2012 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

ON 6/25/18, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH., IN OUR 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A SUBDIVISION. BUT, THEN DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT AND PULLED BACK INTO THE LANE OF MY WIFE. SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, SHE COULDN?T ANTICIPATE THEIR MOVE. SHE HIT THEM FROM BEHIND, GOING 45MPH. SHE HIT HER FOREHEAD ON THE VISOR BAR TWICE, CAUSING A SKULL FRACTURE, BRAIN BLEED, SEVER CONCUSSION, DEEP LACERATIONS, A BURST ARTERY IN HER FOREHEAD TO WHERE SHE WAS BLEEDING HEAVILY AND UNCONSCIOUS. HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH BADLY BRUISED HER RIBS, CAUSING A HIATAL HERNIA, DUE TO THE IMPACT. SHE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO HER LEFT ARM, KNEE AND HAS RUPTURED DISCS IN HER CERVICAL SPINE. SHE WAS ICU FOR SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO THE BRAIN BLEED AND HEAD INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED. OUR AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DIDN?T LOCK ON IMPACT, ALLOWING HER TO BOUNCE UPWARD TWICE AND SUSTAINED THE HEAD INJURIES. THE CADILLAC AIR BAGS AND SEAT LOCKING MECHANISMS FAILED TO PROTECT HER FROM INJURIES SHE SHOULD HAD NEVER HAD. SOMEONE NEEDS TO RESEARCH FURTHER THESE ISSUES FOR THE 2012 SRX SO OTHER CONSUMERS DON?T FEEL SAFE IN A VEHICLE, WHERE THE SAFETY MECHANISMS FAIL. CADILLAC SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. SHOULD THE 2012 SRX HAVE A RECALL ON AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISMS FAILING? MORE THAN ONE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN POSTED, SO I HOPE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATES THIS FOR US ALL. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A FORMAL COMPLAINT! THANK YOU, AND PLEASE FOLLOW UP! *TR

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2012. WITHIN A SHORT WHILE, I NOTICED HOW DIM THE HEADLIGHTS WERE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS/IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT AS THESE HEADLIGHTS CAUSE LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IF THEY WERE TO REPLACE THE CURRENT HEADLIGHTS THEY WOULD REPLACED WITH THE SAME FAULTY HEADLIGHTS UNFORTUNATELY. I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY ONLY OPTION IS TO SELL THE CAR. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND KNOW THAT THE PROPER & FAIR SOLUTION WOULD BE FOR CADILLAC TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE HEADLIGHTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH PROPER, SAFE AND FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLAMPS WERE DIM AND CREATED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARKLEY BUICK GMC (3575 SKYLAND BLVD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405) AND THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SHIFTED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TOE LINK ADJUSTER SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BE UNBALANCED. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TOE LINK WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V571000 (SUSPENSION) IN 2014 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CAUTIOUSLY APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V212000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 13V097000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT'S FAILURES WERE SIMILAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE TWO RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

OUR HEADLIGHTS HAVE GOTTEN DIMMER AND DIMMER (NOW TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND BAD WEATHER). WHEN PARKED WITH HEADLIGHTS SHINING ON A WALL YOU CAN SEE SOME LIGHT, BUT ON THE ROAD THE LIGHT PRODUCED FEELS VERY UNSAFE. THE ONLY WAY TO USE THE CAR IS WITH THE HIGH-BEAMS TO GET ENOUGH LIGHT TO DRIVE SAFELY, BUT THIS IS RUDE (AND UNSAFE) FOR OTHER DRIVERS. WE AVOID USING THE CAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CADILLAC HAS NOT ADDRESS. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS EVEN FILED A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN CALIFORNIA TO TRY AND GET THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED.

THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVES ON IT'S OWN IN PARK AND IN DRIVE. AT ONE POINT I HAD TO REMOVE MY SEATBELT AND SIT ON EDGE OF SEAT TO REACH THE PEDALS ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD WITH THESE LIGHTS. MY WIFE HAS ALMOST RAN INTO A DITCH BECAUSE THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE FAULT WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. WHERE DO WE GO OR WHAT DO WE DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BY GENERAL MOTORS. ANYTIME YOU DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE ENDANGER

HEADLIGHTS START RANDOMLY DIMMING TO THE POINT YOU CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE, DASH STABILITY CONTROL & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. ENGINE FANS TURNS ON AND WON'T TURN OFF EVEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF.

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. LAST WEEK ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE MY HEADLIGHTS. I HAD NO IDEA THE PROBLEM WAS THAT BAD. IT APPEARS, BASED ON RESEARCH, THAT THIS IS A COMMON, WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. GM IS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO SOLUTION FOR THE REPAIR AS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE INSTALLED AT A HIGH COST, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS WHICH HAVE BEEN FILED. PLEASE TAKE THIS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH GM, HAVE THEM TAKE CARE OF THIS DEFECT AND PROTECT CONSUMERS.