In this video, we're going over the top five problems on the second generation Cadillac
SRX.
There's nothing wrong with this vehicle.
There's nothing wrong with owning one or buying one.
These are the top five problems that we have found.
All vehicles have their problems.
Number one, condensation in the headlights.
Now you may find, if you look at your headlight, you may see some fog on the inside of the
glass.
If you try to wipe it away, it doesn't wipe away or even some little droplets.
Now a little bit of condensation in the glass isn't that bad, it's actually plastic.
Normally you could turn the headlights on and turn the high beams on, let it run for
a while.
Some of that condensation will go away.
If it doesn't and starts to puddle up, the headlight needs to be replaced.
Number two, timing chains.
Now the timing chains are located on the front of the vehicle, on the front of the engine,
which this is actually the front of the motor.
This is a east, west motor [inaudible 00:01:04] north, south.
So this is what keeps the engine timed.
So the timing chain, it's kind of like a bike chain and it goes down to the crank, which
is down below.
And it comes up to the camshafts, which there's two on this side and then two on the back
head.
And over time, sometimes those chains stretch.
And when they stretch, you end up with timing codes and they have to be replaced.
Now to prevent these from stretching, a lot of times, if you change your oil regularly
with the proper oil, you won't have as many problems with the stretching.
Number three, engine running rough at idle.
Over time you may get some carbon buildup on the throttle body itself.
What you need to do is take the snorkel off, clean that throttle body with the proper throttle
body cleaner, and also the mass airflow sensor.
You can use some mass air flow sensor cleaner.
You wanna make sure you replace your air filter regularly so that doesn't get gummed up.
If it is bad enough, sometimes you actually have to replace the mass air flow sensor.
Now, after you do these procedures, you're gonna have to do an idle relearn.
You're going to need a proper scan tool to do it.
There's no other way to do it.
Number four, problems with the liftgate.
You may notice your automatic liftgate doesn't open it all or it doesn't open all the way.
Before you try to diagnose something and see if there's something wrong with it, first
thing you wanna do is check the switch.
So right here on the door is a switch and a lot of times, if someone moves this by accident,
then they won't realize it and then the liftgate isn't gonna work, whether you push this button
or the buttons on the actual liftgate.
Also on the switch, there is a 3/4 open for the liftgate so that it doesn't open as much.
So don't be confused by that.
You can just switch it to max and then you should be able to open it to the rest of the
way.
Now, when you're opening the liftgate, if it doesn't open all the way, it gets to about
this point and then starts to close, or even at a lower point, most likely the cause is
the liftgate struts.
Sometimes these get weak and can't support the liftgate.
And then it will start closing as you try to open it.
Number five, sunroof leaks.
Around the outside of the sunroof if there is a seal and there's also a seal here, and
if those seals get weak, you're gonna have excessive water going into the channel.
Now the channels have drains because some water is gonna get in there.
It's just a matter of how much water.
You don't want too much.
So in the channels of the sunroof system, there's actually a almost like a gutter system
on your house and it's going to channel the water into drains that go all along the A-pillar
and the B-pillar and the C-pillar to let that water get out of the vehicle.
A lot of times those drains get clogged up and the water is going to enter the cab of
the vehicle and you'll find your carpet is wet, or even your seats get wet.
One way you can test this is with the sunroof of open a little bit, have a cup of water
or a bottle of water, and just pour it into the channel.
Just like that.
It should go down.
You should be able to see it down below.
So there you can see the water's coming out from the outside of the car, which is good.
That means that drain's nice and clear.
If you didn't see that water, it's going into the inside of the car and that's not good.
You got to clear out that drain.
To check those drains, you can either check them from the outside, take the inner fender
well out, take a look and see if it's plugged up.
Or from the inside of the vehicle, take the pillars off and check the tubes, make sure
they're all connected.
So those are our top five problems with this Cadillac SRX.
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