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2004 Cadillac SRX power train problems

34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Cadillac SRX16% of all complaints for this model year.

34
Power Train complaints
16%
share of all complaints
84,450 mi
median reported mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • About a week after I bought my 2004 cadillac srx, it started jerking and making a loud clicking or popping sound, later found out that a few sprockets inside the transfer case had broke off and the chain? Was slipping. This was the rear, the carlots mechanic fixed it, then the battery and…

    filed Sep 18, 2020

  • Vehicle has been making a loud clicking sound when I'm stopped and take off took to my local mechanic and was diagnosed as the transfer case slipping! I have to small children I drive daily and have read this is a ongoing issue with these vehicles

    filed Mar 2, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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Power Train problems in other SRX years

YearReportsShare
2016 SRX53%
2015 SRX184%
2014 SRX205%
2013 SRX318%
2012 SRX113%
2011 SRX368%
2010 SRX4610%
2009 SRX415%
2008 SRX1123%
2007 SRX1223%
2006 SRX1319%
2005 SRX76%
SRX power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.