CADILLAC Complaints

FROZEN FRONT BRAKES AFTER WASHING OR DRIVING IN RAIN AND PARKING OVERNIGHT. HAVE TO PUT CAR IN GEAR AND FORCE FRONT BRAKES TO BREAK LOOSE. REAR WHEELS SPIN AND FRONT TIRES SLID APPROX 1 FOOT BEFORE BREAKING LOOSE. LOUD THUD AND CAR LEAPS FORWARD 1FOOT. *TR

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING HEAD ON INTO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY CAR DRIVING THAT CAR BACK APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. MY CAR CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 40 FEET AFTER THAT IMPACT BEFORE I BRAKED HARD TO A STOP. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE USELESS. THEY ONLY LIGHT UP ONE CAR LENGTH. I SEE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ALSO. WE HAVE THE "LUXURY" MODEL WITH THE HALOGEN LIGHTS. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY FACTOR. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR AT NIGHT DUE THE POOR LIGHTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC DEVILLE. WHILE PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BY THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

CADILLAC ISSUED A TSB IN APRIL 2012 (TSB #PIT-3749D), WHICH IS ALSO NOTED AS NHTSA ID #10037570 REGARDING RUST AND FRAME CORROSION. MY 2005 CADILLAC SRX IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, AND I WAS JUST QUOTED $5700 TO REPAIR THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY ISN'T THE NHTSA REQUIRING A RECALL IF THE STRUCTURAL FRAME OF THE CAR IS ERODING AWAY? I CAN SEND YOU ALL MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH CADILLAC CORPORATE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE INSTALLED PART 19259297: N-MODULE KIT (14865-K) IS DEFECTIVE. WE HAD THIS PART REPLACED TWICE -- ONCE ON 7/25/14 AT 42,943 MILES, AND, AGAIN ON 10/11/16 AT 46,589 MILES. ALTHOUGH THE PART DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDER A CURRENT RECALL FOR OUR VIN NUMBER, PERHAPS SOMEONE NEEDS TO REVIEW IT SINCE WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE WITHIN A LITTLE OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. WE'VE CONTACTED CADILLAC DIRECTLY AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO RESEARCH THE SAFETY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PART. WE HAD THE PART REPLACE AT STEVE FOLEY CADILLAC (NORTHBROOK, IL). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CADILLAC SRX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE: 235/6518 (NA). WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED, THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED HAVING THEM INSPECTED BY A QUALIFIED MICHELIN TECHNICIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MICHELIN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF ROTTING AND CRACKING IN THE TREADS. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,814. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE LOW BEAM (HEADLIGHTS) WENT OUT AND FILLS WITH MOISTURE CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHORT OUT AND WAS MADE DEFECTIVE. REPLACED THE BULB AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT PIECE HAS TO BE REPLACED SAYS CADILLAC AND WILL BE OKAY UNTIL IT FEELS WITH WATER AGAIN AND SHORTS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

THE LOW BEAM DRIVING LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. WE CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT SEE A PERSON WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR ANY TYPE OF STREET SIGN OR INFORMATION SIGNAGE. *TR