2008 Cadillac Escalade problems
Owners have filed 180 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac Escalade with NHTSA. Air bags account for 41.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 12.8%.
Complaints180
Crashes7
Fires12
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 41.1% · 74
Electrical system 12.8% · 23
Engine 7.2% · 13
Exterior lighting 6.7% · 12
Seats 3.9% · 7
Unknown or other 3.3% · 6
Power train 3.3% · 6
Structure 3.3% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Cadillac Escalade in this data, 2008 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2007 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 33 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 100,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 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
We have been notified many times over the past 5=6 years that the air bags were defective. After many calls with the same answer we don't know what to do. We are told there is a problem but no remedy. We recently tried to sell the car but since it had the air bag problem, the value was greatly impacted. It feels like we are driving a ticking time bomb and no one at Cadillac or gmc cares about this problem. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Escalade. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, 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 contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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