2015 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 CADILLAC SRX AT NIGHT WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM THE VISIBILITY IS SO BAD THAT YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL. MOST OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAMS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IF NOT I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULB IN OUR HEADLIGHTS SEVERAL TIME AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. WE RESEARCHED AND DID NOT FIND A RECALL ABOUT THIS, WHICH WAS SURPRISING BECAUSE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, WHETHER YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SITTING IN THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT AT ANYTIME WHEN YOU TURN THE LOW BEAMS ON FOR THE HEADLIGHTS THE REMAIN DIM AND DOES NOT PROJECT LIGHT ENOUGH RANGE OF LIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY WHILE THE LOW BEAMS ARE IN USE. VERY FRUSTRATING AND NERVE RATTLING.

I'M WRITING TO YOU ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 18, 2019. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME IN OUR CADILLAC SRX AT ABOUT 6:00 PM OUR CAR SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AS WE HEARD A BANG, THROWING US ACROSS THREE LANES LISTENING TO CARS SCREECHING ALL AROUND US ON THE NJ TURNPIKE, WE THEN HIT INTO THE SIDE OF A TRACTOR TRAILER, PUSHING US BACK AGAIN ACROSS THE THREE LANES UNTIL WE FINALLY STOPPED IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY HAS COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS WAS A FAULTY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. TO BE EXACT IT WAS THE REAR TOE LINK ADJUSTER LOCK NUT TORQUE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED MY FAMILY TO TELL THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER MY SISTER CALLED ME BACK AND SAID 'THERE IS A RECALL ON YOUR VEHICLE MODEL. IT INVOLVES THE REAR SUSPENSION.' (BULLETIN NO: 14457C; REAR TOE LINK ADJUSTER LOCK NUT TORQUE) SHE GAVE ME THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN ENTER YOUR VIN # AND CHECK TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I CHECKED AGAIN AND AGAIN. I CHECKED MY PAPERWORK FROM WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (USED BUT CERTIFIED, OFF OF A LEASE) AND THE CARFAX. NO RECALL. AFTER HAVING THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECT THE VEHICLE, THEY, IN FACT, STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR SUSPENSION (REAR TOE LINK ADJUSTER)

THE LIGHTS ON MY CADILLAC SRX IS ALMOST NONEXISTENT. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE NO LOW BEAMS!! THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 1800.00 TO REPLACE THEM BUT THEY WILL BE REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME KIND I HAVE IN THERE SO IN 4 YEARS I WILL BE PAYING ANOTHER 1800.00.GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT

SEALED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILS CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE CONDENSATION BUILDUP THAT DIFFUSES LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO THE POINT OF BEING UNUSABLE. HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT TURN SIGNALS ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY MUCH MORE BRIGHTLY THAN THE HEADLIGHTS. HAPPENS IN ALL OPERATING CONDITIONS, STATIONARY, IN MOTION, AND ON ALL TYPES OF ROADWAY. I HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING JUST HOW DIFFUSE AND DIM THE HEADLIGHTS ARE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS THE CAR WOULD "JOLT" WHILE ACCELERATING IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE SO BAD IT FELT LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GEARS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY OVER $275 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPROGRAMMING EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS THE FIX. VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN I NEED TO I DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHTS ON, WHICH SEEMS TO UPSET A LOT OF OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID "YEAH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT". WHY NOT? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! WILL IT TAKE A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT OR TWO TO GET GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT A LOT OF OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING? THIS IS MY FIRST CADILLAC AND IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED, IT WILL CERTAINLY BE MY LAST. I HAVE TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS THAT OCCASIONALLY DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND NOW THEY CANNOT AT NIGHT TIME. FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE I EXPECT TO BE DRIVING A CADILLAC THAT IS SAFE AND I DO NOT THINK THAT IS TOO MUCH TO ASK TO BE FIXED, AT THEIR COST.

THE CUE SYSTEM IS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. I HAVE AROUND 57,000 MILES AND BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE WITH AROUND 30K MILES. THE CUE SYSTEM WORKED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT CERTAIN ICONS LATER STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE THE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 50K. AND NOW NOTHING RESPONDS. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING THEN TURN OFF THE CAR AND COUNT TO 30 AND THAT SHOULD UNFREEZE THE CUE. THIS DID NOT WORK. I AM TOLD IT WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $1200 TO $2500 TO FIX THE CUE AND OTHER CADILLAC OWNERS REPORTED IN FORUMS THAT THE FIX WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS AND WHAT I COULD SEARCH THIS ISSUE HAS IMPACTED 2013 - 2016 MODELS. GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS FIX AND THE FIX SHOULD BE PERMANENT. I LOVE THE SRX BUT WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. THIS CUE SCREEN FREEZE IS WHILE IN PARK AND DRIVE. I TRY SENDING NAVIGATION FROM THE CADILLAC APP AND IT DOES RECOGNIZE RECEIVING THE MAP BUT WON'T LOAD OR GO TO NAVIGATION. WHEN I TOUCH THE HOME BUTTON IT WILL GO BACK TO THE MAIN SCREEN BUT THE FREEZE PREVENTS ANY CHANGES. I CANNOT USE THE NAVIGATION, SYNC THE TEMP OR MODIFY ANY SETTINGS. IT IS TOTALLY FROZEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE VERY DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. CADILLAC OF BIRMINGHAM (1677 MONTGOMERY HWY, VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216, (205) 588-4478) STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WELL KNOWN AND THE ENTIRE LIGHTING FIXTURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,800. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 70 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I ENTERED A ONE-LANE ELEVATED EXIT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND WHILE GOING 50 MPH, WAS TRYING TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AT ITS SWITCH. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WHEN I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I TRIED THIS MORE THAN ONCE. I HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING OFF THE EXIT, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP BY PLACING IT IN NEUTRAL. I WAS NOW AT THE ENTRYWAY TO DFW AIRPORT AND HAD MY VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I HOPED THAT MAYBE I COULD DRIVE IT TO A PARKING SPOT, AS TO CALL A WRECKER AT THAT MOMENT WOULD CAUSE ME TO LOSE MY EXPENSIVE TICKET FOR AN OVERSEAS FLIGHT. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, I TRIED TO TAKE OFF TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND FOUND THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED SO I PULLED BACK ONTO THE SHOULDER. I TRIED THIS AGAIN AND REALIZED THAT MY FOOT DID NOT REACH THE ACCELERATOR AS IT NORMALLY DOES. NOT ONLY HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO TURN OFF BUT THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOW STUCK DOWN. I HIT THE ACCELERATOR WITH THE HEEL OF MY FOOT AND IT DISLODGED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT. UPON MY RETURN I HAD THE CAR TOWED AS I WAS FEARFUL OF DRIVING IT.

PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR HEADLAMP WENT OUT SUDDENLY WHILE TRAVELING. IT WAS RAINING AND WHEN MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE LIGHTS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF MOISTURE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS. WE ASSUMED THE BULB JUST WENT OUT BUT WE CHANGED THE BULB AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. WE HAD TO TRAVEL 5 HOURS HOME HOPING WE COULD GET THERE BEFORE DARK AND NERVOUS THE WHOLE TIME THINKING THE OTHER LIGHT WOULD GO OUT IN THE DARK AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE LUCKY WE MADE IT HOME RIGHT AT DARK. WE STILL CANNOT GET THE LIGHT TO WORK AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. IT ONLY HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND SEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMPS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM OR CADILLAC HAS DONE A RECALL TO HAVE THESE ISSUES FIXED SINCE IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE.