2012 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

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 NO RECALL I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE KNOW ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THAT SEVERAL LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED IN STATE COURTS IN CA AND FL

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND VIRTUALLY USELESS AT NIGHT. I CHANGED THE BULBS WITH NEW ONES AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.

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 WAY TO FIX. GM OFFERS NO METHOD TO FIX EXCEPT TO INSTALL NEW HEADLIGHTS FOR A $2,000 TEMPORARY MEASURE THAT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR, WHILE ALSO ADMITTING THAT ISSUE IS CERTAIN TO RE-OCCUR. HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE ALREADY REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. GM DENIED TO REPAIR OR COME UP WITH AN IMPROVEMENT AND SAYS NOTHING FURTHER WILL BE DISCUSSED WITHOUT A RECALL.

2012 CADILLAC SRX HAS DIM FRONT HEADLIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS ON, ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NEED RESOLUTION OF SOME SORT FROM CADILLAC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

THE SRX HAS AN EXTREMELY WELL-KNOWN ISSUE FOR WHICH GM HAS IGNORED. MY CAR IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME SO DIM - I WOULD OFTEN CHECK TO SEE IF THEY WERE EVEN ON. IT GOT SO BAD, THE CAR COULDN'T BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO PAY GM OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE THEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR IS KILLED OR KILLS SOMEONE. I'VE CONTACTED CADILLAC A NUMBER OF TIMES AND I KEEP GETTING CANNED RESPONSES. THE LAST REPLY WAS, "MS. MATCHUS, MOTOR VEHICLE RECALLS ARE RELEASED WHEN THE VEHICLE OR AN ITEM IN THE VEHICLE'S EQUIPMENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD; OR WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS SET MINIMUM PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY AFFECT ITS SAFE OPERATION (BRAKES, TIRES, LIGHTING, ETC) OR THOSE WHICH PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH." I WOULD SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT THE WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS BEING SO DIM THEY APPEAR TO NOT EVEN BE ON WOULD FALL UNDER THE " SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT." IF THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO OPENLY SAID THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THREE VEHICLES BEFORE ME FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN THE PAST 48 HOURS, THAT SEEMS LIKE ENOUGH PUSH FOR A RECALL. NOT TO MENTION THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE ONLINE. PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR A RECALL OF THIS. HERE ARE A FEW LINKS WITH COMPLAINTS: HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2018/CADILLAC-SRX-HEADLIGHT-ASSEMBLY-GM.SHTML,HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2018/CADILLAC-SRX-HEADLIGHT-LAWSUIT-NATIONWIDE-CLASS-ACTION.SHTML, HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2017/CADILLAC-SRX-DIM-HEADLIGHTS-LAWSUIT.SHTML. IT HAPPENED IN CA AND NEEDS TO HAPPEN NATIONWIDE.

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2012 CADILLAC SRX, PURCHASED I. EARLY NO EMBER 2018. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN TRACED TO FAULTY SEALANT AROUND THE FACTORY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH ALLOWS MOISTURE INTO THE CHAMBER, RUINING THE BULBS. I AM FORCED TO USE HIGH BEAMS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THUS CREATING A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. THIS HAZARD AFFECTS 2010-2015 MODELS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, AND HOW FM AND CADILLAC DENY THE FAULT AND OFFER CUSTOMERS NO WORKABLE SOLUTIONS. LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE PROMPTLY TO CONFIRM THE EXISTENCE OF THIS HAZARD, AND FORCE FM TO ADDRESS IT PROPERLY. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALENTI CADILLAC (99 LIEBERT RD, HARTFORD, CT 06120, (860)-967-3194) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE VEHICLES LIGHTS ON THE LOW BEAM ARE SO LOW YOU CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT. HAVE RESEARCHED AND ASKED CADILLAC AND THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT CORRECT IT OR RECALL IT

HEADLIGHTS ON REGULAR SETTING ARE HORRIBLE AND ALMOST NO VISIBILITY IS PROVIDED. MUST BE USED ON HIGH BEAM TO HAVE SAFE DRIVING VISIBILITY, BUT THIS IS RISKY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY SAFETY.