NHTSA Complaint #10956412 — 2017 CADILLAC XTS

ALAMO RENTAL CAR PUT MY WIFE AND SON AND ME IN A 2017 CADILLAC XTS AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2017. WHILE DRIVING TO BOULDER ON A 75-MPH HIGHWAY I HAD TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SEAT. ADJUSTING THE DRIVER'S SEAT MEANT ALSO HAVING TO ADJUST THE MIRRORS. I KNEW I COULD ADJUST THE MIRRORS BY FEELING FOR BUTTONS WITH MY LEFT HAND. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF THE BUTTON OPTIONS WAS DESIGNED TO COLLAPSE THE SIDE MIRRORS; THIS I DID NOT KNOW. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BOTH SIDE MIRRORS DISAPPEARED. I TRIED TO UNDO MY UNEXPECTED ERROR BUT COULD NOT SUCCEED BY TOUCH. MY WIFE AND SON HAD TO SERVE AS "HUMAN SIDE MIRRORS" UNTIL, AFTER MANY MILES WITH NO EXIT, I COULD MAKE A SERIES OF RIGHT-HAND TURNS, STOP IN A PARKING LOT, AND CONSULT AN OWNER'S MANUAL ONLINE. WHY WOULD GENERAL MOTORS HAVE DESIGNED THE SIDE MIRRORS TO BE COLLAPSABLE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION? I MIGHT IMAGINE WANTING TO COLLAPSE THE MIRRORS WHILE ROLLING SLOWLY INTO A TIGHT PARKING SPACE OR GARAGE, BUT I CAN THINK OF NO EXCUSE FOR ALLOWING THE COLLAPSE FUNCTION TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. ANYONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.