NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
442 reportsMileage unknown · Nov 27, 2018
Unknown Or Other
THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY TIRES. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN NOV 2017/TOOK MY CAT ABOUT TIRES/THEY STAT I NEED 4 NEW TIRES/BUT BECAUSE I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR, THEY WOULD GIVE ME 4 TIRES/AND THAT CAR SHOULD HAVE WHEN OUT WITH THEM TIRES. I JUST TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN FOR TIRES/ NOW THEY STATE I NEED 4 NEW TIRES/MY AIR KEEP GOING OUT OF MY…
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THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY TIRES. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN NOV 2017/TOOK MY CAT ABOUT TIRES/THEY STAT I NEED 4 NEW TIRES/BUT BECAUSE I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR, THEY WOULD GIVE ME 4 TIRES/AND THAT CAR SHOULD HAVE WHEN OUT WITH THEM TIRES. I JUST TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN FOR TIRES/ NOW THEY STATE I NEED 4 NEW TIRES/MY AIR KEEP GOING OUT OF MY TIRES
NHTSA ODI #11154204
46,000 miles · Nov 26, 2018
Exterior Lighting
AUG 2018 I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE BARELY VISIBLE, LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH NO LIGHTS ON. I SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS AND COULD SEE VERY GOOD, BUT THEN SWITCHED BACK TO LOW BEAM AND IT WAS STILL THE SAME....VERY POOR LIGHTING. I HAD THE BULBS CHANGED OUT IN OCT 2018 FOR $200, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I H…
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AUG 2018 I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE BARELY VISIBLE, LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH NO LIGHTS ON. I SWITCHED TO HIGH BEAMS AND COULD SEE VERY GOOD, BUT THEN SWITCHED BACK TO LOW BEAM AND IT WAS STILL THE SAME....VERY POOR LIGHTING. I HAD THE BULBS CHANGED OUT IN OCT 2018 FOR $200, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE RELAY SWITCH REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE OBJECTS OR PEOPLE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT I DID NOT SEE THEM UNTIL THE LAST SECOND WHEN I WAS RIGHT THERE AT THEM BECAUSE OF THE POOR LIGHTING. I CANNOT CONTINUOUSLY DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON AT NIGHT JUST TO SEE WHERE I AM GOING. THIS IS A BAD SAFETY ISSUE ON ONE OF THE TOP OF THE LINE VEHICLES....LOW BEAMS COULD CAUSE ME TO WRECK, HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE OF POOR LIGHTING AND HIGH BEAMS MAKES ME BLIND THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAUSING THEM TO WRECK HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I AM TOLD THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACING BECAUSE OF THE POOR SEAL QUALITY LETTING MOISTURE IN CAUSING THE FAULTY LOW LIGHTING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM/ERROR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $1500 TO FIX THIS WHEN I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE IT. CADILLAC/GM NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THIS DEFECT THEY CREATED AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS ACCIDENTALLY HURT OR KILLED.
NHTSA ODI #11154016
60,000 miles · Nov 26, 2018
Electrical System
CUE INFOTAINMENT TOUCH SCREEN IS MALFUNTIONING CAUSING DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING SINCE ATTENTION TO ROAD IS INTERRUPTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS VARIOUS SIGHT REQUIRED SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS, YET NOT RECALLED FOR CORRECTION. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $1,500.00. CAUSED HITTING OF CURB AND DESTROYING 2 TIRES …
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CUE INFOTAINMENT TOUCH SCREEN IS MALFUNTIONING CAUSING DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING SINCE ATTENTION TO ROAD IS INTERRUPTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS VARIOUS SIGHT REQUIRED SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS, YET NOT RECALLED FOR CORRECTION. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $1,500.00. CAUSED HITTING OF CURB AND DESTROYING 2 TIRES (COST $600.00) WHEN SCREEN FIRST BECAME INOPERATIVE, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.
NHTSA ODI #11153724
102,000 miles · Nov 23, 2018
Suspension
TAKATA RECALL REAR TOE LINK ADJUSTER. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY DAUGHTER ON THE FEEDER OF BELTWAY8 SOUTH COMING DOWN OFF A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROAD IN A JERKING MATTER. I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO HELP REDUCE SPEED OF THE CAR. ONE THE CAR STOP MOVING. I …
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TAKATA RECALL REAR TOE LINK ADJUSTER. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY DAUGHTER ON THE FEEDER OF BELTWAY8 SOUTH COMING DOWN OFF A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROAD IN A JERKING MATTER. I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO HELP REDUCE SPEED OF THE CAR. ONE THE CAR STOP MOVING. I PULLED OVER TO A COMPANY DRIVEWAY AND CALLED ONSTAR TO COME TOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT WRECK OR HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI #11153296
53,000 miles · Nov 21, 2018
Exterior Lighting
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DWAIN TAYLOR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 1307 S 12TH ST, MURRAY, KY 42071) AND THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DWAIN TAYLOR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 1307 S 12TH ST, MURRAY, KY 42071) AND THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
NHTSA ODI #11153110
Mileage unknown · Nov 19, 2018
Exterior Lighting
VEHICLE'S LOW BEAMS ARE EXTREMELY DIM MAKING OPERATION DIFFICULT. ILLUMINATION AT THE 115 FT DISTANCE IS QUESTIONABLE. VEHICLE IS A HAZARD TO OPERATE FOR SELF & OTHERS AFTER DUSK AND BEFORE DAWN.
