CADILLAC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME EXTREMELY DIM CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE ROAD DIVIDERS. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIELDS CADILLAC JACKSONVILLE (7999 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244, (904) 778-7700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REFLECTOR BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.*DT*JB

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND NOT VISIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I AM UNABLE TO SEE TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I WORK EVENING SHIFT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER.

ON OCTOBER 27TH, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS GOING OUT AND THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE COMPARTMENT. THE SALES REP, NICK, SAID THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE $3300. THROUGH MY RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR "DEFECTIVE ROLLING PINS IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT WERE FATIGUING AND FRACTURING AND EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE REAR END TO LOCK UP" BUT ONLY FOR THE 2014 CADILLAC CTS-V NOT THE REGULAR CTS. SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAD TO RENT A CAR ON 11/11 TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. AFTER CONVERSATIONS NOT RECEIVING ANY COOPERATION FROM CADILLAC CORPORATION, I WAS REFERRED TO GM CORPORATION. THEY NEGOTIATED A DISCOUNT, REDUCING THE COST FOR REPAIR FROM $3300 TO $1400. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED UNTIL 12/1. THEY REDUCED THE PRICE BY ANOTHER $500 THE DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR. SO, I PAID $900 FOR THE REPAIR AND $517.17 FOR THE CAR RENTAL (TOTAL $1,417.17). ALTHOUGH THEY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE COST OF THE REPAIR, I STILL BELIEVE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN EXPENSE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE REAR DIFFERENTIALS IN A CADILLAC CTS-V AND CTS ARE THE SAME. THE CTS-V HAS A STRONGER ENGINE, MEANING MORE TORQUE, WHICH MEANS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IN THE NORMAL CTS SHOULD LAST EVEN LONGER. MY 2014 CADILLAC ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES; THEREFORE, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT SO SOON. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL COSTS AND SEE THIS ITEM PUT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE SAFETY AND BENEFIT OF OTHER CTS OWNERS.

CUESCREEN CUE PROBLEMS INCLUDE 'SPIDER WEBBING,' UNRESPONSIVE SCREENS, DOES NOT WORK

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, MY VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER TEMPORARILY. THROTTLE MODULATION DOES NOT INCREASE RPM. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD AND BACK AS IF POWER IS BEING PUT DOWN THEN STOPPED ABRUPTLY. ONE TIME I HAD THIS HAPPEN, MY LIGHTS, GAUGES, POWER STEERING, AND ENGINE POWER ALL WENT AWAY. IT FIXED ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY EXPERIENCE WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CADILLAC CT5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER - DUBLIN CADILLAC (4200 JOHN MONEGO CT, DUBLIN, CA 94568: (925) 526-4384) AND MATAGA BUICK GMC CADILLAC (3261 AUTO CENTER CIR, STOCKTON, CA 95212, (209) 951-2600) HOWEVER, THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20.

CAR HAS TWICE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN NOT GOING VERY FAST AS IF IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK TO WHAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON AND I HAVE NEVER USED IT SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP ACCELERATING WHEN I TAP THE BRAKE AND HAVE HAD TO BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE ACCELERATING TO STOP. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN TRAFFIC BUT NOT GOING VERY FAST AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM BEING STOPPED AT LIGHT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND EVENTUALLY TO HAVE THE ACCELERATING STOP. I TRIED TO CALL THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THROUGH DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS. I INTEND TO TAKE IT TO SERVICE PLACE TOMORROW TO CHECK IF THE THROTTLE MIGHT BE DIRTY OR DEFECTIVE BUT AM WONDERING IF THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SOFTWARE CONTROLLING THE FEATURES OF THE CAR.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE ISSUED THIS FORM. THE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2014 CADILLAC SRX (AND ABOUT 300,000 OTHERS) SETTING IS SUCH THAT THE HEADLAMPS' LOW BEAMS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING OR MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD UNDERGO A RECALL SERVICE BY CADILLAC.

IMPROPER SEAL ALLOWS MOISTURE AND COBDENSATUON IN WHICH CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 2.5 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB 3 TIMES.

DIM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY DIM TO THE POINT I CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. I DON'T HAVE THE MOISTURE THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. I HAVE RESEARCHED MORE ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE DIMMING IS CAUSED BY THE HEAT OF THE HALOGEN BULBS DETERIORATING THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN THE HEAD LIGHT HOUSING. SPECIFICALLY THE HELLA PROJECTION CAPSULE USED FOR THE LOW BEAM. THIS DETERIORATION IS A SLOW PROCESS AND GOES UNNOTICED UNTIL FINALLY IT BECOMES TO OBVIOUS TO IGNORE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHEN I TALKED THE MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER THEY PRETEND TO BE OBLIVIOUS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.