Body Problems of Cadillac Escalade - part 2

Passenger side front exterior door handle broke loose from the body of the vehicle. I contacted the dealer for repairs and was quoted $300+ for the repair. I looked online and was surprised that this is an issue for numerous owners. So I contacted Cadillac, and was initially told it was under warranty, and to take it in to the dealer for repairs at no cost to me. After taking off work, was told by the dealer that this was not true, when actuality the interior handles are the actual handles under warranty for the chrome pealing. At this point the chrome on the interior handles were not a concern of mine. After going back and forth with gm/Cadillac and my local dealer for a couple of months, I bought a replacement handle and did the repair myself. About a year later the passenger side rear exterior door handle separated from the body, I contact Cadillac to make a complaint, I do get a call back, the rep ask me what do I want them to do, I say " it would be great if they knowing this is a ongoing issue that they pay for the repairs", I was told " this is not a safety issue and doesn't fit the category of having a recall issued", I stated well if I was in an accident, and someone needed to open the door from the outside, is this not a safety issue? I was basically told no. Again they ask what do you want us to do? I said well, this is my second handle that has broken, at least pay some portion of it, I was told that is left up to the dealer to decide. When my first handle broke, I tried to negotiate with the dealer to bring the cost down, with no success. So I let the rep. , know just annotate this as a complaint. I again went on the internet and purchased a handle and did the repair myself. The handles can be found for less than $50 (with a warranty) and take about 30 min. To install. My interior handle were never replaced, go figure, no longer under warranty.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that she attempted to open the driver rear door and the handle fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000. Mah.

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The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that the clear coat on the window trim was flaking and peeling on both the front and rear driver sides. The door handle on the rear passenger side was fractured. The vehicle was taken to dealer and the dealer advised that the failure was common. The handle on the rear passenger door was replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was 80,000. The failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 07/25/12.

Electronic door lock actuator failed to lock/unlock door from remote. When attempting to unlock the rear driver door using the remote, the electronic lock failed to unlock the door. The electronic lock no longer responds to signals from the remote or the door button and must be manually locked/unlocked.

Electronic door lock actualor failed to lock/unlock door from remote. When attempting to unlock the rear driver door using the remote, the electronic lock failed to unlock the door. The electronic lock no longer responds to signals from the remote or the door button and must be manually locked/unlocked.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Escalade esv. The contact stated that when attempting to open any of the doors, the handles separated from the doors. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the handles were plastic and because of various types of weather the holes for the screws had widen causing the handles to separate from the vehicle. The handles were replaced but the failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 500. Pam.

The hood flutters terribly beginning around 40mph and gets increasing worse as the vehicle accelerates further. I noticed this shortly after I purchased the vehicle brand new and complained to the dealer who stated that it wasn't a problem but just the nature of that years model 1999 Cadillac Escalade, which I still have and it still flutters and wobbles as though its getting ready to fly off its hinges!!!.

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