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2018 Cadillac escalade Engine Problems

Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA

Summary

The 2018 Cadillac escalade has 7 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.

Problem Areas for the 2018 Cadillac escalade

Engine
7
Brakes
3

7

Complaints

0

Recalls

0

Injuries Reported

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026

All Engine Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Dec 22, 2025ENGINEHad to get cam shaft replaced last year. Now the lifters are going bad
Jul 18, 2025ENGINEOn Juy7, 2025 while operating my 2018 Cadillac Escalade, which at the time of the incident had an od...
May 22, 2025ENGINEHad to replace the camshafts about 10,000 ago. Vehicle is now having what sounds like lifter clatte...
May 8, 2025ENGINEThe contact owns a 2018 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle...
Apr 27, 2025ENGINEI had purchased the car [XXX] from dealer "Kars R Us" in Dearborn Heights, Mi. On [XXX], I was driv...
Jan 27, 2025ENGINEPulled out of gas station and in 1/2 mile down the road pulled into oil change facility that I had s...
Jul 26, 2021ENGINECam shaft lifters are failing. Cam shaft needs to be rebuilt. Rough idle and tick sound from engine....

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