NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2016 Cadillac SRX. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
The contact owns a 2016 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated upon entering the vehicle, she noticed that there was a crack on the CUE (Cadillac User Experience) system screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated while she was driving, she touched the cue system screen however, it failed to respond due to the crack. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that she would be responsible for the cost of the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THERE IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND BY CADALLIC WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM THEY REPLACE THE LIGHTS ON 2000 THRU 2015 BUT NOT THE 2016. I HAVE INSTRUCTED MY CHILDREN TO FILE SUIT WITH CADILLAC IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO MY HUSBAND AND I IN A CAR WRECK OR SOMEONE HURTING ME CAUSE MY BRIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE WROTE A LETTER TO CADILLAC SO THEY HAVE ONE ON FILE.
GMC KNOWN PROBLEM. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TOO DIM TO DRIVE SAFELY DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM STARTING WITH APPROXIMATELY 2010 YEAR MODEL. GM DID NOT CONTACT OWNERS AND IN FACT WE RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT EVEN THOUGH GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS LAWSUITS AND REPORTS AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEFECTIVE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS COVERED BY DOT REGULATIONS AND AS SUCH I AM REQUESTING A FORMAL INVESTIGATION AND PUNITIVE ACTION REGARDING OUR 2016 CADILLAC SRX. AGAIN I WILL RESTATE THAT WE WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT A KNOWN DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. GM IS ALSO INSISTING THAT OWNERS PAY UP FRONT FOR REPAIRS AND SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHILE ALSO IMPOSING UNREASONABLE TIME LIMITS AND CUTOFF DATES. THIS IS A DOT SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADDRSS IT AS SUCH. THANK YOU.
THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME DIM AND IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. BOTH HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES NEED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2016 SRX AT A COST OF $1700+. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT
The headlights are bad. Water gets in. A class action suit dismissed this defect that was also in previous years. This should be a recall. We are going to have to replace the headlights on our car because we can barely see at night.
THE LOWBEAMS OF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL. TOOK TO A DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY AT MY EXPENSE WHICH IS $2K. I WAS TOLD REPLACING THE BULB WILL NOT FIX SITUATION AS IT IS THE HOUSING THAT IS FAULTY.
My 2016 Cadillac SRX has faulty just like the rest of the 2010 to the 2015 Cadillac SRXs front headlight assemblies that you cannot see at night and then they eventually just die out because of moisture getting in I've had to replace mine and it's cost me $2,400 to replace them GM is very well aware of this issue this is a dangerous situation people cannot drive at night we cannot drive during inclemented weather. Barely can drive with your brights on this is a dangerous dangerous situation. Should have a recall GM is very well aware of the faulty lights that are installed in these vehicles. The situation started in September of 2020.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND PER DEALERSHIP NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CADILLAC. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FIR THIS ISSUE. THE CUE TOUCH SYSTEM BUTTON'S ON THE CENTER ARE NOT RESPONDING/LOCKED. I AM NOT ABLE TO USE GPS, CHANGE THE TIME OR ANY OF THE SETTINGS ON THE MENU. THIS IS ALSO A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE RAIL CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND THE BOTH FROMT HEADLAMPS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS IS $3,126.95. BOTH IS THESE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT I CANNOT SEE PROPERLY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT.
THE LOW BEAMS ON MY 2016 CADILLAC ARE EXTREMELY DIM AND UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. IT IS A LUXURY MODEL WITH NO FOG LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE THE CORRECTED BY GM/CADILLAC AND NOT THE OWNER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IS CAUSING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH MANY SRX OWNERS.
HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. HAVING TO USE HIGHBEAMS TO DRIVE. VERY UNSAFE. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR LIGHTING. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A WHILE.
I ASKED THE DEALER IF THE VEHICLE WE WERE CONTEMPLATING BUYING HAD ANY ACCIDENTS.DEALER SHOWED ME A CARFAX THAT DID NOT REFLECT ANY ACCIDENTS AND STATED AS SUCH. UPON GOING IN TO TRADE MY VEHICLE THIS WEEKEND I WAS MADE AWARE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THE VEHICLE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN PAID. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE DEALER FOR THE CARFAX. THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ACCIDENT HAPPENED LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE SELLING TO ME AND HAD NOT BEEN REFLECTED ON THE CARFAX YET THE DEALER KNEW. I ALSO PAID OVER $500 FOR A FUEL INJECTOR ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSING ENGINE MISFIRING. ON A LONG TRIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTING FLASHING. I GOT IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP IMMEDIATELY.
MY 2016 SRX CADILLAC. THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. IT'S NOT SAFE. I CAN NOT SEE AT ALL ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. I READ THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT AND A REIMBURSEMENT OVER THIS BUT THAT I MISSED THE DEADLINE FOR IT. I NEVER KNEW OR RECEIVED ANYTHING IN THE MAIL ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS HAPPENING TO CALL SRX CADILLACS. NOT JUST MINE
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE COMPUTER SCREEN WOULD RANDOMLY MOVE AROUND, GPS WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND IT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO TOUCH. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE LEFT CORNER! WHAT THE HECK IT THEN SPREAD, ON OCCASION I HEARD A 'PING' AND IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS CRACKING. WELL IT WAS, IT GOT WORSE AND CONTINUED TO CRACK LIKE A SPIDER WEB.
MY RADIO SCREEN ON MY 2016 CADILLAC SRX HAS SPIDER WEB CRACKS ON BOTH THE LEFT SIDE AND THE RIGHT SIDE. IT STARTED SMALL, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, AND THE CRACKS KEEP GROWING AND SPREADING. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1,500.00 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RADIO CONSOLE, BUT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL.
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AT NIGHT AND ALMOST TRANSLUCENT DURING THE DAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME BUT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS A COSTLY ONE AT THAT WHICH THE OWNER HAS TO FOOT THE BILL WHICH IS BAD BUSINESS AND DECEIVING THE CADILLAC OWNERS. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE APPERANTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND GM SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON THIS DEFECT AND SHOW PROPER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ALL OWNERS.
THE HEADLAMPS ON THE 2016 SRX HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT. THE LENS ON THE LOW BEAMS CLOUD OVER AND DIMINISH THE LIGHT TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE IS USABLE AT NIGHT ONLY WITH HIGH BEAMS ON ALL THE TIME. CADILLAC REPORTS THAT BRAND NEW LENS' ONLY LAST 1 TO THREE YEARS. THE COST TO REPLACE IS APPROXIMATELY $1600 . THIS IS A RECURRING COST AND CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD .
HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM UNTIL HIGH BEAMS HAVE TO BE USE IN ORDER TO SEE. LOW BEAM APPEARS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON OR MAYBE PARK LIGHTS. UNSAFE BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLES CAN'T SEE YOU WITH LOW BEAM ON AND YOU CAN'T SEE. DRIVER SEAT MOTOR WENT OUT MAKING IT COMPLICATED TO REACH THE EXCELERATOR AND BRAKE. ON THE LUMBAR PART WORKS. ALL OF THIS IS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
REMOTE START DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. DEALER UNABLE TO OFFER ANY SOLUTIONS.
I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. WE RECENTLY REPLACED THE LIGHTBULBS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP.
I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET WITH A STEEP HILL. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. MY BREAKS STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND I ROLLED BACK INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME.
THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN SO DIM SINCE THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 2019. I SPOKE TO CADILLAC AFTER I NOTICED THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF BUT THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY 90 DAYS. SHE SAID THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD PAY $700 OF THE PURCHASE OF A NEW LIGHT CASING $1600 BUT CADILLAC STATED THAT THE LIGHTING IS A BAD PRODUCT NOT ANY FAULT OF THE OWNER SO THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE WHOLE COST TO THE OWNER OF EVERY SRX OF THIS MODEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. ITS SO VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES BACKING UP THE ISSUE WITH THESE HEADLIGHTS. LAWSUITS AND SO FORTH. PLEASE HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH KNOWN ISSUES AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT.
DIM LIGHTS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAM IN ORDER TO SEE ANYTHING IN THE ROAD AND PUT ON DIM WHEN CARS ARE APPROACHING . THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THIS HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADDRESSED. TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS THE COMPLAINT IS ONGOING AND RESULTS IN COSTLY REPAIRS WITHOUT GOOD RESULTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM AND FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOSES CADILLAC BUICK GMC TRUCK INC (1406 WASHINGTON ST E, CHARLESTON, WV 25301) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WEATHER SEALS IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS ALLOWED MOISTURE TO ENTER THE LIGHTS AND CORRODED THE REFLECTORS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.
