Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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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… |