2004 Cadillac Escalade Ext 1500 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Cadillac Escalade Ext 1500, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes133.3%
- Driver assistance133.3%
- Electrical133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN PULLING OUT. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. GETTING SERVICE STABILITY TRAK CONTROL MESSAGES, WHEN TURNING IT OFF IT SEEMS IT DOES NOT STALL OUT AS BAD. GAS GAUGE IS STICKING, NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU TRULY HAVE EVERYDAY!!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN PULLING OUT. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. GETTING SERVICE STABILITY TRAK CONTROL MESSAGES, WHEN TURNING IT OFF IT SEEMS IT DOES NOT STALL OUT AS BAD. GAS GAUGE IS STICKING, NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU TRULY HAVE EVERYDAY!!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRUCK STALLS OUT WHEN PULLING OUT. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. GETTING SERVICE STABILITY TRAK CONTROL MESSAGES, WHEN TURNING IT OFF IT SEEMS IT DOES NOT STALL OUT AS BAD. GAS GAUGE IS STICKING, NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU TRULY HAVE EVERYDAY!!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .