2012 Cadillac SRX Visibility & Wipers Problems

THE SRX HAS AN EXTREMELY WELL-KNOWN ISSUE FOR WHICH GM HAS IGNORED. MY CAR IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME SO DIM - I WOULD OFTEN CHECK TO SEE IF THEY WERE EVEN ON. IT GOT SO BAD, THE CAR COULDN'T BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO PAY GM OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE THEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR IS KILLED OR KILLS SOMEONE. I'VE CONTACTED CADILLAC A NUMBER OF TIMES AND I KEEP GETTING CANNED RESPONSES. THE LAST REPLY WAS, "MS. MATCHUS, MOTOR VEHICLE RECALLS ARE RELEASED WHEN THE VEHICLE OR AN ITEM IN THE VEHICLE'S EQUIPMENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD; OR WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS SET MINIMUM PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY AFFECT ITS SAFE OPERATION (BRAKES, TIRES, LIGHTING, ETC) OR THOSE WHICH PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH." I WOULD SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT THE WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS BEING SO DIM THEY APPEAR TO NOT EVEN BE ON WOULD FALL UNDER THE " SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT." IF THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO OPENLY SAID THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THREE VEHICLES BEFORE ME FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN THE PAST 48 HOURS, THAT SEEMS LIKE ENOUGH PUSH FOR A RECALL. NOT TO MENTION THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE ONLINE. PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR A RECALL OF THIS. HERE ARE A FEW LINKS WITH COMPLAINTS: HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2018/CADILLAC-SRX-HEADLIGHT-ASSEMBLY-GM.SHTML,HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2018/CADILLAC-SRX-HEADLIGHT-LAWSUIT-NATIONWIDE-CLASS-ACTION.SHTML, HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2017/CADILLAC-SRX-DIM-HEADLIGHTS-LAWSUIT.SHTML. IT HAPPENED IN CA AND NEEDS TO HAPPEN NATIONWIDE.

HEADLIGHTS GOING DIM. I REPLACED THE BULBS (BOTH) IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AS MY HEADLIGHTS WERE TO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. NOW 8 MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I NOTICED CONDENSATION INSIDE THE GLASS. SINCE THEN I HAVE R ACHED AND FOUND THIS IS NOT ONLY A DANGEROUS ISSUE BUT A SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR. I FEEL BETRAYED BY MY DEALER AS THEY KNOW VERY WELL THE ISSUE. MANU CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED. I TRULY LOVE MY CADILLAC AND WOULD PURCHASE ANOTHER. BUT THAT WILL REMAIN TO BE SEEN AS TO HOW THIS ISSUE IS HANDLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.