Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. 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. 8 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
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.
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
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
ONSTAR, CATALYTIC ONVERTER, BRAKES, EXHAUST, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TV/RADIO RECEPTION, SEATBELT COVER, REARDOOR HINGE UPPER RACK SIDING, FRONT BUMPER REPAIR
I JUST WANT ALL AND ANY RECALL INFO ON MY AUTOMOBILE BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE A LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO STALLING AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BATTERY CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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.
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