2012 Cadillac Srx Driver assistance Problems

Transmission is shifting roughley

NHTSA ID

11419051

Incident

May 1, 2021

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS.MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM BULBS 4TIMES. IT'S COST ME 100.00 EVERY TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS NEW HEADLIGHTS, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. I CAN'T AFFORD IT. IT'S BECAUSE OF MOISTURE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT GLASS. WELL AFTER COMPLAINING FOR 3 YEARS I FINALLY GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL SAYING IT'S NOT A RECALL BUT DUE TO MOISTURE INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME UP TO 800.00 FOR GETTING THEM FIXED. AND IT'S FOR 2010-2015 CADILLAC SRX. I'M ON DISABILITY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEM AND WORRY ABOUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK. I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I'VE HAD A FENDER BENDER 1TIME AND ALMOST HAD SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE THE OTHER CAR COULDN'T SEE ME. I'M IN DANGER EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE AT NIGHT. WHY IS IT NOT A RECALL?AND HOW CAN I GET THEM FIXED.? I CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO HELP ME. THEY WOULDN'T FIX THEM EVEN WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY . I NEED HELP VERY BAD.

NHTSA ID

11322180

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

59,000 mi

IM THINKING OF REACHING OUT TO AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN THIS CAR OR BY THIS CAR. PURCHASED NEW 2012 SRX. HAS 49,000 MILES.SUNROOF BROKE 2 DIFFERENT TIME $3500. LIFTGATE/SUNROOF WOULDN'T OPEN $3500. MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED TO FIND THIS MODEL HAS FAULTY DRAIN HOSE IN SUNROOF CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INTO VEHICLE RESULTING IN EROSION IN THE ELECTRICAL MODULE CAUSING SHORT OUT YET CADILLAC, OR GM WILL ADMIT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. GOOGLE 2012 CADILLAC SRX IT'S DISHEARTENING KNOWING THE PRICE YOU PAID TO GET SCREWED! WHAT NEXT? I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT LIGHTS ON DIM MAY AS WELL BE OFF! NUMEROUS TIMES ALMOST WRECKED TRYING TO SEE. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY. CALLED JOHNSON MOTOR CO 12/26/19, COULDN'T GET ME IN UNTIL 1/6/20. DROPPED CAR OFF 8AM MONDAY SERVICE TECH AGREED THERE WAS MOISTURE AND FADING OF MY LIGHTS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE BUT MOST LIKELY I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. STATED FLA AND CAL WERE THE ONLY STATES A LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED. HOW CAN GM/CADILLAC SETTLE IN 2 STATES AND NOT EVERYONE WHO OWNS THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUES? REMEMBER MON MORNING DROPPED MY CAR OFF I RECEIVE A CALL 930 STATING BAD NEWS WE DON'T COVER THIS AND YOUR EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT(SUNDAY) YOU CAN CALL CADILLAC AND COMPLAIN MOST LIKELY THEY WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW? TRIED TO GET MY CAR IN WEEK AND HALF PRIOR AND THIS IS FAULTY DESIGNS THAT HAS TO DO WITH GM/CAD NOT ANYTHING I'VE DONE OR CAUSED FROM AGE.YOU PUSHED ME OUT 2 WEEKS FOR SERVICE. I REACHED OUT TO NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO FIGHT THIS EXPENSIVE ISSUE ONLY TO BE TOLD OVER AND OVER "IM SORRY I UNDERSTAND" NOT TO MENTION THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK, DID NOTHING TO IT, WOULD NOT PUT ME IN A LOANER CAR. WHAT KIND OF CUSTOMR SERVICE IS THIS? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CADILLAC! I HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE NOT TO WASTE THEIR $$$$$$

NHTSA ID

11298396

Incident

Jul 19, 2019

BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE DIM SETTING. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD IN THIS MODE. HAVE CHANGED TO BULBS TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE I CAN GET WITH NO BETTER RESULTS. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT HOW DOES THIS GO ON WITHOUT GETTING RECALLED, HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE ISSUE WITH STABILITY TRACK IS HAS TO BE SET EVERY FEW MONTHS

NHTSA ID

11268137

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

15,000 mi

ACCELERATING IS STALLED. ENGINE IS GOES INTO A PULL AND TUG MODE IN ENGINE. CANT GET IN RPM SPEED IN PEDAL. ENGINE IS HEAVY. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFFENS AND SLIGHT BRAKE MAKES SRX STOP SUDDENLY. ALL THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING IN WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION . ALSO I'VE TAKING THE SRX IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS SEVERAL TIMES. AND NO CODE ARE FOUND TO REPORT ON THE VEHICLE

NHTSA ID

11222140

Incident

May 6, 2019

Mileage

78 mi

TOE LINK TORQUED INCORRECTLY SUSPENSION IN REAR IS AFFECTED

NHTSA ID

11132827

Incident

Oct 1, 2018

Mileage

107,345 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11131689

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

HEADLIGHTS START RANDOMLY DIMMING TO THE POINT YOU CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE, DASH STABILITY CONTROL & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. ENGINE FANS TURNS ON AND WON'T TURN OFF EVEN AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

11119808

Incident

Aug 2, 2018

Mileage

103,000 mi

LOWER FRONT DRIVERS BALL JOINT FAILED. CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED

NHTSA ID

11093472

Incident

May 4, 2018

Mileage

90,000 mi

HE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING ON MY 2010 SRX LAST WEEK. THERE'S A LOT OF CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER TOLD ME THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MUST HAVE BEEN BUMPED AND THE SEAL COMPROMISED. THE COST TO FIX IT IS $1,250 PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR AND TAX. THE CAR IS WITHIN THE TIME WARRANTY BUT OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE WARRANTY. HE WAS VERY CLEAR THAT GM WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I GUESS GM TRAINS THEIR DEALERS TO BLAME ALL PRODUCTS THAT PROVE DEFECTIVE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS MY THIRD CADILLAC AND I'VE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAN THE OTHER TWO COMBINED.

NHTSA ID

11055678

Incident

Nov 3, 2017

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!

NHTSA ID

11052605

Incident

Oct 1, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE REVERSING AT 3 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAY FAILED AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FLICKERED AND BLINKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

11000688

Incident

Apr 15, 2017

Mileage

50,000 mi

2012 CADILLAC SRX HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE SEEMED TO BURN OUT WITH NO FIRTHER ISSUES. ON HIGH BEAM THE LIGHTS ARE FINE BUT ON REGULAR BEAM AT NIGHT I CANNOT SEE AHEAD OF ME RECENTLY AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND CADILLAC SOMESNT SEEM TO BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT ISSUE BUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS. HOWEVER IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AFTER SPEAKING WITH OTHER CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT HID'S DO NOT JUST BURN OUT SO THERE HAS TO BE OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MAKER. ALSO AT INTERIMS AFTER I TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHICH CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND TRY AGAIN. AFTER BRINGING THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER TRYING TO KEEP UP AND THIS IS WHAT MAY CREATE THIS ISSUE WHICH IS DEFINITELY POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING AND DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

NHTSA ID

10971154

Incident

Feb 1, 2017

Mileage

40,000 mi

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING HEAD ON INTO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY CAR DRIVING THAT CAR BACK APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. MY CAR CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 40 FEET AFTER THAT IMPACT BEFORE I BRAKED HARD TO A STOP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10938971

Incident

Dec 31, 2016

Mileage

51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

NHTSA ID

10908817

Incident

Mar 10, 2015

Mileage

39,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V571000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10722007

Incident

Apr 15, 2015

Mileage

91,000 mi

I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AND NEEDED TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. I GOT TO THE SECOND LANE AND STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE THIRD LANE. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT WAS AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE CAR BEHIND ME NEARLY REAR-ENDED ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, SINCE I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, YET THE CAR BEHAVED AS IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKES. THIS IS THE 3RD NEAR MISS DUE TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS OCCASIONALLY FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW AND I FEAR AN ACCIDENT IS INEVITABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT, SINCE I COULDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN ON DEMAND, THEY TOOK NO ACTION. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES APPEARING. IN THAT CASE, I DON'T SEE WHAT DIFFERENCE IT MAKES IF I CAN REPRODUCE IT FOR A TECH OR NOT. IF THERE ARE NO CODES APPEARING THEN MY THOROUGH DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT BECAUSE THE TECH IS NOT GOING TO GET ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OTHER THAN EXPERIENCING THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THERE ARE OTHERS REPORTING THIS BEHAVIOR ON CADILLACFORUMS.COM, AND THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL FOR THE 2013 SRX FOR THIS BEHAVIOR. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING ANOTHER LANE. SOMETIMES THE CAR BUCKS AND JERKS BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES, OTHER TIMES IT JUST ACTS LIKE I HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOWS DOWN, BUT EVENTUALLY IT ACCELERATES AND RETURNS TO NORMAL BEHAVIOR. VERY DISCONCERTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671980

Incident

Jan 7, 2015

Mileage

31,850 mi

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GAIN SPEED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS IF MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND MY TRANSFER CASE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632072

Incident

Sep 5, 2014

Mileage

17,792 mi

WHEN BREAKING HAVE A VERY UNUSUAL SMELL COMING FROM THE BREAK. VEHICLE HAS A 2 TO 4 SECOND DELAY WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. THE HATCH BACK WILL OPEN BY ITS SELF AND SOMETIMES CLOSE BY IT SELF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609996

Incident

Jan 15, 2014

Mileage

33,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING A 3-4 SECOND DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

NHTSA ID

10586097

Incident

May 23, 2012

Mileage

5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DECELERATION OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT INDICATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE RECURRINGLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280.

NHTSA ID

10557496

Incident

Dec 18, 2013

Mileage

280 mi

I WAS PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL MALL. AS I TURNED MY WHEEL MY VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND I LOST ALL CONTROL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS MY VEHICLE HIT 3 OTHER PARKED VEHICLES PUSHING ONE IN TO ANOTHER. I BELIEVE I HAD THEN EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THREE VEHICLES WERE TOWED AWAY INCLUDING MINE. NO TICKETS WERE ISSUED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546892

Incident

Sep 12, 2013

Mileage

16,000 mi

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE SLOWING THE VEHICLE WHILE STILL IN DRIVE AND WHILE PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB PARKING. THE ACCELERATION COULD NOT BE STOPPED USING BRAKES AND STRUCK A PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF THE CADILLAC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10526459

Incident

Jun 16, 2013

Mileage

15,000 mi

WHEN I PUT THE SRX INTO REVERSE THE BACK UP CAMERA DOES NOT COME ON FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS. I AM BACKING BLIND DURING THAT PERIOD. CADILLAC TOLD ME THAT IS JUST THE WAY IT IS. SOMEDAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO RUN OVER A CHILD WHILE BACKING UP, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEE THE CHILD ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS A GLARING SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10449297

Incident

Feb 24, 2012