2017 Cadillac Escalade

Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2017 Cadillac Escalade.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-03 ENGINE No 0 My 2017 Cadillac Escalade with the 6.2L V8 engine experienced AFM (Active Fuel Management) valve lifter failure. While …
2025-11-22 STEERING No 0 System that failed/malfunctioned: power steering (EPS) system How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk…
2025-07-16 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle briefly jerked and was …
2025-06-27 ENGINE No 0 Widely known problem with the 2017 Escalade motor with the active fuel management system. Driving in a very remote part…
2025-06-02 ENGINE No 0 At 86,000 miles my 6.2 engine had to be rebuilt. Costing $14,000
2025-05-31 ENGINE No 0 The 6.2 L engine on my 2017 Cadillac Escalade failed at around 97,000 miles. I took it to Heritage Cadillac dealership …
2025-05-23 ENGINE No 0 I am writing to formally report an unresolved issue involving a 2015 Cadillac Escalade that I purchased from a Toyota d…
2025-05-15 SEAT BELTS No 0 on 5/15/25 at approx. 11am the vehicle was seen with smoke rolling out of the doors and windows, which were all closed.…
2025-05-11 SEATS No 0 The driver seat has randomly started moving while driving most recently moving further back away from the steering whe…
2025-04-28 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost m…
2025-04-02 ENGINE No 0 Engine making loud lifter tick
2025-03-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Battery terminals going from battery to power distribution panel on top of battery, crimps bad/corroded causing intermi…
2025-03-13 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH with the cruise c…
2024-10-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnor…
2023-09-01 ENGINE No 0 Cylinder 6 always presents as a misfired. Between my fiancé and I, we have 3 Escalades. After several diagnostic checks…
2023-06-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 My family and I were driving and the car started breaking and turning the wheel then died . We took it to the dealershi…
2023-06-03 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle started shaking abnorma…
2023-03-02 ENGINE No 0 While driving on Highway 360 in Arlington, TX, the engine appeared to not change gears. It was between 3:30 to 4:00 PM…
2022-12-19 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, there was an abnormally loud tickin…
2022-11-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Cadillac cue system malfunction. Cadillac Cue is inoperable and randomly scrolls through screens/selecting features err…
2022-11-07 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 •available for inspection. Unknown exact system failure •issue regularly occurs •dealership service. Transmission had …
2022-09-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The side view mirrors will randomly tilt to the sky or ground. Whatever it tilts to also becomes the saved position. Th…
2022-06-01 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM No 0 frame rotted where the control arm conects to the frame causing the control arm to break away from the frome. i lost s…
2022-05-11 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I have a 2017 Cadillac Escalade that is all black. This vehicle is now sitting a 140,000 miles now. but before the 140,…
2022-03-15 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with a feature that once th…
2021-11-24 ENGINE No 0 Driving and heard loud pop and shudder. Heavy vibration at highway speeds making vehicle unsafe to drive and vehicle a…
2021-08-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:VIDEO MONITOR/SCREEN No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the touch screen monitor started ju…
2021-07-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When applying the brakes at a slow speed (>20 mph), the brakes seem “spongy”. The brake pedal seems to require further …
2021-05-21 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Cadillac Cue system has stopped working. GM will not replace but is aware of the issues with the faulty system. Scree…
2020-11-18 POWER TRAIN No 0 REPAIR PLEASE
2020-11-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 *SAFETY ISSUE* ESCALADE WILL SHIFT VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LURCH.…
2020-01-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY STEERING AND BREAKS THE CAR JURKS
2019-10-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 MY CAR WAS THE SUBJECT OF A BRAKE RECALL N192268490, I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER IN FLEMINGTON GM TWICE, THE LAST TIME …
2019-09-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHILE STATIONARY THE HATCHBACK WILL AUTO CLOSE RANDOMLY WHILE A PERSON IS LOADING OR UNLOADING AND DOES NOT STOP OR SEN…
2019-05-22 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB, IT WOULD NOT UN…
2019-05-05 UNKNOWN OR OTHER Yes 1 I HAVE HAD ONSTAR FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE OF THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS CONCERNING ACCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE GOING OFF THE ROAD A…
2019-03-18 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHEN I AM DRIVING ON SMOOTH SURFACE STREETS SOMETIME THERE A FEEL OF INTERMITTENT JUTTERY RIDE WHICH FEELS LIKE YOU ARE…
2019-02-01 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, TURNING THE WHEEL HARD LEFT OR RIGHT THE MESSAGE WILL FLASH "SERVICE STABILITRAK" WH…
2018-11-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES , WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH WHILE MAKING A TURN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, LOST …
2018-07-15 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE CEASED RUNNING AT 55 MPH. CHAIN OF FAILURES- ENGINE VALVE STEM FRACTURED (CYLINDER # 2), VALVE DROPPED INTO CYL…
2018-06-08 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED…
2018-02-04 ENGINE No 0 SEVERE BUCKING AND OR SURGING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. HAS ACTUALLY SURGED WHEN AT A FULL STOP.
2018-01-24 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESU…
2018-01-02 ENGINE No 0 HARD SHIFTING, SHAKING, JERKING, HESITATING SHUDDERING
2017-10-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SHUDDERING AND VIBRA…
2017-10-12 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 WHY ARE THE HEADLIGHTS ON NEW CADILLACS, ESPECIALLY ESCALADES, SO BLINDING? IT'S LIKE THESE VEHICLES HAVE THEIR HEADLA…
2016-12-28 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS MOVED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING COMMANDED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, VEHICLE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME…