general problems of the 2005 Cadillac Escalade

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving 62 mph, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the sunroof. The contact stated while attempting to exit the highway, the sunroof detached from the vehicle and hit the road. The contact drove to nearby auto glass repair shop. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact drove another vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that the sunroof was not the original equipment but was an aftermarket sunroof. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 10v427000 (equipment). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact attempted to speak with a representative from webasto product north America, inc. Manufacturer but was not successful. The failure mileage was approximately 235,000.

The vehicle was parked in my driveway, where it had been since the day before. It was not powered on in anyway, nor was anything plugged in inside. In the early morning we were made aware by a neighbor that the truck was on fire. The fire was in the passenger side dashboard area and the center console of the vehicle. The fire dept arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze. The fire report stated: ignition - d1 area of fire origin: vehicle area, other d2 heat source: heat from powered equipment, other d3 item first ignited: other cause of ignition - failure of equipment factors contributing to ignition - electrical failure, malfunction, other human factors contributing to ignition - none.