2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 30 complaints
30
Total Complaints
95,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

29,514 25th Percentile
95,000 Median Mileage
112,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
AIR BAGS
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
EQUIPMENT
1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF LATE IN CRASH AND CAUSED MORE INJURY, FRAME DID NOT HOLD DUE TO EXTRA HYBRID WEIGHT, ONSTAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION TW*"
"2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF LATE IN CRASH AND CAUSED MORE INJURY, FRAME DID NOT HOLD DUE TO EXTRA HYBRID WEIGHT, ONSTAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION TW*"
"2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF LATE IN CRASH AND CAUSED MORE INJURY, FRAME DID NOT HOLD DUE TO EXTRA HYBRID WEIGHT, ONSTAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION TW*"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE 4 complaints
Median: 134,000 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 complaints
25th: 104,750 mi Median: 109,500 mi 75th: 120,750 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 complaints
Median: 107,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NJ: 9 CA: 5 IL: 4 FL: 3 TX: 3 MO: 3 MI: 1 NY: 1 WI: 1

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28