2008 Cadillac SRX problems
Owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Cadillac SRX. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (13%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 64 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 64 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Cadillac SRX with enough data (32 complaints in that window).
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 owned a 2008 cadillac srx. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 60 ' 70 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the passenger's side rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that his wife checked the rear passenger's side window to see if the window was rolled down. The window was not down. Several seconds later, there was a loud noise and the driver loss control of the steering wheel and the vehicle started spinning out of control.
We were stopped at a traffic light, when the engine made a very loud, harsh noise and began racing at a high rev. Even with brakes fully applied, we were propelled into the intersection; tried to jam the gear shift into neutral, but could not in time. We were struck from the left front and the vehicle was knocked onto the right side. Minor injuries, treated and released at the emergency room. Vehicle was totaled.
While exiting the I94 expressway at approximately 45 MPH I ran over a bump and the side airbags both deployed with a loud noise and blocked my vision from both side windows. This could have caused an accident but I kept the car on the road and was only able to pull over by lifting up the curtains to see through the side windows. The vehicle suffered no damage whatsoever - confirmed by the dealer (tires and rims are fine) so the impact was not excessive.
Tl* the contact owns 2008 cadillac srx. The contact stated that after her daughter arrived home and parked the vehicle inside the garage, several warning lights started flashing on and of. Her daughter attempted to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle would not restart. The contact had the vehicle towed to the local dealer delaware cadillac (1606 pennsylvania ave, wilmington, de 19806) to be diagnosed. The failure was diagnosed as an issue with the air bag system.