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.

1. LOW BEAMS HEAD LIGHTS VERY WEAK HAD THE LENS BUFFED AND POLISHED BUT THIS ONLY HELP A LITTLE. HAVING TO USE HIGH BEAMS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON SINGLE AND TWO LANE ROADS. VERY UNSAFE NIGHT DRIVING. 2. REAR TAIL GATE CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY AFTER BEING OPENED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THIS ACTION IS SUBJECT TO CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS USING THE REAR GATE TO STORE OR REMOVE ITEMS FROM VEHICLE. BOTH ISSUES OCCUR WHETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THESE SAFETY ISSUES BUT IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD HAVE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS ON THE BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER . I ENTERED A DATE BECAUSE THE DIGITAL FORM REQUIRED IT BUT THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, NOT SURE OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THANKS FOR ANY HELP CONCERNING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. (XXXX) REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I JUST BROUGHT A CADDILAC SRX HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR EVEN A MONTH YET. MY CHILD AND I LOVED IT UNTIL I STARTED TO NOTICE WATER / MOISTURE INSIDE OF THE LEFT HEADLIGHT I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE FROM THE AC, HOWEVER I NOTICED IT WASN'T GOING AWAY. IT HAS BEEN RAINING NONSTOP AND I BARLEY LEAVE MY HOME UNLESS I'M GOING TO PUBLIX WITCH IS WALKING DISTANCE. I COULDN'T SEE A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS IT LOOKED DARK CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO THEM BUT I SWERVED LEFT MISSING THEM. THE FAMILY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE MY CHILD AND I WAS OK THEN THEY INFORM ME MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I'M A SAFE DRIVER AND NEVER BEEN INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. IN MY LIFE. BEFORE I MADE THIS PURCHASE I CONTACTED GM TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR ISSUES THAT THEY KNOW OF WITH THE CAR AND THEY VERIFY MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID NO THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IT HAS NO RECALLS. I FELT RELIEVED AS I TRUST THEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO GM TO HAVE THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECK OUT THE LEFT LIGHT WITH WATER IN IT AS I JUST GOT THE CAR. HE SEEMED STRESSED, SO I REMINDED HIM THAT EVERYDAY ABOVE GROUND IS ALWAYS A GOOD DAY. HE LOOKED AT MY CAR AND SAW BOTH HEADLIGHTS ONE WAS IN THE ADDITION THAT I BOUGHT IT AND THE OTHER ONE HAD WATER AND MOIST INSIDE. I INVITED THE SERVICE MANAGER INSIDE MY CAR TO TAKE A LOOK THE DASHBOARD HE THEN NOTICED THAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THERE WAS WATER HE PULLED BACK THE CLEAR TAPE AND SAID YOU HAVE A WATER LEAK THIS HAS TO GET TAKEN CARE OF FAST OR IT'S GOING TO CAUSE MOLD INSIDE YOUR CARE. MY CHILD IS ALLERGIC TO MOLD. HE TOLD ME THIS WAS BIGGER THEN THE HEADLIGHT EVEN THOUGH BOTH MOLD AND NO HEADLIGHT ARE BOTH SAFELY AND HEALTH ISSUES. MY HEART BREAKS FOR MY CHILD I CRIED WHEN MY CHILD TOLD ME TO HIS SEEMS LIKE A REPEATED CYCLE): IF I HAD ANY NOTICE OF THIS I WOULDN'T BROUGHT THE CAR. THE MANAGER SAID IF I BROUGHT IT IN TWO MONTHS AGO THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE

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 LIFT GATE FELL DOWN ON ME WHILE GETTING PACKAGES OUT OF THE REAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT WAS TERRIFYING! ONCE AGAIN, THE LIFT GATE FELL DOWN ON MY DAUGHTER A FEW WEEKS LATER AT CVS PARKING LOT, TRAUMATIZING HER! SHE HAD HER BABY. I REPORTED TO TONIA GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT ASSISTANCE CLAIMS; CONCENTRIX ON BEHALF OF GENERAL MOTORS PHONE: 866-446-6963 X 5921511; THEY INVESTIGATED, AND "DETERMINED NO WARRANTY DEFECT". HOW MANY SACRIFICIAL LAMBS BEFORE A RECALL? IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT - WATER DRAINS INTO 2 COMPARTMENTS FROM SUNROOF INTO DRAINING COMPARTMENTS IN THE REAR OF CAR AT LIFT GATE, TRAPPING MOISTURE WHICH BURNS OUT AND CORRODES LIFT GATE AND BLUETOOTH MODULES. MY SUNROOF STILL WORKS, BUT NOT THE LIFT GATE OF BLUETOOTH. NOTHING IN MAINTENANCE MANUAL OTHER THAN IN "FEATURES" TO CLEAN SUNROOF. OR IT MAY NOT WORK. NOTHING FOR MAINTENANCE OF BLUETOOTH PROBLEMS OR LIFT GATE SAFETY ISSUES!

OPENED REAR GATE HATCH AND REACHED INTO VEHICLE. REAR GATE ABRUPTLY STARTED CLOSING ON ITS OWN PINNING ME IN THE VEHICLE. HATCH WAS PRESSED AGAINST MY UPPER BACK AND UPPER RIGHT ARM AS I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. HATCH WOULD NOT STOP CLOSING AND CONTINUALLY KEPT BANGING MY BODY UNTIL I COULD SLITHER OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT AND THEN IT FORCEFULLY SLAMMED SHUT. I AM A SENIOR FEMALE AND WAS PINNED FACED DOWN "VERY SCARY". I CALLED LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN WITHIN A HALF HOUR. THEY TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT STRUT. I INQUIRED IF THERE SHOULD BE ANY TYPE OF SAFETY FEATURES OR SENSORS TO PREVENT FROM HATCH CLOSING ON YOU AND THEY STATED NO. NEXT DAY LATER I AM VERY BRUISED AND SORE.

VEHICLE IS PARKED (STATIONARY) AND WHEN IT RAINS WATER DOES NOT CLEAR THROUGH SUNROOF DRAIN HOSE, RESULTING IN WATER LEAKING ONTO FLOORBOARDS ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, INTO TRUNK AREA AND LIFTGAGE, AND BACKUP CAMERA AND LIFTGATE ELECTRICAL SHORTS-OUT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND EACH TIME IT REQUIRES REPAIR, DEALER CLAIMS THE SUNROOF WAS LEFT OPEN DURING A RAINSTORM.