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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2013 Cadillac SRX Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
25about this part
Share
6%of 393 total for the year
Median mileage
9,200miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2013 Cadillac SRX, 6% of the 393 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,200 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving in a carls jr parking lot and stopped for another car. When I went to continue through the parking lot, the car pushed me forward and then I lost acceleration for 2 to 3 seconds. I stepped on the brake and the car was fine. Today, I was at a 4 point stop and went to go, and the car lurched forward and then lost acceleration. I almost got hit by a car.”

NHTSA complaint #10555542, filed 2013-12, 21,500 miles

“When I bought the car in november of 2016 and drove it off the lot I've had nothing but problems. Two vehicles have almost hit me due to the lag in accerlation. I've spoken with my dealership several of times about this issue and they do not resolve the problem. There has been a recall on my SUV and I was told it was fixed but I can't find any supporting documents stating it was fixed properly. I currently go through 13 miles per gallon which is not normal.”

NHTSA complaint #11034201, filed 2017-10, 80,000 miles

“Purchased car 1 year ago and cant drive it when its darkout due to poor headlight visability on low beam, highbeamis really good, low beam is like you dont have head lights on. Drove it at 5 am and almost wrecked twice not being able to see the road where I was driving. Second issue there was a recall for but it came up that I had no recalls at this time. Nhsta 14132 GM 14132. Does not do this all the time but frequently like this am when I was driving it, has done this also since I bought car a year ago.”

NHTSA complaint #11021681, filed 2017-09, 41,000 miles

“I was driving on a side road, came to a busy road stop sign, stopped, went to turn right and lost acceleration power for approximately 5 seconds. My car just coasted into the direction I was turning my steering wheel. No power! Fortunately, at the time, there no cars coming close enough, to make my vehicle a hazard. But, if the conditions were different, I certainly would have been in danger. The power picked back up after a few seconds, and I had acceleration power again. …”

NHTSA complaint #10563358, filed 2014-02, 5,500 miles

“Takata recall about 2 weeks ago, I notice while driving that I'm loosing the acceleration. The front gausr of RPM is not consistent. We can feel the engine is having trouble going forwrd evry time I punch in the gas pedal. My passanger and I can feel the acceleration bit chocking. So, I brought it some mechanics & they says possible time chain problem. They diagnose the car and here some of the code came out. P0011, p0014, p0016, p0018, p0021. At first, they thought of changing the camshaft sensors and crankshaft sensors maybe it would resolve the problem but it didn't. …”

NHTSA complaint #11244964, filed 2019-08, 73 miles

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201621%
201541%
201472%
2013256%
2012143%
2011112%
201092%
2009415%
200812%
200724%
200623%
200543%
2004178%

Other parts of the 2013 Cadillac SRX

Exterior lighting
217 complaints
Electrical system
52 complaints
Other or unknown
37 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
31 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaints
Engine
17 complaints
Suspension
16 complaints
Brakes
13 complaints
Fuel system
9 complaints
Seats
9 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints
Steering
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Cadillac SRX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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