE TRACTION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF PUMPING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL RETURNS TO NORMAL AND THE BRAKES WORK PERFECTLY. NO CODES ARE DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD FIND NOTHING W... Read more
CADILLAC XTS (2013) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 15, 2021
Incident date: Jan 8, 2021
THE BATTERY CABLE, SPECIFICALLY THE POSITIVE ONE, DOES NOT CONDUCT THE ELECTRICITY FROM THE FULLY CHARGED BATTERY TO THE STARTED, LEAVING THE CAR TO NOT START, OR TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START. EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY IF FULLY CHARGED, THE VOLTS MAKING IT TO THE CARE ARE 9-10 VOLTS. VOLTMETER SUGGESTS THAT THERE ARE 12 VOLTS IN BATTERY, BUT ONLY ABOUT 9 IN THE POSITIVE CABLE. I'M TOLD THIS IS A ... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 15, 2021
Incident date: Jan 1, 2019
THE DIM HEAD LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE ARE SO DIM THEY ARE UNUSABLE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO EVEN DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN.
CADILLAC SRX (2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 15, 2021
Incident date: Mar 3, 2020
IN 11/2017 I COMPLAINED TO MY DEALER ABOUT HEAD LIGHT LOW LIGHT PROBLEMS. THEY SAID. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I COMPLAINED AGAIN IN 2018. IN 2019 I COMPLAINED AGAIN, THEY REFERRED ME TO AN AUDIO SHOP TO HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED. THAT DID NOT WORK SO I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLAMPS DUE TO EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. THEN IN FEB. 2020 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CADILLAC TH... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - STEERING Jan 15, 2021
Incident date: Apr 20, 2019
CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GUARDRAIL THEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING, CAR SPUN AROUND TWICE AND LANDED IN OPPOSITE GUARDRAIL FACING TRAFFIC WITH LEFT REAR TIRE FACING AWAY FROM THE CAR. WE WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - SUSPENSION Jan 15, 2021
Incident date: Apr 20, 2019
CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GUARDRAIL THEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING, CAR SPUN AROUND TWICE AND LANDED IN OPPOSITE GUARDRAIL FACING TRAFFIC WITH LEFT REAR TIRE FACING AWAY FROM THE CAR. WE WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash
CADILLAC SRX (2014) - WHEELS Jan 15, 2021
Incident date: Apr 20, 2019
CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GUARDRAIL THEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING, CAR SPUN AROUND TWICE AND LANDED IN OPPOSITE GUARDRAIL FACING TRAFFIC WITH LEFT REAR TIRE FACING AWAY FROM THE CAR. WE WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash
CADILLAC SRX (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 14, 2021
Incident date: Jan 14, 2021
LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS BECOME SO DIM THAT YOU CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLAMPS PUT A LIGHT BEAM ABOUT 5 FT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. YOU CAN SEE BETTER USING TWO FLASHLIGHTS ON THE HOOD. CADILLAC KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT AND EVEN SETTLED A LAWSUIT TO REPLACE THEM BUT THEY DO NOT COVER THE ENTIRE COST AND REPLACES THEM WITH INDENTICAL UNITS. THIS VEHICLE IS A EXTREME HIGH RISK WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TO ... Read more
CADILLAC ESCALADE (2007) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jan 13, 2021
Incident date: Oct 23, 2018
CRACKED DASHBOARD. SAME AS OTHERS HTTPS://WWW.CARPARTS.COM/BLOG/THE-LATEST-ON-THE-GM-CRACKED-DASH-ISSUE/
CADILLAC XTS (2013) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jan 12, 2021
Incident date: Aug 28, 2020
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DECEMBER, 2019. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGED THE RADIO. THE SECOND PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT THE HAZARD 4-WAY FLASHER STOPPED WORKING AND WAS ON PERMANENTLY AND BECAUSE OF THAT IT KILLED THE CAR BATTERY. I CALLED THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. I GIT IT JUMPED START AND TOOK IT IN THAT WAS IN AUGUST, 2020. THEY TOLD ME THE SWITC... Read more
CADILLAC XTS (2013) - SUSPENSION Jan 12, 2021
Incident date: Aug 28, 2020
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DECEMBER, 2019. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGED THE RADIO. THE SECOND PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT THE HAZARD 4-WAY FLASHER STOPPED WORKING AND WAS ON PERMANENTLY AND BECAUSE OF THAT IT KILLED THE CAR BATTERY. I CALLED THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. I GIT IT JUMPED START AND TOOK IT IN THAT WAS IN AUGUST, 2020. THEY TOLD ME THE SWITC... Read more
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 12, 2021
Incident date: Jan 1, 2020
THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE THE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. I MUST TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE NORMALLY AT NIGHT WHEN WE DRIVE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE LIGHTS REPLACED AFTER WE PAY $800 A PIECE AT CADILLAC DEALER. I WAS ILL AND COULD NOT TAKE THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE ISSUE CORRECTED. AFTER MY SURGERY AND MY RECOVERY TIME I CALLED THE CADILLAC ... Read more
CADILLAC CTS (2014) - POWER TRAIN Jan 11, 2021
Incident date: Jan 21, 2020
BOUGHT THIS CAR AND AFTER BUYING IT, I HEARD A VIBRATION. FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD AND THEN THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES. I STARTED CHECKING AROUND FOR TIRES WHEN IT BECAME VERY NOISY SO I CALLED THE DEALER. HE FIRST SAID IT WAS THE POWER TRAIN FLUID NEEDED CHANGED BUT LATER CALLED AND SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS CAR HAS LESS THA 40,000 MILES.
CADILLAC CTS (2014) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jan 11, 2021
Incident date: Jan 21, 2020
BOUGHT THIS CAR AND AFTER BUYING IT, I HEARD A VIBRATION. FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD AND THEN THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES. I STARTED CHECKING AROUND FOR TIRES WHEN IT BECAME VERY NOISY SO I CALLED THE DEALER. HE FIRST SAID IT WAS THE POWER TRAIN FLUID NEEDED CHANGED BUT LATER CALLED AND SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS CAR HAS LESS THA 40,000 MILES.
CADILLAC SRX (2015) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jan 11, 2021
Incident date: Mar 1, 2020
2015 SRX WITH HEADLIGHT ISSUES. DIM LOW BEAMS RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. READ ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. CANNOT SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.
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