Even the slightest bump in the road sends the vehicle swerving. The whole car rattles. When trying to accelerate it hesitates before going, same with decelerating. Even when in residential areas and flat surfaces.
2004 Cadillac SRX driver assistance complaints
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I bought the srx used in september and since then I have had one issue after another. If I accelerate too quickly my transmission, (I think), has a very loud ratcheting/popping sound. My service suspension system error msg comes on every time I start my vehicle. I have read that this could be related to the air compressor not working or faulty sensors. My service stability system error msg also comes on every time I start my vehicle. This seems to cause the traction control feature to mess up, which then on occasion when I press my brakes, even slightly, my brakes lock up and I skid for just a second. My power steering fluid seems to continually leak or the pump is bad. I have refilled my resovoir many times and I constantly have a very loud "whining" sound. My power steering system also seems to go out occasionally and my vehicle is very difficult to turn.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 cadillac srx. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle vibrated, the wheels seized, and the electronic stability control warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the stability sensor at the end of the steering column and a sensor in the rear passenger side wheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 146,152. Updated 08/03/16*lj the consumer stated while driving home, the vehicle made a hard left, causing him to violently go into an uncontrollable skid. When he hit the brake, the vehicle vibrated. Updated 08/10/16.
Since oct. 2014 I have had issues with the"stability system" to be serviced yet it works??? The hood hasn't ever stayed up which had been a pain being starting a couple months ago the battery starting having issues in the cold weather. Something is draining it and I don't know from where.
Service theft system came on one day and it wont give me the key back I have to take it out manualy also wont read miles, temperature, fuel and sometimes while on the road it will die completely, it reads service theft system and service stability
Power steering engages on its own and causes problems when I am turning into traffic. There is a problem with the power steering pump that is causing it to turn only when in motion and it is still hard to turn.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 cadillac srx. While driving 65 MPH, the stability control system engaged and the vehicle begun to fishtail. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
At any speed and at least 100 times or more, the vehicle stability control activates and causes the vehicle to pull to the left. At freeway speeds it can be a very strong pull to the left and it also makes a noise. The dealer doesnt seem to know why. When the stability system kicks in at 60 to 70 MPH and it pulls to the left so hard it it is dangerous, it also makes a sound but I dont know what the sound is. It is dangerous as I have to correct for the sudden pull to the left. I also researched this on the internet and found that many people are having the same experience as me. I believe that there should be a recall on this problem and it should be solved. If this rapid pull to the left gets any worse, I believe it is possible that it could cause a wreck or roll over due to over correction of the pull to the left. Please investigate this problem.
The stability system engaged message displays as I am driving. At first it was only at speeds over 45mph. Recently it comes on at any speed during any road or weather conditions. When the message appears the car sways as if a gust of wind is blowing the car. At times I hear a grinding noise as well. I have almost lost control of the vehicle when this happens and I am driving on the interstate at speeds over 60mph. Once the message appeared as I was applying the brakes and there was a deep grinding noise and feeling. The movement the car makes when the stability system engages makes the vehicle very unsafe to drive. I have taken the vehicle to 2 different repair shops (one being an authorized cadillac dealership) 3 different times, spent over a thousand dollars in repair attempts, and no one seems to have an answer how to fix the problem. The car is unsafe to drive with such unpredictable conditions. There has to be an answer to this potentially fatal defect on this vehicle.
On several occasions the stability system has engaged on its own, causing my car to brake on its own and swerve and skid to the right and left, brakes shudder and goes from 70 MPH to 30 in a few seconds... It has happened at different speeds in different climate conditions. The message on screen says stability system engaged, then traction engaged, which I have turned off. I brought my car into a dealer after the first experience and they replaced the stability system sensor, at a cost near $600 to me! A couple weeks went by with nothing wrong, we moved across texas and now its happening daily!!! The dealerships don't know what is wrong and 'havent heard any complaints like mine', which I find very hard to believe after reading the complaints listed here and in other blogs/websites!! This is a very dangerous problem that gm really needs to fix, I drive my kids around in this car and depend on it to get me to and from work safely not veering me off road possibly causing a major accident!!! I like many other people work hard to pay my car note and cant afford $600 'fixes' that dont fix!!!
Service stability system lights on display, car shudders as brakes ramdomly apply at any speed, pulling steering to left or right. Service ABS on display, tractioncontrol off, and service car soon all on display. Car has had transfer case failure, all 4 hubs had bearing failure, brake booster failure, power seat module failure, and.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 cadillac srx. The contact stated that the traction control and the reduced engine power warning lights illuminated, causing the vehicle to become resistant to acceleration attempts over 5 MPH. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle would resume normal function once the engine was shut off and restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 150,000.
Every time I start my car I get service brake assist and service stability sys" and I called my mechanic and he said he has read a lot of complaints about this. After researching I did not want to go spend a lot of time and money since it seams no one has the answer to our problem. My car seams to run good it is just scary to think there might be something really wrong with my car. I hope you guys can get the answer to our problem [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Electronic stability control turns itself on for no reason and causes steering issues. At high speeds this could lead to a serious accident. I am afraid to drive my car. I have been to the dealership and they act like they have never heard of this problem before, but I have seen and heard of other cases. Please look into this.
When driving the car begins to shake and pulls hard to the right. At the same time the stability system engaged message pops up. It does this constantly, I never take a drive without the message appearing. This morning the same happened on the way to work, but the worst ever. I almost lost control of the car and swerved in front of a school bus on the freeway. I attempted to accelerate but the car acted like a combination of having a flat tire and running out of gas. Reading cadillac srx problem with stability system thread on edmunds.com, I realize that this is a manufacturing issue. Thankfully no one has died yet, but after this mornings incident, the outcome if I would have hit the school bus going 60 on the freeway, could have been tragic.
Having problems with my cadillac srx 2004 model, it seems many are... My "traction/ stability control" came on going 70 MPH up a hill (which I live in a valley so if you go off the road you might drop 100 ft) with a vehicle behind me, my vehicle wouldn't accelerate the vehicle behind me almost rear ended me and my 3 children, when I finally got it to the shoulder and stopped it began idling very rough, I turned off the vehicle waited a few min and turned it back on and all was fine, this is very unsafe!! This problem needs to be investigated and recalled before someone gets killed!! We called the gm dealership that we recently had replace our transfer case (for yet again another recurring problem in this vehicle) and were told to wait until it happens a few more times before bringing it in?!? This is my only transportation and it is parked, I refuse to put my children in an unsafe vehicle I'd rather walk!
The problem with my 2004 cadillac srx started after the dealer completed a recall service for the transmission shift from park problem now the vehicle can be shifted from park with key in or out of the ignition, running or not and when vehicle is turned off the key does not release from ignition, now traction control light comes on dealer does not know what is the problem. Also stability control message comes on . I have read that two people have died in accidents already from stability control systems malfunctioning in the 2004 cadillac srx.
2004 cadillac srx v8 awd - traction control warning light comes on after about 20 minutes of driving, display panel says to service stability system. This occurs in dry weather, under no adverse conditions. Sensor has already been replaced.
While driving on a straight stretch of interstate on dry pavement, the stability system intermittently engages causing the ABS to engage. The vehicle will veer to one side (has gone both r and l) as the ABS applies the brakes and the stability system attempts to correct for a problem that doesnt exist. The "stability system engaged" message appears on the touch screen. Additionally, the stability system will engage (again, "stability system engaged" message appears) without the ABS engaging. This will often cause a slight course correction, but no dramatic veer to one side. The ABS recently engaged 2 times during a 90 mile trip with the stability system engaging (no ABS) an additional 6-8 times. At no point were road conditions impared in any way. Weather was mid 60s-low 70's and sunny. The issue occured without the crusie control on (first time, ABS engaged) and with the cruise control on(ABS never engaged). When the ABS engaged, the vehicle would veer enough to move partially into another lane. Had there been more traffic, I could have easily been involved in an accident at highway speeds. Speeds at the time of the incidents varied from 55-70.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 cadillac srx. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, he noticed that the "service stability system" light illuminated on the instrumental panel. The vehicle then began to veer either to the left or the right. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000. Updated 2/23/11 *cn updated 07/11/11
My traction control/stability system will engage while I am driving down the road unless I manually disable it. This could very easily cause an accident because the car will be jerked and pulled either to the left or right. It began in january of 2009 and continues to do this even after trying many things to fix the problem.
My 2004 cadillac srx has 98000 miles on it. The service stability system light comes on after driving for 20 minutes, each time I start the car. I clear the system and just drive. The car shakes while driving a bit and does pull to the right. I am not experiencing some of the problems many others are facing with this same warning, but feel I too will soon, it is getting worse. I also was forced to put in 89 octane gas at a station that didnt have super, I had a low fuel light. After 20 minutes of driving stability light came on along with check engine. I cancelled my trip and drove to my mechanic. He stated there was a misfire which may be from lower grade gas but after a fill up of super and a full day of driving check engine light is flashing. Bringing it back to get serviced I was told there was no misfire, clogged injectors norfaulty plugs. The problem was with the ecu. These cars sense a problem and "shut off" the problematic fule injector. Well mine is not problematic but the computer says it is!!! Now what buy a new ecu!!! 149.00 for the diagnostic and over 500.00 for the ecu not including labor, I'm looking at a grand to fix the problem, if this is the problem!!! I really love the style and look of this car, but all the extra crap is overkill. There needs to be a recall for the stability system quick, we are going to have a toyota situation on our hands
My 2004 cadillac srx when driving at highway speeds at approximately 65 MPH, the stability control system engages causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle for several seconds. Car vibrates, steering wheel stiffens where you can not steer, brakes are engaged, and slows down 5-10 MPH instantly causing traffic behind you to back up and could run into you. If it were to happen in wet conditions the vehicle will lose control and spin into traffic causing serious injury or death. It is very scary. It happens almost every five miles and stability control must be disengaged to prevent from happening.
When making a turn, going over a speed bump or taking a sharp turn the traction engagement system warning light comes on. At times the vehicle will stop accelerating.
I have a 2004 cadillac srx. A few days ago the "stability system engaged" message started appearing on the display screen. It is occurring several times as I drive. The car all of a sudden makes a noise and jerks and the message flashes. This happens on the highway and general roads. It's scary and I feel unsafe in the car with my young children.
2004 cadillac srx has "service stability control" message come up and reading several forums, seems to be a common occurrence with these vehicles. From what I've read, the condition gets worse to the point of endangering the driver and passengers. There needs to be a recall to fix this problem before people start getting injured. Also keep getting "check tire pressure" warning without the tires being low.
Stability control systems kicks in while driving straight. Took vehicle to dealer about a year and half ago and they replaced a sensor. Problem has started again. Have taken it to dealer and they say they have not been able to recreate problem.
We have owned a 2004 cadillac srx for about a year and a half. For the past 6 months it has been giving us an error code service stability system. I took in into my local mechanic but he said I would need to take it to the dealer but since the check engine light came on at the same time he ran a diagnostic and replaced several components including the mac sensor. After about a month I finally was able to get into the dealer ken batchellor in san antonio, tx. In the mean time the check engine light was back on and the car was starting to lock up on the freeway when the error code came on. This was truly a frightening and very dangerous situation. The only way to temporarily fix the situation was to stop the vehicle turn it off and restart the car. The dealer replaced the same things as the my mechanic and a few other things and said it was fixed. I took it home and immediately the problem came back and I took it back to the dealer. He replaced the catalytic converter and said the steering wheel sensor needed to be replaced. After paying my mechanic $540, the dealer $1700, I was not willing to spend the $1800 for the sensor. I feel along with the hundreds of other people with this problem that this should be a recall and gm should have to reimburse those of us that have spent money because the dealers say there is no coverage. Please check out the many blogs online such as www.edmonds.com and about automobile.com to see how big of an issue this is and how dangerous this situation is. Thank you for your time.
Electrical stability system engaged & electrical issues.
Driving to norman oklahoma from flower mound tx. In 2004 cadillac srx. Stability system light comes on multiple times. About an hour into trip service stability system message comes on. Got out book said to get to dealer immediately. Call dealer and he said not to worry but after reading other customer complaints. I am afraid to drive and a couple of times, it felt like wheels were locking up and that I could have had a serious accident. Looks like the federal safety agency should look in to this problem and there should be a recall before someone is seriously injured or killed. The light has been going on periodically for the past month but just in town driving. I was very concerned yesterday as at times it felt that I didn't have control of what the vehicle was doing. I will be reporting to gm on monday and taking my car to dealer but it sounds as though the dealership are unsure of problem and they should not be telling customers not to worry.
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