2012 Cadillac SRX lighting problems
234 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2012 Cadillac SRX, which is 45% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 234 45% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 144 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 37 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 35 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 144 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The low beam headlights are so dim as to not be able to be used after dark. High beams are required to safely drive at night thus blinding oncoming traffic or risking being ticketed. This is discussed in numerous forums. - [link removed] [link removed] [link removed]
I purchased my 2012 in 2016. Recently my headlights have started to dim. It becomes very hard to see at night to the point that it almost looks as if I don't have any lights on it all. Most of the time I have to cut my high beams on which creates a problem for oncoming traffic.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Cadillac SRX
- Brakes 45 complaints
- Suspension 42 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints
- Steering 18 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints
- Engine 15 complaints