2005 Cadillac SRX Brakes Problems

TOOK THE CAR TO THE SUPERMARKET & AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT & MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THANK GOD I WAS NOT GOING FAST AND I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. BRAKE FLUID HAD COMPLETELY DRAINED OUT OF THE SYSTEM. GOT MY CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE WE HAVE ALL OUR CARS SERVICED. MECHANIC SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL ROTTED/RUSTED. CAN'T GET PARTS ANYMORE, THEY HAVE TO 'FABRICATE' THEM. PRICE TO REPAIR $1200.00 MY CAR ONLY HAS 58K & IS GARAGED. I DO LIVE ON LONG ISLAND BUT HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THROUGH ANY FLOODS. CADILLAC SAYS 'CAR IS TOO OLD FOR ANY RECOURSE ON THEIR PART'. WHAT ELSE IS NEW. I LOST MY BRAKES IN AN INSTANT WITH NO WARNING. I'M GRATEFUL I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR GET MYSELF KILLED. HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. I GUESS YOU CAN ADD MY CAR TO YOUR STATISTICS. I GUESS I COULD ASK MECHANIC FOR PICTURES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

2005 CADILLAC SRX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE JERKING,BUCKING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKES. APPARENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS FIVE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS THAT CAN WORK THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY, AND IT SEEMED ONE OF THEM WAS WORKING HARDER THAN NORMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THREE OR FOUR TIMES WHEN MAKING A FULL STOP, SO THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HEAT UP OR WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. HOWEVER, HE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS INTERPRETING HIS WAY AS A PANIC STOP. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE ONLY ONCE, WITHOUT LETTING OFF THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO A FULL STOP, THERE WAS NO BUCKING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PANIC BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM , WAS ONLY ONE OF THE FIVE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEMS THAT HE BELIEVED COULD STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, AS IT DID THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

WHILE DRIVING I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED OUT. I HAD IT REPLACED. IT HAS HAPPENED TO 3 DIFFERENT BRAKE LINES. THE LATEST WAS JUST LAST WEEK, GOING UP MY DAUGHTERS DRIVEWAY. *TR