There are 9 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2013 Cadillac SRX in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)Our 2013 Cadillac SRX headlamps are so weak and dark we cannot drive it after it gets dark. They are so weak that other cars pull out in front of us because they can't see us coming. This seems to us to be very dangerous. I talked to the service dept. at the Cadilliac dealership and they said "that' just the way it is with these cars" I think it's time for a recall and make GM make the necessary fix.
Lights on dim are extremely dangerous. I could not see an animal in the road after dark. I can not drive my vehicle after dark because of afraid of running over something or crashing. I cannot tell you enough how bad it is. I have been reading complaints on all the Cadillac reviews on my year and model. Why would Cadillac put something on the roads this dangerous?
2013 CADILLAC SRX. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS MADE RELATED TO OPEN SAFETY RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF LEAKED EVERY TIME IT RAINED. THE INCIDENT CAUSED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VINCE WHIBBS BUICK GMC CADILLAC (5651 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, 850-610-1851) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN HOSE SHOULD BE CHECKED TWICE A YEAR FOR A WATER TEST TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
FRONT LIGHTS ARE NOT STRONGLY LIT AT TIMES. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS EXTREMELY DARK OUT SIDE. WHEN IT IS NOT SO DARK OUTSIDE THE LIGHTS WORK PERFECT. IN EXTREME DARK NIGHTS MUST USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROADS
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS VERY LOW AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. NEW REPLACED PARTS RESULT IN SAME PROBLEM WITHIN FEW MONTHS AND CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS. PAYING FOR IT SINCE AUG 2018 AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND OBSERVED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
HEADLAMPS (LOW BEAM ONLY) ARE TOO DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. IN AREAS WHERE THE ROADS ARE NOT WELL LIT DRIVING WITH LOW BEAMS ON IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE HAVE AVOIDED DRIVING AT NIGHT OR WITH HIGH BEAMS ON (WHICH BECOMES DANGEROUS FOR OTHER DRIVERS). WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO CADILLAC VIA A PHONE CALL AND WAS TOLD TO SEE A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP (MASSEY CADILLAC OF NORTH ORLANDO) INFORMED US THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMPS PROJECTOR BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. THE HEADLAMPS CANNOT BE FIXED, ONLY REPLACED. REPLACING THE HEADLAMPS WOULD COST JUST OVER $1,000.00. WE FEEL CADILLAC HAS A DEFECT IN THERE HEADLAMPS AND IS MAKING NO EFFORT TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE. WE CAN ONLY SPECULATE AS TO WHY CADILLAC WILL NOT RECALL OR HELP CUSTOMERS WITH OUT-OF-DATE WARRANTIES. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LOW BEAM GETTING TO HOT AND CREATING DISTORTION OR A BUILD-UP IN THE PROJECTOR. WE CAN TAKE PHOTOS IF NEEDED, BUT FELT IT MIGHT BE HARD TO TELL WHAT'S GOING ON VIA A PHOTO.
IT WAS A VERY PLEASANT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 4PM. MY SISTER AND I WERE HEADED TO PETERSBURG, VA FROM CHARLOTTE, NC. WITH ONLY 50 MILES TO GO ON 85N WE BOTH HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXTREMELY LOUD AND CLOSE GUN SHOT. I WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS SLEEPING. IT WOKE HER UP AND SCARRED BOTH OF US TO DEATH. NOT KNOWING WHAT JUST HAPPENED SHE STARTED LOOKING AROUND. THE NEXT THING WE HEARD WAS GLASS BREAKING AND FALLING ON TO THE SUNROOF LINER OF THE CAR. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY A MILE FROM A REST AREA. I PULLED OVER, GOT OUT OF THE CAR, OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO STAND ON THE INSIDE TO BE ABLE TO SEE ON TOP AND WAS IN TOTAL SHOCK AT WHAT I SAW. ONE SECTION OF MY SUNROOF HAD BEEN BROKEN. MY CAR HAS A PANORAMIC SUNROOF WITH TWO SEPARATE PANELS. THE BACK PANEL WAS SHATTERED INTO MILLIONS OF TINY FRAGMENTS. THE GLASS CONTINUED TO BREAK AND FALL ON TO THE LINER. SMALL PIECES MANAGED TO GET THROUGH ONTO THE BACK SEAT. I DID THE BEST I COULD IN CLEANING UP THE PIECES. I CALLED A STATE TROOPER AND MADE A REPORT, I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND ALSO ONSTAR. I SPENT THE WEEKEND WITH NO SUNROOF BECAUSE THE CADILLAC SERVICE DEPT IN VA IS NOT OPEN ON THE WEEKEND. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE BEING THAT I PURCHASED MY CAR ON TUESDAY AND THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY. IT'S BEEN A WEEK AND A HALF SINCE I DROPPED MY CAR OFF TO BE REPAIRED AND I CAN FINALLY PICK IT UP ON TOMORROW. I WON'T COMPLAIN BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, I AM TRULY BLESSED. *TR
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