2012 Cadillac Srx

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 17, 2019, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD WELL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CADILLAC OF SOUTH CHARLOTTE (10725 PINEVILLE RD, PINEVILLE, NC 28134) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5380136394. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,652.

MOISTURE GETS INTO THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURES THROUGH CONDENSATION AND/OR RAIN IMPEDING THE HEADLIGHT BRIGHTNESS AND DISTANCE MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS CONSUMERS. THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE IS FLAWED ALLOWING MOISTURE FROM THE HOOD AND FRONT FENDERS TO RUN DOWN THE REAR OF THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE AND ENTER THE ENCLOSURE THROUGH THE SEAM THAT FAILS ON THE REAR OF THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE.

MY HEADLAMPS KEEP FILLING WITH MOISTURE ALSO KNOWN AS CONDENSATION CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT OR BLOW. CADILLAC SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THAT IT WAS A ' MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION' SINCE THEY DIDN'T LIST IT AS A RECALL THEY STATE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY GO OUT RANDOMLY SOME LAST A COUPLE WEEKS SOMETIMES THEY LAST A COUPLE DAYS IT COULD BE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY CITY STREET TURNING OR EVEN SITTING THERE. I PROVIDED THE QUOTE THEY REQUESTED ME TO GET. YET IT HAD TO BE PAID AND COMPLETED 90 DAYS AFTER THE LETTER. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND AND 90 DAYS ISN'T ENOUGH TIME TO COME UP WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY.

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LEADING TO MOISTURE BUILD UP. THE MOISTURE BUILDUP IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LEADS TO REDUCED LIGHTING AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BURNS OUT LEAVING THE CAR OWNER WITH NO LIGHTS. I JUST HAD THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED AS MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN FEBRUARY 2019. MOISTURE IS ALREADY BUILDING IN THE NEW HEADLIGHT WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL AGAIN. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON 07/04/2019 REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE MOISTURE BUILD UP IN THE HEADLIGHT AFTER HEAVY RAINS REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT LENS IS FROSTED OVER PREVENTING HEADLIGHTS FROM PROJECTING LIGHT AT NIGHT. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES FLASH LIGHTS AT ME ON APPROACH. I WAS WARNED ON A RECENT TRIP TO NEW MEXICO, BUT DID NOT GET A TECKET FOR NOT HAVING HEADLIGHTS. LOCAL GM/CADILLAC DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I DONT DRIVE AT NIGHT AS NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED WITH STRONGER LOW BEAM BULBS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. PLEASE ISSUE A CS EASE AND DESIST STOPPING CADILLAC SALES IN THE US UNTIL THIS SAFET DEFECT IS CORRECTED.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHTING UPON THE ROAD TO SAFELY NAVIGATE AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP ANY. I HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A SET OF AFTERMARKET FOG LIGHTS WHICH HELPS A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT SO MUCH WHEN IT IS RAINING OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING GLARING LIGHTS FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ THAT IF YOU BUY AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE LENS ASSEMBLY THAT WILL FIX THE ISSUE OF WATER LEAKS INTO THE ASSEMBLY, BUT MINE DON'T LOOK LIKE THERE HAS BEEN ANY MOISTURE INSIDE. THE AVERAGE COSTS OF THAT ENTIRE PART IS OVER $300 EACH. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THAT THE ROUND LENS WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY APPEARS TO BE A MAGNIFYING-TYPE LENS THAT RESEMBLES THE TYPE OF PRIVACY GLASS COMMONLY USED FOR SHOWER DOORS AND WINDOWS. I DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON UNTIL CHALLENGED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT THEN WHEN I RESPOND ACCORDINGLY I MUST COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP OR RISK LEAVING THE ROAD ALTOGETHER.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHEN DRIVING IT AT NIGHT WITH MY LOW BEAMS ON I CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD AHEAD, I HAD THE BULBS CHANGED , BUT THE SITUATION IS STILL THE SAME. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON. WHICH I WAS ALL MOST RECEIVED A TICKET FOR, UNTIL I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE OFFICER. DOING FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE , AND THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT BY GM OR THE GOV. I REFRAIN FROM DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS WHICH MAKES IT VERY INCONVENIENT .THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH.

HEADLAMPS ARE DIM AND ONE BURNT OUT. WHEN TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY WERE LEAKING AND ALLOT OF MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. 2012 SRX. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. T HAS SETTLED SAME PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA. THIS HAPPENED IN MOTION AND WAS HARD TO SEE THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS IF BOTH WOULD HAVE WENT OUT.