2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT OUT THE AIR BAGS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER (FLOW CADILLAC, 1400 S STRATFORD RD, WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103) AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT ASSIST SINCE A CRASH WAS NOT INVOLVED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. IN THE INTERIM, THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER SINCE JANUARY 25, 2018. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL TAKATA CORPORATION ('TAKATA') HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADES. THEY HAD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2017. RECALL STATUS: INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I NEED MY AIRBAGS REPLACED.

TAKATA RECALL I DO NOT WANT THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE A CREDIT TOWARDS A NEW CADILLAC.

TAKATA RECALL - HAVE BEEN CONTACTING OUR DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE REQUESTING NEW AIRBAGS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN RESPONDING THAT THE RECALL IS STILL NOT REQUIRED, THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS FIGHTING THE RECALL. WE HAVE EVEN STATED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS AND GET A REIMBURSEMENT LATER. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ARE ON A WAITING LIST. SINCE WE WERE JUST WANTING OUR FREE REPLACEMENTS, WE WERE NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THE BANKRUPTCY. HAD IT ON OUR CALENDAR FOLLOW UP BEFORE 2018. CHECKED THE WEBSITE TODAY, TURNS OUT THE DEADLINE WAS THE 27TH OF DECEMBER. WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A LAWSUIT. WE JUST WANT OUR CAR TO BE SAFE. WE EVEN ASKED THAT OUR AIRBAGS BE DISCONNECTED UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. ANY HELP POSSIBLE? THANK YOU.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHNSON MOTORS AT (877) 816-0659 (1891 BLINKER PKWY, DUBOIS, PA 15801) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT UPDATED 8/24/18*JB

LIGHTING WE OWN TWO ESCALADES FROM 2008 AND HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN BOTH CARS. CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND BURN THEM OUT WE WERE QUOTED $1,000 FOR EACH HEADLIGHT TO FIX MIN!!! HEATED SEATS ARE OUT IN BOTH TRUCKS RIMS ARE PITTED AND PEALING. HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS WEEKS AFTER ROLLING OUT OF THE SHOWROOM SO DISAPPOINTED

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS CADILLAC, 374 SYLVAN AVE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 07632) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (BOB BELL FORD, BEL AIR, MD, 410-879-2544) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT ALSO INFORMED THE SAME DEALER THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V364000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH PINE BELT CADILLAC DEALER LOCATED AT 71 NJ-37, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753(732) 797-3000 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BRITAIN CHEVROLET CADILLAC AT (903) 274-4401 (4495 I-30 FRONTAGE RD, GREENVILLE, TX 75402) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.