2001 Cadillac EscaladeProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 3 owner complaints about the 2001 Cadillac Escalade, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through October 12, 2015. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2001 Cadillac Escalade has problems

3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline10
Seats11
Service brakes10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2001 Cadillac Escalade recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2001 vs. every other Escalade year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Escalade median. How we score

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  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
3 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2001 Cadillac Escalade, and the recalls they led to.

  1. THROTTLE STICKING CLOSEDEA02015 · closed Jan 12, 2004
    No recall
  2. THROTTLE STICKINGPE02021 · closed Aug 1, 2002
    No recall
  3. UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATIONPE05020 · closed Sep 13, 2005
    Led to recall 05V-379
In owners' words

What Escalade owners report

Recent fuel system, gasoline complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LEAKS GASOLINE AT A SLOW RATE. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE LEAK WAS NEAR SOME WIRES. THE VEHICLE LEAKED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 LITER OF GASOLINE BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO A…
Complaint 10152678 · Mar 14, 2006 · 83,200 miles

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