21V473000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A loose toe link can separate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2011 CADILLAC SRX
7 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 1 defect investigation, 575 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2011 CADILLAC SRX carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints575
Complaints citing a crash23
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 7
14V571000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Failure of the toe adjuster link could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V447000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
If the driver's seat unexpectedly drops, the distraction and altered seat position may affect the drivers' control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
11V595000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DRIVER MAY BE UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN NO MOTION OR THE SHIFTER MAY INACCURATELY INDICATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A POSSIBLE CRASH.
11V308000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE RIGHT REAR OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROTECTED AND SUFFER INJURIES IN CERTAIN FRONTAL AND SIDE CRASHES.
11V149000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
IF THIS CONDITION AFFECTS THE DEFROST SYSTEM WHEN IT IS REQUIRED, IT MAY DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
What owners report most
- 189EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 59SUSPENSION
- 38ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 35SERVICE BRAKES
- 32UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 29POWER TRAIN
- 25ENGINE
- 18STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2011 CADILLAC SRXs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.