2012 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, MY BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO FLOOR AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING UNTIL IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED RECENTLY. WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, ABOUT THE LAST 10% OF PEDAL TRAVEL WOULD HAVE SOME LIMITED BRAKING POWER. AFTER THIS ISSUE WOULD OCCUR, IT SOMETIMES TOOK UP TO DAY OR LONGER FOR IT THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO RETURN TO NORMAL. SOME COMBINATION OF REPEATEDLY PUMPING THE PEDAL, STOPPING/STARTING THE ENGINE, AND QUICKLY PRESSING THE PEDAL WHILE STOPPED WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTORE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NORMAL. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER 2 YEARS, I REALIZED IT WAS TRIGGERED AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED ' DURING A HARD/PANIC STOP, SLIDING ON SNOW/ICE, OR BY SOME OTHER DRIVING EVENT THAT BRIEFLY TRIGGERS ABS. FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND HEADING DOWN A HILL AT ABOUT 15 MPH TRIGGERED THE ABS (I COULD HEAR THE PUMP AND FEEL THE PEDAL PULSATING) AT THE SAME SPOT ON MY WAY TO WORK EACH MORNING. I LEARNED TO NOT USE MY BRAKE WHILE MAKING THAT TURN ON THAT ROAD EACH MORNING. SOME SRX OWNERS IN FORUMS REPORT PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AFTER A SPEED BUMP ' WHICH I SUSPECT IS ALSO TRIGGERING THE ABS SYSTEM DURING THE 'HOP' OVER THE SPEED BUMP. MY CADILLAC DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ' AND SAID THEY WOULD JUST BE GUESSING AT THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE 'NO CODES' OR ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASH. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SUSPECTED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD AN INTERNAL VALVE/SEAL LEAK/FAILURE. THE THEORY IS THAT ONCE THE ABS ACTIVATES AND DIVERTS FLUID TO THE WHEELS THAT HAVE TRACTION (STILL SPINNING), THE ABS VALVES/CHAMBERS WOULD 'STICK' OPEN. THE TWO AC DELCO PARTS COST ABOUT $450 ON AMAZON PLUS ABOUT $300 LABOR. REPLACING THESE PARTS FIXED MY PROBLEM AFTER 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE CONSISTENTLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ABS HAD ACTUATED.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON A 2012 CADILLAC SRX 4 THAT I JUST PURCHASED ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH CAUSES A HAZARD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT I LITERALLY CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD WITH LOW BEAMS ON WHICH IS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD SOMEONE PULL RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME, PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WERE TOO DIM FOR THEM TO SEE ME COMING. I HAD PEOPLE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AT ME AND ONE PERSON TOLD ME AT A RED LIGHT, THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT HOME AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE. IT IS A STATE LAW IN NC THAT HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE ON WHEN WIPERS ARE BEING USED. IF THE HEADLIGHTS AREN'T VISIBLE IN THE DARK, THEY DEFINITELY WON'T BE VISIBLE IN THE RAIN. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SO DIM THAT IT APPEARS THEY AREN'T ON AT ALL EVEN IN THE DARK. AFTER READING ALL OF THE REPORTS OF THIS, I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THIS HAS NOT BECOME A SAFETY RECALL?!?! IT SEEMS LIKE EXACTLY THE TYPE OF THING THAT A MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT WHEN THEY BECOME AWARE OF IT. THIS IS, APPARENTLY, NOT AT ALL AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE.

WHILE IN MOTION, I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GM HERE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW WEEKS PASSED BY THE CAR THEN DID IT AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE APPROACHED BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED!

CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD WITH LOW BEAMS ON. VERY DANGEROUS. CAN NOT DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME VERY DIM TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SAFELY AND CANNOT DRIVE AT ALL DURING RAIN AT NIGHT. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THE COST WOULD BE AT LEAST $1300 BECAUSE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE REPLACING BULB ONLY WILL NOT REPAIR PROBLEM.

WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY CAR SPUTTERED THEN SHUT OFF,I DIDN'T HAVE A CODE OR WARNING ON THE DASH I HAD 30 PERCENT OIL LEFT AND 2000 MILES BEFORE NEXT OIL CHANGE. HAD IT TOWED TO A CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE ENGINE IS SEIZED, AFTER OPENING UP THE ENGINE THERE WAS SLUDGE. IT ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES AND I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK WHERE ALL OIL CHANGES WERE DONE ON TIME. EXTENDED WARRANTY CO. WON'T COVER SLUDGE. I HAD READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, GM NEED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES, THIS IS A $10,000 DEFECT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR 10 MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS PROJECTED BEAM WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE VISIBILITY WAS MINIMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY 2012 CADILLAC SRX WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON LOW BEAM IS VERY, VERY DIM. IT'S BASICALLY LIKE DRIVING WITH NO LIGHTS ON. THIS ONLY EFFECTS LOW BEAM, NOT HIGH. I CAN NOT VISUALLY SEE WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD ON LOW BEAM. THERE ARE 1000'S AND 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, BUT I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. THE TPMS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET NORFOLK 6252 E VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, NORFOLK, VA 23502, (757) 266-5804 AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILLAGE WAS 80,000.

BOTH MY CAR'S HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE SO DIM, THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE AT NIGHT. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2010-2015 MODELS. A LAW SUIT WAS WON IN FLORIDA, HOWEVER, THE OUT OUTCOME ONLY REPAIRS CARS IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA. IF GM IS GOING TO REPLACE SOME HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES THEN THAT IS ADMITTED GUILT AND SHOULD REPLACE CARDS IN THE OTHER 48 STATES. THERE IS ANOTHER LAW SUIT IN DETROIT, RIGHT NOW. IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE NATION! GM KNEW OF THE PROBLEMS FROM 2010 TO 2015, AND DID NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT OF THE SEALING GASKET, OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR DEFECT THAT WAS KNOWN ABOUT AND IGNORED. IF YOU WILL LOOK ONLINE ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND BLOGS YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF US THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, NOT TO MENTION VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THE LIGHT DIMMING STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, HOWEVER, JUST IN THE LAST 2 YEARS THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FACT IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE MY PARKING LIGHTS ON WHEN DRIVING.