NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Cadillac XLR Recalls
The 2005 Cadillac XLR has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 19, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Cadillac XLR. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 31
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2005 Cadillac XLR, 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 XLR
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 06V263000
- Reported
- July 19, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 XLR
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 04V525000
- Reported
- November 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 XLR, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 XLR, 2 other models
2005 Cadillac XLR complaints by year
NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2005 Cadillac XLR, the newest on March 13, 2024.
In complaints about the 2005 Cadillac XLR, the component group named most often is the structure (42%), followed by the exterior lighting (10%) and the fuel system, gasoline (10%).
1 of the 2005 Cadillac XLR's 3 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2005 Cadillac XLR owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure13
- Exterior Lighting3
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
- Air Bags2
- Forward Collision Avoidance2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Cadillac XLR peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 5. 10% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
The 31 complaints about the 2005 Cadillac XLR are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac XLR by model year
Other 2005 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: March 13, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted