CADILLAC Complaints

HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM, I AM EITHER FORCED TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON CONSTANTLY OR NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, SO ROADS ARE DARK, BUT MY DIM LIGHTS ARE SO HORRIBLE I CAN'T SEE 2 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH CARS BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO SEE THE LANES ON THE ROAD. THIS IS HORRIBLE! SHE BOUGHT A LUXURY CAR AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF HANGING OUT OF THE WINDOW WITH A FLASHLIGHT TO SEE THAN USING MY DIM LIGHTS!

THE HEADLIGHT INNER LENSES DEVELOP A CATARACT WHERE AS THE PLASTIC LENS LOOSES ITS ABILITY TO PROJECT AND PRISM THE LIGHT BEHIND IT , THRU THE LENS AND OUT ONTO THE ROAD TRAVEL WAY THUS LOOSING THE ABILITY TO REFLECT LIGHT ONTO THE ROAD , NO ILLUMINATION FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AT ALL ON A CLEAR NIGHT ,

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE DIM CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES AT NIGHT FORCING ME TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO MUCH AND GM TRIED TO FORCE OWNERS TO PAY TO FIX $1700 ESTIMATE OUT POCKET WITH THE HOPE & PRAYER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY THAT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AS DOCUMENTED ON:: HTTPS://GMAUTHORITY.COM/BLOG/2020/03/2010-2015-CADILLAC-SRX-OWNERS-STILL-BATTLING-WITH-HEADLIGHT-PROBLEMS/COMMENT-PAGE-5/#COMMENT-1001328 AND HTTPS://CADILLACSOCIETY.COM/2020/03/10/OWNERS-CONTINUE-TO-STRUGGLE-WITH-CADILLAC-SRX-HEADLIGHTS/ I HAD MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT THAT SHOWS MY CAR COULD CAUSE INJURY BASED ON MAKING MISTAKES FOR LACK OF VISIBILITY. THIS IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN AND GM IS BARELY GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT IGNORING IT BUT BLOWING IT OFF IN MANY WAYS SUPPRESSING IT IN MANY WAYS . THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SUSPENSION ARE SCARY WHEN YOU HEAR THE NOISES AND I THINK MORE SCARY WHEN YOU ASK FOR AN ESTIMATE WHICH I WILL PUT OFF DECIDING TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH AN AREA OF THE CAR THAT CAN TRULY CAUSE DEATH IF THE PAST MEANS ANYTHING. I AM GOING TO MENTION THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE QUE SYSTEM THAT THEY ARE CLEARLY TRYING TO DENY BUT DID PAY 90% OF MY $1000 REPAIR WITHOUT TAKING BLAME AND OF COURSE THIS IS NOT A REAL SAFETY CONCERN BUT WORTH DESCRIBING BECAUSE IT SHOWS A CLEAR PATTERN OF SUPPRESSION AND AVOIDANCE TO RECALL A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART OF A VEHICLE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BECOME VERY DIM DUE APPARENTLY TO A FAULTY SEAL ENABLING MOISTURE TO GET IN. IT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS RAINING. CADILLAC SENT A LETTER ADMITTING THE ISSUE AND OFFERING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT REQUIRES CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS ON THEIR OWN THEN SUBMIT TO CADILLAC FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE FIX AND REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS TOOK ALMOST 9 MONTHS, BUT I WAS IN FACT REIMBURSED. THE ADDED PROBLEM AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS ARE THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL LIGHTS, AND ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY AND DIFFERENT MORE RELIABLE HEADLAMPS USED.

THE HEADLAMPS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT NIGHT. I REPLACED THE BULBS ON 1/3/2020. THE ISSUE IS NOT THE BULBS IT'S THE LAMPS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE LAMPS REPLACED BY CADILLAC.

MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS I USE HIGH BEAMS AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE CHANGE THE BULB FIX. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2010-2015 CADILLAC SRX MODELS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM AT NIGHT THAT THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY. GM, INSTEAD OF DOING A NATIONAL RECALL HAS INSTEAD SETTLED ON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHERE THE OWNER HAS TO BRING THE CAR IN AND PAY OUT OF POCKET ROUGHLY 1500 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THEN THEY WILL REIMBURSE THE COST. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SISTER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED GATEWAY CHEVROLET CADILLAC (501 38TH ST S, FARGO, ND 58103; (701) 282-5522) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V038000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BACK UP CAMERA NOT TO DISPLAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FINDLAY CADILLAC LOCATED AT 993 AUTO SHOW DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED SAME FAILURE HAPPENED IN 2013 CADILLAC XTS.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER BRIGHTNESS WHILE IN OPERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT USED THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR PROPER VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CADILLAC OF LAS VEGAS (5185 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89102) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A NOTICE FOR THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO HER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CALLED PRIORITY CARE AND WILL OBTAIN A REFUND IN ONE MONTH. *TR*DT*DT*JB*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB CONSUMER STATED CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SERVICE 6 TIIMES WITHIN A YEAR.*JB

WHEN I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE USED I NOTICED I COULD NOT SEE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO DIM. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT A COST OF $1300. SEVERAL YEARS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING I WOULD REIMBURSED BECAUSE OF YOUR LAWSUIT ABOUT THESE HEADLIGHTS. I FILED AND DID RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, SEVERAL YEARS LATER ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TOO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING REIMBURSED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.