2005 CADILLAC SRX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD ACTIVATE ABNORMALLY, WHEN IT WAS NOT ENGAGED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK WITHIN THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE AND IT WOULD ALSO HESITATE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN WHEN TRAVELING. AT 40,000 MILES, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WHILE CHANGING LANES...MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND VEHICLE JUMPED TO THE RIGHT LANE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE WHEEL WAS FREE. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD I MUST REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK, PUMP AND HOSES FOR A COST OF $ 2,489.00. THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD ME THIS IS VERY COMMON IN SRX AND THAT HE JUST DID THE SAME THING ON ANOTHER 05 SRX! SCARY AND COSTLY! *TR

IN OCTOBER OF 08 MY 05 CADILLAC SRX BEGAN TO BUCK AND HESITATE EXTENSIVELY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD NO OIL IN IT. I PRODUCED MY RECEIPT THAT I HAD THE OIL CHANGED 730 MILES PREVIOUS. CAR HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT AND OUT OF WARRANTY! I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS (6 AT $800) EACH AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAR IS "KNOWN FOR BURNING OIL...WHICH LEADS TO THIS PROBLEM!". I NOW USE THREE QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 6000 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES! CAR HAS 81,000 MILES AND COSTS ME ABOUT 2000 EVERY 6 MONTHS IN REPAIRS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 06V125000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/09/11

I OWN A 2005 CADILLAC SRX AND IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FLAWS IN THIS VEHICLE (PURCHASED USED IN OCTOBER 2010). THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE "STABILITY SERVICE ENGAGING" AS I AM DRIVING AND AFTER I HAVE MADE A SHARP TURN. THE VEHICLE LOCKS THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME THREE SEPARATE TIMES WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME SO AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS ON EDMUND.COM (13 PAGES)AND ALSO ON THIS WEBSITES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY SRX AND AFTER PAYING A NICE AMOUNT FOR THIS SUV, I FIND THIS TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE OF CADILLAC AND I DO SEE SOME FAULT ON THE NHTSA PART FOR NOT RECALLING OR DEMANDING CADILLAC TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW THE PROBLEM, WHICH I ALSO THINK IS RIDICULOUS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE CERTIFIED TO DO. I HAVE ALSO SEEN WHERE SOME HAVE HAD THE "STEERING WHEEL SENSOR" REPLACE AND THIS HAS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN CADILLAC SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE "STEERING WHEEL SENSOR" SEEING THAT ITS HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CADILLAC AND WILL ADVISE OTHERS THE SAME, IF THIS ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF ASAP, MY NEXT STEP WILL BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT!! I, AS WELL AS OTHERS, WORK HARD FOR OUR INCOME AND WHEN PURCHASING AND TRUSTING IN A PRODUCT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE A QUALITY PRODUCT AND IF FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A PROBLEM, I PERSONALLY EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE CARE OF IT, JUST LIKE I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR PAYMENT EACH MONTH! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BUCK AND HESITATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE LEAKED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A LOW OIL WARNING INDICATOR TO ALERT OF THE ENGINE'S LOW CONSUMPTION OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.