Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 21,483 complaints for CADILLAC
Incident date: Aug 14, 2017
WHILE STOPPED BEHIND 3 VEHICLES AT A STOPLIGHT I FLORIDA A FEMALE WHO SAID SHE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH DRIVING HER HUSBANDS STICK SHIFT VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME PULLED AROUND HER WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, THIS LEFT ABOUT TWENTY FEET BETWEEN MY CAR AND HERS. SHE ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED INTO MINE AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE CA... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 14, 2017
WHILE STOPPED BEHIND 3 VEHICLES AT A STOPLIGHT I FLORIDA A FEMALE WHO SAID SHE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH DRIVING HER HUSBANDS STICK SHIFT VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME PULLED AROUND HER WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, THIS LEFT ABOUT TWENTY FEET BETWEEN MY CAR AND HERS. SHE ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED INTO MINE AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE CA... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 14, 2017
WHILE STOPPED BEHIND 3 VEHICLES AT A STOPLIGHT I FLORIDA A FEMALE WHO SAID SHE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH DRIVING HER HUSBANDS STICK SHIFT VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME PULLED AROUND HER WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, THIS LEFT ABOUT TWENTY FEET BETWEEN MY CAR AND HERS. SHE ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED INTO MINE AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE CA... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 24, 2018
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, FIRST INTERMITTENTLY, THEN CONSTANTLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR, AND THAT EVENTUALLY, THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I'D LIKE THE NTSB TO INVESTIGATE. DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO CAMPAIGNS ON THE ISSUE. THE CAR IS GARAG... Read more
Incident date: May 24, 2018
SERVICE AIR BAG ALERT ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FROM MID-APRIL TO MAY 24, 2018. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 5/24/18. DEALER TRACED, LOCATED & REPAIRED HIGH RESISTANCE IN RIGHT FRONT SEAT SIDE AIR GAB CIRCUIT IN SEAT CONNECTOR AT A COST OF $168. DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE'D LIKE THE NTSB TO INVESTIGATE. AS OWNERS, WE NEVER ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (MASTER CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 3625 RICHLAND AVE W, AIKEN, SC 29... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT NIGHT, THE CAR HAS A FEATURE TO SWITCH BETWEEN HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE FEATURE WORKS FINE, HOWEVER, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHT IS EXTREMELY DRAMATIC AND THIS MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERSONS EYES TO READJUST AND FOCUS TO SEE AT THE LOW BEAM SETTING. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY, MY REAR SUSPENSION LOST ALL AIR AND DROPPED FULLY CAUSING A VERY BUMPY RIDE AND UNSAFE HANDLING. VEHICLE SHOWED A LEVELING FAULT ON THE DASH. LATER THAT DAY IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. WHILE IT IS UNKOWN WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN I BELIEVE THE AIR COMPRESSOR THAT INFLATES THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED.
Incident date: May 1, 2013
EXCESSIVE MOISTURES INSIDE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT NIGHT DRVIG IS NO LONGER SAFE. FINALLY THIS WEEK THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DEAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS REPLACE YEARS SGO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAS BEEN A SLOW PROGRESS.
Incident date: Jun 30, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE (CUE) SCREEN WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THAT THE CUE SCREEN CONTROLLED WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE AT A GOODYEAR REPAIR FACILITY. THE GOODYEAR TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC SRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CADILLAC USER EXPERIENCE (CUE) SCREEN WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THAT THE CUE SCREEN CONTROLLED WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE AT A GOODYEAR REPAIR FACILITY. THE GOODYEAR TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DE... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2018
CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEED ODOMETER HAS DIFFERENT READINGS. 7 MILES DIFFERENT IN READING.
Incident date: May 15, 2018
CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEED ODOMETER HAS DIFFERENT READINGS. 7 MILES DIFFERENT IN READING.