NHTSA ODI #11152649
32,650 miles · Nov 19, 2018
Electrical System
AT 32,650 MILES, WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH THE HEADLIGHTS AND HONK THE HORN FOUR TIMES IN SUCCESSION, THEN IT WOULD STOP. I SAW THIS HAPPEN FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES IN TWO DAYS WHILE IT WAS PARKED. AT THIS TIME, THERE WAS ALSO A CONSTANT TICKING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AND THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN.…
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AT 32,650 MILES, WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH THE HEADLIGHTS AND HONK THE HORN FOUR TIMES IN SUCCESSION, THEN IT WOULD STOP. I SAW THIS HAPPEN FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES IN TWO DAYS WHILE IT WAS PARKED. AT THIS TIME, THERE WAS ALSO A CONSTANT TICKING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AND THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CADILLAC SERVICE TODAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND I WAS TOLD THE SUNROOF REAR DRAINAGE TUBES HAD LEAKED WATER ONTO THE LIFT GATE MOTOR CAUSING IT TO QUIT WORKING. THIS REPAIR WOULD COST ME A MINIMUM OF $1800 BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2018, (DUE TO THE DELIVERY DATE BEING BEYOND THREE YEARS). SINCE PURCHASING THIS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2015 CADILLAC SRX LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO, I'VE DEALT WITH HEADLIGHTS SO DIM I COULD NOT SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. AFTER FOUR VISITS TO CADILLAC SERVICE THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT A FIX. THERE WERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES: THE CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN GIVING IT THE GAS FROM A STOPPED OR SLOWED POSITION TO THE POINT IT JERKED ME AND MY PASSENGERS BACK IN OUR SEATS. ONCE AGAIN, IT TOOK FOUR TRIES TO GET IT FIXED. AND, THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DIED AT 30,000 MILES.
NHTSA ODI #11152646
31,000 miles · Nov 19, 2018
Exterior Lighting
WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN OCTOBER 2018. A FEW DAYS LATER WE WERE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. I TURNED ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND TOLD MY WIFE I COULD BARELY SEE ANY LIGHT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I ALMOST DROVE INTO A DITCH. WE CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. DESPITE HAVING A REMAINING BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, WE WERE REQUIRED TO PA…
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WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN OCTOBER 2018. A FEW DAYS LATER WE WERE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. I TURNED ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND TOLD MY WIFE I COULD BARELY SEE ANY LIGHT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I ALMOST DROVE INTO A DITCH. WE CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. DESPITE HAVING A REMAINING BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, WE WERE REQUIRED TO PAY $208.81 FOR REPLACEMENT BULBS, WHICH THEY SAID WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ARE BARELY BRIGHTER THAN THE ONES THEY REPLACED. THIS IS ASTONISHING THAT A LEADING US MANUFACTURER HAS ELECTED TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH ITS CUSTOMERS LIVES. CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE A SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST THIS MANUFACTURER AND A PROMISE TO JOIN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT IS NOW STARTING IN FLORIDA. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE $208.81 AND BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED ONES. SIMPLY REPLACING SMALL BULBS AGAIN WILL NOT SUFFICE. CADILLAC AND GM NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. IF WE ARE INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE VERY POOR OUTPUT OF THESE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS I WILL CHASE THE SOULS OF ALL THOSE AT CADILLAC AND GM BEYOND THE DEPTHS OF HELL FOREVER. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THIS, AND NO EXCUSE FOR NOT REPAIRING IT PROPERLY.
NHTSA ODI #11152608
Mileage unknown · Nov 17, 2018
Exterior Lighting
MY 2015 CADILLAC SRX LIGHTING IS TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER DRIVERS LIGHTS TO HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE ROAD. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER DRIVERS NEAR ME, I NEED TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IN READING VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS, THERE …
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MY 2015 CADILLAC SRX LIGHTING IS TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER DRIVERS LIGHTS TO HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE ROAD. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER DRIVERS NEAR ME, I NEED TO USE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IN READING VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME $2,000 TO FIX IT BUT CLEARLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE ISSUE STARTED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I FEAR MY LIFE MAY BE IN DANGER AS A RESULT OF IT. I TRY TO ONLY DRIVE AT NIGHT WHEN IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
NHTSA ODI #11152230
27,715 miles · Nov 15, 2018
Exterior Lighting
JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM IT IS HARD TO WATCH FOR DEER. MAKING ME UNEASY TRYING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
NHTSA ODI #11151877
Official recalls
4May 21, 2026
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the front-driver air bag module, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 19, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N262555870. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 21, 2026.
Jun 24, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles. The rear suspension toe link adjuster may not have been tightened properly, which could result in a loose toe link.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A loose toe link can separate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Owners are advised to not drive their vehicle if they experience certain Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) warnings or other issues, such as unusual steering behavior, while driving. Please see the Part 573 report for the full list of warnings. Dealers will replace the adjustable toe link with a non-adjustable one, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 25, 2021. Cadillac and Saab customers may direct questions to Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. GM's number for this recall is N212340980.
Dec 19, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured November 11, 2014, to December 3, 2014. The front driver's seat may have been built with an incorrect seat track bracket. Drivers' seats with this condition may not be properly attached to the seat track.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The front outboard seat bracket may become disengaged during a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace affected seat track hook brackets, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac). GM's number for this recall is 14863.
Sep 19, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured April 14, 2009, to September 1, 2014, and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles manufactured February 1, 2011, to September 13, 2011. On the affected vehicles, the jam nut in the rear suspension toe adjuster link may not be torqued to the proper specification. A loose toe adjuster link can cause the vehicle to sway or wander at highway speeds. A loose toe adjuster link may lead to thread damage and eventual failure. Failure of the toe adjuster link will cause an abrupt change in the vehicle's alignment.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Failure of the toe adjuster link could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque of the left and right rear toe link adjuster lock nuts, and replace the parts if there is evidence of damage or a loose link, free of charge. The The recall began November 11, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007. GM's number for this recall is 14457.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