THE CUE SCREEN DELAMINATED AND LOOKS LIKE SPIDER WEBS. UNIT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS TO TOUCH. I HAD TO HAVE THE SCREEN REPLACED FOR $400.00 OUT OF POCKET. GM WON'T COVER THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I FINALLY GAVE UP ON GM AND HAD IT REPAIRED MYSELF ON 7-30-2020.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. DANGEROUS HAZARD
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM IT MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON. I HAVE COMPLAINED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. IT IS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT BUT THEY WANT 1500.00 TO FIX IT!*TR*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. FIELDS CADILLAC ST. AUGUSTINE (904-823-3000, LOCATED AT 375 OUTLET MALL BLVD, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32084) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
LIGHTING ASSEMBLY ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSES VERY DIM LIGHTING THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO LIMIT MY DRIVING TO DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY AS A FULL-TIME UBER DRIVER WHICH PLACES RESTRICTIONS ON MY EARNINGS. I ALSO AM UNABLE TO LIST THIS VEHICLE ON TURO FOR RENTAL BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR RENTAL DRIVERS. THEIR IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE DIM LIGHTING IN THESE VEHICLES.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING: THE HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE INFERIOR AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. I HAVE HIT SEVERAL CURBS AT NIGHT JUST BECAUSE YOU JUST CAN'T SEE THEM GOING AROUND CURBS OR AT INTERSECTIONS WITH THE LIGHTS ON THIS SUV. TALKED TO DEALER ABOUT REPLACEMENT WITH AUTO PART STORE HEADLAMPS, AND THE RESPONSE WAS IT WOULD VOID WARRANTY ON THE HEAD LIGHTS (BREAK THE SEAL) AND WOULD COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND WOULD NOT IMPROVE THE LIGHTING. LIKE OTHERS, I DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON, EVEN IN THE CITY SO I CAN SEE PEDESTRIANS AND CURBS. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE HEADLAMPS AND REPLACE FOR FREE BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER (HOEHN BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 5334 PASEO DEL NORTE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008, (760) 884-2793) INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DRIVE LINE GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT TWO OF THE GEARS MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE, WHICH COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
CADILLAC CUE SCREEEN SHATTERED BENEATH SURFACE WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT.
WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS. THEY ARE NOT SAFE!! WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR HELP, ONLY TO GET A "IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM" RESPONSE. GM IS SURELY AWARE, AS A SEARCH FOR HELP WITH THE ISSUE POPS UP MANY COMPLAINTS AND POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS. WHAT BRINGS ME HERE NOW IS, MY WIFE RECENTLY DONE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND MINOR PERSONAL INJURY WHEN SHE HIT AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD THAT COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF SHE COULD HAVE SEEN IT!! WE ARE JUST THANKFUL THIS WAS NOT A PERSON. I WOULD GLADLY TESTIFY THAT THIS COULD ACTUALLY BE A POSSIBILITY IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE WITH THESE LIGHTS. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD REPLACE WITH THE SAME LIGHT, AT OUR COST (APPX. $1500.00) WHICH I'M SURE WOULD SOON HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHICH SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH A TWO YEAR OLD $50,000.00 CAR. PLEASE HELP US AND ALL THE OTHERS WITH CORRECTING THIS, BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD OR DEADLY HAPPENS, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. WE HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL FRIENDS IN OUR HOME TOWN WITH THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
FRONT BEAM LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, THIS CREATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I HAD TO USE THE HIGHEST BEAM DURING NIGHT DRIVING IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD. HOWEVER, WHEN THE HIGHEST BEAM WAS USED, IT BLIND THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME OR BLIND THE DRIVER COMING IN THE OPPOSITE . THIS PROBLEM IS IMPERATIVE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS!!
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEGUN GETTING DIMMER AND DIMMER. NONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BLOWN OUT BUT ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.
TAKATA RECALL-THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. YOU HAVE TURN ON THE BRIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE IN NORMAL NIGHT VISION AREAS. WHILE BRIGHT IS TOO BRIGHT TO DRIVE FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT OF RUNNING OFF THE ROAD DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE LANE OR THE PEOPLE WALKING ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS DANGER. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 2YRS.
I HAVE A 2016 CADILLAC SRX THE RADIO HAS SPIDER WEB CRACKING IN THE SCREEN, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ITS HAPPENED CAUSING THE RADIO TO FREEZE AND NOT FUNCTION CADILLAC DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THE FAULTY PART
MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GETTING DIMMER AND DIMMER AS TIME GOES ON. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES, BUT I STARTED NOTICING AT LEAST 5,000 MILES AGO THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THAT IT APPEARED AS IF I BARELY HAD ANY HEADLIGHTS SHINING IN FRONT OF ME. I WOULD TURN THEM OFF AND ON AGAIN, THINKING THEY WERE OFF BUT COULD BARELY TELL THE DIFFERENCE. WHEN I TURN CORNERS, I COULDN'T SEE WHERE THE ROAD WAS OR CURBS AND HAD TO ROLL DOWN MY DRIVERS AND/OR PASSENGER WINDOWS TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND TO AVOID MISSING ROAD OR HITTING SOMETHING. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 2010-2015 SRX HEADLIGHTS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM - UPWARDS OF 300,000 VEHICLES INVOLVED. CADILLAC AGREED TO REPLACE THOSE HEADLIGHTS, BUT USED THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF HEADLIGHT FOR THE REPLACEMENTS AND PEOPLE ARE AGAIN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM...... LIGHTS DIMMING OVER TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT NOW AS IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME AS THAT BLINDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CREATES ANOTHER HAZARD. HTTPS://CADILLACSOCIETY.COM/2020/03/10/OWNERS-CONTINUE-TO-STRUGGLE-WITH-CADILLAC-SRX-HEADLIGHTS/ I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER BUT LO AND BEHOLD, IT DOESN'T COVER HEADLIGHTS WHICH I WAS TOLD BY CADILLAC DEALER THAT THEY WERE $900 APIECE.
