2006 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

2006 CADILLAC SRX 5DOOR THE PROBLEM THAT I AM REPORTING IS THAT THE FRONT R AND FRONT L SIDE TURNING / LANE CHANGING LIGHT/INDICATORS DO NOT ILLUMINATE FOR PURPOSE OF TURNING/ LANE CHANGING INDICATIONS. IF NEIGHBORING LANE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE REAR TAIL LIGHT INDICATOR, THAT SIDE TRAVELING VEHICLE HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THE CADILLAC'S DIRECTIONAL INTENTIONS. THE LACK OF KNOWING THE CADILLAC'S DIRECTIONAL INTENTIONS SHALL RESULT IN HIGHWAY /EXPRESSWAY COLLISIONS! THIS IS MORE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TO THE CADILLAC'S NEIGHBOR LANE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY IF IT IS IN THE CADILLAC'S BLIND SPOT. THE FACTORY MARKETED FRONT SIDE LIGHT, AMBER/ORANGE IN COLOR, JUST COMES ON FOR MARKER LAMP ONLY. THIS MARKER LIGHT DOES NOT BLINK OR FLASH TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE DEADLY CRASH!!! FOR A FACTORY RECALL, IT WOULD BE COST EFFICIENT TO REROUTE SMALL SEGMENT OF BODY ILLUMINATION HARNESS, VERSES THE NIGHTMARE OF HIGHWAY CRASH DEATHS AND THE ENDLESS LAWSUITS........ *TR

CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY, LOUD ENGINE NOISE, LURCHING FORWARD WHILE STOPPED, WHEN DRIVING CAR SHAKES, VEHICLE IS HESITATING RIDE NOT SMOOTH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. ALSO LEFT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES TOO FAST. 2006 SRX TIMING CHAIN AND RELATED COMPONENTS REPLACED 07/09 AND AGAIN 01/11. REPLACED LEFT TURN SIGNAL BULB AND SOCKET. NO EXPLANATION GIVEN AS TO WHY EITHER OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 2 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,500.

2006 CADILLAC SRX WAS RUNNING PERFECT WITH NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT", CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF A 2 LANE ROAD. COULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER TOLD ME TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE GEARS ATTACHED TO THE MOTOR BROKE. END RESULT WAS A COMPLETELY NEW MOTOR AT 7000 DOLLARS. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 CADILLAC SRX AWD THAT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL. PRETTY REGULARLY, WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. YOU CAN BE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN IT HAPPENS OR JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE RADIO ALERT WILL READ "TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED". YOU HAVE TO REACH OVER AND HIT THE CLEAR BUTTON TO GET IT TO STOP. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU LOSE POWER. IF YOU ARE IN AN INTERSECTION, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL & FAST OR YOU WILL GET HIT. IT'S VERY SCARY. WE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE CODES IN THE COMPUTER AND IT HAD THESE CODES: C0046: LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED CIRCUIT, C0228: LEFT REAR ABS CHANNEL IN RELEASE TOO LONG AND A TRANSMISSION CODE: P1793- WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL MALFUNCTION. BECAUSE OF THESE CODES, THE MECHANIC COULDN'T TELL WHAT IS GOING ON. WHEN HE CALLED THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP, HE WAS TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A REAR DRIVER HUB ASSEMBLY. WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGING. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM W/2006 & 2007 MODEL SRX'S. THEN I SEARCHED ONLINE & THEIR ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SOME AS EARLY AS FEB. 2006. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH IF NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALERS SHOULD KNOW WHAT IT IS & SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES TO REPAIR THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE FAULTY FROM THE START. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. JUST SEARCH ONLINE & YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. THAT'S JUST THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO COMPLAIN. THANK YOU *TR

WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2006 CADILLAC SRX THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND THE RADIO DISPLAYS TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS ON TAKE OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, WHEN TURNING, GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND ALWAYS AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY CAN ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM IF THE CAN DUPLICATE IT. I HAVE HAD 2 INSTANCES WHERE IS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I ALMOST WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER CAR. I LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR OF MY 2006 CADILLAC SRX, THERE IS NO RESPONSE. THE TRACTION CONTROL MONITOR LIGHTS UP ON THE RADIO SUGGESTING AN ISSUE. UPON LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND DEPRESSING AGAIN THE ENGINE IS VERY SLUGGISH AND PUTS ALL DRIVING AND IN THE CAR AT POTENTIAL RISK FOR A COLLISION. THE RADIO ALSO LIGHTS UP SHOWING THAT THE CARS SPEED IS LIMITED TO 80MPH. THE CONDITION OCCURS IN ALL SEASONS AND ALL WEATHER AND IS VERY RANDOM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS TIME, AGAIN THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AND IS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE REPORTED CONDITION BY USING A DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT ON THE WIRING CONNECTIONS. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO GO AWAY FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. I FEEL AS IF EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE I'M PUTTING MY FAMILY AND MYSELF AT RISK IN THE EVENT THE ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR TURN. *TR

WHEN STOPPING, THEN STARTING UP (WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, LIKE AT A STOP SIGN) THE 2006 CADILLAC SRX WILL OFTEN FAIL TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AND THE 'TRACTION CONTROL' INDICATION LIGHTS UP ON THE RADIO. THIS ALSO HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING WITHOUT STOPPING. IT HAPPENS ON LEVEL GROUND AND WHEN GOING UP INCLINES. IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND (LIKE WHEN GEARS ARE RAKED IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION.) BY LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THEN RE-APPLYING IT, THE CAR WILL MOVE, BUT THE HESITATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR DURING ONE OF THESE EPISODES, THE CAR WILL VERY SLOWLY BEGIN TO MOVE AND EVENTUALLY ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENS ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT, WITH NO REASON FOR LOSS OF TRACTION. 'TURNING OFF' THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE CONSOLE DOES NOT ALWAYS PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR SOLVE THE DEFECT. I PUT MY SAFETY AND OTHERS AT RISK WITH EVERY MILE THAT I DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC SRX. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MARCH 11, 2009. TWO DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM WAS GIVING INCORRECT SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GUAGE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SIPHON JET PUNP WAS CLOGGED WHICH WAS CAUSING IT TO SHUT OFF. THERE WAS ALSO A BRAKE PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/16/09. *JB

THE STRUTS ON THE VEHICLE ( FRONT) WEAR DOWN COMPLETELY TO FAST FROM PURCHASE. IT IS MORE LIKE YOU ARE OFFROADING WHILE DRIVING. CAR COMPLETELY JOSTLES YOU AROUND. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. THE CAR IS ONLY A 2006. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. *TR