Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-12 | 02V224000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | 649 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | All of a sudden 3rd and 4th gears became useless causing a rapid deacceleration of the vehicle and posing the possibili… |
| 2023-04-14 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The sunroof on my vehicle flew off on the highway while it was in the "closed" position. There was NO personal injury n… |
| 2021-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT. The contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated. The contact c… |
| 2021-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag light is on .want go off..its Cadillac (EST TRUCK )NOT THE SUV |
| 2020-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BREAKS WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT. |
| 2020-04-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SOME BODY TAKE MY TRUCK LIKE A ROBBERY. IM HAVE A POLICE REPORT BIT THEY DON'T FIND IT. *TR |
| 2019-12-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONTINOUSLY LIGHT COMES ON SERVICE AIRBAG, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVER SEAT IS MOVED AND WHEN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD |
| 2019-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL USE OF BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DRIVING 45MPH ON A CITY STREET.… |
| 2019-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRA… |
| 2019-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT FELT AS IF SHE … |
| 2018-04-21 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK SATURDAY, 4/21/18 AND WHEN I GOT ON THE RAMP TO TAKE I-40 EAST IN KNOXVILLE, TN, MY FRONT… |
| 2017-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA, SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTAC… |
| 2016-07-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKA TA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HIT A SPEED BUMP AND MY AIRBAG IN MY STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT AND INFLATED AND … |
| 2016-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE LEAK DUE TO INFERIOR BRAKE LINES |
| 2016-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CAR ACCELERATES AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT ON AND IT JUST KEEPS ACCELERATING SO WE HAVE TO TURN IT OF BECAUSE IT DOES N… |
| 2015-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING … |
| 2015-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDERNE… |
| 2015-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMI… |
| 2014-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WHEN I BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I HAD NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER, LU… |
| 2014-09-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE LATCH FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2014-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS ON I 75 PASSING UNDER MILLER RD IN FLINT, MI WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO BACK UP AND SLOW DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES … |
| 2014-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC LINES/COMPONENTS. LAST TIME WHEN BRAKE FAILE… |
| 2014-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BLOWER MOTOR IS STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC I… |
| 2014-03-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR |
| 2014-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, AND THE OIL GAGES DISPLAY… |
| 2013-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A SLIGHTLY ICY ROAD, THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS COMING TO A STOP. I HIT MY BRAKES, BUT THE GROUN… |
| 2013-12-11 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | [XXX] PARENT WAS DROPPING STUDENT OFF AT SCHOOL (WESTWIND ELEMENTARY) AND STAFF NOTICED A 2 YEAR OLD NOT ON A CAR SEAT.… |
| 2013-09-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND THE "TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE" COMES ON. THE CAR COMES TO … |
| 2013-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO … |
| 2013-01-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL AND … |
| 2012-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED FAILING TO DI… |
| 2011-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED RAPID LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID . STEEL LINE RUPTURED WITHIN A PLASTIC RETAINER LOCATED ON T… |
| 2011-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES B… |
| 2011-08-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEM ON THE 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON… |
| 2011-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON JULY 28TH 2011, MY 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD WOULD NOT START. IT HAD POWER TO THE SEATS, HORN, LIGHTS, BUT NO POWER… |
| 2011-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE PURCHASED USED FROM THE ORIGINAL KNOWN OWNER LAST YEAR. 27,500 ORIGINAL MILES GARAGE KEP… |
| 2011-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE 6.0L ENGINE, EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN EXHAUST LEAK HTTP://YOUTU.BE/0YG6WLBNZGI. *TR |
| 2010-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BATTERY IN MY ESCALADE HAD BEEN DYING ON ME FOR A WHILE. ONE DAY, MY GAUGES ALL STAYED STUCK AS IF I WAS DRIVING ON… |
| 2010-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOLTS ENDED UP COMING OUT OF MANIFOLD ON THEIR OWN THROUGH TIME. *TR |
| 2010-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANIFOLD STUDS ON DRIVER SIDE ARE BROKE!!! 03 ESCALADE 6.0. *TR |
| 2009-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO R… |
| 2008-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE CUP HOLDER AREA. WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, THE FUSE BOX WA… |
| 2007-11-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL STABILITY SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKS SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEAL UNDER WARRANTY OVER… |
| 2007-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS, … |
| 2007-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE CADILL… |
| 2007-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE ON 02/11/06. AT THE TIME IT HAD AROUND 64000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE… |
| 2006-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPT RULED THE CAUSE OF … |
| 2006-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CADILLAC MOTOR DIVISION BLEW OFF MY INQUIRY. 05/26/2006 22:06:32CIDENT DESCRIPTION: WHEN TURNING OFF IGNITION WITH 200… |
| 2005-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH OR ABOVE AND IF NEEDED TO C… |
| 2005-07-13 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | Yes | 2 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO B… |