THE LOW BEAM (DIM LIGHTS) ARE HORRIBLE. I ALMOST HIT A MAN WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LAST NIGHT. YOU CANNOT SEE 30' IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON DIM. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. THE HIGH BEAM WORKS GREAT, BUT VEHICLES COMING AT YOU ARE GETTING BLINDED BY YOUR HIGH BEAMS. YOU SWITCH TO LOW BEAM, THEN YOU CANNOT SEE! I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. SHAME ON THE GOVERNMENT FOR NOT FIXING THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
The contact owns a 2016 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH a month after purchasing the vehicle, he noticed that it was difficult to see the roadway because the headlights were very dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the dim lights needed to be replaced and informed the contact he would be responsible for the cost of the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
SRX WAS T-BONED AND AIRBAGS/SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED. SEVERE INJURIES TO CADILLAC DRIVER FROM UNLOCKED SHOULDER HARNESS AND ALL AIRBAGS FAILED.
I WAS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE SRX WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AIR BAG TRIGGERED ERROR MESSAGE AND DID NOT DEPLOY, SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE UNTIL AFTER I HIT THE DASH RESULTING IN UNHARNESSED CONTACT IN CABIN CAUSING OVER $200K IN MEDICAL BILLS TO DATE TO RIGHT SHOULDER, HEAD, NECK AND BACK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING THE ROAD AHEAD. TOM KELLEY CADILLAC (811 AVE OF AUTOS, FORT WAYNE, IN 46804) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. ENGINEERING REPORT STATES CAUSE AS DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR ON THE FUEL FEED PIPE. REPORT UPLOADED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 27,000 MILES AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN WOULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE THE SCREEN TO RANDOMLY MOVE, CHANGE, BLINK, AND SHUT OFF. WHILE DRIVING, THE SCREEN MALFUNCTION CREATED A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
CAR IN MOTION AT 23MPH TRIED TO NAVIGATE A RIGHT HAND CURVE IN ROAD, STEERING WAS NORMAL AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN STEERING CAUGHT AND WOULDN'T LET ME NAVIGATE THE REST OF THE RIGHT HAND TURN. BROUGHT CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRIED TO PUT CAR IN MOTION BY PRESSING GAS, STEERING WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO SHORT WEEKS
CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEED ODOMETER HAS DIFFERENT READINGS. 7 MILES DIFFERENT IN READING.
APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED A SMALL STRESS FRACTURE APPEAR IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE CENTRAL DIGITAL DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE. THE DASHBOARD PROJECTS SAFETY, ENTERTAINMENT AND AUTOMOBILE OPERATING STATUS (E.G. DEFLATED TIRES, ONSTAR ALERTS, ETC.). AS THE FRACTURE GREW IT REVEALED A SPIDER WEB OF FRACTURES DISTORTING THE DASHBOARD AND AFFECTING THE SYSTEM'S OPERATION. THE SYSTEM WOULD SUDDEN BEGIN FLASHING DIFFERENT ICONS, SWIPING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH IS VERY DISTRACTING. THE DIGITAL ICONS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL YET THE FRACTURES CONTINUE TO GROW AND THE DASHBOARD IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. WE REPORTED THE DEFECT TO MARVIN K. BROWN CADILLAC AND WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR, MERLE PORTER, SEVERAL OTHER SRX OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE, IN WHICH GM RECOGNIZED AS A VEHICLE DEFECT. MR. PORTER REPORTED THE DEFECT TO GM, HOWEVER, GM DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSED TO RECALL THE COMPONENT OR REPLACE THE COMPONENT. ON 09/29/2018, I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO GM ASKING FOR A FURTHER INVESTIGATION (CASE # 84675794778). THE ORIGIN OF THE FRACTURE IS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE PANEL AND NO EXTERNAL FORCE OR IMPACT IS VISIBLE AND NO DAMAGE WAS OCCURRED BY ME OR MY PASSENGERS. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO ITS DRIVER DISTRACTING RANDOMLY AND CONSISTING MOVING ICONS.
THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE TERRIBLE, HAVE REPLACED BULBS, BUT STILL CAN HARDLY SEE HIGHWAY THIS MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. GM SHOULD RECALL TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026