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2018 Cadillac XT5 problems

NHTSA lists 66 complaints for the 2018 Cadillac XT5, 2 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as CADILLAC XT5.

At a glance

Complaints
66
With crash
2
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
1,021

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE1522.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1421.2%
STEERING1218.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1218.2%
POWER TRAIN1116.7%
SERVICE BRAKES710.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL46.1%
STRUCTURE34.5%
VISIBILITY/WIPER34.5%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING23.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMBODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIRANTILOCK1
VISIBILITYREAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER1
VISIBILITYSUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control2030.3%0.84
electrical electronic1928.8%0.68
mechanical failure1218.2%0.77
visibility or lighting69.1%0.77
unclear34.5%0.91
noise or comfort23.0%0.74
structural or corrosion23.0%0.44
fire or overheating11.5%1.00
restraint or airbag11.5%0.93
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate4466.7%0.83
low1319.7%0.63
high57.6%0.84
none34.5%0.90
critical11.5%0.98

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 66 tagged complaints of 66 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

1,021 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT347
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM212
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING125
ENGINE106
POWER TRAIN84
UNKNOWN OR OTHER83
WHEELS57
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY50

11037555

Date: 2026-09-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.

11037253

Date: 2026-09-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

11035340

Date: 2026-07-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

PI to help diagnose A/C concern

11030974

Date: 2026-04-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

11030091

Date: 2026-03-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

11030092

Date: 2026-03-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect.

11027601

Date: 2026-01-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

11025755

Date: 2025-11-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customera s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of General Motors Technical Assistance Center. If

11023091

Date: 2025-09-09. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH

11023147

Date: 2025-09-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This Preliminary information communicates a possible issue with an engine timing chain, gear or crankshaft key.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
XT566

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