2006 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V394000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A WINDING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT, AND ARE NOT EASY AND VERY COSTLY TO GET TO FOR REPLACEMENT. FOUR BULBS IN SIX MONTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

FIRST STARTED HEARING PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED SUV BACK IN JUNE 2012, I TOOK IT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING THE SUV AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1600.00. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A EXISTING CONDITION. SO, THAT'S THE FIRST ISSUE I HAVE. NOW, THE SAME ISSUE GOT WORSE (@ 108,000 MILES) AND BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE AND I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS IN THE RECALL INFO FROM DEC 2007 ON THE LEMONLAW SITE. JULY 17TH 2014 I TOOK MY SUV IN FOR REPAIR ON ANOTHER ISSUE, THEN ON THE 19TH I CALLED THE DEALER CAUSE I STARTED TO HEAR A WHINNNG NOISE AND A CLUNK SOUND THAT WAS EVEN LOUDER THAN BEFORE. THAT SAME DAY AS I WAS TRANSPORTING A CLIENT COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED SO HARD MY CLIENT ALMOST BUMPED HER HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD AND ME ON THE STIRRING WHEEL. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO ANOTHER CADILLAC DEALERSHIP NEARBY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION/ BUSHINGS ALL THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT AND WHEN THE TECH SHOWED ME WHAT HAPPEN ALL BOLTS WERE MISSING THAT SUPPOSE TO HOLD PARTS TOGETHER. SO, I ASKED DOES THAT HAPPEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND HE TOLD ME NO IT DOESN'T AND HES NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. SO, NOW I AM VERY SUSPICIOUS, CONFUSED AND ANGRY. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $3,000, THEY SAID WITH NO WAY AROUND IT, I DID BUY THE CAR USED BUT I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT I HAD WITH THE SUV THAT WAS TAKEN CAREOF, THEY CALLED IT SPECIAL CODES BUT THEY LEFT THIS ONE OUT. PLEASE HELP, I HAVE ELDERLY CLIENTS/FAMILY/ FRIENDS THAT I CARE FOR ON A DAILY BASIS AND I NEED MY SUV. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT MY 2006 CADILLAC SRX TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND ALMOST STOPS MY VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CADILLAC TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP (DALE EARNHARDT CHEVROLET) IN NEWTON NC. ON MY FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY FOUND A MULTIPLE MISFIRE (CODE P300) AND A FAULTY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR (CODE P0521 & CODE P0523). I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE MISFIRE WAS CAUSING THE TRACTION CONTROL TO ENGAGE, SO THEY CHANGED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AND CHANGED THE FAULTY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CADILLAC FROM THEM AND DROVE IT HOME THE TRACTION CONTROL CONTINUED TO ENGAGE SEVERAL TIMES. I RETURNED MY CADILLAC FOR THE SECOND TIME TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THEY SCANNED THE VEHICLE COMPUTER FOR CODES AGAIN BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING THAT THE VEHICLE DOES. I RETURNED HOME WITH MY CADILLAC AND DROVE IT FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. THE TRACTION CONTROL CONTINUED TO ENGAGE AND WHEN MY FAMILY WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN ANOTHER CRASH I TOOK IT BACK TO DALE EARNHARDT CHEVROLET FOR THE THIRD TIME. THEY TEST DROVE IT AGAIN BUT STILL THEY COULDN'T GET THE TRACTION CONTROL TO ENGAGE. THEY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS THIS TIME. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD THEM TO UPDATE THE PCM AND APPLY DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE EBCM CONNECTORS AND CLEAN THE TERMINALS AND TEST DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE WORK AND TEST DROVE IT FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CADILLAC THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OK NOW. ON MY HOME THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. THAT WAS ON 07/21/2014. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1,000 DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T THINK THE VEHICLE IS SAVE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO DRIVE ANYMORE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR

BEGINNING IN MAY OF 2013, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BULB HAS CONTINUALLY BLOWN.......5 INSTANCES INCLUDING THE TIME RIGHT NOW THAT WE ARE HAVING REPAIRED TOMORROW. JUST THE RIGHT FRONT LIGHT!! THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL ASSIGNED, NOR HAS GM MENTIONED IT ANYWHERE AS AN ISSUE. FIRST INSTANCE 5-27-2013, THEN 8-23-2013, THEN 2-22-2014, THE 4TH TIME WE HAD THEM REPLACE THE PIGTAIL IN ADDITION TO THE BULB, AND AS I MENTIONED WE TAKE THE CAR IN TOMORROW AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, NOT ONLY AS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD OR SAFETY CONCERN, BUT AS AN ECONOMIC BURDEN ON THE CONSUMER.........TO REPLACE A $6.00 TURN SIGNAL BULB, THE FRONT BUMPER MUST BE REMOVED WHICH COMES AT A COST RANGING FROM $200 TO $400 EACH TIME THERE'S AN ISSUE. WHO THOUGHT OF THAT DESIGN!! I GOOGLED THE ISSUE "2006 CADILLAC SRX RIGHT TURN SIGNAL" AND AT THE FOLLOWING SITE, I FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM AND WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE: HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/FAILURE-OF-FRONT-TURN-SIGNAL-AND-DRL-BULBS-072 IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT SITUATION, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE SPARKS AND GAS BURNING ENGINES DON'T GO WELL TOGETHER!! *TR

MY WIFE'S 2006 CADILLAC SRX STEERING WHEEL MODULE INFLATABLE COVER IS STICKY. ONCE YOU TOUCH IT WITH YOUR FINGER IT BECOMES ATTACH TO THE STEERING WHEEL COVER. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ODI CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10585936. I BELIEVE THIS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT AFFECTS STEERING OF THE VEHICLE AND INFLATABLE AIR RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *TR

THERE IS A P008 CODE THAT ONSTAR DETECTED AND SAID I MAY HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THIS WOULD ENABLE THE CAR TO HAVE PERFORMANCE ISSUES. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE AND DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR MY CAR WHICH I THINK THEY SHOULD BECAUSE MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES YET. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A WINING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK WAS PRESENT BUT THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

P0008 TIMING CHAIN REPAIR ON 2006 CADILLAC SRX CEL CAME ON MONDAY JANUARY 20TH DIAGNOSTIC RUN ON TUESDAY JANUARY 21ST CONTACTED SERVICEMAN ON JANUARY 21ST WHO WILL REPAIR FOR $1300 CONTACTED LAFONTAINE ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22ND WHO WILL REPAIR FOR $2600 LAFONTAINE THEN AMENDED TO $1871 CONTACTED CADILLAC OF NOVI ON THURSDAY JANUARY 23RD WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY ON JANUARY 23RD AND OPENED FORMAL CASE # [XXX] WITH [XXX] PHONE #[XXX]GM CONTACTED CADILLAC OF NOVI AND [XXX] AT CON CALLED TO ASSIST ME. TSB # 3423 ISSUED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 FOR 2004-2008 SRX EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED FOR SAME PROBLEM ON 2007-2009 SRX TO 120K MILES COMMON KNOWN ISSUE IN THIS ENGINE GM HAS USED THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF TIMING CHAINS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #11340 TIMING CHAIN REPAIR TIME 6.9 HOURS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR