HEADLIGHTS ARE GONE ON MY 2014 SRX! FADED OUT OVER TIME.GONE! I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT THE HI-BEAMS ON NOW. ONLY 62K MILES. PROBABLY STARTED GOING OUT WAY BACK, I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS MY OWN VISION WHICH IS ALREADY POOR TO BEGIN WITH. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY SO I'M REALLY SCREWED ON THESE BACKROADS.…
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HEADLIGHTS ARE GONE ON MY 2014 SRX! FADED OUT OVER TIME.GONE! I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT THE HI-BEAMS ON NOW. ONLY 62K MILES. PROBABLY STARTED GOING OUT WAY BACK, I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS MY OWN VISION WHICH IS ALREADY POOR TO BEGIN WITH. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY SO I'M REALLY SCREWED ON THESE BACKROADS. DEALER REPLACED CUE SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY APPROX TWO YEARS AGO OR LESS, NOW ITS GOING OUT AGAIN. MIRRORS AND SEAT AND RADIO AND CLIMATE ALL BLEEPING OUT ON ME. SERVICE MGR. BRETT@ SAM TAYLOR CADILLAC IN FT. WALTON BEACH FL. SAYS THIS IS VERY COMMON TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT LEAST TWICE. PERHAPS MORE? HE STATED TO ME THAT HE SUBMITTED MY ISSUES TO GM TWICE TO NO AVAIL. NOW THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN SOLD AND NEW PEOPLE WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALLS. IT'S A VERY LONG DRIVE FOR ME TO GO TO THEM AND ARGUE THIS CASE AS WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH HURRICANE MICHAEL ISSUES HERE ON OUR TOLL BRIDGES AND HIGHWAYS, WATERWAYS ETC. TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALL OVER. HARDSHIPS ON FOLKS TRYING TO GO TO WORK.RE-ROUTINGS. BUT I ASK YOU WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY NEXT PURCHASER OF A NEW CADILLAC VEHICLE? ME, THE PERSON WHO ALREADY OWNS ONE.!!! TRADE IN FOR A NEWER MODEL? NO THANKS, THINK I'LL JUST PASS SEEMING HOW I'M A NOBODY. APPARENTLY THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THEIR NEXT CUSTOMER, (GM CORP I'M SPEAKING TO YOU). WHY WOULD YOU LOSE BUYERS OVER SUCH A BIZARRE BUT SIMPLE FIX? BEFORE THIS I HAD THE TAHOE. NOW MAYBE NISSAN OR INFINITY IS CALLING MY NAME. SHAME.
NHTSA ODI #11170452
49,000 miles · Dec 4, 2018
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
HEADLIGHTS ON THESE CARS ARE EXTREMLY DIM ON LOWBEAM TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CADILLAC MODELS 2012 THRU 2017. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP CADILLAC KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT THERE IS NO FIX. ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE CUE SYSTEM LOCKING UP.
NHTSA ODI #11156015
48,000 miles · Nov 28, 2018
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other
THE CUE STOP WORKING. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. ALL THE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR PLACE ANOTHER KIND OF SYSTEM IN THE CAR. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS ISSUE IT COMES UP RIGHT AWAY. NO ONE HAS $1200 TO KEEP GETTING THIS FIXED. MY TRUCK IS IN A/C MODE AND I CANNOT CHANGE …
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THE CUE STOP WORKING. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. ALL THE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR PLACE ANOTHER KIND OF SYSTEM IN THE CAR. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS ISSUE IT COMES UP RIGHT AWAY. NO ONE HAS $1200 TO KEEP GETTING THIS FIXED. MY TRUCK IS IN A/C MODE AND I CANNOT CHANGE IT.
NHTSA ODI #11154576
83,000 miles · Nov 21, 2018
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
DANGER OF DRIVING WITH DIM HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE TO USE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN ORDER SEE AT NIGHT. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS IT DID NOT WORK. I STILL CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WITH THE DIM LIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY SCARY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CERTIFIED GM/CADILLAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE IT OR $1700 AND NO…
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DANGER OF DRIVING WITH DIM HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE TO USE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN ORDER SEE AT NIGHT. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS IT DID NOT WORK. I STILL CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WITH THE DIM LIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY SCARY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CERTIFIED GM/CADILLAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE IT OR $1700 AND NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. MY CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFAULT THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESULTS.
NHTSA ODI #11153130
63,000 miles · Oct 6, 2018
Electrical System
THE CUE TOUCH SCREEN BECOMES FROZEN AND UNUSABLE. DISPLAY WORKS BUT FUNCTIONALITY DOES NOT.
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOU ARE USING LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC THE HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE THE ROAD. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT IS WAY TO DIM AND NOT MUCH BRIGHTER THE THE DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS. WHEN COMPARING THIS MODEL CAR TO OTHERS S…
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WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOU ARE USING LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC THE HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE THE ROAD. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT IS WAY TO DIM AND NOT MUCH BRIGHTER THE THE DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS. WHEN COMPARING THIS MODEL CAR TO OTHERS SIDE BY SIDE ON LOW BEAM THIS MODEL IS LESS THAN HALF AS BRIGHT AS THE OTHER MODELS ON LOW BEAMS. CADILLAC AND THE LOCAL DEALER SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE FOR IMPROVEMENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI #11133515
120,000 miles · Jan 8, 2018
Electrical SystemPower Train
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHIREY CADILLA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DOWNSHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHIREY CADILLAC (10125 S CICERO AVE, OAK LAWN, IL 60453, (800) 338-4553) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CADILLAC CUE SYSTEM, WHICH CONTROLS THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROSTER, RADIO, NAVIGATION, CRUISE CONTROL, AND TELEPHONE SERVICE, WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
NHTSA ODI #11061275
52,000 miles · Mar 3, 2017
Electrical System
CADILLAC CUE NOT RESPONDING TO TOUCH AND ALSO GOING BLACK
NHTSA ODI #10958336
18,200 miles · Mar 4, 2015
Electrical SystemEngineFire
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THERE WAS SMOKE AND MASSIVE FLAMES ERUPTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THERE WAS SMOKE AND MASSIVE FLAMES ERUPTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,200. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles. The rear suspension toe link adjuster may not have been tightened properly, which could result in a loose toe link.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A loose toe link can separate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Owners are advised to not drive their vehicle if they experience certain Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) warnings or other issues, such as unusual steering behavior, while driving. Please see the Part 573 report for the full list of warnings. Dealers will replace the adjustable toe link with a non-adjustable one, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2021. Cadillac and Saab customers may direct questions to Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. GM's number for this recall is N212340980.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured April 14, 2009, to September 1, 2014, and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles manufactured February 1, 2011, to September 13, 2011. On the affected vehicles, the jam nut in the rear suspension toe adjuster link may not be torqued to the proper specification. A loose toe adjuster link can cause the vehicle to sway or wander at highway speeds. A loose toe adjuster link may lead to thread damage and eventual failure. Failure of the toe adjuster link will cause an abrupt change in the vehicle's alignment.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Failure of the toe adjuster link could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque of the left and right rear toe link adjuster lock nuts, and replace the parts if there is evidence of damage or a loose link, free of charge. The The recall began November 11, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007. GM's number for this recall is 14457.
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NHTSA investigations
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PE20019 · Rear Toe Link Adjuster Separation
Opened Nov 6, 2020 · Closed Dec 23, 2021
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension; Suspension:rear
On November 06, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE20-019) to assess the remedy and scope of General Motors (GM) recall 14V-571. ODI had received a total of 9 complaints with allegations of rear toe links separating while the vehicle was in motion. There were 4 complainants indicating that the remedy for recall 14V-571 had been performed on their vehicle. The other 5 complaints were outside the original recall scope but exhibited the same failure mode as addressed by recall 14V-571 and reported uncontrolled swaying while driving.ODI's review focused on all 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles that experienced a rear toe link failure while the vehicle was in motion under various driving conditions. The failures were the same or similar to those addressed by the remedy associated with recall 14V-571. The remedy for recall 14V-571 was to inspect the rear toe link adjusters and replace them if necessary as well as tighten both jam nuts to a manufacturer specified torque. The remedy can be reversed when the vehicle gets a rear alignment adjustment and the jam nuts are not properly re-torqued to the manufacturer's specification. ODI's data review confirmed a high toe link failure rate in vehicles that either had and had not received the remedy associated with recall 14V-571. On June 24, 2021, GM filed a defect information report recalling all 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles to remedy the potential failure of the rear toe link adjuster while driving. The remedy replaces adjustable toe links with non-adjustable toe links. The recall (21V-473) includes vehicles that were remedied under 14V-571. In view of the recall action being taken by GM, ODI is closing this Preliminary Evaluation. NHTSA reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov.The ODI identification numbers for the complaints cited above can be found in a separate document attached to this closing resume.
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Suspension
On November 06, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE20-019) to assess the remedy and scope of General Motors (GM) recall 14V-571. ODI had received a total of 9 complaints with allegations of rear toe links separating while the vehicle was in motion. There were 4 complainants indicating that the remedy for recall 14V-571 had been performed on their vehicle. The other 5 complaints were outside the original recall scope but exhibited the same failure mode as addressed by recall 14V-571 and reported uncontrolled swaying while driving.ODI's review focused on all 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles that experienced a rear toe link failure while the vehicle was in motion under various driving conditions. The failures were the same or similar to those addressed by the remedy associated with recall 14V-571. The remedy for recall 14V-571 was to inspect the rear toe link adjusters and replace them if necessary as well as tighten both jam nuts to a manufacturer specified torque. The remedy can be reversed when the vehicle gets a rear alignment adjustment and the jam nuts are not properly re-torqued to the manufacturer's specification. ODI's data review confirmed a high toe link failure rate in vehicles that either had and had not received the remedy associated with recall 14V-571. On June 24, 2021, GM filed a defect information report recalling all 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles to remedy the potential failure of the rear toe link adjuster while driving. The remedy replaces adjustable toe links with non-adjustable toe links. The recall (21V-473) includes vehicles that were remedied under 14V-571. In view of the recall action being taken by GM, ODI is closing this Preliminary Evaluation. NHTSA reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov.The ODI identification numbers for the complaints cited above can be found in a separate document attached to this closing resume.
Suspension:rear
On November 06, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE20-019) to assess the remedy and scope of General Motors (GM) recall 14V-571. ODI had received a total of 9 complaints with allegations of rear toe links separating while the vehicle was in motion. There were 4 complainants indicating that the remedy for recall 14V-571 had been performed on their vehicle. The other 5 complaints were outside the original recall scope but exhibited the same failure mode as addressed by recall 14V-571 and reported uncontrolled swaying while driving.ODI's review focused on all 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles that experienced a rear toe link failure while the vehicle was in motion under various driving conditions. The failures were the same or similar to those addressed by the remedy associated with recall 14V-571. The remedy for recall 14V-571 was to inspect the rear toe link adjusters and replace them if necessary as well as tighten both jam nuts to a manufacturer specified torque. The remedy can be reversed when the vehicle gets a rear alignment adjustment and the jam nuts are not properly re-torqued to the manufacturer's specification. ODI's data review confirmed a high toe link failure rate in vehicles that either had and had not received the remedy associated with recall 14V-571. On June 24, 2021, GM filed a defect information report recalling all 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles to remedy the potential failure of the rear toe link adjuster while driving. The remedy replaces adjustable toe links with non-adjustable toe links. The recall (21V-473) includes vehicles that were remedied under 14V-571. In view of the recall action being taken by GM, ODI is closing this Preliminary Evaluation. NHTSA reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov.The ODI identification numbers for the complaints cited above can be found in a separate document attached to this closing resume.
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