2012 Cadillac Srx

THE POWER LIFTGATE ON MY 2012 CADILLAC SRX DROPPED (CLOSED) ALL BY ITSELF WITH NO WARNING WHILE I WAS PUTTING GROCERIES IN TO THE CARGO STORAGE AREA. IT CAME DOWN VERY HARD HITTING MY NECK AND SHOULDER AND KNOCKED ME TO THE GROUND. I HAD USED THE POWER BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB WHILE STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE GATE WENT UP NORMALLY BUT JUST AS I BENT OVER TO PUT THINGS IN, THE GATE CAME BACK DOWN ON ME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER TODAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT WANTED TO REPORT THIS IN HOPES OF SPARING SOMEONE ELSE FROM MORE SERIOUS INJURY IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION TO SUBMIT TODAY BUT MAY HAVE AFTER MY DEALER APPOINTMENT WHICH IS 3-17-20.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS LOW BEAM FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR SAFE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET TO ME. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL ON THE CADILLAC SRX 2010-2015 FOR FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. MY HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS HAVE MOISTURE ACCUMULATIONS WHICH DIM MY LIGHTS IN THE DARK. ANOTHER CONCERN IS WHAT IF THE LIGHTS SHORT OUT DUE TO THE MOISTER WITHIN THE HEADLIGHTS WHILE SOMEONE IS DRIVING. THIS IS A CLEAR DANGER THAT GM HAS ALREADY ADMITTED TO WITH THE CADILLAC SRX YEARS 2010-2015. I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THEY WOULD COVER $800.00 PER HEADLIGHT; I MUST PAY THE MONEY UP FRONT AND GET REIMBURSED FROM GM. THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP QUOTED A REPLACEMENT COST OF $3,393.50 THIS MORNING 3/7/2020. THE DEADLINE DATE FOR REPAIRS IS 5/28/2020. I AM ASSUMING THIS IS FROM A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, WHICH FAVORS GM AND LEAVES THE CONSUMERS AND DRIVERS WITH ALL THE RISK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE DRIVING IN POOR CONDITIONS OR IN THE DARK. I DO NOT HAVE CAR CRASH STATISTIC; HOWEVER, THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN THAT SHOULD BE COVERED 100% BY A GM RECALL. NOT EVERYONE CAN PAY FOR THIS UP FRONT AND/OR COVER THE ADDITIONAL UNCOVERED COST. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE PLACED IN DANGER AND/OR LOSS OF LIFE IN A CRASH CAUSED BY THE FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR GM TO COVER THE COST 100% AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM DUE TO KNOWN DEFECT. THE LIGHTS ALLOW MOISTURE TO ENTER AND CORRODE THE COMPONENTS AND FOG AND/OR DISCOLOR THE LENS WHICH CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE DIM AND DANGEROUS. IN MY CAR SPECIFICALLY, THE FRONT ASSEMBLY PROJECTOR LENS IS DISCOLORED CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE DIM WHICH MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE WHEN USING THE LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOSEPH CADILLAC 7600 INDUSTRIAL RD, FLORENCE, KY 41042, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN REGARD TO THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

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.

THIS VEHICLE LIKE ALL OTHER CADILLAC SRX MODELS ON THE ROAD HAS THE SAME LOW BEAM LIGHTING ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT BEFORE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT YOUR LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 3 FEET OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BUT FOR ALL OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROADWAY.

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.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON A 2012 CADILLAC SRX 4 THAT I JUST PURCHASED ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON WHICH CAUSES A HAZARD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT I LITERALLY CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD WITH LOW BEAMS ON WHICH IS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD SOMEONE PULL RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME, PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WERE TOO DIM FOR THEM TO SEE ME COMING. I HAD PEOPLE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AT ME AND ONE PERSON TOLD ME AT A RED LIGHT, THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT HOME AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE. IT IS A STATE LAW IN NC THAT HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE ON WHEN WIPERS ARE BEING USED. IF THE HEADLIGHTS AREN'T VISIBLE IN THE DARK, THEY DEFINITELY WON'T BE VISIBLE IN THE RAIN. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SO DIM THAT IT APPEARS THEY AREN'T ON AT ALL EVEN IN THE DARK. AFTER READING ALL OF THE REPORTS OF THIS, I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THIS HAS NOT BECOME A SAFETY RECALL?!?! IT SEEMS LIKE EXACTLY THE TYPE OF THING THAT A MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT WHEN THEY BECOME AWARE OF IT. THIS IS, APPARENTLY, NOT AT ALL AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE.