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2012 Cadillac SRX Lights Problems

Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA

Summary

The 2012 Cadillac SRX has 221 NHTSA lights complaints and 0 lights-related recalls.

Problem Areas for the 2012 Cadillac SRX

Lights
221
Suspension
34
Electrical
30
Brakes
28
Other
22
Steering
18
Structure
14
Airbags
12
Engine
10
Speed Control
9
Powertrain
8
Visibility
3

221

Complaints

0

Recalls

1

Injuries Reported

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026

All Lights Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Aug 20, 2025EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHeadlight assembly gets over heated and makes the low beam lights very dim, not safe or legal to dri...
Jul 15, 2025EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe contact owns a 2012 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated that while driving at night, the contact be...
Jun 8, 2024EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKESMy Headlights are so dim, I have to drive with high beams. It is raining in my, short circuited the ...
Jan 23, 2024EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe contact owns a 2012 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed ...
Jan 1, 2024EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPERThe headlights are very dim It is like driving your vehicle with a flashlight as the lighting. When...
Oct 3, 2023EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe contact owns a 2012 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed,...
Feb 12, 2023EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe housing for the drive lights have failed. Replacing the bulbs does not resolve the problem. Ca...
Feb 2, 2023EXTERIOR LIGHTINGVehicle low beam headlights are extremely dim, so dim that to see property at night, the high beam l...
Dec 22, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHeadlights are very dim and do not provide sufficient lighting at night. This is a known problem wi...
Nov 22, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe front low beam headlights are very dim, due to a leakage defect in the headlight housing. (I hav...
Nov 21, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHeadlights (low beam) are so dim that driving at night is dangerous. Lines on roads are not visible....
Nov 7, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGVIN [XXX] My headlights are so dim, it is dangerous to drive at night even after replacing the bulb...
Aug 11, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe headlights are cloudy and therefore producing less light a safety issue.
Apr 15, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe contact owns a 2012 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated that while driving at night, the low-beam h...
Feb 10, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGPulled over by police stating that my lights looked like I was driving around with just my running l...
Feb 3, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe vehicle lights are dangerously dim. Changing the bulbs hasn’t fixed the problem. The headlights ...
Jan 10, 2022EXTERIOR LIGHTINGheadlamp replacement... second one i had to do on my SRX. I know it never made it to recall but you ...
Dec 1, 2021EXTERIOR LIGHTINGVery poor visibility. Head lights turn on but the lens is so cloudy it has severely reduced visibili...
Nov 2, 2021EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHead lamps are to dim to drive vehicle after dark
Oct 16, 2021EXTERIOR LIGHTINGBoth Headlights went out within a week of each other while driving at night

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