2006 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

AT RANDOM THE BLINKER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAIL IN MY 2006 CADILLAC SRX V6 AWD. I WAS DRIVING AND TURNED ON THE BLINKER TO MAKE A TURN AND THE BLINKER DID NOT SOUND AND DID NOT FUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN REGULARLY IT IS A 1 IN A 100. I HAVE HAD MY CADILLAC IN TO A CADILLAC DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED AND I FEAR THAT MORE CARS MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. AT TIMES WHERE THE BLINKER FAILS THE RADIO ALSO MAY SKIP STATIONS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SRX, WITH 18K MILES. MY SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 12-28-07. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH NO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. MY SUNSHADE WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE CONSTANT CONSUMER COMPLAINTS SO I WAS NOT HURT. AFTER PULLING OVER ON THE FREEWAY, I INSPECTED THE SUNROOF TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAD CAUSED IT TO COMPLETELY SHATTER. THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING ON THE SUNSHADE TO INDICATE WHAT HAS CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. THEY HAVE NOT SAID WHETHER IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT, BUT THEY HAVE HAD TWO OTHER SRX'S COME IN WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM JUST RECENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC SRX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE GLASS SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. THE POLICE INSPECTED THE SUNROOF AND STATED THAT THE WINDOW SHATTERED ON IT'S OWN AND WASN'T VANDALISM. THE POLICE DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO PROVIDE A POLICE REPORT. AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE PRICE TO REPAIR THE SUN ROOF WAS $1,300. THE PURCHASE DATE, VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

TURNED KEY TO START TRUCK, SMOKE CAME OUT OF AC VENTS AND STEERING COLUMN, ACRID ODOR ACCOMPANIED SMOKE. SHUT KEY OFF EXITED VEHICLE, FLAMES ERUPTED IN VEHICLE, CALLED FIRE DEPT. THEY ARRIVED 20 MINUTES LATER, CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. VEHICLE TOWED TO CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. TRUCK CONSIDERED TOTAL LOSS. I SUSTAINED INJURY EXITING VEHICLE , AS I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT. *JB

SUNROOF HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS HAD 7 VISITS TO THE SHOP BECAUSE OF SUNROOF PROBLEMS. I AM WAITING FOR IT TO SHATTER LIKE THE SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM HEARING ABOUT. I AM NERVOUS THAT MY KIDS WILL BE IN THE CAR WHEN IT DOES SHATTER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUNROOF SHATTERED EARLY IN THE MORNING ON SATURDAY, JULY FIRST. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE MOONROOF NOT CLOSING PROPERLY . DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR SEVEN DAYS REGARDING THE MOONROOF AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. WHEN IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THE MOONROOF, SUNROOF/TRACKS AND SIDE PANELS TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WERE DISASSEMBLED AND REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ON BETWEEN THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER THE THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SUNROOF AGAIN WITHOUT A COST. THE DEALER STATED THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A FRACTURE TO THE GLASS BY AN EXTERNAL OBJECT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN NO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM WHERE THERE IS AN ARTICLE DATED JANUARY 2, 2006, STATING THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING 17 COMPLAINTS FOR THE CADILLAC SRX FROM 2004- 2006. THE ARTICLE ALSO CITES 19 INJURIES SUSTAINED DUE TO THE SUNROOF DEFECT. ON A MESSAGE BOARD OF CADILLACOWNERS.COM, A OWNER OF 2005 SRX ALSO HAD THE SUNROOF SHATTER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING; IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM UPDATED 3/9/2006 - *NM