NHTSA Complaint #10735364 — 2010 CADILLAC SRX

I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, BUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. SQUEAKS, RATTLES, VIBRATIONS AND THUMPING PREVAILED FROM THE BEGINNING THE DEALER REPLACED A STRUT AFTER 10K, THEN STEERING AND THEN BUSHINGS. HOWEVER, ALL THE SYMPTOMS ABOVE REMAINED. AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE VIBRATIONS WORSENED, AS DID THE MOANING, THE RATTLING, ETCETERA. OTHERWISE, THE CAR AS A WHOLE HAS BEEN RELIABLE, INCLUDING ENGINE AND BRAKES. I PERFORMED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY, I DRIVE GENTLY AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY. A NEW DEALER OPENED CLOSER TO HOME, AND I BEGAN GOING TO THEM. LAST DECEMBER, I ASKED THEM TO REPAIR THE FRONT END, AFTER YEARS OF ENDURING A LOUSY RIDE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAD 80,000 MILES. AFTER 3 DAYS, AND $1700, THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUES, WITH NEW STRUTS, BUSHINGS AND STEERING COIL. HOWEVER, WITHIN 3 MONTHS, ALL THE ORIGINAL DEFECTS REEMERGED. IN FACT, THE VIBRATIONS WORSENED, WITH A FEELING THAT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION WAS LOOSE FROM THE CHASSIS, AND VIBRATIONAL THUMPS AT HIGHWAY DRIVING SOUND LIKE AN 18 WHEELER WHEN IT DRIVES OVER TRAIN TRACKS, WITH BOOMS, AS IF THE AXLE DISENGAGES FROM THE ENTIRE MONO-FRAME. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RELIABLE AND FINE, I LIKE THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LOOKS. HOWEVER, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW AND HAS ROBBED ME FROM ENJOYING ANY MOMENT IN THIS VEHICLE. FINALLY, I AM GETTING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FRONT END. IF THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T IMPROVE IT, WHEN I SCHEDULE MY SERVICE IN TWO WEEKS, I WILL SELL MY CAR IN DESPAIR, BUT I'M DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VEHICLE, THE AWFUL RIDE QUALITY, AND CHRONIC SYMPTOMS WHICH NO CAR SHOULD EVER DISPLAY. I SINCERELY HOPE YOU CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. THANKS. *TR