2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE Problems & Recalls
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All of a sudden 3rd and 4th gears became useless causing a rapid deacceleration of the vehicle and posing the possibility of being rear ended with end result of massive damage to vehicle and serious injury to occupants
The sunroof on my vehicle flew off on the highway while it was in the "closed" position. There was NO personal injury nor damage to any persons or vehicles. I returned to the area where the glass flew off only to find it shattered all over the shoulder of the road, completely destroyed. I've upload...
The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT. The contact stated that the air bag light was illuminated. The contact contacted an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the air bag needed replacement but did not diagnose the failure cause. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer ...
Mileage: 178,531
Air bag light is on .want go off..its Cadillac (EST TRUCK )NOT THE SUV
COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE LEAK DUE TO INFERIOR BRAKE LINES
Mileage: 200,000
BREAKS WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT.
Mileage: 93,375
SOME BODY TAKE MY TRUCK LIKE A ROBBERY. IM HAVE A POLICE REPORT BIT THEY DON'T FIND IT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL USE OF BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DRIVING 45MPH ON A CITY STREET. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SHUT OFF 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE TUR...
WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL USE OF BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DRIVING 45MPH ON A CITY STREET. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SHUT OFF 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE TUR...
WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL USE OF BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DRIVING 45MPH ON A CITY STREET. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SHUT OFF 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE TUR...
CONTINOUSLY LIGHT COMES ON SERVICE AIRBAG, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVER SEAT IS MOVED AND WHEN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS SEIZED AND FAILED TO RELEASE WHEN NEEDED. THE FAILURE PRESENTED THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN N...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS SEIZED AND FAILED TO RELEASE WHEN NEEDED. THE FAILURE PRESENTED THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN N...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT FELT AS IF SHE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. ON OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND LOOSENED ON ITS OWN. FURTHERMORE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FAULTY...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT FELT AS IF SHE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. ON OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND LOOSENED ON ITS OWN. FURTHERMORE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FAULTY...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT FELT AS IF SHE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. ON OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND LOOSENED ON ITS OWN. FURTHERMORE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FAULTY...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND IT FELT AS IF SHE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. ON OCCASION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND LOOSENED ON ITS OWN. FURTHERMORE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FAULTY...
Mileage: 100,000
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 PASSENGER TIRE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO COME OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED ME TO THE RIGHT. I STARTED TO DRIVE SLOW AND WHEN I PICKED UP SPEED TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OK AND I...
Mileage: 140
TAKA TA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HIT A SPEED BUMP AND MY AIRBAG IN MY STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT AND INFLATED AND MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEEN A PROBLEUM. AT THIS TIME I DIDN'T NO WHAT TO DO, SO I CALLED ROADSIDE FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY SENSORS HAVE BEEN COMING ON EVERY SINCE.CAN SOMETHING B...
Mileage: 53,000
TAKA TA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE HIT A SPEED BUMP AND MY AIRBAG IN MY STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT AND INFLATED AND MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEEN A PROBLEUM. AT THIS TIME I DIDN'T NO WHAT TO DO, SO I CALLED ROADSIDE FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY SENSORS HAVE BEEN COMING ON EVERY SINCE.CAN SOMETHING B...
Mileage: 53,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA, SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH HIS BABY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTING THE HOOD AREA, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE BATTERY AND POWER STEERING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA, SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH HIS BABY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTING THE HOOD AREA, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE BATTERY AND POWER STEERING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA, SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH HIS BABY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTING THE HOOD AREA, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED NEAR THE BATTERY AND POWER STEERING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT...
Mileage: 170,000
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 NOT STOP. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Mileage: 136,760
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BAT...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE LATCH FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V129000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS ONLY PARTIALLY COMPLETED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FO...
Mileage: 187,869
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 AND THE CAR STATED TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDDLE THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR SLOWED DO...
Mileage: 118,507
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 AND THE CAR STATED TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDDLE THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR SLOWED DO...
Mileage: 118,507
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FIVE SECONDS BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY RESPONDING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS SPEE...
Mileage: 103,000
BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC LINES/COMPONENTS. LAST TIME WHEN BRAKE FAILED I WAS ON A FREEWAY AND I HIT THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR TO TAKE AN EXIT AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THANKS GOD NO DAMAGE TOOK PLACE. I AM HAVING LOT OF RUST/CORROS...
