2012 Cadillac Srx

WE WERE TRAVELING ON A CITY STREETS AND THE BREAK SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY UNTIL WE HAD TO DO A HARD BREAKING EMERGENCY STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH. THERE WERE ICY CONDITIONS AND WE SLID THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EMERGENCY BREAKING, AND WHEN WE APPLIED THE BREAKS AGAIN, THE BREAK PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE AND THE BREAK PEDAL WOULD SLOWLY GO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO BREAKING ACTION. A INSPECTION UNDER THE VEHICLE DID NOT REVEAL ANY FLUID LEAKS TO INDICATE A RUPTURE OF THE SEALED BREAK SYSTEM. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SUGGEST THAT A VALVE MAY HAVE BECOME STUCK OPEN IN THE ABS CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY REVERTING FLUID BACK TO THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR AND NOT TO THE WHEELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER OF ANY BREAKING PROBLEMS WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER HARD BREAKING. THE MILLAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53000 MILES. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT, I THINK IT MAY BE WARRANTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

IN FEB. 2019 MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO RUN A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT AND I DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND REPLACED ALL PARTS WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR IN FEB. 2021 WHEN EXITING A STORE PARKING LOT AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AGAIN TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHEN DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT, BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND BOTH KNEES INJURED. THE CONTACT DID SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION THE FOLLOWING DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOW LOT. THE CONTACT STATED HE CALLED USED DEALER AND WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY IF IT IS RAINING. I HAVE AVOIDED GOING OFF THE ROAD MORE THAN ONCE. I HIT A FOX ON A BUSY ROAD BECAUSE I NEVER SAW IT DURING A RAINY NIGHT. MY BRAKES HAVE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR MANY TIMES. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T SEE IT. IT IS INTERMITTENT. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL HAVE NO BRAKES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN IF I MAKE A SHARP TURN, HARD STOP OR GO OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. THIS IS LIFE & DEATH.AND SCARY. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR DIE.I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2019 AND IT HAPPENS TO THIS DAY,NOVEMBER 2020.

AFTER GOING OVER A POTHOLE THE BRAKES SEEMED TO GIVE OUT. THE CAR WAS GOING AT A SPEED OF 20 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE REPORTED BY OTHER CADILLAC SRX OWNERS BUT THERE IS NOTHING ON THE CADILLAC WEBSITE REGARDING IT.

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, I HAVE MINIMUM BRAKING POWER. I MUST SMASH THE PETAL TO FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. USUALLY, I'M NOT GOING MORE THAN 35 MPH. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES PER MONTH. I FEAR I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS COULD NOT ID THE PROBLEM. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHEN DRIVING, THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY DIM, WHERE I AM BARELY ABLE TO READ ANYTHING OR SEE. THESE PROBLEMS ARE TRULY A HAZARD AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, MY BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO FLOOR AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING UNTIL IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED RECENTLY. WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, ABOUT THE LAST 10% OF PEDAL TRAVEL WOULD HAVE SOME LIMITED BRAKING POWER. AFTER THIS ISSUE WOULD OCCUR, IT SOMETIMES TOOK UP TO DAY OR LONGER FOR IT THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO RETURN TO NORMAL. SOME COMBINATION OF REPEATEDLY PUMPING THE PEDAL, STOPPING/STARTING THE ENGINE, AND QUICKLY PRESSING THE PEDAL WHILE STOPPED WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTORE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NORMAL. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER 2 YEARS, I REALIZED IT WAS TRIGGERED AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED ' DURING A HARD/PANIC STOP, SLIDING ON SNOW/ICE, OR BY SOME OTHER DRIVING EVENT THAT BRIEFLY TRIGGERS ABS. FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND HEADING DOWN A HILL AT ABOUT 15 MPH TRIGGERED THE ABS (I COULD HEAR THE PUMP AND FEEL THE PEDAL PULSATING) AT THE SAME SPOT ON MY WAY TO WORK EACH MORNING. I LEARNED TO NOT USE MY BRAKE WHILE MAKING THAT TURN ON THAT ROAD EACH MORNING. SOME SRX OWNERS IN FORUMS REPORT PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AFTER A SPEED BUMP ' WHICH I SUSPECT IS ALSO TRIGGERING THE ABS SYSTEM DURING THE 'HOP' OVER THE SPEED BUMP. MY CADILLAC DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ' AND SAID THEY WOULD JUST BE GUESSING AT THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE 'NO CODES' OR ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASH. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SUSPECTED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD AN INTERNAL VALVE/SEAL LEAK/FAILURE. THE THEORY IS THAT ONCE THE ABS ACTIVATES AND DIVERTS FLUID TO THE WHEELS THAT HAVE TRACTION (STILL SPINNING), THE ABS VALVES/CHAMBERS WOULD 'STICK' OPEN. THE TWO AC DELCO PARTS COST ABOUT $450 ON AMAZON PLUS ABOUT $300 LABOR. REPLACING THESE PARTS FIXED MY PROBLEM AFTER 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE CONSISTENTLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ABS HAD ACTUATED.

WHILE IN MOTION, I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GM HERE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW WEEKS PASSED BY THE CAR THEN DID IT AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE APPROACHED BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED!

WHILE TURNING OFF TO ENTER A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ICE. I FELT A SHUDDER IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO BUT IT CORRECTED ITSELF IN A FEW MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME IT HASN'T CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME.

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES AND HOW THEY JUST GO OUT AND THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN SOMETIMES THE BRAKES COME BACK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THEY DO EVENTUALLY WORK AGAIN BUT ITS A MATTER OF TIME SOME TIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS