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2014 Cadillac SRX electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 39 complaints for the 2014 Cadillac SRX, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
39 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2014 Cadillac SRX Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 50% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 26 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2014 cadillac srx. The contact stated that while driving at less than 5 MPH and attempting to park, there was smoke and massive flames erupting from underneath the passenger's side hood. The fire department extinguished the fire. The contact did not disclose if a police report was filed or not. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 18,200. Updated 4/13/15

Reported at 18,200 miles, February 2015 Fire

The headlights have been getting more dim causing safety issues at night forcing me to use the high beams to much and GM tried to force owners to pay to fix $1700 estimate out pocket with the hope & prayer they would reimburse through a third party that has been a nightmare as documented on:: [link removed] and [link removed] I had more than one incident that shows my car could cause injury based on making mistakes for lack of visibility.

Reported at 81,000 miles, October 2020 Crash

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Electrical system problems in other years

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