2016 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. IN ADDITION, THE STABILITRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON APRIL 9,2016, WITH 5 MILES ON IT . WE TOOK THE CAR OUT OF TOWN ON APRIL 11,2016. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES, WHILE IN CITY TRAFFIC ,THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AND THE CAR JERKED, AND POPPED OUT OF DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ON STAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSIS THE FOLLOWING DAY WAS EXTENSIVE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. EVIDENTLY, A METAL PIECE BROKE LOOSE IN THE CLUTCH PLATE AND LODGED IN THE VALVE BODY. TODAY IS MAY 11, 2016 AND WE STILL DO NOT HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND TRANSPORTED, BUT ARE SKEPTICAL.

THE CAR HAS A CONSTANT VIBRATION AT SPEEDS BEGINNING ABOUT 55MPR AND INCREASING UP TO 70MPR. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND SALE PERSON DROVE THE CAR AND OBSERVED THE SAME FAULT. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR WITH 20 TOTAL MILES. THE CONDITION WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON THE FIRST HIGHWAY DRIVE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE AND CHANGE TIRES; I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR AXLES, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I ALSO DROVE ANOTHER NEW LUXURY CAR WITH THE DEALER AND IT PERFORMED THE SAME WAY; SUGGESTED THESE WERE SEASON END VEHICLES PROBLEMS.

2016 CADILLAC SRX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REAR VIEW CAMERA ISSUES. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AT DUSK, THERE WAS A LACK OF BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN USING THE BACK UP CAMERA. THE CONSUMER STATED CADILLAC CHOSE A 360 DEGREE FISHEYE LENS WITH REALLY LOW RESOLUTION. HE STATED IT WOULD NEVER BE AS GOOD AS THE STRAIGHT REAR VIEW SYSTEM, BECAUSE IT DID NOT FILL UP THE SCREEN AND THE LENSES APPARENTLY SACRIFICED CLARITY AND BRIGHTNESS. THEE CAMERA WAS FOGGY IN THE DAY AND NEXT TO USELESS IN THE DARK. *JB THE CAMERA WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHERE IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CONTACTS ATTENTION THAT RODENTS HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.