NHTSA Complaint #10615833 — 2013 CADILLAC XTS

IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT GM'S RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES, THESE CAR HAVE A PROBLEM TOO! IT IS WAY TO EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY SHUT THE CAR OFF BY TOUCHING THE STOP START BUTTON ON THE DASH. WE DID THIS AT A STOP LIGHT AND HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND STEP ON THE BRAKE TO RESTART IT. I LATER TESTED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT 35 MPH IF THE STOP/START BUTTON WAS HIT. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. I IMAGINE THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. TO RESTART THE CAR, IT NEEDS TO BE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL WITH THE BREAK APPLIED. IF THIS HAPPENS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING. PEOPLE MIGHT WIND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD STOPPED TOO. ISN'T THIS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLED GM IGNITION SWITCHES? BY THE WAY, THIS ISN'T THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD WITH AN EXPOSED START/STOP BUTTON. THANK YOU *TR