1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2019 Cadillac Escalade. Owners have filed 59 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. 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 59 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Cadillac Escalade, reporting 2 crashes, 1 fires, 3 injuries. Cadillac has issued at least 832 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.
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Owners have filed 59 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Cadillac Escalade. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The car seat was in the locked rear facing position without it in use (thankfully) and I got rear ended on the freeway and the car seat became detached from the base that was anchored to my car. The car seat ended on the floor between my two middle seats.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11573791
“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
“All of a sudden the car just died while driving it on the road at speed. There was no warning or indication of an issue. It just shook and then died. It would not restart. This is an egregious safety issue and should not happen on a vehicle with only this many miles.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11754001
“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
“The AFM lifters on 1,7,4,6 cylinders go out with no warning causing shuttering and misfires. Scary! This is the second Escalade with the problem and the 2019 engine has occurred twice in 6 months.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745683
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 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.