# 2014 CADILLAC SRX — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `1520255` · 2018-12-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** SRX
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
JULY 4, 2018 I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHERE I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE AROUND 9:45PM.  IT BOTHERED ME THAT I DID NOT SEE THE CAR UNTIL I WAS RIGHT ON HER.  ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW HER CAR AND SHE WAS MOVING NOT STANDING STILL.  IT DAWNED ON ME THAT I COULD NOT SEE HER CAR OR JUDGE THE DISTANCE FROM HER BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF ME.  I CAUSED MY INSURANCE RATES TO GO UP.  I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT SINCE THE LATE 1970S.  I AM A GOOD DRIVER AND WAS NOT DISTRACTED IN ANY WAY.  OVER $3,000 WORTH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY CAR AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH TO THE VEHICLE I HIT.  CADILLAC NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.  I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS.  I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO WAY BRIDGE AND BOTH CARS WERE IN MOTION.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*