Problems with 2013 Cadillac SRX STRUCTURE

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac srx. while the contact was removing the spare tire from the trunk, the liftgate came down on his back and then independently raised back up. when the contact moved away, the liftgate closed back independently and failed to open again. there were no injuries. the vehicle was taken to billy navarre chevrolet (1300 e college st, lake charles, la 70607, (337) 513-4365), but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the diagnostic and repair fees. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 74,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac srx. while the vehicle was parked and the rear hatch was open, the rear hatch closed unexpectedly on the contact. the contact was not injured and was able to move out of the way before the hatch closed completely. the contact stated that a diagnostic test and repair appointment were scheduled with riley chevrolet buick gmc cadillac (located at 2033 christy dr, jefferson, mo 65101 (573) 298-6142) for june 7, 2017. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was approximately 29,500. updated 07/19/17*lj *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac srx. while driving approximately 13 mph, the vehicle started to jerk and the electric seats and gps did not work. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (king o'rourke gmc buick, cadillac in smithtown, ny, 631-724-4700) where the failures were repaired under the warranty. the contact also stated that the power liftgate did not work. the same dealer was contacted and an appointment was scheduled for november 3, 2017. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the failure would be investigated. the contact was issued a case number. the failure mileage was approximately 50,000. .*bf consumer stated water damage in car due to failed sunroof drains. front passenger and rear passenger carpet and water in trunk. updated 8/6/18*jb

Moon roof drainage system is poorly designed. drainage hose runs alongside moon roof then inside car to the rear tailgate area, directly over lift gate fuse and module. on numerous occasions it has backed up, leaked into left rear (driver's side) floor causing carpet to get wet. it tends to leak in rear tailgate area over the fuse panel and lift gate module shorting out the power or automatic tailgate feature. this has been an issue for the same problem more than once, including replacing the fuses and lift gate module. this problem is the same whether the car is stationary or moving. other methods have been suggested and tried to eliminate wetness and odor from windows open, damp rid, even wet/dry vacuum. now that my car is out of warranty, the repair bill is mine to settle for a known chronic problem and poor design.

This morning i was parked in a lot outside of a store with my trunk open. i was leaning in the trunk moving items around. i can only assume i applied pressure to the trunk button on the key fob unknowingly. the trunk closed down onto my back and felt as if it was intent on closing even though my body was preventing the trunk from closing. i could not pull back as the door literally had me pinned in the trunk. my husband ran around to the back of the car as did another gentleman in the parking lot. my husband began hollering to hit the button which i still had. the door immediately began to lift after hitting the door release button of the fob. the event was shocking enough that i can't imagine what might have happened had my husband and a passerby not hollered for me to push the button bringing me out of the state of shock or if instead of an adult a young child had the door closing on them. the weight and pressure of the door prevented me from doing much more than pushing the button. *tr

It was a very pleasant friday, october 4, 2013 at approximately 4pm. my sister and i were headed to petersburg, va from charlotte, nc. with only 50 miles to go on 85n we both heard what sounded like an extremely loud and close gun shot. i was driving and she was sleeping. it woke her up and scarred both of us to death. not knowing what just happened she started looking around. the next thing we heard was glass breaking and falling on to the sunroof liner of the car. luckily we were only a mile from a rest area. i pulled over, got out of the car, opened the back door to stand on the inside to be able to see on top and was in total shock at what i saw. one section of my sunroof had been broken. my car has a panoramic sunroof with two separate panels. the back panel was shattered into millions of tiny fragments. the glass continued to break and fall on to the liner. small pieces managed to get through onto the back seat. i did the best i could in cleaning up the pieces. i called a state trooper and made a report, i called my insurance company and also onstar. i spent the weekend with no sunroof because the cadillac service dept in va is not open on the weekend. it was a horrible experience being that i purchased my car on tuesday and this happened on friday. it's been a week and a half since i dropped my car off to be repaired and i can finally pick it up on tomorrow. i won't complain because it could have been worse, i am truly blessed. *tr

Time lag when car is at a hill stop or fwd gear hesitation from coming off hill or rxr crossings, would roll backward from coming out of brake to gas pedal like no pwr response from eng. *tr

This vehicle is equipped with blind spot sensors and the ones located on the passenger side of the vehicle have never worked properly from the time of purchase of the vehicle. we have been working with the dealership for resolution for the past year and a half with no success. the sensor only works 40 percent of the time and the remainder is just false readings or no readings at all creating the potential for an accident that could be life threatening. i filed a complaint with gm and they have come back and said this is normal and they will not address the issue, i find it hard to believe that they consider a safety feature designed to prevent accidents on the highway that only works 40 percent of the time as being normal. if this issue is not addressed at some point in time there will be a fatal accident. it is not a matter of if, but one of when. *tr