While driving down the road under any condition the brakes start to apply themselves ultimately leading the vehicle to not being able to pull itself. The more throttle you give it the more the brakes apply. I believe this is the same as the 2002-2004 chevy hydro boost recall. Also around the same time the resistor for the blower motor caught fire while driving down the road.
2005 Cadillac Escalade electrical problems
11 complaints (26% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 90,000.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 26%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Instrument cluster/panel1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Cadillac Escalade electrical problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2005 Cadillac Escalade owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Speedometer quit working on the instrument cluster. Only around 55,000 miles on vehicle. You can drive it awhile and then it quits working. Let it sit for a few minutes and it will work again for a little while and quit again. No other gauges are affected yet. Lamp assembly is fading from the inside of the light housing.
The lighting for the gear indicator doesn't work. I cannot tell what gear it is is
My airbag light came on while driving and has remained on. It is on while idling and driving. It never goes off. There was no collision or anything to cause it to come on. I fear there might be something faulty happen while I drive. Also I've been having issues fueling my 2005 escalade. It will only let me put in $1.00 maybe $1.50 at a time and the pump will kick off. I've even had gas spill out while this is occurring. The gas spill has happened twice and the fuel tank was almost empty. So it wasn't overfill. Also, my air conditioner, at times will just get hot while driving. If I stop and turn off the vehicle and turn it back on, the air will return to cold. And it smells like burning wires. I have been routinely looking to see if there is a recall on this vehicle through this website.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 cadillac escalade. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the speedometer displayed that the vehicle was traveling 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the instrument cluster was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. In addition, the contact indicated that the air bag sensor light was illuminated. The failure mileage was 180,000.
Without any prior problem the speedometer began to stick and not display proper speeds and never goes back to zero even when vehicle is off. Also, after this began the other gauges on the instrument panel began to give no/false readings.
From parked position placed key in ignition and started car. All warning light (traction control, emergency brake, service stability, etc) remained illuminated and did not go off. Attempted to turn off car and ignition was stuck in "on" position. Could not turn car off or remove key from ignition. Vehicle had full power and was able to get home even though warning lights activated. Once home, had to try numerous attempts to get vehicle to turn off. Finally, had to unhook battery, pull fuel pump relay, and pull wires out of computer in order to get engine to stop running. Having to tow to shop for repairs. Possible steering wheel clock spring is stuck. If it if the clock spring, this will be the second time that we have had to replace it.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 cadillac escalade. The contact stated that the instrument panel displayed inaccurate gauge readings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the instrument panel cluster would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Kmj
My service airbag came on out of the blue as I was driving, than earlier this year my airride control went out air compressor and shocks , in feb my rear bolts on the drive shaft were loose leaking fluid , my rear seat belt is malfunctioning for my son 8 years get stuck, my air conditioning is hot on one side and cold on the other cadillac changed out a module three months later. It still does the same thing but I won't take it back because that's when all the other stuff starting happening rear bolts lose lost massive fluid then the air ride went out air compressor and shocks. When we opened the air compressor up it was rusted as if it had not worked in years so I truly believe that sewelle cadillac damaged my SUV everything but the air on one side was getting hot not to mention they had my truck for over 7hrs as I waited in the lobby last year lost my one of my hubs the interior paint is peeling off the video player went out in 2007 . My vehicle stays on when the doors are open and the key is off and out of the ignition the inside light switch comes on sometimes and this truck is almost paid but its a lot of money for all these things to go wrong. There is a lot more.
Instrument panel cluster defect causes speedometer to stick.
Questions about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade electrical
Does the 2005 Cadillac Escalade have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the electrical of the 2005 Cadillac Escalade, 26% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2005 Cadillac Escalade electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 90,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Cadillac Escalade electrical?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Cadillac Escalade have the most electrical problems?
The Cadillac Escalade model years with the most electrical complaints are 2007 (34 complaints), 2003 (23 complaints) and 2008 (23 complaints).
Other 2005 Cadillac Escalade problems
Airbags 10Brakes 8Fuel system 8Engine 7Transmission 7Lights 2Suspension 2Acceleration 1Steering 1Tires 1Visibility 1Wheels 1
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