2013 Cadillac Escalade problems
The 2013 Cadillac Escalade has 26 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come electrical system (15%) and air bags (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 19 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 19 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 88,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 85% 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 2013 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Cadillac Escalade with enough data (10 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 cadillac escalade. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the steering wheel seized making the vehicle very difficult to control without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire steering column needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but did not rectify the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 14,000.
While accelerating away from a stop light intersection from currently being stopped, at approximately 10 MPH - the passenger and I heard a loud bang. We immediately braked the vehicle to a stop and ducked, thinking a gun or something had gone off. We looked up only to find that our sunroof had burst into a thousand shard pieces above us with no evidence of impact. Small shards of glass were all over the place, however, most of them remained stuck to the tint on the outside of the vehicle.
Airbag light is on and dealer stated it has something to do with the seat belt (diver side) also the cadillac escalade from the past and present years have a airbag and seatbelt issue and I believe my vehicle has the same issue. But no one will listen please look into the issue with my vehicle please help.
I was on the highway going about 65MPH and the vehicle started turning off and on. Pushed on the gas pedal and the engine just revved up. This isn't the first time it has done this.
The contact owns a 2013 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at highway speeds, the "Engine Power Reduced" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder of the highway. The contact stated that his wife was panicked due to the abrupt failure and refused to drive the vehicle.