CADILLAC Complaints

THE 2010 CADILLAC SRX WITH ONLY 29,526 MILES WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. FOUND TO BE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY. RETURNED TO HAVE PART REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL STICKING DURING OPERATION REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. PARTS WAS $207.83 AND LABOR WAS $280.00, MISC $25.00. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 29,526 MILES.

CUE MALFUNCTIONING: I PURCHASED MY CAR TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST MONTH AFTER THE CUE QUIT RESPONDING. THE CADILLAC DEALER CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP BECAUSE CADILLAC DOES NOT MAKE THE CUE ANY MORE. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS TOLD TO "GET IN LINE BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THAN 700 CUSTOMERS AHEAD OF YOU WITH THE SAME PROBLEM". REALLY? AND THAT'S JUST ONE SHOP! WE HAVE CALLED AROUND, NO ONE HAS THE OEM PARTS. THE ONLY OPTION IS A REFURBISHED UNIT. WE HAVE TRIED THAT, THE UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. SO HERE I AM, STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR I CANNOT FULLY USE BECAUSE ALL OF THE SETTINGS ARE IN THE CUE. TO FIX THE ISSUE WILL COST $1,500 BUT THAT'S ONLY IF I CAN GET AROUND TO FIXING IT OR WHENEVER 700+ OTHER CUSTOMERS' CUES ARE FIXED... HOWEVER LONG THAT WILL TAKE!

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE PLACE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE ANCHORS IN THE FRAME OF THE CAR. CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT IN MOTION. I WENT TO BUCKLE MY SEAT BELT, AND IT FELL APART. NO KNOWN RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. CONCERNED FOR OTHER XTS OWNERS' SAFETY. DEALER IS REPLACING SEAT BELT (AFTER A $100 DEDUCTIBLE).

SOLENOID THAT COMMUNICATES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER. (THIS WAS CAUSING THE THE STABILITY TRAC TO KICK ON AND SOMETIMES SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL TURNING) THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS A 2013 CTS COUPE 69000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE. (P0101 ,P0100, U0101, LOST OF COMMUNICATION TO TCM.

THE FRONT BLINKER AND RUNNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. I'VE REPLACED THEM 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO DO. THE BULBS ARE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE BLINKER BULBS TO PURCHASE ( ACCORDING TO MY PARTS STORE) AND IT TAKES OVER AN HOUR TO GET TO THE BULB. WHAT A MESS!

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MAY 2014 AT 58,000 MILES. MY TIMING CHAIN WORE OUT PREMATURELY. GM HAD A RECALL THROUGH JULY 2013 FOR THIS ISSUE (TSB #10287 2007-09 CTS AND SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 11340C) THAT REPAIRED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. IN MAY 2014, I PAID THE DEALERSHIP $1,800 TO INSTALL A NEW TIMING CHAIN KIT. IN SEPTEMBER 2014, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 80,000 MILES AND SAME ISSUE OCCURRED REQUIRING A NEW TIMING CHAIN KIT AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES ON LAST TIMING CHAIN KIT. GM AND DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF REPLACING TIMING CHAIN AND DENY THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I DISAGREE AND HAVE DISCUSSED MY ISSUE WITH TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ALSO DISAGREE. GM HAS NOT INCLUDED ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN ORIGINAL RECALL AND SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT NO COST TO ITS CUSTOMERS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID ANYTHING FOR THE FIRST OR SECOND REPAIR. GM IS PUTTING DRIVERS AT RISK IF TIMING CHAIN BREAKS WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XT5. WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD ACTED LIKE A MIRROR AND CAUSED EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD TO REFLECT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER'S VISION WAS OBSCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250. ..UPDATED 11/21/16 *BF UPDATED 12/13/16.*JB

STUCK THROTTLE AT 4000+ RPMS: WHILE PASSING A CAR ON A STRAIGHT TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STAYED AT 4000 RPMS OR GREATER AFTER THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. NO CARPET OR FLOOR MAT WAS IMPEDING THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD AND RELEASE SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE BUT RPMS STAY ABOVE 4000 RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO THE MANUAL POSITION BUT RPMS CONTINUED TO STAY ABOVE 4000 FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES AND 2.5 MINUTES WITH THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY GOING IN EXCESS OF 90 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE STUCK THROTTLE EVENT BUT THE BRAKES BECAME OVERHEATED AND INEFFECTIVE. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS MOVED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP WITH THE RPMS STILL AT 4000+ PRMS. WHILE STOPPED THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND ONLY THEN DID THE RPMS GO FROM 4000+ TO ZERO. THE CADILLAC DEALER STATED THEY REMOVED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR TO REPAIR THE STUCK THROTTLE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENDURED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 01/10/17*LJ UPDATED 01/25/17.*JB

TAKATA RECALL: WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RESOLVED? THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED IN MAY, 2016!!! WHAT ARE THE CADILLAC FOLKS DOING TO ANSWER THIS DANGER? THIS DELAY IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND, SHOULD I, OR ANYONE DRIVING MY CAR, BECOME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE(S) OR HARM OCCURS DUE TO RUPTURE OF THE AIRBAG INFLATORS, I WILL TAKE ALL LEGAL ACTION NECESSARY.