2012 Cadillac Srx

REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN #: 14V571000 - MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP AS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, ON 2/10/2020, DRIVING 35 MPH ON TOWN STREETS, THE CAR WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO CONTROL (ALMOST 'LIGHTER'). AFTER MY STOP, I RESTARTED THE CAR, TURNED A CORNER AND FOUND IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY IN MY OWN LANE. EVEN AFTER SLOWING TO 20 MPH AND FIGHTING TO CONTROL THE CAR, IT FELT LIKE THE REAR OF MY CAR WAS DRAGGING ME IN TO THE RIGHT LANE AFTER PARKING, I NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 30-45 DEGREES FROM THE REST OF THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY REPAIR GARAGE. THEY SHOWED US THE TOE NUT (JAM NUT?) UNDER THE REAR SUSPENSION , HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2" BEFORE IT COULD CAME OFF COMPLETELY. BEFORE AGREEING TO THE REPAIRS WE CALLED THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. THEY DID NOT ASK FOR A VIN, BUT INFORMED US THAT THE "RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED" FOR THIS ITEM SO WE WERE ON OUR OWN FOR REPAIRS.

I HAVE A 2012 CADILLAC SRX LUXERY THE VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS , WHEN THEY ARE ON YOU CAN NOT SEE 30 FT I FRONT OF YOU. IWENT AS FAR TO CHANGE THE BULBS TO HALOGEN,S BUT THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS. I ABSOULUTELY REFUSE TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM I WAS ABLE TO DETERMIN THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SRX,S FROM2012 TO 2015 . WITH NO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE,S IN QUESTION I DON,T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL WHEN RECENTLY A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS SETTLED IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA.

DRIVING SOUTH ON A CITY STREET. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. MADE IT ANOTHER BLOCK AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN. PULLED OVER AGAIN, AND THIS TIME VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HAD A DIAGNOSIS DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGH,CUTTING OFF, AND POOR EXCELLERATION. FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS CAMSHAFT SENSORS THAT WERE BAD. LOOKED ON YOUTUBE AND FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND ENGINE.(3.6) CADILLAC REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. 2010 THRU 2016 CADILLAC SRX WITH THE 3.6 LITER V6. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN WHILE YOU DRIVING. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURY. SHAME ON YOU CADILLAC FOR NOT OWNING UP TO THIS DESIGN FLAW IN YOUR VEHICLES.

I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT JULY 2018 WITH THE MILEAGE BEING 91053. I DID NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT UNTIL ABOUT NOVEMBER 2018. I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WAS SO DIM. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT LOW BEAM BULBS TO NO CHANGE IN SIGHT. FINALLY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CADILLAC ON APRIL 05, 2019 ABOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE UNIT SO I DID. THIS WAS ON APRIL 10 2019. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. ON 09\18\19 I HAD TO GET THE OIL CHANGED. I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE TO HAVE IT DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE, SINCE I ONLY DROVE MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. THE LAST DAY I DROVE IT WAS 03\08\20. I WENT OUT TO RUN TO THE STORE THE NEXT DAY AND BOOM THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO JUICE IN THE BATTERY AT ALL. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND HAD IT INSTALLED ($200). AFTER JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS I HAD TO GET ANOTHER JUMP TO START IT. ON 03\12\20 I TOOK IT UP TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, SO I HAD THEM REPLACE IT AT $499.81. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BATTERY WAS STILL BEING DRAINED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO CHURCHVILLE SERVICE CENTER (RECOMMENDED BY MY SON IN LAW) AND THEY REPLACED AN ACCESSORY SYSTEM RELAY. THIS ALSO DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM ($296.74) I TOOK IT BACK TO CHURCHVILLE AND HE REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND HAD IT REPROGRAMMED ($725.02) AND REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTED ($296.74). SO AFTER SPENDING $1818.31 THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE BATTERY LOSE POWER OVER ABOUT TWO DAYS. THERE IS A VERY BAD DEFECT IN ONE OF THE FOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND IT CAN NOT BE FOUND. I NOW ONLY HAVE ABOUT 95,600 MILES. SO IN 2 YEARS I ONLY DROVE 4,547 MILES AND HAVING THIS MUCH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. YES THE CHURCHVILLE MECHANIC PULLED EVERY FUSE TO LOOK FOR ANY DRAW ON THE BATTERY WHEN HE REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH. I LIVE IN A CONDO SO THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR CONDO LOT AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATION. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING CAR AS CERTIFIED USED FROM DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2020, THE OVERLY DIM LOW BEAMS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. CAN HARDLY SEE AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. I IMMEDIATELY FLAGGED THE PROBLEM, AND DEALERSHIP CHANGED OUT BULBS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WELL, THE LOW VISIBILITY ULTIMATELY PARTICIPATED IN A RECENT RUN IN WITH A BEAR. CLEAR NIGHT, DRY ROADS, JUST DIMINISHED VISION. I JUST COULD NOT SEE THE MASSIVE, BLACK BODY OF THE ANIMAL CROSSING THE DARK ROAD. IT RESULTED IN $9000 PLUS IN DAMAGES. MIRACULOUSLY, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE CRASH, AND INSURANCE COVERED THE CLAIM. NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I AM BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL, I AM PETRIFIED TO HAVE A RE-OCCURRENCE. GM SHOULD RECALL PERTAINING VEHICLES AND SUCK UP THE COST TO INSTALL HID/LED HOUSING AND BULBS. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT, AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THIS KNOWN ISSUE, GM IS NOT APPROACHING THIS AS A VERY SERIOUS RISK TO SAFETY AND THAT LIVES MAY HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. I WAS LUCKY, THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS THAT 2010-2015 CADILLAC SRX HEADLIGHTS CAN EVENTUALLY DIM OR BURN OUT WHEN MOISTURE BECOMES TRAPPED IN THEM DUE TO FAULTY SEALS. THIS SEVERELY LIMITS VISIBLE DISTANCE AT NIGHT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ON TYPICAL TEXAS WINDY ROADS ESPECIALLY IF THEY LACK STREET LIGHTS. SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA, HAVE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST CADILLAC FOR THIS PROBLEM. CADILLAC RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. INSTEAD, AS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX CUSTOMER, I RECEIVED A LETTER IN FEBRUARY NOTIFYING ME THAT THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE REIMBURSED IF I GOT THE WORK DONE AND RETURNED THE CLAIM FORM WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION BY 5/28/2020. I HAD THE WORK DONE ON 5/15 AT A COST OF $1,261.15 AND MAILED MY PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS. FIRST, DIM HEADLIGHTS ARE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES.FREQUENTLY, I USED MY BRIGHTS TO SEE A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS COULD BLIND ONCOMING DRIVERS AND CAUSE INJURY TO THEM AS WELL AS CADILLAC CUSTOMERS. SHOCKED THE CAR PASSES STATE INSPECTION, IT IS THAT BAD. RECENTLY I STAYED OVERNIGHT IN A HOTEL IN MISSOURI RATHER THAN DRIVE AT NIGHT THROUGH OKLAHOMA ON DARK, WINDY HIGHWAY 69 BACK HOME TO COLLIN COUNTY. SECOND, CADILLAC NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. A RECALL WOULD NOT REQUIRE AN UPFRONT CUSTOMER CASH OUTLAY. FINALLY, I HAVE READ THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BEING REPLACED WITH PARTS THAT HAVE THE SAME MOISTURE SUSCEPTIBILITY, SO THE DIM HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM CAN EVENTUALLY RETURN. I THINK THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED WITH AN IMMEDIATE RECALL, WITH DEFECT FREE PARTS AND WITH NO CUSTOMER CASH OUTLAY, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CAR SAFETY RECALL. IN THE EVENT THE PARTS CANNOT BE SOURCED, CADILLAC SHOULD PROVIDE A COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT LOANER VEHICLE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS.MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM BULBS 4TIMES. IT'S COST ME 100.00 EVERY TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS NEW HEADLIGHTS, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. I CAN'T AFFORD IT. IT'S BECAUSE OF MOISTURE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT GLASS. WELL AFTER COMPLAINING FOR 3 YEARS I FINALLY GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL SAYING IT'S NOT A RECALL BUT DUE TO MOISTURE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME UP TO 800.00 FOR GETTING THEM FIXED. AND IT'S FOR 2010-2015 CADILLAC SRX. I'M ON DISABILITY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEM AND WORRY ABOUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK. I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I'VE HAD A FENDER BENDER 1TIME AND ALMOST HAD SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE THE OTHER CAR COULDN'T SEE ME. I'M IN DANGER EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE AT NIGHT. WHY IS IT NOT A RECALL?AND HOW CAN I GET THEM FIXED.? I CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO HELP ME. THEY WOULDN'T FIX THEM EVEN WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY . I NEED HELP VERY BAD.