2006 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. A CODE SCAN SHOWS A SINGLE ERROR CODE P0008, WHICH INDICATES AN ELONGATION OF TIMING CHAINS. THE REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $1800 LEVEL. I BOUGHT IT AS A GM PEP CAR, AND SINCE KEEP A GOOD RECORD OF MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGES) AT THE DEALER. THERE IS NEVER AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *JB

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK ON DRIVEWAY. WE KNEW WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE OUR OTHER SRX HAD BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK INTO GMC SERVICE 3 OR 4 TIMES TO HAVE SEALS REPLACED. BOTH OF OUR 2006 SRX'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE KEEP STEERING FLUID IN OUR HOUSE JUST IN CASE WE NEED IT. *TR

HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN CAR WAS STARTED THEN WHINING NOISE. TOOK CAR TO JEFF SCHMITT CADILLAC SAID POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. SAID NO LEAKS FLUID FOUND ON DRIVEWAY. TOOK CAR IN TO REICHARD GMC THREE TIMES TO HAVE SEALS REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR

THE ENTIRE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT WOULD ALSO STAY OFF FOR A DAY OR TWO. AS IT STARTED STAYING ON FOR LONGER PERIODS, I TOOK IT TO COX CHEVROLET, BRADENTON, FL, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. AFTER CHARGING ME $110.00 USING "EVIDENCE BASED" METHODS TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR/ CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD, AND WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $600.00 TO REPAIR. THEY LEFT THE BACKING OFF THE PASSENGER SEAT, LYING ON THE REAR SEAT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE THAT WAS BAD. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE, SINCE THE SEAT IS ONLY RARELY OCCUPIED. IT ALSO SURPRISED ME WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE, UNTIL I REPLACED THE MODULE. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT A BAD MODULE, IN AN UNUSED SEAT, WOULD SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE SYSTEM. THEY KNEW RIGHT WHERE TO LOOK, OBVIOUSLY. I CHECKED FOR ISSUES WITH 2006 CADILLACS, AND FOUND RECALL #84734 AIRBAGS FRONTAL SENSOR / CONTROL MODULE FOR THE 2005-2007 CTS-V CADILLAC. SAME ISSUE, SAME SENSOR? I AM CONCERNED THAT POOR QUALITY PARTS THAT ARE CONTROLLING MAJOR SAFETY FEATURES, IS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY, EVERY TIME I USE THIS PRODUCT, AND WONDER IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

MY 2006 CADILLAC SRX HAS A VERY HARD START UP AND ENGINE IS VERY LOUD WAS STARTING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED AND RETURN CODES ARE P0008 AND P0017. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES AND FAILS TO PLACE A RECALL OUT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I BUY NOTHING BUT CADILLACS BUT I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!!! I THINK GM REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS!!!!!! *TR

TIMING CHAINS! CAR WAS PARKED, AND WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TIMING CHAINS AND $2800.00. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, FOUND THAT 2004 - 2006 MODELS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE OIL GETTING TO THE CHAINS PROPERLY, BECAUSE THE HOLE IS TOO SMALL TO LUBRICATE CHAINS. I BUY HIGH END CARS AND TAKE CARE OF THEM. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A TIMING CHAIN HAS EVER GONE OUT ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES. (BEEN DRIVING 40 SOME YEARS) A MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THEM. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST SOMEONE LOOKING INTO THIS. ANOTHER PERSON THAT I KNOW OF HAD THEIR 2004 CTS TIMING CHAINS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND IT BLEW THE ENGINE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING, THE REDUCED POWER TO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED TO 20 MPH, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN RESET ITSELF AND RESUME NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AFTER TWO SEASONS OF NORMAL USE THE ULTRAVIEW SUNROOF LEFT BRACKET WHICH OPENS AND CLOSES THE ROOF HAS SOMEHOW BECOME LOOSE OR HAS CRACKED AND DOES NOT HOLD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOF DOWN. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR MORE AIR CAN BE HEARD COMING INTO THE CAR AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOF CAN BE SEEN SLIGHTLY LIFTING. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN/BELT IN 2006 CADILLAC SRX IS DEFECTIVE. IT COULD BE THE CRANK SHAFT RUBBING ON THE TIMING CHAIN. I CALLED GM THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 - 2010 THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS HOW LONG DO I EXPECT GM TO OWN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL CAR DEALERS WHO TELL ME THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL AND FIXING IT WILL NOT STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER IS $3500.00 I AM VERY UPSET OVER THIS. *TR