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2012 CADILLAC SRX — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1572195 · 2019-06-05

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
SRX
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
47,800
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND WOULD OFTEN TIME NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO WORK. VEHICLE HAD BRAKE CHANGED, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, AND ALL BRAKE FLUID AND MAINTENANCE COMPLETED, BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCURS AGAIN AFTER 2 WEEKS. FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER CADILLAC SRX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, SOME LED TO SEVERE CRASHES. IT ALL APPEARED TO BE SIMILAR WITH MY PROBLEM WHEREAS THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EVEN AFTER IT HAVE BEEN SERVICED. THE PROBLEM OCCUR AT RANDOM BUT ALSO WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, AND MAKING TURNS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11217989
Machine
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