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vehicle
2018 / cadillac / xt5
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-28)
complaints
66 on file (2018-05-22 → 2026-05-26)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
17 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Steering assist reduced warning after thermostat faultSTEERING13 complaints2023-03 → 2026-05cadillac-xt5-2018-steering-assist-thermostat
11737788 Thermostat failure causes steering assist to be reduced. This leaves more difficult steering especially in an emergency situation, thus a safety concern
11712970 Recently, my vehicle displayed a “Steering Assist Reduced” message on the dashboard while driving. This warning significantly increases the physical effort required to steer the vehicle, especially at low speeds, and I believe it presents a genuine safety hazard
11621891 I received a Steering Assist is Reduced message and the cooling fan ramped up to full speed
Rearview camera guidelines fail to displayUNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2018-05 → 2022-02cadillac-xt5-2018-backup-camera-guidelines
11097330 THE BACK UP GUIDANCE LINES AND WARNING INDICATORS DO NOT ALWAYS APPEAR OR ACTIVATE WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BACK UP CAMERA. THEY ARE MISSING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BACKING UP
11132941 WHEN BACKING CAR UP, OFTEN TIMES THE YELLOW "GUIDE LINES" APPEAR, OFTEN TIMES DON'T
11451418 The rear camera guidelines on my 2018 XT5 Lux don’t appear on the backup camera display when shifting into reverse. Happens around half the time
Transmission shifts to Park while vehicle movingPOWER TRAIN3 complaints2018-07 → 2020-04cadillac-xt5-2018-transmission-shifts-park
11109595 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, "TRANSMISSION" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO PARK WHILE STILL IN MOTION
11182017 I WAS IDLING IN LINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WAITING FOR FOOD AT MCDONALDS. TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. ONCE SERVED, I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY BUT CAR SHUTTERED AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY
11321557 SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SHUTTERING STOP. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO P
Unintended engine stall while drivingENGINE10 complaints2020-06 → 2026-03cadillac-xt5-2018-engine-stall-loss-of-power
11696390 The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart
11555562 I was driving on the freeway, came to a stop as traffic increased, then the car shut off m. I had no power, could not get out of the vehicle, no hazards, no tail lights, nothing
11328651 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE ELECTRONICS GO CRAZY, THE ENGINE STOPS FOR A SPLIT SECOND, BRAKES ARE LOST FOR A SPLIT SECOND, CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF, EVERY POSSIBLE ALARM DISPLAYS ON THE DASH
Unintended acceleration or uncommanded movementVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints2020-07 → 2026-03cadillac-xt5-2018-unintended-acceleration
11530753 I was on the car wash property and as I approached an area that was open, I attempted to stop the vehicle, the engine revved very high and the vehicle took off at a very high speed in fractions of a second
11385095 CAR HAS TWICE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN NOT GOING VERY FAST AS IF IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK TO WHAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR
11727656 While driving at highway speeds, I needed to accelerate hard in order to pass another vehicle and while accelerating there was a downshift and increase in RPM
Parking brake fails to releaseSERVICE BRAKES3 complaints2019-12 → 2023-07cadillac-xt5-2018-parking-brake-release
11290592 PARKED IN PUBLIC PARKING LOT. AFTER STARTING CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO BACKUP, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PARKING BRAKES WERE LOCKED. TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO RELEASE BRAKES. PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS
11355534 THE SECOND IS THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE OVER NIGHT OR EXTENDED PERIODS OF NON-USE. IT DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY NIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL IS DIFFICULT TO PUSH TO START THE CAR
11535612 We took the car to Blaise Alexander, in Altoona, on 3-14-23, and they said that the software showed no problem with the Parking Brake. They advised me to call a tow truck and have it towed into their garage the next time it happened
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). 2018 Cadillac XT5 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/cadillac/xt5
@misc{wrenchpro_2018_cadillac_xt5_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2018 Cadillac XT5},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/cadillac/xt5}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
