NHTSA Complaint #10453674 — 2005 CADILLAC SRX

05 XRS TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL W/ SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY GARRBOSR MAR 31, 2012 (4:27 PM) I WAS ON THE BELT PARKWAY YESTERDAY ON THE EDGE OF QUEENS WHERE THE CROSS ISLAND AND BELT SPLIT, HEADING EAST INTO THE TUNNEL OVERPASS. A FEW MILES BACK I BECAME AWARE THE CAR WAS STRONGLY OVER COMPENSATING IN THE TURNS . I EVEN CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL 4 TIRES, W/ READS OF 36,35,35,32. NEW EXPENSIVE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MI READS WERE A BIT I FILLED ON A COLD DAY WHEN ALERTED ME LOW PRESSURE. GOING TO PULL OVER AT FIRST CHANCE LET SOME AIR OUT IM COMING UP ON THE OVERPASS TUNNEL GOING EAST, BARING TO THE RITE, IM IN THE RITE LANE OF THE LEFT SPLIT, I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 45, I WAS PREPARED , I ENTERED BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, ITS WAS A LITTLE RUTTY THERE AND A LITTLE POT HOLE. THE CAR LUNGED INTO THE TURN, ALMOST HITTING THE RITE HAND WALL, I WAS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR OFF THE WALL ON THE RITE WITH A SLIGHT CORRECTION, WAS THROWN TO THE LEFT AS IT OVER COMPENSATED COMING BACK INTO A FULL BROADSIDE LEFT, CLIPPING THE CAR COMING BY ON THE LEFT, WITH MY FRONT L CORNER AND TAKING OUT HER REAR BUMPER, SOMEWHAT RIGHTING MY CAR BUT SLAMMING ME INTO THE EAST WEST DIVIDER WALL, TAKING OUT THE ENTIRE RITE SIDE AND BREAKING THE REAR LEFT AXLE. WITH ALL THE HIGH PRICED HIGH END SUSPENSION, STEERING, TCS, ANTI LOCK BREAKING THIS CAR SHOULD IN NO WAY EVER REACTED THIS WAY. ITS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS EXACT SCENARIO ! EVERYTHING FAILED ! *JS