Incident date: May 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WAS HARD TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A SECURITY MODULE... Read more
Incident date: May 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WAS HARD TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A SECURITY MODULE... Read more
Incident date: May 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CADILLAC DEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WAS HARD TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A SECURITY MODULE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 7, 2018
HALOGEN FACTORY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT CAUSES VERY POOR VISIBILITY. HAVE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND INFORMATION THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH CADILLAC SRX'S 2010-2015 MODELS. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.
CADILLAC
CT6 PLUG-IN HYBRID
(2018) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 30, 2018
Incident date: Jan 31, 2018
RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE, THE NAV SCREEN KEPT FLICKERING, CAUSING A DISTRACTED DRIVER SITUATION AND A HAZARD. THE DEALER DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD PER GM GUIDELINES, BUT EVEN AFTER THE 1ST SERVICE VISIT, THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN IN DRIVE MODE, AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF USING THE POWER OFF BUTTON. GM IS TELLING THE DEALER, THE NAV FLICKERING SCREEN IS NOT A SAFETY... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. WHEN CAN I EXPECT A RESOLUTION TO THIS RECALL? THANKS!
CADILLAC
ESCALADE ESV
(2007) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
May 26, 2018
Incident date: May 1, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. SERVICE STABILATRAK CHECK ENGINE CODE P011 HAD EVERYTHING DONE AND NOW DEALER SAYS MUST REPLACE ENGINE. I HAVE REPLACED CAMSHAFT CRANKSHAFT AND ALSO THE S NOSES. STILL P011 CODE!!THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR OIL PRESSES ISSUES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE!!I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAG IN SEPTEMBER 2016 I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ... Read more
CADILLAC
ESCALADE ESV
(2007) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 26, 2018
Incident date: May 1, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. SERVICE STABILATRAK CHECK ENGINE CODE P011 HAD EVERYTHING DONE AND NOW DEALER SAYS MUST REPLACE ENGINE. I HAVE REPLACED CAMSHAFT CRANKSHAFT AND ALSO THE S NOSES. STILL P011 CODE!!THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR OIL PRESSES ISSUES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE!!I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAG IN SEPTEMBER 2016 I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 10, 2017
ONCE YOU BRAKE IT STAYS APPLIED , BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RAISE ONCE YOU BRAKE BUT IT STAYS APPLIED, THAT WAY CAR DOES NOT GET APPROPRIATE SPEED BUT IT BRAKES ITSELF.
Incident date: Jul 2, 2010
2007 CADILLAC STS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE COMPOSITE HEADLAMPS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WOULD FOG UP. THERE WAS TWO INCHES OF WATER BUILT UP IN THE ASSEMBLY DUE TO CONDENSATION. *JS
Incident date: May 11, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE SO BAD DRIVE CAN NOT SEE UNLESS HIGH BEAMS ARE ON. ONCOMING DRIVERS CAN NOT SEE THE AUTO AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WAS TOLD BY CADILLAC IT WOULD BE $200 OR MORE TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. ALMOST COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER CAR ON THE TACONIC PARKWAY COULD NOT SEE WHERE THE ROAD WAS AT NIGHT
Incident date: May 24, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. FAULKNER CADILLAC TREVOSE (4447 E STREET RD, FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PA 19053, (866) 722-7910) WAS CONT... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2017
2009 CTS CADILLAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR SUSPENSION SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, SPINNING THE VEHICLE TOWARDS ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE VAHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED. *JS
1 injured
Incident date: May 23, 2018
UNSAFE DEFECTED HEADLIGHTS. TODAY, I HAD A TECH AT CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC JACKSONVILLE, FL CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE CUE-SYSTEM ON MY 2013 SRX MODEL. THE TECH-ADVISER INFORMED ME THAT I NEED HEADLAMPS THAT COST $1200 EACH AND THREE DOWNLOADS TO FIX THE CUE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM ISSUE. WHAT? THESE ISSUES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED AS ONGOING ISSUES. WHY ARE WE...THE CUSTOMERS ADDRESSING GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2018
