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2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 39 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv, most often about the air bags (36% of complaints, typically around 55,000 miles). It is 4th of 23 Escalade Esv model years by number of complaints and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv problems
Air bags
14 complaints · 36%Half of these problems showed up before 55,000 miles.
Takara recall: in 2015 my Cadillac escalade was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which the airbag deployed and exploded with a bunch of smoke and awful smell in the air and some debris. The vehicle was in motion in hit a midsize honda accord head on. I was traveling straight on a city street. I was faulted…
The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the air…
Engine
10 complaints · 26%Half of these problems showed up before 112,500 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system.
Check engine , service traction control, stablilink and low oil pressure lights keep coming on. Dealer has had the truck trying to correct (or chase)the problem. They still are coming on. Dealer says it maybe the motor
Abnormally high oil consumption: even after completing the valve cover replacement as recommended in the gm technical service bulletin 10-06-01-008m, the high oil consumption continues to occur. From full oil level completed at the dealershjp service center to the point that the computer screen indicates "low oil…
Stability control
9 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 95,000 miles.
At cruising speeds the vehicle will display service stabilitrack,turn off the traction control, and reducing engine power. Not allowing you to go faster the 15 MPH. This happens on any road way.
Faulty bearings on camshaft failing causing inadequate oil pressure resulting in "limp mode", subsequently leading to engine failure and illumination of stabilitrak, ABS and parking assist icons. "limp mode" cuts engine off and driver loses ability to control the vehicle, 1 fatality and 3 injuries have resulted…
Body and structure
6 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 20,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
The vehicle in question is a 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv. This vehicle has been in the shop 26 times in 10 months for multiple electrical problems and has had numerous replacement parts installed. The vehicle has had electrical problems causing engine failure while driving, navigation failure while driving, motorized…
The exterior door handles have pulled out from the door three times. When you go to open the door, the door handle pulls out from the door frame. I just had this happen again for the third time at a cost of $232.72. This could be a safety hazard if you were in a crash and had to have some one open the door from the…
Electrical
6 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 63,500 miles. Parts named most often: wiring.
In nov. 2010 the front seat heaters failed in our Cadillac Escalade Esv. At that time an electrical burning smell was observed by the occupants. A later inspection found that the "j1" wiring connector, which connects to the seat climate control module, which is inadequate for the current load, had overheated resulting…
Faulty bearings on camshaft failing causing inadequate oil pressure resulting in "limp mode", subsequently leading to engine failure and illumination of stabilitrak, ABS and parking assist icons. "limp mode" cuts engine off and driver loses ability to control the vehicle, 1 fatality and 3 injuries have resulted…
Transmission
5 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 102,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv. While driving 30 MPH, unknown warning lights illuminated. In addition, when changing gears, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure…
At cruising speeds the vehicle will display service stabilitrack,turn off the traction control, and reducing engine power. Not allowing you to go faster the 15 MPH. This happens on any road way.
Doors and locks
4 complaints · 10%Parts named most often: doors.
The vehicle in question is a 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv. This vehicle has been in the shop 26 times in 10 months for multiple electrical problems and has had numerous replacement parts installed. The vehicle has had electrical problems causing engine failure while driving, navigation failure while driving, motorized…
Chrome plating on interior door handles has peeled resulting in a razor-blade like effect causing injury to hands when using door handles. Senior citizen age 78 injured hand while using door. Despite this being a known defect, gm refuses to replace these handles at their cost and has not issued a recall. These handles…
Equipment
3 complaints · 8%The vehicle in question is a 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv. This vehicle has been in the shop 26 times in 10 months for multiple electrical problems and has had numerous replacement parts installed. The vehicle has had electrical problems causing engine failure while driving, navigation failure while driving, motorized…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on february 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on september 20, 2021. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n212328780.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, silverado 2500, silverado 3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, sierra 2500, sierra 3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia or "zone b." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mo
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on february 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on march 1, 2021. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n212328760.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2007-2011 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl, and 2009-2011 chevrolet silverado 2500, silverado 3500, gmc sierra 2500 and sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands or "zone a." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missou
Electrical: electrical system
Risk: It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
Fix: Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, gmc at 1-866-996-9463 and hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Full defect summary
Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamb
Electrical: electrical system
Risk: This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge. The recall began on september 12, 2008. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080; cadillac at 1-800-982-2339 or http://www.cadillac.com; chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; saturn at 1-800-972-8876 or http://www.saturn.com, gmc at 1-866-996-9436; or hummer at 1-800-732-5493; or through their website at <a href=http://www.gmownercenter.com>http://www.gmownercenter.com</a> .
Full defect summary
Gm is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 buick lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; my 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl, saturn outlook; and my 2008 buick enclave vehicles equipped with a heated wiper washer fluid system. A short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Non-crash engine compartment fires
Summary
In a letter dated august 27, 2008, general motors corp. (gm) notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA recall number 08v-441) to address a safety relateddefect that can result in engine compartment fire in approximately 850,000 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield washer fluid option.the subject vehicles of this investigation comprise over three-quarters of the recall population. According to gm, a short circuit on the printed circuit board for the windshield washer fluid heater module may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke and in rare cases it may cause a fire.as a remedy, gm
Non-crash engine compartment fires
Summary
In response to an information request letter sent by the office of defects investigation(odi) during preliminary evaluation pe08-010, gm provided odi with 41 allegations of non-crash engine compartment fires including 16 allegations of fires originating with the ignition in the off position.one of the fires was determined to be caused by an arson event.odi has also received 5 reports, 4 of which are of duplicative of reports provided by gm, alleging non-crash engine compartment fires in the subject vehicles.in total, odi is aware of 41 non-crashengine compartment fires in the subject vehicles that are unrelated to arson.eight of the 41 fire allegations also allege property damage as a result
Questions about the 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (14 complaints, typically around 55,000 miles); engine (10 complaints, typically around 112,500 miles); stability control (9 complaints, typically around 95,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv have?
- 4 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from February 5, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Cadillac Escalade Esv?
- It is 4th of 23 Escalade Esv model years by number of complaints, with 39 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.