2012 Cadillac Srx

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CAUTIOUSLY APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V212000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 13V097000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT'S FAILURES WERE SIMILAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE TWO RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

OUR HEADLIGHTS HAVE GOTTEN DIMMER AND DIMMER (NOW TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND BAD WEATHER). WHEN PARKED WITH HEADLIGHTS SHINING ON A WALL YOU CAN SEE SOME LIGHT, BUT ON THE ROAD THE LIGHT PRODUCED FEELS VERY UNSAFE. THE ONLY WAY TO USE THE CAR IS WITH THE HIGH-BEAMS TO GET ENOUGH LIGHT TO DRIVE SAFELY, BUT THIS IS RUDE (AND UNSAFE) FOR OTHER DRIVERS. WE AVOID USING THE CAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CADILLAC HAS NOT ADDRESS. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE HAS EVEN FILED A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN CALIFORNIA TO TRY AND GET THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED.

THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD WITH THESE LIGHTS. MY WIFE HAS ALMOST RAN INTO A DITCH BECAUSE THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE FAULT WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. WHERE DO WE GO OR WHAT DO WE DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BY GENERAL MOTORS. ANYTIME YOU DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE ENDANGER

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. LAST WEEK ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE MY HEADLIGHTS. I HAD NO IDEA THE PROBLEM WAS THAT BAD. IT APPEARS, BASED ON RESEARCH, THAT THIS IS A COMMON, WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. GM IS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO SOLUTION FOR THE REPAIR AS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE INSTALLED AT A HIGH COST, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS WHICH HAVE BEEN FILED. PLEASE TAKE THIS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH GM, HAVE THEM TAKE CARE OF THIS DEFECT AND PROTECT CONSUMERS.

DIM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS PERFORMANCE ON MY 2012 CADILLAC SRX. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTIONS IS TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THEY HAVE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 80 HEADLIGHTS ASSEMBLIES ON THE MAKE FOR MODEL YEARS 2011-2016. I FIND THIS AN ISSUE WHEN THERE IS NO OUTSIDE DAMAGE TO MY HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I CONTACT A GENERAL MOTORS THEY DON'T HAVE THE DATA TO PROVIDE THE QUANTITATIVE NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEARS. DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAM IS THE BEST LIGHT PERFORMANCE BUT BLINDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND DRIVERS.

PURCHASED 2012 CADILLAC SRX ON JUNE 26, 2018 IN MISSISSIPPI. CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF EXTREMELY DIM HEADLIGHTS. SEVERAL SERVICE MANAGERS ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DIM LIGHTS AND SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THE DEALERD WANT THE VEHICLE OWNER TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS, STATING THAT REFLECTIVE FINISH INSIDE THE HOUSING DOES FADE AND STOP PROJECTING THE LIGHT AS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I CAN BARELY SEE MAYBE 6 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN PASSING ONCOMING LIGHTS FROM VEHICLES 1 OR 2 LANES OVER, MY LIGHTS ARE WASHED OUT AS PITCH DARK(BLINDED). I FEEL VERY UNSAFE BUT NO CAR DEALERSHIP HAS NOT AGREED TO MAKE THIS PURCHASE A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS REALLY A MANUFACTURER MATERIAL DEFECT.

ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 10, 2018 WHILE DRIVING CAR AT NIGHT I NOTICED HEADLIGHTS APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 50% DIMMER THAN THEY SHOULD BE. MY SISTER NOTICED ON A LATER NIGHT DRIVE AS WELL. TOOK CAR IN TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED 1/12/18 FOR $106.26. RETURNED CAR TO SAME PLACE ON 1/17/18 BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL NOT WORKING. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMP BULBS FOR $416.66. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT BUT DID HAVE TO RETURN IN A 3RD TIME FOR SAME REASON ON 2/22/18. THE REPAIR SHOP REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AT THE COST OF $1,110.43. THIS TOTAL HEADLIGHT PROBLEM HAS COST ME $1,633.35. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUCTIONING PROPERLY, ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY, AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, IE- DIMMED HEADLIGHTS AT ALL TIMES