UNSAFE DEFECTED HEADLIGHTS. TODAY, I HAD A TECH AT CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC JACKSONVILLE, FL CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE CUE-SYSTEM ON MY 2013 SRX MODEL. THE TECH-ADVISER INFORMED ME THAT I NEED HEADLAMPS THAT COST $1200 EACH AND THREE DOWNLOADS TO FIX THE CUE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM ISSUE. WHAT? THESE ISSUES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED AS ONGOING ISSUES. WHY ARE WE...THE CUSTOMERS ADDRESSING GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2018
UNSAFE DEFECTED HEADLIGHTS. TODAY, I HAD A TECH AT CLAUDE NOLAN CADILLAC JACKSONVILLE, FL CHECK THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE CUE-SYSTEM ON MY 2013 SRX MODEL. THE TECH-ADVISER INFORMED ME THAT I NEED HEADLAMPS THAT COST $1200 EACH AND THREE DOWNLOADS TO FIX THE CUE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM ISSUE. WHAT? THESE ISSUES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED AS ONGOING ISSUES. WHY ARE WE...THE CUSTOMERS ADDRESSING GENERAL MOTORS (GM) ... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2018
APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY 2010 CADILLAC SRX STARTED VIBRATING SHUTTERING WHEN DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. I TOOK INTO DEALER WHO STATED NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AT 84K MILES. JUST TODAY, IT STARTED VIBRATING HARD DOWN SHIFTING AT 40 MPH. I HAD TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES AROUND 61K MILES WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SENSOR FAILURES, SUSPENSION AND ACCUMULATOR FAILURE AT 66K MILES AND A/C... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2018
APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY 2010 CADILLAC SRX STARTED VIBRATING SHUTTERING WHEN DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. I TOOK INTO DEALER WHO STATED NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AT 84K MILES. JUST TODAY, IT STARTED VIBRATING HARD DOWN SHIFTING AT 40 MPH. I HAD TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES AROUND 61K MILES WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SENSOR FAILURES, SUSPENSION AND ACCUMULATOR FAILURE AT 66K MILES AND A/C... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2017
ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11, 2017, I ENCOUNTERED A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2015 CADILLAC SRX. I HAD TO EVACUATE TO VIRGINIA FROM FLORIDA DUE TO HURRICANE IRMA. AS I WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP MOUNTAINSIDE AT NIGHT TO GET TO MY DESTINATION, I NOTICED I COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS I COULD NOT USE MY BRIG... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Incident date: May 23, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Incident date: Aug 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE. CADILLAC SAYS $900 TO REPLACE, PLUS LABOR. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. I CAN'T AFFORD REPLACEMENT. CAN'T SELL THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT'S FIXED.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
THE MOON ROOF LEAKING WATER INTO THE CAB AS WELL AS HOLDING WATER IN THE TRUNK DOOR CAUSING EXCESSIVE MOLD BUILD UP THE VEHICLE SITS OVER NIGHT IN THE RAIN AND FILLS UP WITH WATER
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
THE MOON ROOF LEAKING WATER INTO THE CAB AS WELL AS HOLDING WATER IN THE TRUNK DOOR CAUSING EXCESSIVE MOLD BUILD UP THE VEHICLE SITS OVER NIGHT IN THE RAIN AND FILLS UP WITH WATER
Incident date: Mar 31, 2018
THE BACK UP GUIDANCE LINES AND WARNING INDICATORS DO NOT ALWAYS APPEAR OR ACTIVATE WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BACK UP CAMERA. THEY ARE MISSING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BACKING UP. I WAS BACKING UP AND TRYING TO JUDGE DISTANCE AND CLEARANCE IN MY NEW CAR. THIS ASSIST DEVICE BEING NON-FUNCTIONAL ALLOWED ME TO BACK INTO BUSHES, DOING NO DAMAGE, BUT CAUSING ALARM. I RETURNED IT TO TH... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2018
WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE BECAUSE MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WEREN'T WORKING. I CHECKED ONLINE CADILLAC FORUMS AND DISCOVERED A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS BREAKING WHERE IT BENDS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER TRUNK HINGE. WHEN I CHECKED MY WIRE HARNESS I DISCOVERED 3 BROKEN WIRES AND 2 PARTIALLY BROKEN WIRES.
Incident date: May 20, 2017
I PURCHASED A 2003 CADILLAC CTS FROM CAR MART IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA ON OR ABOUT MAY 5, 2017. SHORTLY AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT, WHICH INCLUDED AN AIRBAG REFERENCE, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. THEY COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND INCLUDE SERVICE AIRBAG ANDREW AIRBAG ICON. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER STEERING WHEEL HAD A SMALL CRACK ACROSS IT THAT YOU COULD ACTUAL... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2018
RAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. CAR SHIFTED DOWN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR FOR SPEED TRAVELING CAUSING 8000 RPM THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE BLOW. SMOKE EVERYWHERE. CAR WAS TOWED. I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING DOWN PLUS WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH TRANSMISSION
Incident date: May 11, 2018
RAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. CAR SHIFTED DOWN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR FOR SPEED TRAVELING CAUSING 8000 RPM THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE BLOW. SMOKE EVERYWHERE. CAR WAS TOWED. I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING DOWN PLUS WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH TRANSMISSION
Incident date: May 1, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEPPER MOTOR FOR THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER DASHBOARD FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER TO DISPLAY THE INCORRECT READINGS AND FAIL COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (HENDRICK AND CARREY CADILLAC, 101 TEAM HENDRICK WAY #101, CARY, NC 27511) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ... Read more
Incident date: May 4, 2018
VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS MY LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD CONDENSATION /MOISTURE WATER IN IT AND IT CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE TO REFRAIN FROM DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS SO DIM. I TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE AND THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REPLACE AT NO COST. THE COST TO REPL... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON AN OFF RAMP, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED MOMENTARILY. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. MOMENTS LATER, THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DE... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2018
THE FIRST CONCERN WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE SUNROOF SHORTING OUT A CIRCUIT BOARD THE TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE NEARLY SHUT ON MY SON AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REACH IN TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CARGO SPACE. HE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS CLOSING AND THERE MUST NOT BE A WORKING SAFETY FEATURE BECAUSE IF I HAD NOT SCREAMED IT WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON HIM. SECONDLY, THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STARTED FLICK... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2018
THE FIRST CONCERN WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE SUNROOF SHORTING OUT A CIRCUIT BOARD THE TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE NEARLY SHUT ON MY SON AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REACH IN TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CARGO SPACE. HE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS CLOSING AND THERE MUST NOT BE A WORKING SAFETY FEATURE BECAUSE IF I HAD NOT SCREAMED IT WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON HIM. SECONDLY, THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STARTED FLICK... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2018
4 FLAT TIRES IN WEEKS. DESIGN FLAW WITH THE WHEEL. TIRE SIDEWALL IS CUT BY THE WHEEL WHEN HITTING ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. THEY ARE LOW PROFILE TIRES BUT THEY DO NOT HANDLE BASIC ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. THE WHEEL AND TIRE COMBO RENDERS THE CAR UNRELIABLE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
CADILLAC
ESCALADE EXT 1500
(2007) - AIR BAGS
May 14, 2018
Incident date: Aug 30, 2016
"TAKATA RECALL" HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD IN A YEAR WHATS GOING ON NOBODY CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IS THIS SOME KIND OF A SCAM ?
Incident date: May 12, 2018
ON MAY 12, 2018, WE WERE DRIVING WEST ON MARYLAND INTERSTATE 68 THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. WE WERE DRIVING DOWNWARD ON ONE OF THE MANY MOUNTAINS AND I NOTICED A WOBBLE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. I BEGAN TO WORRY AND SLOWED DOWN FROM 70 MPH TO 50 MPH. AS I APPROACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUNTAIN THERE WAS A CURVE TO THE LEFT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE LOST CONTROL LIKE WE WERE ON ICE. WE TURN... Read more
Crash
2 injured