general problems of the 2008 Cadillac Escalade

Truck goes into limp mode, reduced power, stuck in second gear, stabilitrak and engine lights. Took it to the Cadillac dealership and after 3100 dollars in repairs the truck is still doing it. If the high level techs can’t figure it out after 2000 in labor it’s should be a recall item.

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated from the time the vehicle was purchased, the warning messages "service traction control" and "service stabling" had been appearing on the instrument panel. The contact was informed by the auction that the failure was due to the low air pressure on the driver side rear wheel. The contact stated while exiting a parking lot, the steering wheel was locked. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that no issues were found. The contact stated the check engine warning illuminated once. The vehicle was taken to another mechanic who diagnosed that the oil sensor and oil pressure switch needed to be replaced. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired, however the failure persisted. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 165,286.

The engine light came on, it was trembling for a month prior to the light. Then pepboys could not find problem. Reset electrical panel. A week later brake stabilizer light came on. Took to ocean Cadillac in miami. The engine was smoking, knocking and about to go on fire. It lost pressure and I called insurance flatbed. . After fuel pump replaced and $1200 later. . Picked up and drove off. 15 minutes later engine vibrating & smoking as service dept closed. They gave me a loaner car, and said fuel pump blown out from engine malfuction. . Other owners, same model, told ,me a common problem that gm repairs for free since on recall. The delearship now says 4,000 bill to fix the root of the problem. This should be covered by gm who does not answer the phone. Two months going back and forth the delearship and no more money to give 4,000 to the engine which is on recall & responsibility of gm motors.

On three separate occasions the car has completely shut down while being driven. Twice while at highway speeds, the car lost all power, including power steering, power brakes, as I was trying to safely get over to the side of the highway, all the dash lights come back on, the radio comes on at top volume, the power comes back on. I have had it into an authorized Cadillac dealership. They had it for over a week and could never replicate it or find the issue. The third time it happened on a side street, not as bad as the highway, but still extremely dangerous. This is clearly an issue because I have read other reports of the exact same thing happening. The one I read was in 2008 which is the model year of this car. First time it happened was appx late Nov 2015,, then again in March 2016, and this last time on July 17, 2016.

My vehicle was parked completly off, when an alarm type of sound started ringing. I looked at my car and I see smoke inside by the dash board, I called my husband and he rushes outside and grabbed a tool. He opened up the hood and alot more smoke came out, he disconnected the battery with the tool and my uncle grabbed the hose and water down the engine part of the car. The fire went out and I right away contact me insurnace. The whole electical fuse box is burn and im not sure what else is damange inse the dash board.

I will be driving and lose all power! it does it at different speeds. Its like someone turns the car off and back on. The weird thing is it will do it alot one day and then it doesnt do it for a couple of days. It always comes back on but in traffic it could be very dangerous. I have had it put on computers and it never has showed anything. And I was reading on recalls on the ignitions and thought it could be a part oif the recall.

Tl takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that the manufacturer was unable to supply the part for NHTSA campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags) beyond a three year period. The dealer (capital Cadillac of atlanta, 2210 cobb pkwy se, smyrna, GA 30080, (770) 884-7397) confirmed that the part was unavailable. In addition, the engine warning indicator kept randomly illuminating. In previous repairs, the dealer replaced the alternator assembly and replaced a cable for the service charging system due to a constant loss of power. The failure had not been diagnosed by the dealer; however, the contact had a diagnostic trouble code reader that produced a failure code. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The vehicle totally shuts down while driving. All power, engine and electrical, is lost thereby creating a high risk of a collision and injury. Gm/Cadillac has been unable to diagnose this ongoing problem/ defect.