2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Cadillac Escalade. Owners have filed 36 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 2018 Cadillac Escalade. Check your Escalade 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 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Cadillac Escalade, reporting 1 crashes, 3 fires. Cadillac has issued at least 1,129 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 owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Cadillac Escalade. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“We were on our way home from charlotte nc where the suv sat for a week while we were on vacation. Less than an hour of traveling home we smelled something burning so my husband pulled over, turns the suv off, and we looked on the outside at the tires.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11735860
“WHILE DRIVING THE 2018 ESCALADE ESV RWD ON INTERSTATE 87 NORTH YESTERDAY, DRIVING ABOUT 33MPH, THE ESCALADE SUDDENLY SWERVED LEFT AND SLID INTO THE MEDIAN AND THEN ROLLED OVER ON ITS ROOF.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11163804
“THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RESET, FLASHES AND THE TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE THE SYSTEM IS CYCLING OR RESTTING, WHILW CHANGING LANES OR IN A MIDDLE OF A TURN”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745705
“2018 Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum, 6.2L V8 L86 engine, under 100,000 miles. Engine seized and was towed to an authorized GM dealership.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11735157
“Traction light and engine light flashing at 95,900 miles took Cadillac ESV to authorized dealer and he advised their was a misfire on cylinder 3 after several attemps to repair now advising he hear a knocking in engine that needs to be replaced.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11715103
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Cadillac Escalade 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.