2005 Cadillac Escalade owner complaints

While driving down the road under any condition the brakes start to apply themselves ultimately leading the vehicle to not being able to pull itself. The more throttle you give it the more the brakes apply. I believe this is the same as the 2002-2004 chevy hydro boost recall. Also around the same time the resistor for the blower motor caught fire while driving down the road.

Instrument panel cluster defect causes speedometer to stick. *tr

My airbag light came on while driving and has remained on. It is on while idling and driving. It never goes off. There was no collision or anything to cause it to come on. I fear there might be something faulty happen while I drive. Also I've been having issues fueling my 2005 escalade. It will only let me put in $1.00 maybe $1.50 at a time and the pump will kick off. I've even had gas spill out while this is occurring. The gas spill has happened twice and the fuel tank was almost empty. So it wasn't overfill. Also, my air conditioner, at times will just get hot while driving. If I stop and turn off the vehicle and turn it back on, the air will return to cold. And it smells like burning wires. I have been routinely looking to see if there is a recall on this vehicle through this

The horn failed to sound when it was needed. This seems to occur when the horn is not used for some time. I had this exact problem on my 2004 Cadillac escalade ext, and I think a recall should be done to resolve this problem on all gm cars and trucks involved. I am tired of being scared when my horn does not work. After a year, gm should have had this problem resolved. I think NHTSA should now resolve it for them!*jb

The lighting for the gear indicator doesn't work. I cannot tell what gear it is is

From parked position placed key in ignition and started car. All warning light (traction control, emergency brake, service stability, etc) remained illuminated and did not go off. Attempted to turn off car and ignition was stuck in "on" position. Could not turn car off or remove key from ignition. Vehicle had full power and was able to get home even though warning lights activated. Once home, had to try numerous attempts to get vehicle to turn off. Finally, had to unhook battery, pull fuel pump relay, and pull wires out of computer in order to get engine to stop running. Having to tow to shop for repairs. Possible steering wheel clock spring is stuck. If it if the clock spring, this will be the second time that we have had to replace it. *tr

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Escalade ESV. The contact stated that each time the doors were manually locked or unlocked, the vehicle started and turned off. The alarm alert warning light and the tire pressure monitor warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electrical system malfunctioned, and the steering column failed and needed to be replaced. The steering column was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to Jiffy Luke where it was diagnosed and determined that the cause was related to the electrical system. An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Cadillac escalade. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the speedometer displayed that the vehicle was traveling 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the instrument cluster was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. In addition, the contact indicated that the air bag sensor light was illuminated. The failure mileage was 180,000.

On july 16th, 2005; I was involved in a life changing, single vehicle auto accident. I struck a hill with the front right side of the vehicle with enough excessive force to flip this Cadillac escalade head first. The escalade flipped twice, impacting the front of the vehicle and landing up side down. Astonishingly, out of the four air bags in this vehicle, not one of them deployed. I purchased this 2004 escalade brand new and at the time of the accident it only had 15,000 miles. The vehicle is a total loss and it is utterly unbelievable that the air bags did not deploy. I was so impressed with the raved reviews, consumer reports including safety features, and stylish body that this Cadillac escalade became the vehicle of my dreams. Needless to say, I am very disappointed with my Cadillac e

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Cadillac escalade. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact was advised that there was no recall related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 64,977.

2005 Cadillac escalade esv.. Intermittent service air bag message. After doing an internet search of the problem I found hundreds of owners of similar gm vehicles 2003 to 2005 with the same problem. Not knowing if your air bag is working is a scary situation. *tr

The emergency brake friction linings became separated from their metal shoe which resulted in complete failure of the emergency brake. Additionally, this ruined the rotor and brake pads of the rear brakes. *tr

Driving at 35 MPH car pulled out in front of me slammed on brakes car stopped dash board lit up with various warning lights. As I took off I went two blocks put on brakes had no brakes.the front brake line was totally corroded through and all brake fluid had drained out.after checking line found out entire front brake line from left wheel to right wheel is corroded .Cadillac is claiming to many miles will not stand behind it.the cars original battery has outlasted brake lines. *tr

My service airbag came on out of the blue as I was driving, than earlier this year my airride control went out air compressor and shocks , in feb my rear bolts on the drive shaft were loose leaking fluid , my rear seat belt is malfunctioning for my son 8 years get stuck, my air conditioning is hot on one side and cold on the other Cadillac changed out a module three months later. It still does the same thing but I won't take it back because that's when all the other stuff starting happening rear bolts lose lost massive fluid then the air ride went out air compressor and shocks. When we opened the air compressor up it was rusted as if it had not worked in years so I truly believe that sewelle Cadillac damaged my SUV everything but the air on one side was getting hot not to mention they had

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Cadillac escalade. While making a left turn, the front passenger side wheel detached from the vehicle due to a hub bearing failure. As a result, the vehicle drove over a curb. The vehicle was towed to heritage Chevrolet Buick owings mills (11234 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117, 1-(866) 730-3826) where it was diagnosed that the front passenger side hub bearing needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and indicated that the vehicle was not included in manufacturer safety recall number: 07e-10b (hub assembly) and NHTSA campaign number: 07e106000 (wheels). The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic at an independent repair facility. The manufacturer provided no assistance. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Cadillac escalade equipped with bridgestone dueler h/l alenza tires, size p275/55/20 (n/a). The contact stated that the sidewall on all four tires had become severely dry rotted. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage of the tires was 142,100. The vehicle failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

I have a 2005 Cadillac escalade ext, I was in las vegas and parked my vehicle in the first parking spot , which was the handicap parking in front of store . I was in there for no more than 20 minutes and my vehicle was stolen , I the called the police which gave me the number to onstar, then onstar told me they sent a signal to the truck, and the time frame was no more than 10 minutes of 8:50 . The outcome was that onstar did not locate the vehicle it was located by the police 6 days later. When I went to go to look at the truck at the tow yard I discovered that the onstar antenna was behind the rear view mirror , so the person who is stealing your vehicle just has to pull a plug out of rear view mirror and that disables the antenna. The truck will never be pick up because it will onl

I have two cracked exhaust manifold bolts. I have read that thousands of similar vehicles have this same condition. I have an intermittent check engine light that it won't pass emissions. I am also worried of where it is located, that it may cause a fire. I would think gm should have an obligation to fix this defect due to the epa violation & safety risk that it posses. *tr

I purchased my car used from a dealership in 2009 and I now have the following problems with it. A check engine light that will not go out, the error states the fuel cap is not tight and no matter how much I tightened it never goes away. When fueling the car fuel will overflow if not paying attention. Also the the shift lever position is no longer illuminated so I am not sure which position the car is in most of the time I have to listen and gauge it before trying to put it in gear. I never received an communications that the car was under recall but from what I am seeing from the NHTSA website these are the problems that I am now having.

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving 62 MPH, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the sunroof. The contact stated while attempting to exit the highway, the sunroof detached from the vehicle and hit the road. The contact drove to nearby auto glass repair shop. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact drove another vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that the sunroof was not the original equipment but was an aftermarket sunroof. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V427000 (Equipment). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact attempted to speak with a representative from Webasto Product North America, Inc. manufacturer but was not successful. The failure mileage was approximately 235,000.