ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
Engine failure increases the risk of a crash.
10 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (2 open), 89 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Engine failure increases the risk of a crash.
Rear wheel lock-up can increase the risk of a crash.
Daytime Running Lights that do not deactivate as intended may cause a glare, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
A seat belt with a deformed rivet may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Driveshaft failure can cause a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Two 2021 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESVs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.