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2006 Cadillac SRX engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 18 complaints for the 2006 Cadillac SRX, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
18 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2006 Cadillac SRX Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac srx. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the engine stalled and veered to the right. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a guardrail and suddenly veered to the left. The vehicle landed on grass and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the left side of the neck, the leg and the ribs. The front passenger sustained an injury to the left arm. The driver and front passenger did not require medical attention. A police report was filed.

Reported at 60,700 miles, September 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac srx. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had to wait a few minutes before the vehicle was able to restart. Occasionally, the battery had to be disconnected and reconnected in order to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the instrument panel also failed to illuminate. During the most recent failure, the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the contact's residence.

Reported at 168,000 miles, June 2017

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Cadillac models