Two problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 2005 Cadillac SRX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Cadillac SRX based on all problems reported for the 2005 SRX.
I am the owner of a Cadillac Srx 2005. This had approx 59,000 miles at time of engine failure. Prior to the failure on two occasions the engine warning light came on at which time I took it to the dealership. They ran diagnostic and nothing wrong. On sept. '08 the engine failed while driving and it was towed to the dealership and they determined that the timing belt failed. This is a 3 year old vehicle with less than 60k miles and the timing belt fails. This to me is very rare and I believe it to be a factory defect. I have had many vehicles with alot more miles and not one of them had a timing belt failure.
Our 2005 Cadillac Srx suffered a timing belt defect at 62,000 miles - just outside the factory warranty. I was told by a technician and assistant svc. Manager that they have had 4-8 of these "defects" in the past year and a bulletin has been released by gm with instructions on how to fix it. They kept our car for over 30 days trying to fix it, and it turns out that it requires a "redesigned" timing chain that is nothing like the current chain that is breaking. However, they refuse to acknowledge that it is a defect and should be subject to recall, and they are charging the car's owners full price to fix what should be replaced free of charge. It is a serious safety hazard and they only half-heartedly acknowledge that it's even an issue - yet they readily admit that the new design "fixes" problems that they say don't exist.