2009 Cadillac Escalade problems
The 2009 Cadillac Escalade has 89 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (16%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 89 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 30
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 52 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 52 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 100,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported; 30 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Cadillac Escalade with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
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I was informed by a GM dealer that there was a "bulletin" affecting these vehicles that have the issue of the seat warmers and cooling system to malfunction. I was told that the module needs to be replaced and the harness was "fryed", leading me to believe that there was an electrical problem which to me sounds as though a fire or some burning event occurred. The repair cost was $990 and I called GM for assistance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 cadillac escalade. While driving 20 MPH, the transmission seized and the vehicle jerked. In addition, while the vehicle was in the park position, the rpms accelerated rapidly without warning and the vehicle accelerated rapidly. The vehicle was taken to auto zone where it was diagnosed that the cooling system of the hybrid system and battery caused the failure.