Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV has 21 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
21
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Mileage: 90,406 2015 Cadillac Escalade Engine: 6.2L V8 EcoTec3 has experienced lifter and camshaft... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE | I dropped my vehicle off for transmission service maintenance with no engine issues and no check eng... |
| Feb 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle will make noise as if gears are slipping, when going up the slop or on load. potentially can... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Radical shifting shuttring unknown what gear to select into |
| Nov 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed s... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Transmission brakes at speed, feels as if I got rear ended from the back. I know that there is lawsu... |
| Sep 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle has a shake that seems to be coming from the rear and can be felt in the seats, slightly in ... |
| Jun 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I bought the vehicle on May 27, 2021. I filled the tank with 87 octane on 3 separate occasions betwe... |
| Mar 18, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. JUMPS BETWEEN LOWER GEARS. FOLLOWED THE FIX GM RECOMMENDED ... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE HAS SPENT MORE THAN 2 MONTHS IN THE CADDILAC DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND RESOLVE... |
| Jan 16, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2015 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed ... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WE BOUGHT THIS CAR A MONTH AGO AND ALREADY BEGAN WITH PROBLEMS. IT HAS 50K MILES. THERE IS A STRANGE... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKES. *LD CONSUMER STATES THAT ... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CAR, AT TIMES, FAILS TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE, WHEN AT A STOP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, CAR, AT TIMES, WILL ... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 3-28-2019 AND I'M ALREADY HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. AFT... |
| Nov 21, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,BACK OVER PREVENTION | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING FROM 1-2 THE VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE D... |
| Oct 10, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS BUT THEN... |
| Feb 14, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 50+ DAYS SINCE PURCHASING IN 2015 FOR DEFECTIVE B... |
| Sep 7, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | MY CONDENSER AN MY WHOLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WENT OUT. I HAD TO GET IT COMPLETELY REDONE. |
| May 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLES START VIBRATING WHEN HIT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 40 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER DOESN'T TAKE S... |