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2017 Cadillac XT5: raw data

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vehicle2017 / cadillac / xt5
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-26)
complaints122 on file (2016-06-22 → 2026-08-28)
recalls1
investigations0
fars29 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission shudder and hard or delayed shiftingPOWER TRAIN12 complaints2017-08 → 2026-02xt5-2017-transmission-shudder-shift
  • 11085124 NEW TOTALLY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION FELT STRANGE IN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE AND WAS REPORTED TO CADILLAC IN THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE
  • 11400098 FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A SERVICE TRANSMISSION SOON WARNING FROM OUR 2017 CADILLAC XT5 BUT EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT IN TO CADILLAC THEY STATE THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE WARNING
  • 11020105 PURCHASED NEW XT5 IN FEB 2017, CURRENTLY 8300 MILES. AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES AN LOUD BANG AND LURCHES BACKWARD
Panoramic sunroof glass shattering while drivingUNKNOWN OR OTHER5 complaints2019-07 → 2026-03xt5-2017-sunroof-shattering
  • 11721532 While driving down the freeway at approx. 65 miles per hour, I heard a very loud sound like an explosion, or a huge balloon exploding, and then heard crackling of glass
  • 11516749 While driving my Cadillac XT5 on the busy highway during the early afternoon, without warning the sunroof glass made a loud pop sound immediately followed by shattered glass
  • 11234062 WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE THAT RESEMBLE GUNSHOT FOLLOWED BY HIGHWAY NOISE
Premature tire tread wearWHEELS5 complaints2018-11 → 2021-05xt5-2017-premature-tire-wear
  • 11151868 EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. STARTING AT 17,500 MILES ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN TO 4/32". NOW AT 20,000 MILES TIRES ARE WORN TO 3/32 AND 4/32. TIRES ARE WORN EVENLY AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT DEALER WITH SERVICE RECORDS TO SUPPORT
  • 11186166 PREMATURE TIRE WEAR- VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PREMIER LTX TIRES & HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 24,551 MILES DUE TO TREAD BEING WORN DOWN TO 3/32" - 4/32". TIRES ARE RATED FOR 60,000 MILES ACCORDING TO MICHELIN WEBSITE
  • 11416085 I BOUGHT THIS CADILLAC 2017 XT-5 USED WITH 4,000 ON IT IT HAS 11,000 ON IT KNOW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR TIRE ROTATION & OIL CHANGE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THESE TIRES MICHELIN PREMIER LTX 235/65 R 18 TIRES ON THIS YEAR 2017 ARE BAD TIRES
Reduced power steering assist from thermostat failureSTEERING19 complaints2022-08 → 2026-07xt5-2017-thermostat-steering-assist
  • 11618973 This model Cadillac XT5 has early failures of engine cooling systems thermostats. The thermostat sticks open causing lower engine temperatures and higher emissions. The first sign you have an issue is a reduced power steering assist message on the instrument display
  • 11526717 THE 2017 CADILLAC XT5 HAS A DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT, WHICH SENDS A FALSE SIGNAL THAT THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING. THEREFORE, YOU GET A "STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE", WHICH YOUR STEERING TO BE HARD AND NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS IT SHOULD BE
  • 11661404 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac XT5. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the power steering assist message was displayed
Brake pedal loss from master cylinder failureSERVICE BRAKES5 complaints2017-07 → 2022-06xt5-2017-brake-master-cylinder-failure
  • 11002930 LOSS OF BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKE FLUID LIGHT WENT ON. TOWED TO DEALER, FOUND MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO POWER BRAKE BOOSTER
  • 11056044 BRAKES FAILED. COMING TO A STOP SIGN ON CR 13, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES DID NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR AT ALL. PUMPED THE BRAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES, NO BRAKING. WENT THRU STOP SIGN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE
  • 11080889 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE - BRAKE FLUID ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON SCREEN AND OVER THE COURSE OF 24 HOURS THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING
Sudden loss of electrical power while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM9 complaints2017-10 → 2024-06xt5-2017-electrical-shutdown-stall
  • 11033273 MY 2017 XT5 COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN ON MY ON SATURDAY, 10/7. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT & WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD A NUMBER OF LIGHTS COME ON & THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE
  • 11384565 VEHICLE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIES, GOES DEAD, UNCONTROLLABLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND TO ENGINE START BUTTON. WILL NOT RESPOND TO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, UNABLE TO BRAKE, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE, ROLLING INTO CROSS TRAFFIC
  • 11405296 SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND CAR LOST ALL POWER. NO ABILITY TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS OR CALL FOR HELP OR ANYTHING
Dashboard leather bubbling and delaminationUNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2016-11 → 2026-07xt5-2017-dashboard-leather-bubbling
  • 11004951 PLATINUM VERSION (TOP OF THE LINE MODEL) HAS WIDESPREAD PREMIUM LEATHER DASHBOARD DEFECTS ON BRAND NEW VEHICLES, SO BAD THAT BOTH SHOWROOM NEW REPLACEMENT PREMIUM LEATHER DASHBOARDS ARE ALL DEFECTIVE
  • 10926033 DEFECTIVE UPPER DASHBOARD HAS LARGE BALLOONED AREA IN CENTER WHERE ADHESIVE EITHER FAILED OR WASN'T APPLIED AND LOWER DASHBOARD HAS DEFECTIVE LUMP UNDER MATERIAL
  • 11751374 My passenger side, dashboard bowls up in the heat and doesn’t seat properly. My fear for safety is that if I’m in an accident that airbag will not come out due to the dash bubbling because of the defect

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1222016-06-222026-08-2860UNKNOWN OR OTHER:26; POWER TRAIN:25; ENGINE:24; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:21; SERVICE BRAKES:16

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
16V80200004/11/2016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPERGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2017 Cadillac XT5 vehicles manufactured April 16, 2016, to May 9, 2016, and 2017 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 19, 2016, to April 22, 2016. The front brake calipers may have a torn or misaligned caliper piston seal which may allow brake fluid to leak.If there is a brake fluid leak, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front brake calipers, replacing the brake caliper assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 16096.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202429legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2017 Cadillac XT5 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2017/cadillac/xt5
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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2017 Cadillac XT5},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2017/cadillac/xt5}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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