general problems of the 2007 Cadillac Escalade

Entire information cluster has lost power vehicle halts to a stop in mid driving breaking response is sometimes hard sometimes very loose intermittent warning lights.

Heated steering wheels shorts out and heated and cool seats shorts out and the dashboard is cracked all happened while driving.

Heated steering wheel burned a whole through leather and caused a burn on my finger. Steering wheel heater no longer works since incident. Heated driver seat no longer works after smelling burning in car. Found melted/burned connector under passenger side seat where the heated seat module is located.

We just wanted to alert you of a life threatening situation that occurred with our 2007 Cadillac Escalade esv, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. I had just picked up my kids from swim practice and was pulling out of the parking lot when my steering wheel was completely disconnected from the wheels and had no ability to steer the car. . . It just freely spun around and around. Thankfully, I was able to stop the vehicle before hitting a tree and my kids and I were not injured, just very shaken. However, it was and still is very present in my mind what the outcome could have been had we been on the highway or going at a faster speed. Cadillac roadside was very helpful in getting the car towed to the dealership where we purchased the vehicle and have had all maintenance done in the past. After review of the vehicle I was told that they are really not sure what went wrong, as they had never seen anything like it. Apparently the whole front steering system is supposed to collapse in a head on collision, but for some reason it collapsed without warning or reason. Consequently, due to the steering wheel continuously spinning, it had ripped out all the power cords to the radio, air conditioning, power steering, stabilitrac, etc. The car was a disaster and at that point I had no trust in the car to ever drive it again. I had enjoyed my vehicle up to this point, but this has made me incredibly concerned about putting my family in another Cadillac vehicle.

While traveling on an interstate highway steering became completely unresponsive. I managed to exit highway without incident. Attempted to make left turn but car continued to go straight. The vehicle had to be towed as it was unable to be driven. Informed by dealer the manifold heatshield rusted and fell into the steering mechanism causing the complete lack of steering control. Extended warranty company refuses to cover repair.

The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. While driving at any speed and turning the steering wheel, the contact heard a loud grinding noise. The dealer could not determine the cause of the failure and provide a remedy, but stated that the vehicle was safe to drive. The contact does not want to drive the vehicle in this condition. The manufacturer stated that they were working on diagnosing the issue. The failure mileage was 26,000. 4/01/09 updated 04/06/09.