2018 Cadillac Escalade problems
The 2018 Cadillac Escalade has 29 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (34%) concerns engine. After that come brakes (10%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 24th 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 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
While driving the 2018 escalade esv RWD on interstate 87 north yesterday, driving about 33MPH, the escalade suddenly swerved left and slid into the median and then rolled over on its roof. After the accident, I noted I had received diagnostic onstar emails that morning while driving that the vehicle stabilitrak and antilock brake system were experiencing issues. I also phoned onstar today about if and when they received a crash notification.
Moon roof drain line obstructed possible pinched during manufacture. Dripping brought to dealers attention . Service tecnition may have applied air pressure to drain line bursting it. Water from rain then leaked on electronics package under driver side dash. Driver became locked in auto due to wet malfunctioning electronic package. Possible hazard in emergency situation.
Luckily no one was in front of me, and I wasn't going fast or it could have been extremely bad especially having my son with me. My brakes literally quit working. I have a 2018 platinum escalade. Always been serviced to date. I called on star and now waiting on a roll back to take to the dealership. I was pulling into a gas station with my son and felt like I couldn't stop but thought maybe something was slick, I dropped him off to his grandma, pulled into mcdonald's drive thru when it did it again.