NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Cadillac SRX Recalls
The 2004 Cadillac SRX has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Cadillac SRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 216
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Cadillac SRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2004 Cadillac SRX
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V394000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 554,328
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 SRX, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 08V527000
- Reported
- October 9, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,301
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Cadillac SRX
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 05V046000
- Reported
- February 9, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,924
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 124, accelerator control
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 05V024000
- Reported
- January 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 04V273000
- Reported
- June 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,928
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 04V151000
- Reported
- March 29, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,375
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Cadillac SRX
Seats
- Campaign
- 03V346000
- Reported
- September 29, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,771
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2004 Cadillac SRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 216 owner complaints about the 2004 Cadillac SRX, the newest on February 18, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Cadillac SRX, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (20%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the power train (16%).
1 of the 2004 Cadillac SRX's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Cadillac SRX owners gave the mileage (176 complaints), the median was 67,288 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)43
- Electrical System36
- Power Train34
- Steering25
- Engine And Engine Cooling20
- Vehicle Speed Control17
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 36 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Cadillac SRX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 36. 25% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Cadillac SRX drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Cadillac SRX year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 216 complaints about the 2004 Cadillac SRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac SRX by model year
Other 2004 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: February 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted