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2011 Cadillac SRX lighting problems

200 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2011 Cadillac SRX, which is 35% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
200 35% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 123 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2011 Cadillac SRX Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 16 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 27 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 26 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 21 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 123 complaints that include mileage. 28% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles16
60k to 80k miles27
80k to 100k miles26
100k to 120k miles21
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 123 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 cadillac srx. The contact stated that the headlights were extremely dim, which made it difficult to see the road while driving. As a result, the contact was unable to see a cinder block when attempting to make a turn at approximately 5 MPH. The contact crashed into the cinder block. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was not towed and a police report was not filed. The contact sustained injuries to the back and head, but medical attention was not needed.

Reported at 64,000 miles, November 2018 CrashInjury

My headlights are dim and have moisture in them. The vehicle is unsafe to drive at night I cannot see at all using my vehicle when it's dark.

Reported at 50,000 miles, March 2017

Other problems reported for the 2011 Cadillac SRX

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Cadillac models