2020 Cadillac XT6: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
36 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
5,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2020 model year. Data snapshot: . 13 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 10 of 36 complaints (27.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and battery issues | 6 | 16.7% |
| Transmission and shifting | 5 | 13.9% |
| Steering behavior | 4 | 11.1% |
| Fuel system concerns | 3 | 8.3% |
| Engine operation | 2 | 5.6% |
| Braking behavior | 2 | 5.6% |
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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 10 |
| Power Train | 8 |
| Engine | 4 |
| Unknown Or Other | 4 |
| Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking | 3 |
| Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera | 2 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 2 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 |
Electrical System: 10; Power Train: 8; Engine: 4; Unknown Or Other: 4; Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking: 3; Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera: 2; Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking: 2; Fuel/Propulsion System: 2
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 8 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 2 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 2 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 1 |
Under 25,000: 8; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 1
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (8). 23 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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 |
2019: 1; 2020: 4; 2021: 4; 2022: 7; 2023: 4; 2024: 6; 2025: 7; 2026: 3
Pattern summary
Electrical System leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 6 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 5 complaint narratives. Steering behavior 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.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11243972 · 2019-08-14 (August 14, 2019)
TAKATA INFLATORS: JULY 20, 2019 I LEASED THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 22, 2019 THE VEHICLES DASN WARNING INDICATED "SERVICE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM" ON JULY 25 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 26 IT WAS RETURNED TO ME. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THEY REPLACED A PART IN THE DRIVERS AIRBAG. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT AN ISSUE. WITHIN THE DAY THE ISSUE CONTINUED AND AGAIN A SERVICE WARNING. I MADE ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR. AUGUST 5 I WAS NOTIFIED THEY REPLACE THE DRIVERS AIRBAG AND WOULD …
Owner-reported narrative. 85 miles reported. Look up ODI 11243972 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11331957 · 2020-07-01 (July 1, 2020)
BRAND NEW OFF DEALER LOT NEEDED NEW BATTERY. FROM THAT POINT FORWARD THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONICS CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER TRIED EVERYTHING INCLUDING WORKING WITH CADILLAC FOR NEW PARTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FUNCTION NORMALLY. AFTER THREE WEEKS OF WORK, IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 2,046 miles reported. Look up ODI 11331957 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11373575 · 2020-11-07 (November 7, 2020)
2020 CADILLAC XT6 WITH ALL OPTIONS AND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES, FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR HASH MARKS THAT SHOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL ON THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING UPON ENGINE STARTUP. DEALER HAS ALREADY CHECKED COMPUTER CODES AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES. DEALER STATES THEY HAVE RESET COMPUTERS SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS REALLY IN THE FUEL TANK.
Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 11373575 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11373579 · 2020-11-07 (November 7, 2020)
2020 CADILLAC XT6 WITH: PLATINUM PACKAGE, ENHANCED VISIBILITY & TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE INCL HD SURROUND VISION CAMERAS, NIGHT VISION, AND DRIVER ASSIST PACKAGE. HD SURROUND VISION CAMERA RECORDER ISSUING INTERMITTENT DASHBOARD DISPLAYS THAT SD MEMORY CARD HAS ERRORS OR HAS BEEN EJECTED WHEN IN FACT THE SD MEMORY CARD HAS NOT BEEN EJECTED. DEALER TRIED TO BLAME A BRAND NEW SD MEMORY CARD FOR THE ISSUES AND REPLACED THE SD MEMORY CARD. ISSUE CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS A NEW CAR THAT HAS THESE ISSUES SINCE BEING DELI…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,069 miles reported. Look up ODI 11373579 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11376912 · 2020-11-28 (November 28, 2020)
THE FUEL GAUGE IS INTERMITTENTLY NOT SHOWING THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. HAD TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS OCCURRED TO HAVE THE TECHNICIANS READ THE CODES ON THE COMPUTER. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF, THE FUEL GAUGE RESETS AND THE TECHNICIANS ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE ERROR CODE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE TO ORDER A NEW DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 1,948 MILES. THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES.
Owner-reported narrative. 1,948 miles reported. Look up ODI 11376912 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11390254 · 2021-01-27 (January 27, 2021)
ALL CAMERAS STOPPED WORKING. WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE THE SCREEN GOES BLACK WITH A RED TRIANGLE (WARNING) AND A RED CAMERA WITH A CIRCLE AND SLASH THROUGH IT (NO CAMERA). SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN (PIC6420A), BUT PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THEY SAID THERE WERE SEVERAL INTERMEDIATE "FIXES" THAT DIDN'T WORK AND NOW GM IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASING NEW COAXIAL CABLES TO FINALLY FIX THE ISSUE. SO IN THE MEANTIME NO CAMERAS....
Owner-reported narrative. 3,080 miles reported. Look up ODI 11390254 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11415261 · 2021-05-05 (May 5, 2021)
THE BACKUP CAMERA RANDOMLY WORKS AND RANDOMLY DOES NOT WORK. IT SEEMS THAT THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER AND KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND AS TO THE PROBLEM. LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE CAMERA AND SAID IT WAS NOW WORKING. WORKED GREAT FOR 2 DAYS AND NOW BACK TO NOT WORKING .
Owner-reported narrative. 5,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11415261 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11420090 · 2021-06-08 (June 8, 2021)
Cadillac Case number is 9-6766521074. The Cadillac CT6 has a flaw in the intelligent braking assist(IBA) software. When no collision is imminent, pushing the brake even slightly results in extremely hard overbraking causing all items to fly forward. There is no way to turn off IBA without disabling the entire Automatic Emergency Braking System. To be clear, it is OK that the car senses inaccurately a collision and it is OK to apply the Automatic Emergency Braking Logic, the problem is that the Intelligent Braking Assist is too hard when a crash…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11420090 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
4 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
20V446000 · Air Bags:Side/Window:Curtain:Inflator
Reported: 2020-07-30 (July 30, 2020)
General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5 and XT6, Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 and Traverse and GMC Acadia and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The diffuser component of the Roof-Rail Air Bag (RRAB) inflator may not have been properly crimped to the inflator and could separate from the inflator during air bag deployment.
Consequence: If the diffuser separates from the inflator during deployment, RRAB performance may be degraded, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect RRAB modules, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N202305380.
NHTSA campaign record ↗20V639000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
Reported: 2020-10-15 (October 15, 2020)
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The fuel pump's jet nozzle may have a plastic burr remaining from the manufacturing process, possibly causing a blocked nozzle and an insufficient fuel supply to the engine.
Consequence: Insufficient fuel supply can result in an engine stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module. The recall began November 16, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202314760.
NHTSA campaign record ↗20V668000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Reported: 2020-10-29 (October 29, 2020)
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.
Consequence: Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.
NHTSA campaign record ↗22V709000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Reported: 2022-09-22 (September 22, 2022)
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with the optional Surround Vision feature. The rearview camera coaxial cable connectors may have been crimped improperly, causing the rearview camera to fail or function intermittently.
Consequence: An inoperative rearview camera can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the coaxial cables, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 18, 2023. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222378380.
NHTSA campaign record ↗