NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Cadillac SRX Recalls
The 2005 Cadillac SRX has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Cadillac SRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 122
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Cadillac SRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 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 2004, 2006 SRX, 1 other model
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal
- Campaign
- 07V589000
- Reported
- December 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 275,936
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 SRX, 4 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 06V125000
- Reported
- April 20, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,077
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2005 Cadillac SRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 122 owner complaints about the 2005 Cadillac SRX, the newest on February 21, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (8%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Cadillac SRX, the component group named most often is the electrical system (18%), followed by the steering (14%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (13%).
1 of the 2005 Cadillac SRX's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2005 Cadillac SRX owners gave the mileage (100 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System22
- Steering17
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)16
- Engine16
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Suspension12
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Cadillac SRX peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 18. 18% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Cadillac SRX drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Cadillac SRX year in the same window: 9th highest of the 11 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the three best-measured Cadillac SRX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 122 complaints about the 2005 Cadillac SRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac SRX by model year
Other 2005 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: February 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted