2012 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE CHANGED, BUT WERE STILL INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WHARTON CADILLAC (1225 7TH ST, PARKERSBURG, WV 26102 (304) 485-7511) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT COULD BE DONE WAS TO CHANGE THE BULB TO A BRIGHTER BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT TURNING ON BRIGHT LIGHTS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT MAY BE DIMMER THAN THE RIGHT.

DIM HEAD LIGHTS ... UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AT NIGHT HAVE TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS OFTEN WHICH IS BAD FOR OTHER DRIVERS

HEADLIGHTS GET VERY DIM, TO THE POINT THAT THEY APPEAR TO BE TURNED OFF. THEY DO NOT EVEN ILLUMINATE THE LINES ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER THERE IS ANY MIST OR RAIN, OR HUMIDITY. VERY DANGEROUS AS I CANNOT EVEN TELL WHERE THE LANES OF THE ROAD ARE WITHOUT FLASHING ON MY HIGH BEAMS, WHICH ONCOMING TRAFFIC DOES NOT APPRECIATE.

2012 CADILLAC SRX WITH ONLY 63332 MILES. BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTED SWEATING MOISTURE INSIDE LENS. THIS STARTED AFTER I HAD TO START PARKING THE SRX OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. THEN RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER CHARGED $1561 PLUS INSTALLATION TO REPLACE. NOW I HAVE TO TRY AND DRY OUT THE MOISTURE EACH DAY ON THE LEFT LIGHT EVEN IF THE SRX IS NOT DRIVEN. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY FIRST CADILLAC. SHOULD BE MY LAST.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD MUST DRIVE WITH HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. WHILE I WAS DRIVING RAN OFF OF ROAD WHILE PASSING AN ONCOMING CAR IN OTHER LANE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE ROAD. ALSO COULD NOT SEE TURN LANE FOR MAKING A LEFT TURN. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS BACKED UP AND THEY BLEW THEIR HORN BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN THE TURN LANE. I COULD NOT SEE THE LINES FOR LEFT TURN LANE BECAUSE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC I COULD NOT USE MY HIGH BEAMS!!!! THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR OR MORE BUT TONIGHT IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING!!!

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO COMPLETE FIX THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. TRIED BRIGHTER BULBS NO HELP, THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS FLAWED AND IF YOU REPLACE THEM IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THE ONLY WAY TO SEE AT NIGHT IS WITH HI BEAMS ON.

WHILE DRIVING OR IN PARK AT NIGHT, UNABLE TO SEE SAFELY WITH LOW BEAMS ON--MUST DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. THERE IS EXCESSIVE MOISTURE INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY SEALED. PAID $700 TO HAVE ONE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL (NOT AFTERMARKET) TWO YEARS AGO AND THE SEAL IS CLEARLY BROKE. HAVE ALSO TRIED REPLACING BULBS. AFTER READING OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA, I CONTACTED CADILLAC TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE MY HEAD LIVES. BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WERE ON WILLING TO WORK WITH ME, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING WITH LOW BEAMS ON, ONE CANNOT EVEN SEE THE CENTER OR SIDE LINES OF THE ROAD YOU ARE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. SUTTLE CADILLAC (12525 JEFFERSON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23602) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT NIGHT. YOU CANNOT SEE 30 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR ON A DARK ROAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO GUARANTEE IMPROVEMENT. THIS IS BOTH GM MECHANICS AND INDEPENDENT. NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO ME BUT ALSO TO ONCOMING DRIVERS AS I HAVE TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE WHERE I AM GOING AND CONSEQUENTLY CREATE GLARE FOR THE ONCOMING CARS. I FEEL THAT CADILLAC HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SAFETY WHEN THEY SELL A PRODUCT. PLEASE RECALL THE CAR AND RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM PLANNING TO KEEP THIS CAR FOR MORE THAN FOUR MORE YEARS AND DONT WANT TO HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM TO TRY TO WORK AROUND. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FROM NEW IN 2012 AND USE IT EVERYDAY. IT HAS BEEN, AND IS, MAINTAINED BY GM. DEALERS .