2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2014 Cadillac SRX. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 390 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Cadillac dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2014 Cadillac SRX. Check your SRX by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 390 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Cadillac SRX, reporting 16 crashes, 2 fires, 7 injuries. Cadillac has issued at least 1,680 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Cadillac SRX owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 390 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Cadillac SRX. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I started my car using the remote start. When I opened my car the driver side seat was smoking and a hole had been burned in the back. The inside of the hole was red and appeared to be light up like a hot coil. I turned my car off and tapped/blew on the area to put out the little fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11646693
“Rear trunk/hatch lid: I had pressed the switch on the hatch lid to cause closing. At this point my wife walked too close to the closing hatch and it hit her, and continued to close, causing a gash on her forehead.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11492490
“the headlights on this vehicle are so dim that i ran over a large deer carcass in the middle of the highway at night. by the time i saw the carcass in the middle of the road, i was already on top of it!!!!!!!!!!! i couldn't use my brights because i was meeting another vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11490997
“The Headlights for my car - Cadillac 2014 SRX At night the headlights are not bright enough to see and driving is dangerous. The car is available for inspection upon request. I was driving at night making a turn and I hit a small sign post on a back road because I could not see it!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11437894
“WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMIT OF 70 TO 75 WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL CONTROL AS IF I WAS ON A SHEET OF ICE AND I TRAVELED UNCONTROLLABLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE HIGHWAY LANES INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE OTHER SIDE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11397142
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2014 Cadillac SRX is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Cadillac dealer.