Cadillac ESCALADE HYBRID problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
21 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
80,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 to 2014 model years. Data updated: . 15 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 21 complaints (23.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
6
28.6%
Engine operation
4
19.0%
Electrical and battery issues
4
19.0%
Steering behavior
2
9.5%
Transmission and shifting
1
4.8%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Electrical System
5
Engine
4
Fuel/Propulsion System
4
Service Brakes
3
Unknown Or Other
3
Air Bags
2
Steering
2
Air Bags:Side/Window
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Electrical System
5
Engine
4
Fuel/Propulsion System
4
Service Brakes
3
Unknown Or Other
3
Air Bags
2
Steering
2
Air Bags:Side/Window
1
Electrical System: 5; Engine: 4; Fuel/Propulsion System: 4; Service Brakes: 3; Unknown Or Other: 3; Air Bags: 2; Steering: 2; Air Bags:Side/Window: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
3
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
4
100,000 to 149,999
4
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
3
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
4
100,000 to 149,999
4
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 4; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 0
75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 6 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
Electrical System leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 6 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 4 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
I DRIVE A 2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE POWER ON THE BRAKES WENT OUT, TO WHERE I ONLY HAD ABOUT 5% BREAKING POWER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS GOING SLOW, SO NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED. THREE ERROR CODES CAME UP ON MY DASHBOARD, "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", "SERVICE STABILITRAK", AND "SERVICE BRAKES SOON". I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE LOST MY BREAKS WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, EVERYTHING STARTED UP NORMAL AGAIN AND WORKED AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENG…
WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. REPLACED THE FLUID AND IT LEAKED OUT AGAIN. CALLED DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT RIGHT IN NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. PRIOR TOO THAT THERE HAD BEEN OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY IT TOOK OVER A WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JS
THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WITH A WARNING ON MESSAGE CENTER SAYING, "REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND OIL PRESSURE LOW. TURN OFF ENGINE." THE SUV WILL ALSO GO "DEAD" WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE SOMETIMES. AFTER WAITING A FEW SECONDS AND TURNING THE IGNITION KEY AGAIN, THE SUV WILL CRANK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES WITH CONSECUTIVE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS ILLUMINATING WITHIN HOURS AFTER THE REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE SENSORS FAILING, INCLUDING THE KNOCK SENSOR ON BANK 1 (THREE TIMES). THE PROBLEM…
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE STEERING RACK & PINION (PART NUMBER 20870559). LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I WAS TURNING LEFT TO MANEUVER OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT AND THE VEHICLE CHIMED, GAVE AN ALERT, AND MY STEERING BECAME MANUAL. IT SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY AND HAD TO BE SHIPPED IN FROM CANADA. REPAIRED AND HAD LESS THAN A WEEK AND LOST CONTROL AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING TO LEAVE - SAME PROCESS. WHAT IF I WAS TURNING ON A CURV…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROTHERTON CADILLAC LOCATED AT 215 SW 12TH ST, SUITE 101, RENTON WA 98057, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
21 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
71.4%Usable mileage15 / 21 records
100.0%Valid incident date21 / 21 records
100.0%Valid filing date21 / 21 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates21 / 21 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2009
2012
2014
Electrical System
422.2%ODI 10820718 · 107,000 mi
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER GOT REDUCED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND REDUCTION OF SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH CAUSED NEAR-CRASH CONDITIONS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE ALL VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING UNIFORMLY AT 70 MPH, NARROWLY AVOIDING MULTIPLE COLLISIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A LAY-BY FOR A FEW MINUTES, EVERYTHING RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. SUB…
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. REPLACED THE FLUID AND IT LEAKED OUT AGAIN. CALLED DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT RIGHT IN NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. PRIOR TOO THAT THERE HAD BEEN OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY IT TOOK OVER A WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
CAR FRAME CRACKED, WITH NO ACCIDENT, ABOVE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THERE IS 1/4 INCH OF COMPLETE SEPARATION. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO. CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I DRIVE 2 HOURS A DAY, CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING USUALLY WITH MY TWO KIDS. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE A NAIL REMOVED FROM THE TIRE, AND WAS CALLED AND TOLD MY FRAME WAS CRACKED.
