Car rapidly speed up at full and little time after that heard loud noise in back as driving .today took to mechanic and didn't even get power starting up and then speed up again at full stop and started smoking to. Said power steering went out thought it was that got almost home problem still occurred so did some research and found this recall .
2005 Cadillac SRX electrical complaints
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Driver door latch stays in the open position, preventing the door from latching closed. After sitting for a while, over night or a few days, door will latch closed again. This is a interment problem. Concerned will occur while driving as it appears to be effected by the electric lock system. Checked on web several others have had this problem also.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac srx. The contact stated that the key was difficult to remove from the ignition. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v394000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable mount of time for the recall repair. The dealer informed that the part was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac srx. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 MPH, the heater was activated and there was an abnormal noise. The contact also stated that there was a burning odor emitting from the vents and the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac srx. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to 30 MPH and stalled without warning. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The dealer made several unknown repairs to the vehicle, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v394000 (electrical system). The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.
Submission from constituent re 2005 model year cadillac srx gm recall #14172. *smd the dealer informed the consumer, the parts were not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac srx. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number 14v394000 (electrical) but was informed that the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Thru out the ownership of this vehicle, it has had multiple signal and headlight problems, ignition, and now the suspension system defective. (quoted by gm dealership, cost will be $5,000.00 plus). What does it take, an accident killing someone for gm to repair/replace, whatever it takes, on this vehicle? Please, I urge gm to consider stepping up to the plate and taking care of this very serious problem. We have owned 5 new cadillacs with no problems, until now. We love this car but are very hesitant to take this vehicle long distances. Please, please take care of this problem.
My wife was backing out of the drive way when she saw smoke coming off the cracks of the drivers side in the front of the vehicle. The hood was closed and had lots of black smoke gushing out of the cracks and it smelled like burning plastic. I tried starting the vehicle and to my surprise the vehicle started but most of the electronic controls were showing errors in the dash. I was able to drive it carefully to the nearest cadillac dealer (lavery auto) in alliance, oh. When I stopped the car I was unable to take off the keys from the ignition because the security system also had an error. They diagnosed the problem and found that the electrical system in the AC compressor had caught fire and also melted the wiring. This had also destroyed the computer ECM of the vehicle. They repaired it and I brought the srx back home in the evening of 10/14/11 and parked it in my drive way. The next morning I found the battery was dead and had to use my wife's car to jump start. The same thing happened the next day morning and had to call up a tow truck to jump start the srx. I took it back to the same dealer (lavery automotive) and they found that another relay was bad due to the fire and they replaced this too. I spent over $1,500 to repair this vehicle. I have the receipts with full explanations. I would like for you to investigate the reason for this fire that had the potential to injure me and my family and also provide assistance if possible in having general motors reimburse me for these charges because of poor safety and quality in this vehicle. Thank you.
For more than 2.5 years my srx (purchased new in 2005) has experienced re-occurring/intermittent turn signal failure of both the left and right turn signals. After the turn signal fails, it will sometimes work again after a second or third attempt. Most often, however, I must resort to switching on my hazard lights to activate the turn signal. The vehicle has undergone ten unsuccessful repair attempts since february of 2008 through the dealer's service department. The dealership's service director and mechanics appear to be at a loss on how to rectify this ongoing safety issue. Thank you for your time.
The back up lights do not come on. Apparently, there is a manufacturers' defect in the design. We are on our third failure. A wire that is integrated into the tailgate becomes warn .
Dt:the contact owns a 2005 cadillac srx. Hls his wife parked the vehicle and the steering wheel locked. She could not get it unlocked. Vehicle was towed to the cadillac dealership, and they had to unhook the linkage on the transmission in order to be able to tow the vehicle. The dealership ordered a new key assembly, and they had to remove tumbler number 3. In order to get the lock to open they had to drill the lock cylinder and remove the cylinder. Dealership returned the vehicle to the contact, claiming it was fixed . However, while driving the steering would locked again and she had a hard time getting it unlocked. Currently, upon turning the steering wheel back and forth one can hear a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership. The contact asked the dealership if they had to take the steering wheel off to correct the problem with the door open indicator, and the dealership said that they didn't. But when the contact told them he spoke with another mechanic they said that they did have to take the key assembly apart which was on the steering column to fix it . The dealership changed their claim. Also, the air conditioning in the back did not work . It was taken to the dealership and they finally corrected the problem. After six times of taking the vehicle. To dealership they found that some parts in the back were unhooked and this was straight from the factory.
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