Cadillac XT5 stalling problems

Filed Mar 25, 2025 · Engine · 86,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2018 Cadillac XT5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

Filed Jul 1, 2023 · Driver assistance, Steering · MI

After a rainy highway speed 50 mile trip I stopped to get a Lotto ticket at my local store. I shut the vehicle off. It took me approximately 2 to 3 minutes to buy the Lottery ticket. I started the vehicle and noticed that my power steering was not operating. I could barely move the steering wheel ( it seemed locked) and I barely made my 10 mile trip to my house using secondary dirt roads . I called my dealer and was told that sometimes after an overnight of non use the problem would go away. The next morning I started the vehicle and the power steering was back to normal. I took it to my local Cadillac dealer and they scoped it and found no defect codes recorded. I was very fortunate that the incident didn’t occur while driving at I-75 . At high speeds without steering it would have resulted in possible multiple serious injuries or deaths. I hope that their is a possible fix to the steering loss but my dealer has no clues at this time. Mileage on my vehicle is approximately 14500 miles. I currently have no confidence in this vehicle and will not have my 75 year wife drive it. My age is 77. Another serious incident that I had with this vehicle when it was new was the automatic forward collision braking . I was making a left turn and for no reason the car suddenly braked hard and stalled. I was fortunate that the oncoming traffic stopped and gave me a chance to restart and move away from the intersection. The problem was resolved by my dealer by reducing the sensitivity of the forward collision braking.

Filed Sep 27, 2022 · Engine · 43,806 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac XT5. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle overheated and stalled. The power steering assist was reduced with the drive with care message displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about the thermostat failure, engine, and DTC: P0128. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage 43,806.

Filed Mar 20, 2022 · Steering · VA

The power steering suddenly shut down while driving, making steering almost impossible. Luckly I was on a straight part of the road and close to my house. It would have been disastrous if it occurred at high speed. I understand there is a recall to replace software on some 2021 Cadillac vehicles but mine is not in the list. I think my vintage of vehicles needs to be added to the recall list

Filed Jun 24, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 80,264 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2018 Cadillac XT5. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated all of the warning lights were illuminated on the control panel. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on three different occasions where it was diagnosed with nothing needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,264. Consumer stated vehicle completely shuts off and on without no codes or error messages.

Filed Dec 7, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 1,650 miles · MI

Vehicle stalls without warning. Engine stops running. After a short time, it can be started after several tries. This has happened while driving on a major city street, there is a recall pending for replacemnt of fuel pump module. In the meantime it is at dealer (3 weeks) and they haven't done anything to fix since it doesn't stall in their test drives. It only stalled a few times in under 2000 miles. But dealer doesn;t want to fix if he's unsure if there is anything to fix.

Filed Jun 1, 2020 · Brakes · 23,000 miles · CA

On march 23 we took our 2017 cadillac xt5 to the dealership for a service because 2 days prior, the parking brake would not release while in a stationary position. We were able to release the parking brake after turning the vehicle on and off multiple times. All of the warning lights on the dash came on, but the brake released and was able to be driven home. The vehicle was ready to be picked up the following day. They had replaced the parking brake actuator and stated that it was the cause of the issue. The vehicle seemed to be running normally for us and continued to do so until the morning of april 9th. My wife was just leaving work that morning and started driving the car home when she approached a stop light and the brake pedal went to the floor, the vehicle was not able to be slowed or stopped. She was able to safely go through the red light and turn into a parking lot where the vehicle rolled into a parking stall. If she had made it through the light on green, she would have been on the freeway. There was a grand total of 108 additional miles since the last service on march 23. The vehicle was towed back to the dealership where they had it for almost a week. They found that the master cylinder had been leaking into the booster which caused the fail. The brake booster and master cylinder were both replaced. After additional research, I have found multiple people have had the same/similar issues with their vehicle. It appears that all of the warning lights coming on at the same time may have been a sign that the master cylinder was failing.

Filed May 8, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 16,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 cadillac xt5. When the brake pedal was depressed, it traveled to the floorboard and the gear shifter would not move into park. Also, the service engine, service stabilitrak, service transmission, and entire instrument panel warning indicators were illuminated. The battery was disconnected and reconnected and the vehicle was able to shift into park; however, it unintentionally went back into drive. The vehicle was towed to plaza cadillac (8893 us-441, leesburg, fl 34788, (352) 787-1323) where the chassis control, engine, transmission, and range control modules were reprogrammed. After the repair, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when placing the gear shifter in park. Also, while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled while rolling to a complete stop. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road where it was restarted and functioned normally. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that other vehicles were experiencing the same failure. The failure mileage was 16,000.

Filed Feb 16, 2019 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · FL

Car in motion from rest car misfires car stalls. 2 times in last two weeks taken to dealer 11 feb 2019. No faults found. Sorry but this car is broken. Has happen before 4 times

Filed Feb 20, 2018 · Engine · 1,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 cadillac xt5. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the check engine indicator illuminated without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the roadway and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the vehicle shook while the contact attempted to accelerate. North bay cadillac in rosslyn, new york was made aware of the failure and performed an engine control module replacement, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000.