2010 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE 2010 CADILLAC SRX PERFORMANCE TRIM STICKS IN LOW GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, LEADING TO INABILITY TO SAFELY MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY. ONCE STUCK, THE ONLY WAY TO 'UNSTICK' IS TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP (0 MPH), WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN AND SEEMS TO 'RESET' ITSELF. MERGING ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS CONSEQUENTLY MADE UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR CANNOT SPEED UP REASONABLY AND IS RESTRICTED IN TERMS OF THE MAXIMUM SPEED IT CAN ACHIEVE ON THE 'STUCK GEAR'. ISSUE SEEMS TO REPLICATE CONSISTENTLY AND HAS BEEN SEEN MOSTLY DURING THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT COOLS DOWN. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT USUALLY SHIFTS B/W 2000 - 2500 RPM GOES AS HIGH AS 6000 RPM WITHOUT BUDGING FROM THE 'STUCK' GEAR. *TR

2010 CADILLAC SRX THE HOOD RELEASE LATCH IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PAD FOR THE LEFT FOOT. THE FOOT IF MOVED CAN POP THE HOOD. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ONCE AT 65 MPH SENT EMAILS TO CADILLAC NO ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN INDEPENDENTLY ROLLING BACKWARDS. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE RENTAL FACILITY MANAGER OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,047.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) TO WHOM IT MIGHT CONCERN: I'M A BIG FAN OF CADILLAC CARS. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 CADILLAC SRX IN DECEMBER 2010 FROM CREST CARS (CADILLAC AUTHORIZED DEALER) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING GOOD, EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE MAKES LOTS OF UNACCEPTABLE GRINDING AND RATTLE NOISE IMMEDIATELY WHENEVER I START TO RELEASE THE BRAKE OR APPLY IT PARTIALLY. HERE'S HOW TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE: - IF THE CAR STOPS, RELEASE THE BRAKE GRADUALLY. THE GRINDING NOISE APPEARS VERY LOUD, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN A SLOPE SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD. - IF THE CAR IS MOVING, APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP IT. ABOUT LESS THAN ONE SECOND BEFORE THE CAR GOES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE GRINDING NOISE RE-APPEARS. I CONTACTED CREST CAR (THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) AND HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK TO FIX IT. AFTER ABOUT 2 DAYS, THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME, SAYING THAT THEY "CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE NOISE". HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM DEALER: - THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGREED WITH ME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE IS VALID. - THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGREED THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO STOP THE NOISE WITH THE BRAKE - THE TECHNICIAN STATED IN THE PAPERWORK THAT THE NOISE FROM THE BRAKE ALSO COMES FROM OTHER 2010 SRX CROSSOVER. SERVICE ADVISOR REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE NOISE. THE CAR IS ONLY 3-4 MONTHS OLD AND UNDER FULL WARRANTY. WHENEVER I APPLY THE BRAKE, I TRY TO PRESS HARDER THAN I SHOULD HAVE. TO OVERCOME THE NOISE, WHENEVER I TRY TO RELEASE THE BREAK, I TRY TO RELEASE COMPLETELY INSTEAD OF GRADUALLY RELEASING IT. SINCE THE BRAKE AFFECTS MY HABIT OF CONTROLLING THE CAR, IT IS CONSIDERED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR. [XXX] *TR

CADILLAC REFUSES TO ALLOW ME TO ORDER A NEW 2010 SRX WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CAR COMES STANDARD WITH A CAN OF FIX-A-FLAT TYPE SOLUTION TO FIX YOUR TIRE. HOWEVER IF THE FIX-A-FLAT SOLUTION CANNOT FIX THE HOLE, YOU ARE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL YOU CAN BUY A NEW TIRE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET A SPARE TIRE ON A NEW SRX IS IF IT IS A FLEET PURCHASE (E.G. RENTAL CAR COMPANIES). IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT A CAR MANUFACTURER CAN REFUSE TO OFFER A SPARE TIRE AS AN OPTION ON A NEW CAR. THIS IS TOTALLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS BIZARRE AND ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE SITUATION. THANKS, VINCE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT DID NOT RESPONDED. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN CAME OUT AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING START-UP PROBLEMS. SHE SENT LETTERS TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO CORRESPONDENCE. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TRADED FOR ANOTHER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY MORE TO DO SO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,850. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 367.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE OWNER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, INCREASED VELOCITY OF WIPERS TO HIGH. THEY FROZE & ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LIT-UP INDICATING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SUCH AS ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, ETC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING ON A THREE LANE ROAD AT DUSK WITH NON WIPERS/VISIBILITY. *TR

I WAS T-BONED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10-15 MPH. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10-15 MPH. UPON IMPACT MY AUTO. A CADILLAC SRX SUV FLIPPED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH MY CAR DID NOT SLIDE SIDEWAYS AT ALL FROM THE IMPACT BUT JUST FLIPPED OVER ON THE LEFT SIDE. *TR