TAKATA RECALL: THE RECALL WAS INITIATED MAY 2016, IT IS NOW OCTOBER 2017. THE RECALL STILL READS AS "NO REMEDY." I HAVE BEEN TOLD I AM UNABLE TO SELL MY CAR WITH AN OPEN RECALL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING MORE THAN A YEAR TO SELL MY CAR, AND IT CONTINUES TO DEPRECIATE, WHICH IS CREATING A LOSS FOR ME. ADDITIONALLY, I AM UNABLE TO CHOOSE TO DRIVE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE.
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE STEERING RACK & PINION (PART NUMBER 20870559). LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I WAS TURNING LEFT TO MANEUVER OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT AND THE VEHICLE CHIMED, GAVE AN ALERT, AND MY STEERING BECAME MANUAL. IT SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY AND HAD TO BE SHIPPED IN FROM CANADA. REPAIRED AND HAD LESS THAN A WEEK AND LOST CONTROL AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING TO LEAVE - SAME PROCESS. WHAT IF I WAS TURNING ON A CURV…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROTHERTON CADILLAC LOCATED AT 215 SW 12TH ST, SUITE 101, RENTON WA 98057, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE …
2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF LATE IN CRASH AND CAUSED MORE INJURY, FRAME DID NOT HOLD DUE TO EXTRA HYBRID WEIGHT, ONSTAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION TW*
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Electrical System
98,000–112,000 mi
107,000 mi
5
ODI 10820718 · 107,000 mi
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
TAKATA RECALL, THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF IT STARTED WITH MY ESCALADE WHEN ON A BUSY STREET LIGHT I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE STUCK ON PARK MODE WHICH IT WASN'T AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING AND FORCING ITSELF.IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY MOVE I LEARNED I HAD TO DO IT THE FOLLOWING WAY AND EVEN THEN IT WOULD MOVE SLOWLY.I HAD TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE VERY CAREFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY AT FIRST IT REACTED GOING FROM 0 TO 5MPH THEN SLOWLY TO 10 BUT I HAD TO LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN STEP ON IT SL…
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER GOT REDUCED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND REDUCTION OF SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH CAUSED NEAR-CRASH CONDITIONS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE ALL VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING UNIFORMLY AT 70 MPH, NARROWLY AVOIDING MULTIPLE COLLISIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A LAY-BY FOR A FEW MINUTES, EVERYTHING RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. SUB…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
MY HYBRID ESCALADE HAS NO EXTRA POWER IN REQUESTING THAT AFTER PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL TO GET MORE NECESSARY POWER TO ENTRY IN HIGHWAY THE CAR SHOWS SOMETHING IS HOLDING THE CAR. I DO NOT IF NORMAL OR NOT. THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
CAR FRAME CRACKED, WITH NO ACCIDENT, ABOVE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THERE IS 1/4 INCH OF COMPLETE SEPARATION. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO. CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I DRIVE 2 HOURS A DAY, CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING USUALLY WITH MY TWO KIDS. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE A NAIL REMOVED FROM THE TIRE, AND WAS CALLED AND TOLD MY FRAME WAS CRACKED.
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE STEERING RACK & PINION (PART NUMBER 20870559). LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I WAS TURNING LEFT TO MANEUVER OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT AND THE VEHICLE CHIMED, GAVE AN ALERT, AND MY STEERING BECAME MANUAL. IT SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY AND HAD TO BE SHIPPED IN FROM CANADA. REPAIRED AND HAD LESS THAN A WEEK AND LOST CONTROL AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING TO LEAVE - SAME PROCESS. WHAT IF I WAS TURNING ON A CURV…
2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF LATE IN CRASH AND CAUSED MORE INJURY, FRAME DID NOT HOLD DUE TO EXTRA HYBRID WEIGHT, ONSTAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION TW*
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2012: 0 complaints · 2014: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2012
0
0
0
2014
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2012
2
0
0
2014
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Electrical System
Engine
Fuel/Propulsion System
Service Brakes
Unknown Or Other
Air Bags
Steering
Air Bags:Side/Window
Electrical System
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1ODI 10824127 · 147,000 mi
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY VEHICLE MADE A NOISE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND THE SUSPENSION THE VOLTAGE AND STABILITY READS ACROSS MY INFORMATION SCREEN. IT HAPPENS TO ALL THE TIME WEATHER I'M IN MOTION OR IN PARKED OR JUST SITTING THERE AT A RED LIGHT.
