Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-16 | 14V259000 |
AIR BAGS | 2,838 | — | Details |
| 2014-01-13 | 14V007000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 325,213 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine in my 2015 Cadillac Escalade failed unexpectedly at approximately 53,000 miles. Immediately prior to the fai… |
| 2026-02-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Mileage: 90,406 2015 Cadillac Escalade Engine: 6.2L V8 EcoTec3 has experienced lifter and camshaft failure, and the v… |
| 2025-12-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Significant fuel leak coming from top of fuel tank |
| 2025-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Within the last 20,000 miles this car has, and is now, been at the dealership 3xs for sudden lifter/camshaft failure. T… |
| 2025-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Cadillac and GM have a know issue in the Escalade for faulty susp3nsion, with their MagRide system, and bad lifters. Th… |
| 2025-09-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle expe… |
| 2025-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving south on I-25 when lights started flashing snd then i lost power and had to coast to the shoulder with no… |
| 2025-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel leak on top of fuel tank and it’s available for inspection. The safety of passengers and others were put at high … |
| 2025-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was on the Highway and the EPS stopped working and steering wheel became hard. I looked online and saw there was a re… |
| 2025-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle immediately l… |
| 2025-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. At the time of purchase and registration, it was discov… |
| 2025-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I dropped my vehicle off for transmission service maintenance with no engine issues and no check engine light. The Cadi… |
| 2025-02-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Vehicle will make noise as if gears are slipping, when going up the slop or on load. potentially can stall or burnout g… |
| 2025-02-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2015 Cadillac Escalade suffered complete engine failure caused by a known design defect involving the Active Fuel Ma… |
| 2024-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was on my way home on [XXX] when the engine in my Cadillac Escalade started to vibrate and the check engine and stabi… |
| 2024-12-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Radical shifting shuttring unknown what gear to select into |
| 2024-11-21 | SEATS | No | 0 | Vehicle sold with inoperable passenger seat on November 22, 2024. Seat stays in recline position. Issue is unresolved w… |
| 2024-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost m… |
| 2024-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my vehicle, and it began to sputter, and steering wheel lock up almost causing an accident, plus I starte… |
| 2024-02-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The dash lit up with several codes I got out, walked around the vehicle as if someone damaged it would not start. It we… |
| 2023-12-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering locks up whenever it decides to without warning. Its happened several times. Dealership saus nothing fou… |
| 2023-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle h… |
| 2023-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that on several occasions when the vehicle was started, t… |
| 2023-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission brakes at speed, feels as if I got rear ended from the back. I know that there is lawsuits against GM for … |
| 2023-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | First incident Feb 2022– 2015 Cadillac Escalade had approximately 89K miles on it. Was driving home from work in I-75 w… |
| 2022-10-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The contact owned a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact fell asl… |
| 2022-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle started shuddering … |
| 2022-07-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that both rear doors trim near the windows had been slowl… |
| 2022-04-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the electric magnetic … |
| 2021-10-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle burst into flames while driving 70 mph on highway. |
| 2021-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2015 Cadillac Escalade had 65,186 miles on it. Was driving home with family and the engine started knocking. The code… |
| 2021-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle has a shake that seems to be coming from the rear and can be felt in the seats, slightly in the steering wheel … |
| 2021-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought the vehicle on May 27, 2021. I filled the tank with 87 octane on 3 separate occasions between May 27 and June … |
| 2021-03-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Front shocks had to be replaced on our Cadillac 2015 Escalade. Right Front shock was leaking oil at 81K miles, repair 2… |
| 2021-03-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. JUMPS BETWEEN LOWER GEARS. FOLLOWED THE FIX GM RECOMMENDED WHICH CHANGED THE T… |
| 2021-02-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD MY 2015 ESCALADE ESV IN THE SHOP FOR A SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH MY RADIATOR AND FRONT STRUTS W… |
| 2020-12-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF LEAKS IN IT. IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO COVER EX… |
| 2020-11-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND A BURNING SMELL EMITTED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT POST. NO ACCIDENT OCCURED … |
| 2020-10-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY H… |
| 2020-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DELAMINATION OF CUE SCREEN RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ISSUES: 1. BACK UP CAMERA SYSTEM INOPERABLE 2. BLUETOOTH… |
| 2020-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WHEN I AM PLACING IT IN REVERSE OR MAKING SLOW TURNS. THE CAR TURNS OFF AND THE DRIVER ASSIST… |
| 2020-05-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1) AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON IN VEHICLE. 2) R-134 LEAKS 3) BODY AND OR REAR REVERSE LIGHT FIXTURE HAS CONDENSATION AND … |
| 2020-03-02 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING S… |
| 2020-01-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE HAS SPENT MORE THAN 2 MONTHS IN THE CADDILAC DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND RESOLVE ISSUES SURROUNDING… |
| 2020-01-16 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed with the vehicle in… |
| 2020-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I have a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. It has been well taken care of. To my disappointment, this vehicle has been a money p… |
| 2019-12-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING .. CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS |
| 2019-10-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS CAR A MONTH AGO AND ALREADY BEGAN WITH PROBLEMS. IT HAS 50K MILES. THERE IS A STRANGE CLUCK COMING FROM … |
| 2019-09-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | THIS IS FOR SAFETY RECALL IN oct 2019- regarding the brakes- it has ALREADY BEEN MADE AWARE TO DOT. This is in regards … |
| 2019-09-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE ON 9/6/2019 FROM MCGOVERN HYUNDAI IN BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEIN… |