21V473000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A loose toe link can separate and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 CADILLAC SRX
5 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 1 defect investigation, 493 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2013 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 campaigns5
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints493
Complaints citing a crash22
Complaints citing a fire10
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 5 of 5
14V571000
SUSPENSION:REAR
Failure of the toe adjuster link could cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V212000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
A three to four second lag in acceleration may increase the risk of crash.
13V202000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
If the lug nuts loosen, they may fall off or cause the wheel studs to fracture. Either condition would allow the wheel to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
13V097000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
If engine braking is unexpectedly removed, it may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
What owners report most
- 202EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 52ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 37UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 28POWER TRAIN
- 24VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 17ENGINE
- 16SUSPENSION
- 14EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 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.