Cadillac XLR
Registered from 2003 to 2009.
About this model
The Cadillac XLR is a convertible car manufactured and marketed by Cadillac from 2003 to 2009 across a single generation. It is a two-seat roadster and has a power retractable hardtop. The XLR was introduced at the 2003 North American International Auto Show as a halo model for Cadillac, and began production for the 2004 model year. The design was inspired by the 1999 Evoq concept.
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Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Optional |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1726 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Roadster, 2-door |
| 2008 | 1726 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway · Roadster, 2-door |
| 2007 | 1726 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway · Roadster, 2-door |
| 2006 | 1726 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway · Roadster, 2-door |
| 2005 | 1654 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Roadster, 2-door |
| 2004 | 1654 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Roadster, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Roof Skin Separation While Driving
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2019, closed December 2019.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Cadillac filed 965 bulletins about the 2009 XLR.
- Equipment: 386
- Electrical system: 156
- Engine and engine cooling: 86
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 57
- Power train: 57
- Visibility: 32
- Wheels: 29
- Fuel system, gasoline: 25
- Engine: 20
- Tires: 17
- Other: 100
- New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH · September 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming… · August 2025
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information. · April 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
957 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.