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2017 Cadillac Xt5 Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

187 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.17 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious16V802000

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper

If there is a brake fluid leak, braking performance may be reduced, raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front brake calipers, replacing the brake caliper assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 16096.

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2017 Cadillac XT5 vehicles manufactured April 16, 2016, to May 9, 2016, and 2017 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 19, 2016, to April 22, 2016. The front brake calipers may have a torn or misaligned caliper piston seal which may allow brake fluid to leak.

Complaint volume

187 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

10Crashes
0Fires
3Injuries
0Deaths

Across 187 complaints. Severity Index 0.17.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Unknown Or Other26 · 14%Power Train24 · 13%Engine23 · 12%Electrical System20 · 11%Steering15 · 8%Service Brakes14 · 7%Vehicle Speed Control9 · 5%Wheels8 · 4%
  1. Unknown Or Other — 26 reports
  2. Power Train — 24 reports
  3. Engine — 23 reports
  4. Electrical System — 20 reports
  5. Steering — 15 reports
  6. Service Brakes — 14 reports
  7. Vehicle Speed Control — 9 reports
  8. Wheels — 8 reports
  9. Suspension — 5 reports
  10. Exterior Lighting — 5 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 (5) · 2021 (2) · 2022 (3) · 2023 (4) · 2024 (3) · 2025 (1)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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