2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE Complaints

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 IN THE WHITE PLASTIC CONNECTOR BECOMING BLACKENED AND BRITTLE,. THIS RESULTED IN THE A LOSS OF POWER TO THE SEAT HEATER. AS THE VEHICLE IS SOME 6 MONTHS AND SOME 10,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, THE CADILLAC DEALER RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE J1 CONNECTOR, REPAIR THE WIRING, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $550.00 AFTER CONTACTING CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE, A CADILLAC DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME AND WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO PERFORM THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR FOR A $200.00 DEDUCTIBLE. WHEN I ASKED THAT A LETTER STATING THE TERMS OF THEIR OFFER BE SENT TO ME, CADILLACS DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE STATED SHE CANNOT PUT ANYTHING IN WRITING. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2009 I NOTICED WHEN I HAD A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER I WOULD GET AN INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT OF "AIRBAG READINESS". ALSO, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WAS REGISTER AS BEING "OFF". THIS FAILURE WAS NEVER INTERMITTENTLY -- IT JUST FAILED. I WENT THROUGH THE PROCEDURES OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR POSSIBLE CORRECTIONS: 1. HAVE FRONT PASSENGER ADJUST WEIGHT WHILE SEATED, MOVE OR POSITION SEAT IN A UPRIGHT POSITION, THEN TURN VEHICLE "ON AND OFF". 2. CHECK FOR ITEMS UNDER THE SEAT FOR ITEMS AND ADJUST SEAT BELTS. THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL OF NHTSA ID#10V2400000. AT THAT TIME I ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM OF THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO THE CADILLAC REPRESENTATIVE. HE STATED " HE HAD CHECKED THE SYSTEM FOR A RECALL OF THIS NATURE AND THERE WAS NONE". THIS COULD BE TRUE BECAUSE, I JUST LUCKED UPON SEEING AN ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THE RECALL OF GM VEHICLES. HOWEVER, THE RECALL OF NHTSA ID# 10V644000 IS FOR CADILLAC/CTS 2005-2007. MY VEHICLE IS A CADILLAC/EXT 2007 HOWEVER, THIS MODEL VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CADILLAC/CTS 2007 MODEL. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A RANDOM COINCIDENCE RATHER, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF CAR MANUFACTURER. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO PUT THE AIR BAGS BACK IN PLACE AND REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ON STAR SAFETY DEVICE INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE CHECKED FOR MALFUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,300.

ALL 4 FACTORY RIMS ARE DETERIORATING AND ARE CAUSING THE TRIES TO LOOSE AIR AND GO FLAT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

2007 ESCALADE TAIL GATE CAME OPEN ON ITS OWN ALL CARGO SPILLED ONTO THE STREET . THE CAR WAS IN GEAR MOVING THRU AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE, THEN I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE I CONTACTED CAD THEY DID NOT SEEM TOO INTERESTED OR CONCERNED BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS 60K MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2007 ESCALADE EXT ,34K MILES. HEAT SHIELD ON EXH MANIFOLD RUSTED THRU MOUNTS , FELL INTO STEERING COLUMN. STEERING LOCKED IN A RT HAND TURN, WENT LOC, VERY HARD JERK ON STEERING WHEEL BROKE IT FREE. CHECKED PASSENGER SIDE, IT HAD ALSO FALLEN OFF BUT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH AND NOTICED AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FRONT SHOCKS, STRUTS AND DRIVE TRAIN WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE. EXTREME JERKING WHILE DRIVING, WHEN PARKED ON FLAT SURFACE AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE OR DRIVE WOULD JERK LIKE IT WAS ON A STEEP INCLINE. DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING IN FOUR LANES OF DIESEL TRAFFIC GOING 75 AND I DECELERATED TO 65 WITH IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND WITH MY ONLY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND IN THE VEHICLE. HAPPENED JULY 28, 2010, I HAVE BEEN REPORTING PROBLEMS TO THEM SINCE OCTOBER 2009. THEY WOULD DO TRANSMISSION FLUSHES OR CHANGE MODULES WHICH WOULD DO NOTHING. *TR

2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV, WHILE EASTBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE, TOWING A TRAILER. THE HITCH PIN FELL OUT CAUSING THE TRAILER TO COME LOOSE AND STRIKE THE RIGHT BUMPER. THE TRAILER THEN TURNED ON ITS LEFT SIDE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE TRAILER WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE SUV WITH THE SAFETY CHAINS, HOWEVER THE HITCH PIN WAS MISSING AND THE TRAILER TONGUE HAD PULLED OUT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0396-90)*JB

I HAVE A CADILLAC ESCALADE 2007 AWD. IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CHROME PLATED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE PEELED OFF EXPOSING SHARP EDGES. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE EXPOSED SHARP EDGES. THROUGH NORMAL USE, THE CHROME HAS PEELED. THERE HAS BEEN NO ABUSE TO THEM. THESE SHARP EDGES HAVE CUT MY FINGER ONCE AND ALSO PASSENGER FINGERS ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CUT IS WORSE THAN A PAPER CUT. THEY AVERAGE ABOUT 1.5 INCHES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS I AM OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR