Five problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2003 Cadillac Escalade. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Cadillac Escalade based on all problems reported for the 2003 Escalade.
Breaks went to the floor and car went down embankment.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade esv. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to decelerate as the abs and the traction activity warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred two times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the hydro-boost failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v045000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Djr.
Cadillac Escalade 2003 power steering failed when brakes applied at slow speed. The dealer attempted to correct the problem by fixing doing various things to the brakes. Gm finally admitted there was no fix to the problem.
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.
Safety-related defect in the stability/traction system. Stabilitrak combines antilock brake, traction and stability control system. The vehicle traction control system commanded the braked be applied to the front left wheel when it shouldn't have. This problem occurs when the vehicle is going uphill or downhill. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who re-soldered the abs motor. The braking of one wheel has been less violent but persist nonetheless.