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2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv, most often about the brakes (29% of complaints, typically around 18,000 miles). It is 5th of 23 Escalade Esv model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv problems
Brakes
11 complaints · 29%Half of these problems showed up before 18,000 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components.
The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv. While attempting to park the vehicle, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to stop and crashed into another vehicle. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not…
The first time I pushed my brake pedal and the brakes did not employ got a few seconds. I pulled over and called lafontaine Cadillac service department to tow the car. The car dash displayed a power assist problem. They picked up the car and replaced the vacuum pump which fixed the problem. About 6 months to a year…
Engine
10 complaints · 26%Car is vibrating when you stop in traffic lights it fills very uncomfortable . I took the car to the dealership they didn't do anything and 2nd problem is steering wheel it gives metal knockin noise on the road bumps
The contact owns a 2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while the vehicle was idling and while making left or right turns. The contact stated that he was able to restart the vehicle…
Transmission
9 complaints · 24%Half of these problems showed up before 26,500 miles.
We have owned this car for approximately two years. In the last six months the transmission has begun feeling clunky at times. What I mean is that sometimes the shift from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd the car lurches forward with a clunk as it shifts. If you do not have your foot firmly on the brake you could slide into…
The transmission shifts extremely harshly from 1-2 and from 3-2-1 intermittently. Sometimes this happens rough sometimes its rough and sometimes it doesn't happen at all. I am sure that this is damaging the transmission and one day the transmission will fail at an inopportune time and cause a potentially severe…
Other or unspecified
4 complaints · 11%Every time that I axelarate, there's a funny noise that I'm hearing from the bottom of the vehicle that battered my ears and the noise kept on going louder as I axelarate. Even more noise on the highways
Electrical
4 complaints · 11%It is possible to accidentally hit the lock bottom of the key fob while the vehicle is moving and cause the mirrors to fold. This feature should be disabled at the very least while the vehicle is moving. While traveling on the freeway I accidentally pressed the keyfob while it was in my pocket and the the press caused…
I remote started my vehicle to take my car into the dealership for service and when I went out to get into my vehicle the running board extended and I stepped on to running board, running board immediately started to retract into vehicle almost trapping my foot. I took vehicle to dealership and they were unable to…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv recalls
Seat belts: pretensioner
Risk: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the sdm software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the sdm replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on october 13, 2016. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is 16007.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd, 3500 hd, tahoe, suburban, gmc sierra 2500 hd and 3500 hd, gmc yukon, gmc yukon xl, cadillac escalade and cadillac escalade esv vehicles and 2014-2017 chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500, trax, caprice police pursuit vehicle, gmc sierra 1500, buick encore, and 2014-2016 buick lacrosse, chevrolet spark EV and ss vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
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.
Questions about the 2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- What are the most common problems with the 2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: brakes (11 complaints, typically around 18,000 miles); engine (10 complaints); transmission (9 complaints, typically around 26,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2017 Cadillac Escalade Esv have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from September 8, 2016 (seat belts). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2017 a bad year for the Cadillac Escalade Esv?
- It is 5th of 23 Escalade Esv model years by number of complaints, with 38 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.