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY VEHICLE MADE A NOISE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND THE SUSPENSION THE VOLTAGE AND STABILITY READS ACROSS MY INFORMATION SCREEN. IT HAPPENS TO ALL THE TIME WEATHER I'M IN MOTION OR IN PARKED OR JUST SITTING THERE AT A RED LIGHT.
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
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Warning lights and dashboard alerts
5 mentions · 23.8% of complaints
Median mileage: 38,265 mi (4 usable records).
ODI 10383967 · 29,529 mi
THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WITH A WARNING ON MESSAGE CENTER SAYING, "REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND OIL PRESSURE LOW. TURN OFF ENGINE." THE SUV WILL ALSO GO "DEAD" WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE SOMETIMES. AFTER WAITING A FEW SECONDS AND TURNING THE IGNITION KEY AGAIN, THE SUV WILL CRANK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES WITH CONSECUTIVE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS ILLUMINATING WITHIN HOURS AFTER THE REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE SENSORS FAILING, INCLUDING THE KNOCK SENSOR ON BANK 1 (THREE TIMES). THE PROBLEM…
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER GOT REDUCED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND REDUCTION OF SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH CAUSED NEAR-CRASH CONDITIONS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE ALL VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING UNIFORMLY AT 70 MPH, NARROWLY AVOIDING MULTIPLE COLLISIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A LAY-BY FOR A FEW MINUTES, EVERYTHING RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. SUB…
TAKATA RECALL, THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF IT STARTED WITH MY ESCALADE WHEN ON A BUSY STREET LIGHT I TRIED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE STUCK ON PARK MODE WHICH IT WASN'T AND I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING AND FORCING ITSELF.IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY MOVE I LEARNED I HAD TO DO IT THE FOLLOWING WAY AND EVEN THEN IT WOULD MOVE SLOWLY.I HAD TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDDLE VERY CAREFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY AT FIRST IT REACTED GOING FROM 0 TO 5MPH THEN SLOWLY TO 10 BUT I HAD TO LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN STEP ON IT SL…
THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WITH A WARNING ON MESSAGE CENTER SAYING, "REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND OIL PRESSURE LOW. TURN OFF ENGINE." THE SUV WILL ALSO GO "DEAD" WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE SOMETIMES. AFTER WAITING A FEW SECONDS AND TURNING THE IGNITION KEY AGAIN, THE SUV WILL CRANK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES WITH CONSECUTIVE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS ILLUMINATING WITHIN HOURS AFTER THE REPAIR. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE SENSORS FAILING, INCLUDING THE KNOCK SENSOR ON BANK 1 (THREE TIMES). THE PROBLEM…
BEGINNING IN OR AROUND OCTOBER 2014, MY CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID WITH 107,000 MILES BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING WHEREBY VARIOUS LIGHTS, ALERTS AND WARNING SIGNALS BEGAN ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY INCLUDING THE BRAKE, ENGINE, STABILITRAK, HYBRID SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNALS TO NAME A FEW. MORE LIGHTS THAN I CAN REMEMBER WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL FROM 65MPH TO 30MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY AND AT FIRST I WAS TOL…
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ILLUMINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INCLUDING SERVICE BRAKES SOON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK, BATTERY AND STALLING OF VEHICLE. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPEATEDLY AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. ALSO CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA: ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: MAY 18, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, …
Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b
Steering assistance concerns
2 mentions · 9.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 95,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10935606 · 95,000 mi
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE STEERING RACK & PINION (PART NUMBER 20870559). LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I WAS TURNING LEFT TO MANEUVER OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT AND THE VEHICLE CHIMED, GAVE AN ALERT, AND MY STEERING BECAME MANUAL. IT SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY AND HAD TO BE SHIPPED IN FROM CANADA. REPAIRED AND HAD LESS THAN A WEEK AND LOST CONTROL AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING TO LEAVE - SAME PROCESS. WHAT IF I WAS TURNING ON A CURV…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROTHERTON CADILLAC LOCATED AT 215 SW 12TH ST, SUITE 101, RENTON WA 98057, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE …
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND AS A RESULT, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.