2006 Cadillac SRX consumer reviews

This is the 2nd Cadillac SRX I have purchased used. Fantastic SUV with very dependable V8 engine and smooth performance. Gas mileage is acceptable with the usual expected service and maintenance costs of this type of vehicle with 181,989 km's on it. Highly recommend this vehicle to anyone with the only minor negative comment being the Navigation system is typical for the 2006 era of technology. I would buy this vehicle again, hands down over a BMW, Lexus or Mercedes anyday.

The cadillac SRX 2006 is good when it has below 30,000 miles. Over that it starts breaking everywhere it can. It spend right now more time in the shop than on the road.The repairs are very expensive and the gas consuption is horrible like a hummer.

I am a previous cadillac owner. This SRX is no cadillac. We keep ours in the garage. Literally. We keep it there. We don't drive it. Something else will break! This shiny car has been more days in the shop than in the driveway. It's a very clean car. VERY clean. And pretty pearl white. It LOOKS great. It even drives great for those precious few moments we have it on the road on the way home from the dealership. You WILL need to replace the engine in this car; that's just a maintenance item. Every 80,000 - 120,000 miles you should replace the engine. Apparently, the 3.6L V6 engines self-destruct. Literally. According to "The Internet", these cars can use (ie, make disappear or drink) 1 quart of oil every 500 miles. Cadillac owners everywhere are informed by their service departments that this is NORMAL. Because of all the oil they consume, you will also need to replace your catalytic converters as a matter of course. Because the catalytic converters will get quite a workout before you need to replace them, your transmission will start to develop routine symptoms related to. To. To. ...Nobody has been able to figure this one out. As a matter of preventive maintenance, trial and error, guess and poke, replace and pray, you will do a transmission service, change the filter, flush the system. When you drive around the dealership and pull it right back into the service entrance, they will inform you that next in line is a New Torque Converter Clutch solenoid. A good car owner always replaces this in the regular course of maintenance. When you pull out of the dealership, go around the block, and pull right back into the service entrance again, they will inform you that next on the rundown is a New Transmission Control Module. Apparently these should be replaced when you service the transmission. Other maintenance items include: rear differential seal (three times), new bulbs all around, driver side mirror, new sunroof. Typical maintenance items. We love this car, but we are going to trade it, because with the third row seat up, you can't fit a bag of groceries in the trunk. I'm not joking. There's not enough room to fit a (paper) sack of groceries, which means there's also not enough room to fit a suitcase (the small ones that fit in the overhead compartment of an airplane). Which means NO TRAVELING.

I chose the SRX with the Northstar V8 over the V6 because my research indicated the V8 has fewer problems than the V6. The V6 engines are plagued with timing chain defects where the V8's are not. I very am happy with my decision. The V8 has so much more power and the gas mileage difference is only 1mpg on the highway. The SRX is a pleasure to drive and maneuver. It rides and steers more like a car and an SUV.

So many little things go wrong the radio and CD changer quit working The hand pulls pull out the signallights takes two hours to fix, you have to take off the front tires.

This is a very good car. We have a 2006 Cadillac SRX V6 AWD and it's been great to us. It only has 69,000 miles on it, but those miles have been majorly highway. We have all the options on it Xenon lights, the ultraview plus roof, the navigation/bose package, power third row seat, and the 18" chrome wheels. There is no option we don't have. It was my grandfather's vehicle before he passed, and then my grandmother gave it to my father and we use it on an everyday basis. A big improvement over a 1999 Toyota Camry lol. The only slight quibbles I have over the car is the way the Navigation system looks. It looks like it was created by fisher price. The ride could be smoother for a Caddy, but I will take that compromise any day, because the car handles great and the 18" chrome wheels look great. Also, the second row seats are a bit hard, but they have great room, and the third row seat has decent leg room if you get the second row occupants to move up a bit. The 3.6L V6 makes 260 horsepower and 252lb/ft of torque and is mated to a 5 speed automatic and then through all four wheels on our car, and it's a fantastic power train. Great compromise on fuel economy and performance. I've driven the northstar equipped caddy srx and it doesn't have much better pep but much worse fuel economy. Overall a good vehicle. Would recommend to anyone.

I traded a 2002 Corvette convertible for this car. This XLR is the only car I have seen that I would have traded that car for. It gives me the same performance, but with 100% more comfort and smooth ride. I also like the retractable hard top.

The 2006 SRX is an overall dream machine. All senses satisfied with this vehicle. Great performance, handles like a car with all of the plus's of a crossover. We sold ours but we will definitely be SRX owners again.

Never thought that we would own a Cadillac. This vehicle has me sold. The V6 engine has a surprising amount of power. Gas mileage isn't that great, but somethings are worth the comfort and style compromise. We enjoy the comfort of the ride and the creature features. I would like alittle more wood grain trim inside and maybe a light in the glove box, but hey these are just little things. Mechanically it is just sound with very little maintenance.

I had been looking for a used Cadillac SRX for several years. I was checking all the usual places and people kept asking me, "What exactly are you looking for?" My reply was, "I don't know, but I'll know it when I see it." I saw this Cadillac for less than 20K and only had 12K miles. That's about a half-price car! It was for sale by a new/used car dealer in Atlanta. I cashed in AmEx points for a plane ticket from Houston to Atlanta. The salesman met me at the airport with the car. I drove the car home. Haven't had ANY problem with it. It exceeds all my expectations. It's the six cyl version, but has everything I need.