1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2017 Cadillac XT5. Owners have filed 124 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 2017 Cadillac XT5. Check your XT5 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 124 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Cadillac XT5, reporting 6 crashes, 2 injuries. Cadillac has issued at least 1,334 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.
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Owners have filed 124 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Cadillac XT5. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“i was involved in a front end collision with a car that pulled out in front of me without looking. I ended up T-boning the car at approx. 20-25 MPH. Both myself and my wife were wearing our seat belts. Mine held but the passenger one held only the lap belt part.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11622149
“The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac XT5. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the engine made a grinding sound, and the vehicle accelerated while the foot was on the brake pedal. The contact did not recall any warning lights on the instrument panel.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11459972
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XT5. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT OFF YET AGAIN. AFTER THE SECOND RESTART, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11290839
“BRAKES FAILED. COMING TO A STOP SIGN ON CR 13, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR AT ALL. PUMPED THE BRAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES, NO BRAKING. WENT THRU STOP SIGN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11056044
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC XT5. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH. THE EXTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS CLIPPED AND DAMAGED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10979620
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 Cadillac XT5 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.