general problems of the 2003 Cadillac Escalade

While driving I lost all use of brakes immediately after the brake system light came on driving 45mph on a city street. While driving the stability control light came on and car shut off 60mph on the highway. On another occasion stability control light came on and steering column locked up while turning. T/c light and engine light came on while driving 35 mph on a city street and immediately lost response from the gas pedal. Dash lighting system flashes different indicator lights, display randomly goes out while driving.

The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade. While pulling into a parking area, smoke entered the vehicle. The contact was able to exit the vehicle with his baby. Upon further inspecting the hood area, it was noticed that the fire originated near the battery and power steering. The fire department extinguished the flames and the vehicle was left at the location. A police report was not filed. The insurance company was notified, took pictures, and was to further investigate. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 06e043000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 02v224000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting for them to follow up to investigate the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade. While driving at 25 mph, the contact noticed smoke emitting from underneath the cup holder. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the part beneath the cup holder had melted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 182,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade. While driving approximately 55 mph, all of the warning indicators illuminated and the accelerator pedal failed to respond for approximately three to five seconds before independently responding. The failure recurred on multiple occasions at various speeds. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

My blower motor is staying on continuously and the smell of plastic burning in the vehicle. I was told by a mechanic it is a blower motor control module shortage from the factory. I have found this as a recall on some 2003-2006 Cadillac Escalades but my VIN is not on the recall they say it is a fire hazard. I was thinking that mine should also be on the recall list. Maybe they missed mine for some reason.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Cadillac escalde. The contact noticed that the speedometer, fuel and oil gages displayed inaccurate reading and they failed intermently. The vehicle was taken to dealer mechanic and diagnosed the failure instrumental panel cluster. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure and advised the manufacturer was not financially responsible for the repair because the vehicle exceeded 80,000 miles. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Lb.

The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade. The contact noticed that the speedometer displayed inaccurate readings, which prevented her from determining how fast she was driving. The mechanic stated that she needed to replace the instrument control cluster. The vehicle was not repaired at that time. One year later, the contact received a recall notice from the manufacturer stating that the instrument control cluster was defective. She called the manufacturer and was informed that they would not be financially responsible for the repair because the vehicle exceeded 80,000 miles. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 72,000 and current mileage was 98,000.

2003 Cadillac Escalade. Consumer states that the vehicle caught on fire while parked. The fire dept ruled the cause of the fire as electrical fire. Consumer also states that Cadillac is refusing to accept liability.

12/24/06 I had a car fire at my house, general motors has been jerking me around for over a month now regarding there liability for the fire. 2/13/07 they accepted liability of the fire over the phone to me. I faxed to them all the documents they asked for. Now today 2/14/07 they are denying liability as well as the supervisor denying it will not speak to me about this matter. I feel like this is another example of a big company taking advantage of the working public.

My 2003 Cadillac Escalade ext. Was parked at 10:30 December 23. 2006 in my driveway, about 9-9:15 on December 24, 2006 the truck ignited itself on fire. The truck is severely burned as well as my wife's 2006 Mercedes Benz as well as my property.

: the contact stated while driving 50 mph, lightning struck the exterior antenna for the on-star system disrupting the electrical system and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a service dealer. The manufacturer was notified.

After approximately 1 year the truck started releasing the breaks on its own while descending a mountain and had to reapply to engage for breaks to work this has happened at least 10 times since we bought the truck. Its was inspected at the dealership where it was bought and nothing was ever done . I was told it was normal for this to occur and nothing was wrong with the truck. Other issues are the electrical in the dash has shorts and sometimes the a/c does not work and comes on by itself. The gauges ,speedometer and and fuel gauge do not work anymore and the air bag light stays on . This truck was purchased with zero miles on it and purchased for over $ 70,000 and now only has 103,000 miles on it.