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vehicle
2019 / cadillac / xt5
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-30)
complaints
32 on file (2019-01-03 → 2026-05-26)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
10 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11524476 My vehicle is receiving a notice "Steer Assist is Reduced Drive with Care". Per discussion with the dealership this is a result of a thermostat issue causing an issue with the grease temperature in the steering
11564253 Was driving the other day and the message steering assist reduced, AC fan was blowing but no A/C then engine light came on. Made appointment next day with my Cadillac local dealer and service writer said he knew what the problem was
11629101 The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 20 MPH, the brake warning light illuminated. A message "Steering Power Reduced" was displayed before the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction
Brake squeal noise during light brakingSERVICE BRAKES2 complaints2019-03 → 2019-08cadillac-xt5-2019-brake-squeal-noise
11183747 EXCESSIVE BRAKE SQUEAL WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY DURING INITIAL DRIVE OF THE DAY OR AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AWHILE. SQUEAL WILL GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS. DEALER STATES NORMAL OPERATION AND OFFERED NO FIX
11241556 WHEN DRIFTING FORWARD LIGHTING TOUCHING BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND. WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE LIGHTING TOUCHING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND
StabiliTrak warning with drivability lossELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES2 complaints2020-09 → 2023-01cadillac-xt5-2019-stabilitrak-limp-mode
11355726 MY VEHICLE HAS SHOWN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, TCS OFF, AND TRANSMISSION UNABLE TO SHIFT SOON WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES; AND AFTER CERTAIN TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND I AM NOT ABLE TO GO PAST 50-60 MPH
11501784 Service stability track light came on. Brought to Mechanic hooked up to computer. No code shown. Mechanic says car is fine. Keep it off for 15 minutes and the computer will reset
Sunroof glass shattering while drivingVISIBILITY, STRUCTURE2 complaints2019-11 → 2021-12cadillac-xt5-2019-sunroof-glass-shatter
11282617 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE SUDDENLY OCCURRED. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SECTION OF THE GLASS SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES
11443433 I was driving 70 MPH near Chattanooga, TN when I heard an explosion. The front panel(of 2) of my sunroof completely shattered. There were no cars within 1000 feet
Vehicle fire while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE2 complaints2019-05 → 2025-03cadillac-xt5-2019-vehicle-fire
11206631 AS I WAS DRIVING I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. A FEW SECONDS LATER SAW A FIRE/SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. I PULLED OVER AND TOOK A LOOK. CONFIRMED MY CAR WAS ON FIRE
11645897 The passenger interior side door at the bottom towards the back near the backseat, beginning driver seat caught fire. A small tiny hole began melting, and there was flames coming out of it. Within minutes
Air bag non-deployment in crashAIR BAGS2 complaints2021-03 → 2025-08cadillac-xt5-2019-airbag-non-deployment
11402680 MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT APPROX 35 MPH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE STRIKING VEHICLE DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES SO THE FULL FORCE OF THE VEHICLE HIT. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, LEAVING ME WITH A CONCUSSION AS MY HEAD STRUCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW
11682097 The vehicle then drove on top of another vehicle that was parked in front. The contact stated that he was unable to control the vehicle until after the crash. The air bags did not deploy
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). 2019 Cadillac XT5 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2019/cadillac/xt5
@misc{wrenchpro_2019_cadillac_xt5_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2019 Cadillac XT5},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2019/cadillac/xt5}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
