2017 Cadillac Escalade: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 74 complaints
74
Total Complaints
16,233mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

8,250 25th Percentile
16,233 Median Mileage
47,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
21
POWER TRAIN
11
SERVICE BRAKES
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
STEERING
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS MOVED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING COMMANDED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, VEHICLE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY OBSERVED IT. COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SENT ME AWAY. HAPPENED AGAIN AND DEALER ORDERED A SENSOR TO BE INSTALLED WHEN IT COMES IN."
"BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS MOVED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING COMMANDED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, VEHICLE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY OBSERVED IT. COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SENT ME AWAY. HAPPENED AGAIN AND DEALER ORDERED A SENSOR TO BE INSTALLED WHEN IT COMES IN."
"WHY ARE THE HEADLIGHTS ON NEW CADILLACS, ESPECIALLY ESCALADES, SO BLINDING? IT'S LIKE THESE VEHICLES HAVE THEIR HEADLAMPS PERMANENTLY ON BRIGHT."

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

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