2023 Cadillac XT5

The 2023 Cadillac XT5 has 4 recalls, the most serious involving the front half-shafts, which can disconnect from the transmission and cause a sudden loss of drive power or allow the vehicle to roll away when parked.

Two separate recalls cover this half-shaft issue from different angles. In one case, the right-front half-shaft may not have been properly seated at the transmission connection point. In the other, an incorrect sun gear inside the transmission can cause the driver-side half-shaft to pull free. Both failures carry the same result: power to the wheels can cut out without warning, or the vehicle can roll when the driver expects it to be held in park. On the electrical side, the instrument panel cluster may fail to light up when the hazard lights, high beams, or turn signals are in use, meaning the driver loses the visual reminder that those lights are still on and may leave them running unintentionally. There is also a compliance recall involving the certification label on the driver-side door pillar: the tire size information printed on it may be too faint to read clearly, which raises the risk that the wrong tire size gets installed during a replacement.