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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
3GYFNCEY5BS••••••2011 Cadillac SRX
That is about average for the 2011 Cadillac SRX — 4 complaints per build across 94 builds.
5on this build
414on the model
94builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedExterior Lighting 2Suspension 2Service Brakes 2Forward Collision Avoidance 1
What owners of this build wrote
SuspensioncrashNov 2023
The contact owns a 2011 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH and making a left turn at an intersection the steering wheel was vibrating and the vehicle began to sway to the left and crashed into a vehicle on the opposite lane. The contact stated…
Service BrakesJan 2025
Just randomly if I have to brake the brakes go all the way to the floor. Sometimes have to pump the brakes to stop. Last couple of days when there’s rough road it feels like the brakes are on when accelerating and car begins to shake
Exterior LightingSep 2018
My passenger side headlight always goes out when it rains due to the moisture getting trapped inside
SuspensioncrashNov 2021
The contact owned a 2011 Cadillac SRX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph and approaching traffic ahead the driver depressed the brake pedal to stop and the vehicle suddenly lost control, spun out, and drove into the opposite lane before two other…
Exterior LightingJan 2017
The contact owns a 2011 cadillac srx. The contact stated that the driver's side headlight failed. The headlight bulb was replaced several times by classic cadillac of montgomery (833 eastern bypass, montgomery, al 36117, (334) 625-1813); however, the failure was not corrected.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3GYFNCEY5BS506506 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.