2005 Cadillac Srx

When I start the car and place it into reverse (from its parking spot) and let it idle backwards about 12-18 ft, it abruptly comes to a halt and makes a hard thump noise. If I then shift it into drive and allow it to idle forward, it will barely idle upto about 6-8 feet. I am hearing a plethora of different things and have not been able to drive it since October, 2025. I need help, please.

'TAKATA RECALL' WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY DASH, STEREO AND LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE NOT WORKING. THEN. I TRIED CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE TO EXIT BUT LOST POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AT THOSE HIGH SPEED!. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF BEFORE MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED.. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR IT TO TURN BACK ON BUT ONCE IT DID THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SUCH AS THE TEMP AND GAS GAUGE, TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND LIGHT WAS LIT ON DASH. POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING WEIRD. I TOOK IT IN TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE 'ECM THAT WENT BAD' AND IT WASN'T COMMUNICATING WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. IT WAS ABOUT 900$ IN TOTAL WITH THE TOWING AND 'DIAGNOSE AND FIX'. IT WAS FIXED BUT EXACTLY 6 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, I HAD TO PULL OVER. WENT BACK AND HAD TO PAY LIKE 400$ MORE TO GET IT 'FIXED' AGAIN AND THAT ONLY LASTED 1 MONTH. SO NOW WE TOOK IT TO THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND COUKDNT TELL ME WHY IT WAS HAPPING OTHER THEN THEY THINK IT WAS THE 'ECM REPLACEMENT THAT WERE BAD'. SO NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY 950$ FOR THAT STEALERSHIP FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TO REPLACE THE ECM. WITH THEM THEY SAID THEY HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOR WITH IS WHY WE WENT THERE. BUT STILL ALL THAT MONEY PAID FOR A DEFAULT OF CADILLAC. THEY NEED TO RECALL IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED FORD DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT COUPLERS, POWER STEERING, FRONT WHEEL BEARING, AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE ALL DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDENT DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,916.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL WHINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V589000( POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ UPDATED 01/11/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 06V125000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/09/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND AND OIL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE REAR AXLE AND PINION SEAL. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN: AXLE ASSEMBLY: AXLE SHAFT: SEAL) DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000. UPDATED 09/22/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/23/10

DT:THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC SRX. HLS HIS WIFE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE COULD NOT GET IT UNLOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAD TO UNHOOK THE LINKAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED A NEW KEY ASSEMBLY, AND THEY HAD TO REMOVE TUMBLER NUMBER 3. IN ORDER TO GET THE LOCK TO OPEN THEY HAD TO DRILL THE LOCK CYLINDER AND REMOVE THE CYLINDER. DEALERSHIP RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT, CLAIMING IT WAS FIXED . HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WOULD LOCKED AGAIN AND SHE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT UNLOCKED. CURRENTLY, UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH ONE CAN HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THEY HAD TO TAKE THE STEERING WHEEL OFF TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T. BUT WHEN THE CONTACT TOLD THEM HE SPOKE WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC THEY SAID THAT THEY DID HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY ASSEMBLY APART WHICH WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX IT . THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THEIR CLAIM. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE BACK DID NOT WORK . IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FINALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER SIX TIMES OF TAKING THE VEHICLE. TO DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND THAT SOME PARTS IN THE BACK WERE UNHOOKED AND THIS WAS STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. *AK