2007 Cadillac Escalade problems
Owners have filed 320 complaints about the 2007 Cadillac Escalade with NHTSA. Air bags account for 36.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 10.6%.
Complaints320
Crashes20
Fires14
Injuries50
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 36.3% · 116
Electrical system 10.6% · 34
Engine 10.3% · 33
Structure 5.9% · 19
Electronic stability control (ESC) 4.7% · 15
Power train 4.4% · 14
Suspension 3.8% · 12
Unknown or other 3.4% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 20 describe a crash, 14 describe a fire and 50 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Cadillac Escalade in this data, 2007 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 14 in the last three years against 35 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 95,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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