1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2019 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Cadillac dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Check your Escalade ESV by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Cadillac Escalade ESV, reporting 1 crashes, 1 fires, 2 injuries. Cadillac has issued at least 778 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Cadillac Escalade ESV owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Cadillac Escalade ESV. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The Power Step / Running Boards do not operate as intended, especially on the driver's side. They are not deploying or retracting as they should, possibly leading to personal injury, ie.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11528007
“Vehicle caught on fire while owner was driving. Owner reported small puff of black smoke prior to fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11456785
“WHILE ALL ELECTRONIC SAFETY FEATURES WERE ENGAGED, VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN PROPERLY, EVEN WITH LAST MINUTE HARD BREAKING BY DRIVER, VEHICLE CRASHED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DASHCAM FOOTAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11266568
“At 60,000 miles the lifter failed and bent a pushrod rod while driving 65mph on the interstate. I had to slow my driving to 40mph in heavy traffic and "limp" it to the dealership. When I drove it to the local Cadillac dealership, they confirmed what had happened.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11749695
“2019 Escalade. During summer temperatures, unable to control pedal position adjustment and vehicle automatically moves the pedals all the way forward. When the pedal position button is pushed, the pedals make clicking noise but do not adjust. No warning lights. Issue is intermittent.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11733626
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Cadillac Escalade ESV is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Cadillac dealer.