U.S. public vehicle records

2008 Cadillac SRX problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

47 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

69,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2008 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 41 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 7 of 47 complaints (14.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	10	21.3%
Steering behavior	5	10.6%
Transmission and shifting	4	8.5%
Electrical and battery issues	4	8.5%
Engine operation	2	4.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags

Electrical System

Power Train

Unknown Or Other

Engine

Visibility

Service Brakes

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Air Bags: 7; Electrical System: 7; Power Train: 7; Unknown Or Other: 6; Engine: 5; Visibility: 5; Service Brakes: 4; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 11; 25,000 to 49,999: 5; 50,000 to 74,999: 8; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 9; 150,000 and above: 3

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (11). 6 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2007

2008

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2007: 1; 2008: 4; 2009: 5; 2010: 5; 2011: 2; 2013: 2; 2014: 7; 2015: 1; 2016: 4; 2017: 1; 2018: 6; 2019: 4; 2020: 2; 2021: 1; 2022: 1; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 10 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10342318 · 2010-07-09 (July 9, 2010)

1. NO BRAKING WHEN START CADILLAC SRX 2008 AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS. JUNE 2009 2. TOOK TO DEALER-THEY REPLACED PADS AND TOLD ME IT WAS REPAIRED. JUNE 2009 3. NEXT DAY, NO BRAKES AGAIN, RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT A BRAKE PUMP NEEDED TO BE PUT ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO MANUFACTURING FLAW. HAD THEM ORDER PART, BUT DID NOT COME IN PRIOR TO RETURNING TO HOME TOWN. REFUSED TO FORWARD PART TO MY DEALER.JUNE 2009 4. TOOK CAR TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO SUCH PART EXISTED. JULY 2009 5. TOOK CAR BACK 3 TIMES TO MY DEALER …

Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10342318 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10344556 · 2010-07-21 (July 21, 2010)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,876.

Owner-reported narrative. 13,876 miles reported. Look up ODI 10344556 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10567768 · 2014-03-07 (March 7, 2014)

WHILE ON TRIP TO TEXAS, WE WERE STARTING TO ENTER FREEWAY FROM REST STOP NEAR SLIDELL LA, AS WE WERE ACCELERATING ENGINE DIED LEAVING US WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. MANAGED TO PULL CAR OFF ROAD. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES TRIED STARTING CAR, ENGINE FIRED UO OK SO COMMENCED TRIP. SHORTLY AFTER THAT ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES QUIT, PULLED OFF HIGHWAY TO CHECK ENGINE, ALL OK SO STARTED ON. STOPPED AT CADILLAC DEALER IN BATON ROUGE, THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. GAUGES STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL MORE TIMES BUT NO ENGINE PROBLEMS. ARRIVED IN TEXAS NO FUR…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567768 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10586747 · 2014-05-06 (May 6, 2014)

LEASED VEHICLE FROM CADILLAC DEALER IN MOBILE AL IN OCT 2007. HAD PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY GAUGES WOULD QUIT WORKING. DEALER SAID COULDN'T REPEAT PROBLEMS. MAY 2008 MOVING TO TX, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER I-10 FROM REST STOP, ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, NO POWER STEERING, OR BRAKES. MANAGED TO GET OFF ROAD. AFTER 5 MINUTES STARTED AGAIN. DEALERS IN LA AND TX COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUED TO QUIT RUNNING OFF AND ON. BATTERIES BURNED UP ON TWO OCCASIONS, TECHNICIANS SUSPECTED BAD HARNESS BUT COULDN'T LOCATE PROBLEM. RETURNED TO AL IN 2009, TOOK C…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10586747 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10249356 · 2008-11-19 (November 19, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC SRX. WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO PARK AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED 30 FEET AWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V527000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) FOR THE 2004 SRX, WHICH WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10249356 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10616872 · 2014-07-28 (July 28, 2014)

WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A VERY LOUD, HARSH NOISE AND BEGAN RACING AT A HIGH REV. EVEN WITH BRAKES FULLY APPLIED, WE WERE PROPELLED INTO THE INTERSECTION; TRIED TO JAM THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT COULD NOT IN TIME. WE WERE STRUCK FROM THE LEFT FRONT AND THE VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE. MINOR INJURIES, TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JS

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10616872 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10282621 · 2009-09-02 (September 2, 2009)

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS OUR CADILLAC SRX MODEL YEAR 2008 HAS EXPERIENCED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEING AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF BY THE CAR ITSELF WHEN DRIVING AND A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THEN IT WILL COME ON OF IT'S OWN ACCORD. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. MY SPOUSE WEIGHS 120 LBS, SITS NORMALLY IN THE SEAT. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AT GALLES AND DAVIS CADILLAC IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE WITH IT. WHEN THE TRY TO RETRIEVE THE CODES, THEY SAY THERE AREN'T ANY. THEY HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN TERMS OF SEA…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,736 miles reported. Look up ODI 10282621 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10817712 · 2016-01-04 (January 4, 2016)

SERVICE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLS AND STOPS. VEHICLE STILL RUNNING BUT WILL NOT DRIVE OR REVERSE. I WAS ON A MAJOR STREET AT A LIGHT INTERSECTION AND ALMOST REAR ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES. TOWED TO A CADILLAC DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. THREE WEEKS PRIOR, THE SAME VEHICLE HAD REPLACED REAR DIFFERENTIAL BUSHINGS, AND I STARTED EXPERIENCING ACCELERATING PROBLEMS AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED TO COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BA…

Owner-reported narrative. 164,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10817712 at NHTSA ↗