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    Help! Help...Brakes Locked...stuck in road

    Thank you everyone for the input. Unfortunately, I am still lost as to whether or not to let the Cadillac dealer handle it. Can someone confirm that it would take four hours of labor to replace stop light switch and possibly a position sensor? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Help! Any XLR tech/specialist near Chicago?

    Are there any XLR specialists Near Chicago? Or does anyone use a trustworthy mechanic for their XLR, near Chicago? It’s not easy trusting the average tech with this car. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Help! Help...Brakes Locked...stuck in road

    Brake light switch or stop light switch from what I could gather. They refused to send me a proper quote with part number. Somethings not right...? Whatever is faulty is causing the car to keep the brakes depressed with brake lights on...the push button starts the car without me physically...
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    Help! Help...Brakes Locked...stuck in road

    It did not. I had it sent to the dealer for diagnosis. They are claiming it’s the brake switch that is faulty and needs to be replaced. $25 part +4 hours of labor. $650 ish total. Any thoughts? The mechanic said he cleared the stabilitrak code and drove it, but the code came back I was...
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    Help! Help...Brakes Locked...stuck in road

    My service stability track light came on and my brakes begin to slowly lock up over the course of a minute. They are now completely locked and I am pulled over on the road. Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. M

    how old are you :)

    33 XLRV Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. M

    GM Press Release Battery / Battery Minder Issues - Battery won't charge past certain point!

    Apologies, thought I was in tech forum. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    GM Press Release Battery / Battery Minder Issues - Battery won't charge past certain point!

    After driving for 30 minutes or so, my battery will read between 12.5 - 12.7V, which is low. The next morning, generally speaking, my battery will read as little as 12.09V. I recently connected a Battery Minder to my battery directly, while still in the car. The battery read 12.1V before...
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    Help! 2008 Cadillac XLR-V Hardtop Retraction / Trunk Struggle to Open?

    I noticed everyone seems to have a battery tender, how does that compare to the one you recommended? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Help! 2008 Cadillac XLR-V Hardtop Retraction / Trunk Struggle to Open?

    Best Trickle Charger? I am looking forward to slow charging my battery overnight, in attempt to solve this top issue. I have a cheap plugin 500mah trickle charger from China, which I will likely not use. Is there any one charger, better than another out there? Any recommendations of any...
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    Help! 2008 Cadillac XLR-V Hardtop Retraction / Trunk Struggle to Open?

    It's not just the trunk, the top itself has the same struggles requiring assistance. Do you believe that replacing pneumatic "assist" cylinder(s) is still the correct solution?
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    Help! 2008 Cadillac XLR-V Hardtop Retraction / Trunk Struggle to Open?

    I have had my XLR-V for 2 months now. The Convertible top worked perfectly well until a few days ago. I noticed the trunk would open a lot slower than usual, as well as everything related to retracting the hardtop. After this happened 2 times, the top simply struggled to open, as well as the...
  13. M

    2007 XLR-V for Sale -Very Low Miles

    For Sale? Is this car still for sale, what are you asking if so?
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