Brake Fluid Leak Problems of Cadillac Escalade

The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Escalade. While driving 30 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. The brake pedal was pumped extensively to coast the vehicle off the road. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the brake lines were fractured, which caused brake fluid to leak. The dealer (joseph Chevrolet, 8733 colerain Ave, cincinnati, OH 45251, (513) 904-4110) was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

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Another vehicle ran stop sign, I had to step hard on brake pedal to avoid an accident. Shortly after I noticed the brake pedal getting closer to "bottoming out" each time I applied the brakes. Upon arriving home I found, on the left side undercarriage below the back seat, fluid dripping and approximately 24" of the frame and undercarriage saturated with brake fluid. When I crawled under the vehicle I traced the brake line from the master cylinder back and found the lines to be rusted. The line that is leaking must have rusted thru. Unfortunately, due to design I cannot see the break in the line nor, it appears, can I repair it myself due to accessibility.

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Drivers side brake line ruptured and leaking fluid. Brake lines on both sides of vehicle rusted. No brake pedal pressure.

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I own a 2004 Cadillac Escalade. While driving 35 mph, I attempted to engage the brakes but the brake pedal abnormally sank into the floorboard. The brake warning lamp illuminated and I had to engage the emergency brake, and maunal breaking in order to stop the vehicle. After a mechanic inspected the vehicle he noticed that brake fluid was leaking from under the engine compartment (front driver-side). The vehicle was taken to the shop. The technician diagnosed that due to corrosion, the brake line was fracture and needed to be replaced. The failure and current mileage was 187,500. I have never owned a car where the break lines actually rusted out ???.

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, he attempted to engage the brakes but the brake pedal abnormally sank into the floorboard. The contact mentioned that the brake warning lamp illuminated and he had to engage the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. Also, the contact mentioned that after inspecting the vehicle he noticed that brake fluid was leaking from under the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that due to corrosion, the brake line was fracture and all of the brake lines needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 49,315.

Driving home from work on a slightly icy road, the car ahead of me was coming to a stop. I hit my brakes, but the ground was a little slick so the abs kicked on. I pushed the pedal harder, there was a pop noise, and my brake pedal went to the floor. The brake warning chime came on, along with a message that said "service braking system" in the dic on the instrument panel. My brakes were no longer functional, and I narrowly avoided hitting the car in front of me. . Read more...

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At home in the driveway, started the engine and put my foot on the brake. The pedal went all the way to the floor and a brake failure warning light came on in the vehicle. Under the vehicle there was a large pool of brake fluid and a leak from one of the brake pipes under the drivers side of the vehicle. On closer inspection it was found that the brake line had rusted badly over a section length of around one foot in length, and completely rusted through, suddenly given way - luckily while the vehicle was at a standstill. The vehicle has never been in a salty environment other than normal virginia winter road salt, or used off road.

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The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, she applied the brakes to avoid a vehicle pulling into her lane but the vehicle continued to move forward and then skidded. The vehicle finally came to a stop and the stability system disabled as the brake lights illuminated. The contact took the vehicle home and once parked, she noticed there was puddle of brake fluid under the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact found that the brake lines suffered from severe corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 85,337.

My wife had just left the parking lot aproaching the traffic light she steped on the brake the pedal went all the way to the floor, the vehicle woulld not stop she went through the resd light and coasted until the vehicle stoped. Luckily she did not have an accident, after checking to see what was wrong, brake fluid was leaking under the vehicle towards the rear differential, the brake lineas were rusted, coroded, and leaking every time the brake was applied, the entire under carriage of the vehicle looked like a fifty year old vehicle I've never seen any thing like this in all my life. I thoutht brake lines were made to out last the vehicle. I did some resurch and found out that a growing number of SUV owners are experiencing then same problem. I think this is a major safety issue, I just need my vehicle to be repaired with genuine parts.

The contact owns a 2002 Cadillac Escalade ext. The contact was driving 70 mph and applied the brakes however, the brake pedal was abnormally depressed into the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who noticed a design flaw with the inner brake pad, which was missing. The tripping sensor on the brake pad caused all of the fluids to leak. The mechanic had to replace the brake calipers. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified who offered no assistance. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Left rear brake lines rusted through at the wheel area. Significant fluid leakage. Lines for both rear brakes had to be replaced.

While driving at 35 mph an emergency situation required a hard application of the brakes. The very next stop sign my brake pedal went all the way to the floor. The truck was leaking brake fluid at about a drop every second from one of the hard metal brake lines that are routed under the driver’s seat along the frame. There are four brake lines that are routed together and could not tell which one was leaking. Each of them is heavily rusted.

The contact owns a 2004 Cadillac Escalade. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for an unrelated repair when the technician advised the contact that the brake boost valve would have to be replaced because it was leaking brake fluid. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 04v045000 (service brakes, hydraulic) but the contact was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.