2005 Cadillac Escalade problems
The 2005 Cadillac Escalade has 64 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns electrical system. After that come air bags (16%) and brakes (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 64 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 105,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 44 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 105,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 25th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Cadillac Escalade with enough data (8 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Had a front end collision with another vehicle and none of my airbags deployed. The vehicle was 4 weeks old and had 1850 miles at the time of the accident. Called cadillac customer service and was given an airbag history lesson via telephone from someone that had never seen my vehicle or inspected it for damage after the accident. At the end of our conversation I was told all was ok, none of my airbags should have deployed and not to worry about it.
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.
While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and began to coast. The transmission active indicator light came on. Lost control of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac escalade. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated and the fuel gauge fluctuated showing the incorrect fuel level. The contact mentioned that an abnormal noise emitted from the wheels. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.