NHTSA Complaint #10509494 — 2010 CADILLAC SRX

IN JANUARY, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH CHILDREN IN IT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. LUCKILY, THE CAR BEHIND ALSO STOPPED AND HELPED HER PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE. AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FIXED. LAST SUNDAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AGAIN. I HAD A HARD TIME STEERING THE WHEEL BUT WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CROSS LANES AND COME TO A STOP ON A FREEWAY. THE CAR IS IN THE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT CADILLAC JUST ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE WHETHER THE CAR WILL STOP AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THE GUARANTEE SHOULD COME FROM THE DEALERSHIP NOT CADILLAC AND SINCE I OWN IT, I SHOULD MAKE A DECISION TO DRIVE IT OR NOT. IS THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE MY SON WAS IN SUCH PANIC WHEN IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY ? JUST SO LUCKY IT WAS EARLY MORNING WITH NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. *TR