2004 Cadillac Srx

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND EXITING ON AN INGRESS ON THE EXIT RAMP I INITIALLY NOTICED A RATCHETING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. (I THOUGHT I'D RAN OVER SOMETHING SO I GOT OUT AND CHECKED). AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER DAY I HEARD THE SOUND AGAIN, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME NOTICING MY CAR NOT MOVING FORWARD GIVEN THE APPLIED POWER THAT I WAS PROVIDING. CRAWLED UNDER MY VEHICLE AGAIN WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME ONLY TO FIND NOTHING. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, AND WHILE LEAVING FROM A DEAD STOP UNDER LOAD, OR WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WAS NOT PULLING PROPERLY CAUSING ME TO NEARLY BECOME REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL (FOUR) OCCASIONS THAT WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE, AND REPAIRED FOR $2000.00. THE SAME THING IS NOW HAPPENING ONCE AGAIN STARTING IN OCT OF 2014 AND AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ON CADILLAC FORUMS, GM FORUMS, CADILLAC OWNERS.COM, CAR ID, CARS.COM, JUST ANSWER.CAR, AUTOFRENZY.NET, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, NHTSA (POWERTRAIN/DRIVETRAIN PROBLEMS), AS WELL AS THIS FORUM SAFERCAR.GOV, I HAVE FOUND WELL OVER 647 COMPLAINTS FOR FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA ALONE. THERE WERE NEARLY 73,000 FIRST GEN SRX SOLD WITH AWD, AND FROM ALL OF THE OWNERS THAT I HAVE GATHERED AND FROM ALL THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THEY HAVE ALL HAD SOME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT IS SOLELY WITH THE SRX, ITS ALSO WITH THE CTS, AS WELL AS THE STS. THESE $47,000 TO $58,000.00 PLUS DOLLAR VEHICLES ARE A ROAD HAZARD NOT ONLY THEIR DRIVERS, BUT TO ALL THAT SHARE THE ROAD. THE SRX CASES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND (PERMANENTLY) REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I ASK ALL OWNERS THAT SPENT THEIR HARD EARNED MONIES ON THESE FLAWED VEHICLES, ONCE AGAIN FROM GM, TO CALL, WRITE, AND E-MAIL OR DO THEM ALL FORUMS, YOUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THE NHTSA AND HAVE ALL OF YOUR ATTORNEY'S ON STANDBY. *TR

WHEN THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND MY TRUCK START MAKING A LOUD RATTLING / THUMPING NOISE. ONCE THE 2004 SRX CHANGE GEARS THEN THE VEHICLE IS ROLLING WITH NO PROBLEM. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CADILLAC AND I HAVE PAPERWORK THAT SAY I NEED A BEARING HUB ON THE LEFT TIRE THINKING THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE ON BOTH PASSENGER HUBS AND STILL THE NOISE IS THERE. I WENT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND SOME SAY THE TRANSFER CASE OR THE CHAIN IS SLIPPING. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY FROM A USED CAR LOT NOT KNOWING WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME BECAUSE WHEN I TAKE OFF FAST THE KNOCKING WILL START. I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND GO SLOW UNTIL THE TRUCK PICK UP THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SPEED TO STOP FROM HEARING THE KNOCKING NOISE. IF I'M AT A STOP SIGN OR A LIGHT I HAVE TO TAKE OFF REAL, REAL SLOW SO I WANT HEAR THE NOISE. I HATE STOPPING BECAUSE I FEAR THAT SOMEONE WILL HIT ME FROM BEHIND FOR GOING SO SLOW. IT'S VERY ANNOYING WHEN YOUR SPENDING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A VEHICLE AND PAYING A NOTE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVE YET. *TR

RANDOM ENGINE STALL, AFTER ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP AND HIGH HUMIDITY (ESPECIALLY DURING RAINING). OBD II CODE INDICATING P2135, P2119, P2176, P0638, P1101. (EACH TIME THE OBD II CODE MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT) THE ENGINE COULD STALL DURING IDLE (STOPPING IN FRONT OF RED LIGHT), SLOW MOVING, OR HIGHWAY SPEED. PERSISTED SINCE SUMMER OF 2012. DEALER ALREADY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, COIL PACK, SPARK PLUGS AND ECM. DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT A FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND MADE A SERIES OF POPPING NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, IN MY CAR, WITH MY MOTHER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BACK END OF THE CAR MADE A LOUD ENOUGH THUMP - I THOUGHT THE AXLE BROKE OFF. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR REMAINS - THERE WERE NONE. MY MOTHER COMMENTED ON THE NOISE, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO TELL HER. SHE ALSO HAS A CADI SRX, 2005. WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME SHE NOTICED THE SAME NOISE IN HER CADI. HER HUSBAND SAID IT WAS THE "REAR DIFFERENTIAL." SINCE THAT TIME THEIR CADI WAS LOST IN A FLOOD AND THEY PURCHASED ANOTHER CADI SRX, 2008. THIS CADI ALSO HAS THE THUMPING IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE THUMPING CONTINUES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION ALL THE CADILLAC'S HAVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ISSUES AND THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF ACTION AGAINST THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY NEXT STEP IS TO GO TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. *TR

SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHTS ON DISPLAY, CAR SHUDDERS AS BRAKES RAMDOMLY APPLY AT ANY SPEED, PULLING STEERING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. SERVICE ABS ON DISPLAY, TRACTIONCONTROL OFF, AND SERVICE CAR SOON ALL ON DISPLAY. CAR HAS HAD TRANSFER CASE FAILURE, ALL 4 HUBS HAD BEARING FAILURE, BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE, POWER SEAT MODULE FAILURE, AND. *TR

MY 2004 CADILLAC SRX ALSO HAS THE LEAKING PINION SEAL DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING RECALL.....IT HAS LEAKED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR BUT NOW IS GRINDING. SHOULD IT NOT ALSO BE COVERED BY GM? 2005 CADILLAC SRX POWER TRAIN RECALL 07V589000 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: N/A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 07V589000 ?REPORT DATE: DEC 20, 2007 ?COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN ?POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 275936 ?MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR AXLE PINION SEAL DOES NOT MEET ALL OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXPERIENCE A FLUID LEAK. CONSEQUENCE: A REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. *TR