2015 Cadillac Escalade problems
The 2015 Cadillac Escalade has 150 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come engine (18%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 150 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 83 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 83 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 46,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Cadillac Escalade with enough data (86 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 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.
I was driving on a two lane highway and I suddenly lost control of the steering wheel. The steering wheel became very hard to maneuver causing me to veer out of my lane causing a crash. The airbags also did not deploy fully causing me to have a dislocated shoulder and broken ribs. The car also caught on fire during impact and I had to be pulled from the vehicle. The recall regarding the steering wheel locking up on me is most likely the reason I lost control of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 cadillac escalade. The contact stated while exiting a parking spot, when the vehicle seized. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was tot drivable. The vehicle was repaired but 1 month later she experience the failure for a second occasion. The vehicle was repaired at the moment. The contact stated on 7/1/2017 while driving 25 MPH, when the vehicle was seized and the steering wheel also seized causing her to loss control and collide into tree.
My vehicle stops running when I am placing it in reverse or making slow turns. The car turns off and the driver assist screen turns off (cameras do not work) and then my car says 'service: driver assist'. I have been driving at a low rate of speed on the street and my car stops running and the steering wheel becomes very tight and hard to turn.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 cadillac escalade. The contact stated the vehicle was equipped with the automatic braking system. Recently, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the automatic braking system suddenly activated without warning, stopping the vehicle in the middle of traffic almost causing a crash. The failure recurred ten times over the past six months. The contact had not spoken to a dealer or the manufacturer regarding the failures. The failure mileage was 96,000.