2005 Cadillac SRX problems
Owners have filed 162 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Cadillac SRX. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are electrical system (14%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 162 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 130 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 130 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 78,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (28 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Cadillac SRX with enough data (59 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac srx. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise and an intermittent failure regarding the rear suspension. In addition, the rear of the vehicle swayed back and forth. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the rear differential failed, which caused difficulty when turning the vehicle in either direction at low or high speeds. The vehicle was not repaired. While driving approximately 35 MPH on the highway, the rear of the vehicle swayed in both directions.
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 cadillac srx. The contact stated while driving at 60-65 MPH the sun roof collapsed, causing six people to be injured in the vehicle. Luckily this did not cause an accident. The manufacturer was investigating this to see if it was a manufacturing defect. Ie05-052.pco pe05-052.pco
During a right frontal/side impact motor vehicle accident involving a 2005 cadillac srx v6, none of the 8 airbags deployed. The occupant suffered an injury to the right side of the head when the motion caused her to strike the left (driver's side) window. The driver was wearing her seat belt.
05 xrs total loss of control w/ serious accident by garrbosr mar 31, 2012 (4:27 pm) I was on the belt parkway yesterday on the edge of queens where the cross island and belt split, heading east into the tunnel overpass. A few miles back I became aware the car was strongly over compensating in the turns . I even checked tire pressure in all 4 tires, w/ reads of 36,35,35,32. New expensive tires with less than 5,000 mi reads were a bit I filled on a cold day when alerted me low pressure.
While changing lanes...my steering wheel locked and vehicle jumped to the right lane. I restarted the car and the wheel was free. I took it in for repairs and was told I must replace the entire steering rack, pump and hoses for a cost of $ 2,489.00. The repair facility told me this is very common in srx and that he just did the same thing on another 05 srx! Scary and costly!