Vehicle Data Hub

2007 Cadillac Escalade engine problems

40 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2007 Cadillac Escalade, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
40 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
95,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2007 Cadillac Escalade Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 95,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 95,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 26% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 27 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

The contact owned a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, there was an area where the pavement was incomplete and caused the vehicle to go off-road and into the woods, and the vehicle crashed into the trees, where it came to a stop. The ABS and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was deemed a total loss. The steering wheel and driver’s seat air bag had not deployed. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot.

Reported at 160,000 miles, July 2026 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 cadillac escalade. The contact stated that the check air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but the results were unknown. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 118,000.

Reported at 118,000 miles, August 2014

Other problems reported for the 2007 Cadillac Escalade

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Cadillac models