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2008 Cadillac Srx

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Fewer warning signs than most model years

Owner complaints for the 2008 Cadillac Srx are lower than the model-year median of 192.

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47Owner complaints

Model-year median: 192

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
122
200568
200652
200747
200827
2009474
2010446
2011
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
11Air Bags
8Electrical System
7Visibility
7Structure
6
All reported categories
Unknown Or Other
6Engine
5Service Brakes
4Electronic Stability Control (esc)
2Equipment
2Exterior Lighting
2Steering
2Visibility/wiper
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Service Brakes, Air
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

41 reports with mileage · 6 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

6 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints

2 reports
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102,196 miles · Feb 3, 2019
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Unknown Or Other

SO JUST BOUGHT THIS CROSSOVER, WHICH IS MORE LIKE A SHORT SUV, OR A REALLY STURDY AND STOUT STATION WAGON; WITH 98,000MILES 9N IT. SO THERE MUST'VE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE I WAS CLEANING UNDER THE FRONT SEATS AND WHILE DOING SO, K I LOCKED A RESISTOR WRAPPED IN ELECTRICAL TAPE OFF OF SOME WIRES AND EVEN SINCE MY …

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SO JUST BOUGHT THIS CROSSOVER, WHICH IS MORE LIKE A SHORT SUV, OR A REALLY STURDY AND STOUT STATION WAGON; WITH 98,000MILES 9N IT. SO THERE MUST'VE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE I WAS CLEANING UNDER THE FRONT SEATS AND WHILE DOING SO, K I LOCKED A RESISTOR WRAPPED IN ELECTRICAL TAPE OFF OF SOME WIRES AND EVEN SINCE MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON, NOT TO MENTION THERE ARE WIRES CUT THAT I NEED RELIEVE GO TO THE AIR BAGS AS WELL. ALL THAT I WAS FINE WITH. IT WAS WHEN I GOT ACQUAINTED WITH MY CADILLAC CUE AND ITS BLOCKY, GLITCHED, SLOW,YET PRECISICE DIRECTIONS; IT HAS TOTALLY FAILED ME WHILE DRIVING. ONE MOMENT ITS TELLING ME TO MAKE A LEFT AND THE NEXT INTERSECTION, THEN IT TOLD ME THAT THE MAP DVD, WASNT THE MAP DVD AND STILL HAS YET TO READ IT'S OWN MAP DISC.

NHTSA ODI #11173758

130,000 miles · Oct 15, 2018
Electronic Stability Control (esc)EnginePower Train

STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER, LOUD THUMPING NOISES FROM FRONT DRIVE TRAIN AT ANY SPEED TURNING OR DRIVING STRAIGHT, UNSAFE TO DRIVE

NHTSA ODI #11140354

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.