Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 71 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Cadillac Escalade. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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My drivers side heated seat burned when initiated switch after a while. I felt extreme heat while driving and turned off seat heating switch. I did not take to dealer for further inspection. I seen on a forum someone else had the same issue
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V153000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). COLE VALLEY CADILLAC LOCATED AT (4111 ELM RD NE, WARREN, OH 44483) AND PRESTON CADILLAC LOCATED AT (3510 WILMINGTON RD, NEW CASTLE, PA 16105) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.
FUEL TANK BEGINS LEAKING WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE AND WOULD THEN SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. THE GRINDING NOISE WOULD ALSO BE A RESULT OF THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SLIPPING INTO 2-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
SMELLED GAS FUMES COMING FROM GAS TANK AREA. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THIS MAY IGNITE CAUSING FIRE. WE SAW ON LINE THAT THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL OF THIS CAR MODEL FOR THE SAME ABOVE CITED REASON.
I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE; MY VEHICLE SLOWED A FEW MILES PER HOUR AND THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO BRAKE AGAIN, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED! ONLY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WAS I ABLE TO STOP! I HAVE READ A FEW OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS IN WHICH THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND AM NOW AFRAID OF GETTING INTO A "TOYOTA"-TYPE ACCIDENT EVEN IF I DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHAT AM I TO DO??? PLEASE ADVISE... *TR
I HAD 2000 YEAR MODEL ESCALADE SUV. FIVE YEARS AGO IT PRESENTED THE PROBLEM OF REAR COMPARTMENT AIR BLOWER NOT STOPPING ON TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. BATTERY WAS GETTING DRAINED. NO HELP FROM GM. I TOOK THE FUSE OFF FOR THE AIR BLOWER TO STOP BATTERY DRAIN. TWO YEARS LATER I PUT THE FUSE BACK TO CHECK IT . IT FUNCTIONED OK. IS IT ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION? *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN OVERDRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE POWER STEERING AND/OR BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE EMC FUSE WAS ALSO BLOWN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE COST OF OVER $900. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.
THE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR ON MY 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE "EXPLODED" LEAVING GREEN GOO ALL ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE MIRROR SHATTERED FROM THE FACE PLATE ASSEMBLY WHICH ITSELF POPPED OFF THE MIRROR COWLING, LEAVING IT DANGLING BY ITS THREE CONNECTOR WIRES. COST TO REPAIR: $500 FROM THE DEALER (NICHOLAS CHEVROLET, GARDEN GROVE, CA). THE PARTS PERSON TOLD ME "THIS THING HAPPENS A LOT ON ESCALADES." *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR CONTINENTAL SPORTIVA (SIZE P265/70R16) TIRES BLEW OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE LED TO SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE FLASHER DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FLASHER LIGHT COMPONENT IS TIED IN TOGETHER, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FAILURE. THERE IS A UNIT THAT COULD BE TIED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE HE WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL. NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
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 DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING SHARPLY LEFT OR RIGHT THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUTTER, THIS HAPPENED EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE FRONT TIRE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE CORRECT SIZE. HOWEVER , REPLACING THE TIRE ROD ENDS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/05/2006. *AK *TS
GAS LEAKING. *JB
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.
CLAYTON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE 1 RESPONDED TO A SERVICE CALL FOR A HEATED SEAT IN A CADILLAC ESCALADE THAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE OWNER STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SEAT. SHE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS BURNING. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE OWNER. CLAYTON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE POWER SOURCE TO THE SEAT. THE ONLY DAMAGE OBSERVED WAS TO THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT, AND A BURN MARK ON THE LEATHER SEAT. AS A POINT OF REFERENCE OUR INCIDENT REPORT # IS: 06-0000373. *NM
DT: 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THEY HAD TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE GASKET. THE VEHICLE JUST HAD THE 30,000 MILE CHECK UP TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT BEFORE THIS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.*AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING I LEANED BACK ON THE SEAT AND THE LOWER LEFT FRONT OF SEAT PULLED UP ABRUPTLY, IT CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I CHECKED OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED , THE SEAT TRACK THAT ATTACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT TO THE GLIDE RAILS PULLED THROUGH THE BOLT AND SNAPPED OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT REPLACEMENT , THEY SAID THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME . THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *JB
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
MY 2000 ESCALADE STARTED HAVING A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE RESULT WAS THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED GAS TANK ON THE TOP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEEP FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATER RIGHT BESIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES COULD HAVE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING OR JUST SITTING IN OUR GARAGE. HAS THIS HAPPENED TO OTHERS?*AK
BOTH WHEELS HITS THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WASS ACTIVATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
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