2013 CADILLAC SRX

489 complaints filed with NHTSA.

489
Complaints
19
Crashes
10
Fires
23
Injuries
0
Deaths

NHTSA Safety Rating

5/5
Overall
4/5
Front Crash
5/5
Side Crash
4/5
Rollover

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
EXTERIOR LIGHTING201
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM52
UNKNOWN OR OTHER37
POWER TRAIN28
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL24
ENGINE17
SUSPENSION15
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS14
VISIBILITY/WIPER13
SERVICE BRAKES11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8
SEATS8
STEERING8
AIR BAGS5
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY4

Recalls (5)

14V21200025/04/2014

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured May 29, 2012, through June 26, 2013, and equipped with 3.6L engines. In the affected vehicles, in certain driving situations, there may be a three to four second lag in acceleration due to the transmissi

21V47300024/06/2021

SUSPENSION:REAR

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.

14V57100019/09/2014

SUSPENSION:REAR

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

13V20200016/05/2013

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles, manufactured January 31, 2012, through March 18, 2013, and equipped with 18 inch wheels. On the affected vehicles, the wheel lug nuts may loosen.

13V09700015/03/2013

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick LaCrosse vehicles, manufactured between April 25, 2012, through March 6, 2013, and model year 2013 Cadillac SRX vehicles, manufactured between May 29, 2012, through February 18, 2013 for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal

Recent Complaints

20250308CrashPOWER TRAIN

Two incidents of the same failure, although a few years apart. Vehicle placed in "Park" (foot on the brake, which is necessary in order to shift into P); when brake pedal released, vehicle suddenly revs and lurches forward. First time, in garage, and so minor damage except to items in garage; second time 3/7/2025, totaled this vehicle plus major damage to another vehicle.

20231116SEATS

Seat heater burn through passenger seat, burning passenger

20230202CrashAIR BAGS

The contact owns a 2013 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH the driver suffered a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle causing the vehicle to crash into a fence. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was damaged but the airbags did not deploy. The driver sustained a fractured jaw and fractured thoracic vertebrae. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed to the vehicle holding facility. The cause of the failure was

Mileage: 106,000

20220908LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

The contact owns a 2013 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated after she pushed the liftgate button located on the driver's side door, she was moving items as the liftgate fell on her back without warning. As the contact attempted to manually push the liftgate back up, the liftgate continued to close. The contact managed to pull her way out from in between the vehicle and the liftgate and fell over backward onto the Wal-Mart parking lot pavement. Two employees and a fellow motorist witnessed the incid

Mileage: 59,518

20220323CrashSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

The contact owns a 2013 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH and when attempting to make a stop, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The failure occurred consistently. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The last failure consisted while driving 10 MPH in a rear-ended crash where the brake pedal failed to stop the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There was a police report filed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but

Mileage: 112,178

20211227FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE FIRE & MOLD. My 2013 Cadillac SRX had water leaking in/draining incorrectly from the sunroof, which in return pooled water in the front and rear of my vehicle. This water caused my trunk to COMPLETELY stop operating (water pooled at trunk latch/rusted), as well as water to saturate the electrical components near the front of my car and a FIRE TO ITNITE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE! Fire truck responded, pooled water found, mold also found because of previously unknown pooled water, an

20211227FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE FIRE & MOLD. My 2013 Cadillac SRX had water leaking in/draining incorrectly from the sunroof, which in return pooled water in the front and rear of my vehicle. This water caused my trunk to COMPLETELY stop operating (water pooled at trunk latch/rusted), as well as water to saturate the electrical components near the front of my car and a FIRE TO ITNITE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE! Fire truck responded, pooled water found, mold also found because of previously unknown pooled water, an

20211227FireSEATS

VEHICLE FIRE & MOLD. My 2013 Cadillac SRX had water leaking in/draining incorrectly from the sunroof, which in return pooled water in the front and rear of my vehicle. This water caused my trunk to COMPLETELY stop operating (water pooled at trunk latch/rusted), as well as water to saturate the electrical components near the front of my car and a FIRE TO ITNITE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE! Fire truck responded, pooled water found, mold also found because of previously unknown pooled water, an

20200831CrashAIR BAGS

HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT MOVED FORWARD. RESULTING IN ER VISIT AND HEAD LACERATION AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

Mileage: 60,000

20200831CrashSEATS

HEAD ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT MOVED FORWARD. RESULTING IN ER VISIT AND HEAD LACERATION AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

Mileage: 60,000

20200227CrashEXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT WORK! THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND THERE ARE RECALLS IN SOME STATES BUT NOT WA STATE. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS AND I AM REALLY SCARED AS I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS! I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR FOR OVER $300 AND IT DID NOTHING. THEY ACTUALLY SEEM DIMMER. THERE IS A VERIFIED MOISTURE ISSUE AND YOU CAN SEE CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT. I HAVE KEPT MY VEHICLE ON THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED SERVICE

Mileage: 60,000

20181228FireSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. WHEN THE SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED, THE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BACK, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,232.

Mileage: 53,232

20181204FireSEATS

THE HEATED SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT AND HAD TO PUT WATER ON IT TO GET IT OUT. IT WAS ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK WHILE I WAS SITTING IN IT IN A PARKING LOT AND LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING OR IT MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS IT WAS BURNING A HOLE THROUGH MY COAT AS WELL.

Mileage: 66,000

20180706CrashEXTERIOR LIGHTING

EVER SINCE WE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DIM. I HAD REPLACED THE BULBS AND IT DID NOT HELP. DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE OVER 1500 TO FIX AND IT WAS NOT COVERED. I CANT AFFORD THAT SO I TOLD MY WIFE WE JUST WILL NOT TRY TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. ON THE 3RD OF JULY MY WIFE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE STORE BECAUSE I WAS NOT HOME. I TOLD HER PLEASE BE CAREFUL. WHEN COMING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SHE MISCALCULATED A RIGHT TURN AND RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH. SHE WAS SHAKEN

Mileage: 82,000

20180212FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE SEAT WARMER IN MY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED A FIRE IN MY DRIVER'S SEAT. I WAS NOT DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I USED THE AUTO START FEATURE TO TURN ON THE CAR SO I COULD CLEAR THE SNOW FROM MY CAR. WHEN I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, I SAT DOWN AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS MY SEAT THAT WAS ON FIRE.I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BY PATTING THE FLAMES WITH MY GLOVED HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL. I NOTIFIED MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERS

Mileage: 55,000

20180212FireSEATS

THE SEAT WARMER IN MY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED A FIRE IN MY DRIVER'S SEAT. I WAS NOT DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I USED THE AUTO START FEATURE TO TURN ON THE CAR SO I COULD CLEAR THE SNOW FROM MY CAR. WHEN I GOT IN MY VEHICLE, I SAT DOWN AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS MY SEAT THAT WAS ON FIRE.I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BY PATTING THE FLAMES WITH MY GLOVED HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL. I NOTIFIED MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERS

Mileage: 55,000

20150413CrashSUSPENSION

OUR CADILLAC SRX SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING 55MPH ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD HITTING A TREE AND ONLY THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN OFFSET FRONTAL COLLISION. THE CAR HAD ALL RECALLED ITEMS ALREADY FIXED BY GM DEALERS BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 30,007

20150413CrashSTEERING

OUR CADILLAC SRX SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING 55MPH ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD HITTING A TREE AND ONLY THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN OFFSET FRONTAL COLLISION. THE CAR HAD ALL RECALLED ITEMS ALREADY FIXED BY GM DEALERS BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 30,007

20150325CrashPOWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LATER, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V212000

Mileage: 8,000

20141020CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STATIONARY CAR OF ONLY 4.5 MONTHS AGE, WAS HIT IN REAR ON 15 MAY 14, AND WAS KNOCKED 15 FT INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE DAMAGE APPEARED MINOR THOUGH THE OTHER CAR WAS TOTALED OUT. ON 9 JULY14, THE BATTERY FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IMPACTS CAN DAMAGE THE BRITTLE LEAD CORES OF BATTERIES. WARRANTY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE OTHER DRIVER'S AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. LUCKILY, THE BATTERY DID NOT CATCH FIRE BUT; HOWEVER, WHEN NUMEROUS BATTERIES ARE INTER LINKED, FIRE IS A

Mileage: 4,750