CADILLAC XLR PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

CADILLAC XLR PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of CADILLAC XLR recalls and defective parts found on CADILLAC XLR automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the CADILLAC XLR manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For CADILLAC XLR

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2004-2005 CADILLAC XLR EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Recall
2004-2005 CADILLAC XLR	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Units affected: 7689	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2006-07-19
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL), TURN SIGNAL, AND PARKING LAMPS USE THE SAME BULB. THE BULB MAY BECOME DAMAGED FROM VIBRATION WITHIN A LOOSE FITTING SOCKET OR AIR ENTERING THE BULB DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SEAL. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE THE BULB TO BURN OUT PREMATURELY.
2004 CADILLAC XLR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Recall
2004 CADILLAC XLR	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Units affected: 19924	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2005-02-09
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, 'ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.' IF ONE OF THE TWO ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURN SPRINGS FAILS AND THE TEMPERATURE IS -22 DEGREES F TO -40 DEGREES F, THE ENGINE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE WITHIN THREE SECONDS, AS REQUIRED.
2004-2005 CADILLAC XLR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2004-2005 CADILLAC XLR	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 5225	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-11-03
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH ONE OR BOTH REAR BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES THAT CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH OR BE AFFECTED BY HEAT FROM THE LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE. THE BRAKE FLUID COULD REACH ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND BOIL.
2004 CADILLAC XLR STEERING:LINKAGES Recall
2004 CADILLAC XLR	STEERING:LINKAGES Units affected: 41928	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-06-09
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL STUD NUT/WASHER ASSEMBLIES WITH WASHERS WERE MADE OF THE WRONG MATERIAL. THE WASHERS MAY FRACTURE AND BECOME LOOSE OR FALL AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, REDUCING CLAMP LOAD. SEPARATION OF THE CONTROL ARM BALL STUD AND STEERING KNUCKLE, DUE TO DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TAPERED ATTACHMENT AND RETAINING NUT, IS POSSIBLE.