Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Cadillac Escalade submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
BRAKE AND FUEL LINES CRITICALLY RUSTED. THIS IS NOT A SALT ONLY ISSUES. THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT THAT CADILLAC SHOULD BE FORCE TO RECALL THIS IS A POTENTIAL LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. *TR
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND CONNECTOR CORRODE, ABS LIGHT ON AND ABS BRAKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. REPLACED SENSOR AND CONNECTOR. GM HAS A RECALL FOR PICK UPS FOR THIS SAME THING. NEEDS TO INCLUDE ESCALADE. *JB
ANTILOCK BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. VEHICLE LOSSES CONTROL AT LOW RATES OF SPEED WHEN BRAKING ON WET/SLICK SURFACES. RECENTLY HAS SPUN 360 DEGREES ON A LEFT HAND TURN IN WET WEATHER, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED .CONTINUAL PROBLEMS IN COLD WEATHER, BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN SLOWING FOR STOP SIGNS/RED LIGHTS ,NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT SLIDES UNTIL IN LOSES MOMENTUM OR BRAKES KICK BACK IN. AGAIN HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE AND OTHER VEHICLES STEER CLEAR. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 10 MPH ON SLIPPERY OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN DECREASED STOPPING POWER. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
DT: 2000 CADILLAC ESCALATE. THE ABS WILL ACTIVE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING IN JUNE 2004. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, AT 10 MPH AND UNDER. THE BRAKES WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO DRAG FURTTHER THAN NECESSARY BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONSUME TTOK N IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES. HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, AND BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES. TSB 02-05-25-006A WA SISSUE DFOR THE ANTI LOCK ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WASX A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.*AK
OCCASIONALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SLIDE. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR -- IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER -- THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN-- EXAMPLES: BRAKING SUDDENLY ON ROUGH ROAD ("THE WASHBOARD EFFECT"), BRAKING ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT - BRAKING AFTER LEAVING A CAR WASH -- BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN, BRAKING SUDDENLY ANYTIME -- NATURALLY THIS IS VERY SCARY -- I DO NOT WANT ANYONE (HUSBAND, CHILDREN) TO DRIVE THE CAR EXCEPT MYSELF AS I HAVE BECOME ATTUNED TO THE PROBLEM AND AM CONSTANTLY AWARE THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN -- I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (I HAVE THE FORMS) MY HUSBAND ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH THE OWNER, JOHN SKINNER -- THEY ADJUST THE BRAKES AND THEN TELL ME THAT I WILL JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM - -I AM AWARE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM -- I WAS WONDERING IF A RECALL MIGHT BE A POSSIBLITY -- WE HAVE KEPT ALL THE RECORDS WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK REPEATEDLY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM-- THE LAST TIME I WENT, THEY ACTUALLY CHARGED ME TO ADJUST THE BRAKES (ALTHOUGH THIS REALLY DOESN'T HELP -- WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT HAD HAPPENED AGAIN) --I WAS TOLD THAT CADILLAC WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAD BEEN FIXED ON THE NEWER MODELS OF ESCALADES- NOW MY ORIGINAL DEALER HAS SOLD THE CADILLAC PART OF HIS DEALERSHIP AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH A NEW OWNER -- I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR FEEDBACK YOU COULD GIVE ME ON THIS MATTER. I LIVE OUT ON A LAKE AND HAVE TO DRIVE MY CHILD INTO SCHOOL AND ACTIVITIES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND PURCHASED THE CAR TO BE A SAFE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR US. THANK YOU.*AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 26,000 MILES, DEALER MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE BRAKES ON THE FRONT HAVE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PADS. THE INDICATOR WHICH LETS YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE WORN OUT PADS ARE ON THE OUTSIDE PADS. THE INSIDE PADS WERE BOTH WORN OUT. CONSUMER FEELS IF THEY WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE INDICATOR TO ANNOUCE IT WAS TIME FOR A BRAKE CHANGE, THE INSIDE PADS WOULD HAVE RUINED THE ROTORS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE INDICATORS. *JG
BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FROM TIME TO TIME NOT ON THE REGULAR BASIS (AT LEAST ONE A WEEK) THE CAR WILL NOT STOP AT THE MOMENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, IT JUST KEEPS ON GOING. AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND AT THE SAME TIME A VIO. *AK
ONSTAR, CATALYTIC ONVERTER, BRAKES, EXHAUST, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TV/RADIO RECEPTION, SEATBELT COVER, REARDOOR HINGE UPPER RACK SIDING, FRONT BUMPER REPAIR
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKES HAVE A LATE RESPONSE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHICH COULD RESULT REAR END ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PROBLEM STILL EXISS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC , APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEELS LOCKED UP AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED POWER BOOSTER. SECOND TIME DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. CURRENTLY, MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING, AND HEATCRACKS IN DRUMS. DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING MORE. *AK
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