Mileage: 70,000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEM ON THE 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL ALARM COMES ON. WHEN IT IS NOT ONE ALARM OR THE OTHER IT IS ALL. REPLACED HUBS, SHOCKS, SENSORS, COMPRESSOR SEVERAL TIMES, WORKED ON SYSTEM GROUNDS FOR E...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CUP HOLDER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PART BENEATH THE CUP HOLDER HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...
Mileage: 182,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED FAILING TO DISPLAY ANY READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
Mileage: 104,000
CHROME LINING OF WHEELS HAS BEEN PEELING FOR YEARS. WHEN FIRST APPEARED FACTORY REP FROM CADILLAC/GM INSPECTED CAR AND STATED ONLY COSMETIC (CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). MY CONCERN WAS THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO THE INTERFACE OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ...
Mileage: 40,000
CHROME LINING OF WHEELS HAS BEEN PEELING FOR YEARS. WHEN FIRST APPEARED FACTORY REP FROM CADILLAC/GM INSPECTED CAR AND STATED ONLY COSMETIC (CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). MY CONCERN WAS THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO THE INTERFACE OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ...
Mileage: 40,000
CHROME LINING OF WHEELS HAS BEEN PEELING FOR YEARS. WHEN FIRST APPEARED FACTORY REP FROM CADILLAC/GM INSPECTED CAR AND STATED ONLY COSMETIC (CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). MY CONCERN WAS THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO THE INTERFACE OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ...
Mileage: 40,000
CHROME LINING OF WHEELS HAS BEEN PEELING FOR YEARS. WHEN FIRST APPEARED FACTORY REP FROM CADILLAC/GM INSPECTED CAR AND STATED ONLY COSMETIC (CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). MY CONCERN WAS THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO THE INTERFACE OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ...
Mileage: 40,000
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, LUCKY ME I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, IT LOOKS LIKE THE BRAKE LINES IS BROKE, I HAVE A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID IN MY DRIVE WAY. *TR
Mileage: 133,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, AND THE OIL GAGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READING LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 65,000
WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND THE "TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE" COMES ON. THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. WHEN YOU LIFT YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE MESSAGE GOES OUT AND WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE ENGAGES. IT HAPPENS 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK AND IS VERY DANGEROU...
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND THE "TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE" COMES ON. THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. WHEN YOU LIFT YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE MESSAGE GOES OUT AND WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE ENGAGES. IT HAPPENS 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK AND IS VERY DANGEROU...
Mileage: 130,000
IN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
IN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
IN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
MY BLOWER MOTOR IS STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IT IS A BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL MODULE SHORTAGE FROM THE FACTORY. I HAVE FOUND THIS AS A RECALL ON SOME 2003-2006 CADILLAC ESCALADES BUT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL THEY SAY IT IS A FI...
Mileage: 158,000
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR THE TRUCK STARTED RELEASING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN WHILE DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN AND HAD TO REAPPLY TO ENGAGE FOR BRAKES TO WORK THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. ITS WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE . ...
Mileage: 25,000
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR THE TRUCK STARTED RELEASING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN WHILE DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN AND HAD TO REAPPLY TO ENGAGE FOR BRAKES TO WORK THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. ITS WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE . ...
Mileage: 25,000
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR THE TRUCK STARTED RELEASING THE BRAKES ON ITS OWN WHILE DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN AND HAD TO REAPPLY TO ENGAGE FOR BRAKES TO WORK THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. ITS WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE . ...
Mileage: 25,000
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 GROUND WAS A LITTLE SLICK SO THE ABS KICKED ON. I PUSHED THE PEDAL HARDER, THERE WAS A POP NOISE, AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING CHIME CAME ON, ALONG WITH A ME...
Mileage: 185,000
[XXX] PARENT WAS DROPPING STUDENT OFF AT SCHOOL (WESTWIND ELEMENTARY) AND STAFF NOTICED A 2 YEAR OLD NOT ON A CAR SEAT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A VEHICLE PULLING INTO HER LANE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN SKIDDED. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AND THE STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED AS THE BRAKE L...
Mileage: 85,337
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE WHILE AND STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS BUT THEY W...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CAUSE FOR THE FAIL...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CAUSE FOR THE FAIL...
Mileage: 130,000
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 THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT FOR A WHILE UNTIL I WAS TIRED OF JUMP-STARTING IT ALMOST EVERYDAY AND I FINALLY REPLACED THE BATTERY.THE GAUGES ALL STAYED THE SAME. A FEW DAYS WENT BY AND ...
Mileage: 125,000
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 THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT FOR A WHILE UNTIL I WAS TIRED OF JUMP-STARTING IT ALMOST EVERYDAY AND I FINALLY REPLACED THE BATTERY.THE GAUGES ALL STAYED THE SAME. A FEW DAYS WENT BY AND ...
Mileage: 125,000
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 THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT FOR A WHILE UNTIL I WAS TIRED OF JUMP-STARTING IT ALMOST EVERYDAY AND I FINALLY REPLACED THE BATTERY.THE GAUGES ALL STAYED THE SAME. A FEW DAYS WENT BY AND ...
Mileage: 125,000
BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED RAPID LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID . STEEL LINE RUPTURED WITHIN A PLASTIC RETAINER LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR ON THE LEFT FRAME RAIL DIRECTLY BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT SHOCK.. I HAVE KEPT THE EXACT RUPTURED PART.. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CORROSION ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VE...
Mileage: 79,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE BRAKE AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FRACTU...
Mileage: 109,000
2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE 6.0L ENGINE, EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN EXHAUST LEAK HTTP://YOUTU.BE/0YG6WLBNZGI. *TR
ON JULY 28TH 2011, MY 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD WOULD NOT START. IT HAD POWER TO THE SEATS, HORN, LIGHTS, BUT NO POWER TO THE LOCKS, WINDOWS OR RADIO. THEREFORE, I KNEW I DIDN'T NEED A BATTERY JUMP. I CHECK THE INSIDE FUSE PANEL AND NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND. I WENT TO THE FUSE BOX UNDERNEATH THE H...
Mileage: 135,000
ON JULY 28TH 2011, MY 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD WOULD NOT START. IT HAD POWER TO THE SEATS, HORN, LIGHTS, BUT NO POWER TO THE LOCKS, WINDOWS OR RADIO. THEREFORE, I KNEW I DIDN'T NEED A BATTERY JUMP. I CHECK THE INSIDE FUSE PANEL AND NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND. I WENT TO THE FUSE BOX UNDERNEATH THE H...
Mileage: 135,000
ON JULY 28TH 2011, MY 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD WOULD NOT START. IT HAD POWER TO THE SEATS, HORN, LIGHTS, BUT NO POWER TO THE LOCKS, WINDOWS OR RADIO. THEREFORE, I KNEW I DIDN'T NEED A BATTERY JUMP. I CHECK THE INSIDE FUSE PANEL AND NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND. I WENT TO THE FUSE BOX UNDERNEATH THE H...
Mileage: 135,000
ON JULY 28TH 2011, MY 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD WOULD NOT START. IT HAD POWER TO THE SEATS, HORN, LIGHTS, BUT NO POWER TO THE LOCKS, WINDOWS OR RADIO. THEREFORE, I KNEW I DIDN'T NEED A BATTERY JUMP. I CHECK THE INSIDE FUSE PANEL AND NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND. I WENT TO THE FUSE BOX UNDERNEATH THE H...
Mileage: 135,000
I OWN A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE PURCHASED USED FROM THE ORIGINAL KNOWN OWNER LAST YEAR. 27,500 ORIGINAL MILES GARAGE KEPT WHOLE LIFE AND NEVER DRIVEN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER BY ORIGINAL OWNER OR MYSELF. HAD VEHICLE IN FOR PA SAFETY INSPECTION TODAY, WAS TOLD EXCESSIVE CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FUEL AND BRA...
Mileage: 27,533
MANIFOLD STUDS ON DRIVER SIDE ARE BROKE!!! 03 ESCALADE 6.0. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
BOLTS ENDED UP COMING OUT OF MANIFOLD ON THEIR OWN THROUGH TIME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS, WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM DETERMINING HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT ...
Mileage: 72,000
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 SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING AROUND BUT IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD STAY STUCK FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL. IN JULY 2007 IT WAS NOT WORKING ...
Mileage: 75,000
SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE CUP HOLDER AREA. WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, THE FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE AND SEVERAL FUSES WERE BURNED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE IT STARTED BUT IT APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
ELECTRONIC CONTROL STABILITY SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKS SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEAL UNDER WARRANTY OVER 15 TIMES. UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE CADILLAC DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WOULD COST $100 TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND $500 TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT STATED T...
Mileage: 90,000
2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPT RULED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AS ELECTRICAL FIRE. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT CADILLAC IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT LIABILITY. *MC *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE A WEEK. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES. THE LEFT FRONT ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCK UP OCCU...
Mileage: 600
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE A WEEK. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES. THE LEFT FRONT ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCK UP OCCU...
Mileage: 600
CADILLAC MOTOR DIVISION BLEW OFF MY INQUIRY. 05/26/2006 22:06:32CIDENT DESCRIPTION: WHEN TURNING OFF IGNITION WITH 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE, AND TOUCHING EXTERIOR MIRROR BUTTON TO FOLD MIRRORS IN OR OUT, POWER SEAT AUTOMATICALLY MOVES DRIVER INTO STEERING WHEEL CRUSHING SAID VICTIM INTO STEERING WHEE...
Mileage: 41,000
CADILLAC MOTOR DIVISION BLEW OFF MY INQUIRY. 05/26/2006 22:06:32CIDENT DESCRIPTION: WHEN TURNING OFF IGNITION WITH 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE, AND TOUCHING EXTERIOR MIRROR BUTTON TO FOLD MIRRORS IN OR OUT, POWER SEAT AUTOMATICALLY MOVES DRIVER INTO STEERING WHEEL CRUSHING SAID VICTIM INTO STEERING WHEE...
Mileage: 41,000
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH OR ABOVE AND IF NEEDED TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IT WON'T STOP LIKE IT SHOULD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, AND THEY DID NEED NOT TAKE APART THE ABS SYSTEM. ALSO, THEY C...
Mileage: 55,000
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH OR ABOVE AND IF NEEDED TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IT WON'T STOP LIKE IT SHOULD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, AND THEY DID NEED NOT TAKE APART THE ABS SYSTEM. ALSO, THEY C...
Mileage: 55,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. THIS WAS DONE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS AGO CONSUMER NOTICED BRAKES WOULD SHOOK ON UNE...
Mileage: 20,000
STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN PROPERLY WHEN APPLIED. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING HOUSING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODED. THEN, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A SECOND TIME, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS DRAINED. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER WHILE ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A THIRD ...
Mileage: 30,000
VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODED. THEN, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A SECOND TIME, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS DRAINED. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER WHILE ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A THIRD ...
Mileage: 30,000
VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODED. THEN, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A SECOND TIME, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS DRAINED. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER WHILE ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A THIRD ...
Mileage: 30,000
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2003 POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT SLOW SPEED. *BF THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY FIXING DOING VARIOUS THINGS TO THE BRAKES. GM FINALLY ADMITTED THERE WAS NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. *JB
AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE WASHED AT A CAR WASH. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD A ORANGE PEEL TINT. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEA...
THE HEAT FROM THE REAR SEAT CAUSED THE FABRIC TO BURN. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO OVER HEAT. *NM
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. THE CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND REFUSED TO OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC
WHILE TURNING A CORNER THE VEHICLE STALLED. *NM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN FOR SERVICE. FUEL WAS PUT INTO THE TANK BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WAS INOPERABLE. *TC *JB
CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING. TOWED TO DEALER, REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WAS INOPERABLE. THE BATTERY HAD A DEFECTIVE CELL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TC AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. *JB
UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WOULD NOT START. *TC THE BATTERY SEEM TO BE WORKING BUT THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONSUME ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED WITH NO SUCCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE...
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORM THE DRIVER THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER D...
Mileage: 59,822
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORM THE DRIVER THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER D...
Mileage: 59,822
CONSUMER COMPLAINED AFTER REPLACING TWO FRONT TIRES AT A TIRE COMPANY THE LEFT SIDE TIRE HAD 1 BROKEN LUG AND TWO LOOSE LUGS. THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE HAD THREE BROKEN LUGS AND THREE LOOSE LUGS. *AK
Mileage: 41,000
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A SEVEN YEARS OLD CHILD WAS LEANING ON THE LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW, WITH HALF OF THE CHILD'S HEAD INSIDE AND THE OTHER HALF OUTSIDE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE WINDOW PULLED UP AND TRAPPED HEAD BETWEEN THE WINDOWS AND THE FRAME. THE POLICE AND PARAMEDIC APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO RELEA...
Mileage: 3,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COULD BE PLACED IN GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. *AK *JB
Mileage: 4,700
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO A CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *MR
Mileage: 7,500
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BOOSTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Mileage: 11,000
2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT-SAFETY DEFECT. *MR THE TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE UNDERCARRIAGE ANY TIME THE WHEELS WERE TURN HARD LEFT OR RIGHT. A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE SALES DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE PANELS IN THE WHEEL WELL SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRINDED DOWN PRIOR TO DELIVERY. IN REVIEWING THE OWNER MA...
GOING UP A 20% GRADE ON A 90 DEGREE TURN AT LESS THAN 15 MILES AN HOUR, VEHICLE LOOSES ALL CONTROL. IT TAKES 5-10 SECONDS TO RECOVER AND SOMETIMES SLIDES BACK DOWN THE HILL. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED FOUR REPAIRS WITH TEST DRIVES AFTER EACH REPAIR. DEALER HAS NOTIFIED GM OF SAFETY HAZARD. GM REP. IS ...
Mileage: 100
UPON PULLING OUT OF A CAR WASH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MASTER CYLINDER BROKE IN HALF WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN MOLDING OF THE METAL, PER THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
STABILIZATION EQUIPMENT MAKES VEHICLE LOOSE ALL POWER FOR 5-10 SECONDS, MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE AND SLIDES DOWN THE HILL WITHOUT ANY WAY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. I HAVE TEST DRIVEN WITH DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER REPAIRS. DEALER ADVISES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. GM SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM ...
Mileage: 100
THERE EXISTS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE THAT RESULTS IN REPEATED ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATING SYSTEM, MOST CRITICALLY IN THE SUMMER, CREATING A CONSTANT BURN HAZARD. THE DRIVER'S WINDOW CONTROL BUTTON CANNOT BE ACTIVATED WITHOUT FREQUENT AND REPEATED ACCIDENT...
Mileage: 5
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ORDERED INSTALLATION OF THE INTERLOCK IGNITION DEVICE (IID) TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING OPERATED BY INTOXICATED DRIVERS. THE DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START OR STALL WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURED BY GUARDIAN INTERLOCK, MODEL 3050, SERIAL# 13429 & 1...
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SERVICE STABILITY TRACK MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. THAT WOULD THEN DISABLE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. AN AUDIBLE DING-DING WOULD SOUND ABOUT EVERY THIRTY-SECONDS AS YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE BUTTON ON THE DASH WAS INOPERABLE AND WOUL...
Mileage: 50
WHEN EXPOSED TO WATER, WATER ENTERED REAR CARGO AREA OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THERE WERE PANELS ON THE EXTERIOR THAT SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED WATER FROM ENTERING. BUT THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 412
CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS HARD TO TELL WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS LOW DUE TO HEAT THAT HAS FIELDED UP INSIDE THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TIRE WALL TO COLLAPSE. *AK
SUSPENSION SERVICE STABILITY DISABLED DIGITAL WARNING 5 TIMES. ON THE FIRST OCCASION IT ALSO READ REDUCED POWER AND POWERED DOWN FROM 70 TO 35 MPH WITHIN SECONDS WHEN DRIVEN IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. REMOTE ANALYSIS BY ONSTAR INDICATED MOST RECENTLY AN ABS PROBLEM REQUIRED SERVICE. OTHER FUSE AND WIRE/...
Mileage: 8,452
TURNING SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT AND OVER BUMPY ROAD SURFACES, VEHICLE APPLIES BRAKES ON ITS OWN. *NLM
Mileage: 1,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10MPH ON FREEZING WEATHER (MOUNTAIN) HAS A SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED YET. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *TR
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON THE HWY, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE LOCK UP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURERS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR