The contact owns a 2009 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the battery was drained. The contact called AAA, who had installed the battery incorrectly. The battery was replaced. While driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle started to shake. The vehicle lost motive power with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who determined that the system needed to be reset, and the vehicle was working as designed. The failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the cylinder head was cracked, and the air compressor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
2009 Cadillac Escalade electrical problems
14 complaints (24% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 96,900.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 24%
- typical mileage
- 96,900
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Cadillac Escalade electrical problems in other years
Related recalls
Electrical system
- What is wrong
- Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.
- Risk
- It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1‑866‑608‑8080, cadillac at 1‑866‑982‑2339, chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438, saturn at 1‑800‑972‑8876, gmc at 1‑866‑996‑9463 and hummer at 1‑800‑732‑5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Recall number 10V240000 · Recall details
What 2009 Cadillac Escalade owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
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Low oil pressure causing engine failure, suspension issues constantly, limp mode won’t go off
 For approx. the past 6 months, the radio has been cutting out several times during my daily commute. On occasion, a message would appear saying Stabilitrack is off. Saturday, it cut out and stayed off for more than 30 minutes and did it several more times. Everytime the radio cuts out, the door locks started locking and unlocking on their own, the air conditioning, cooled front seats, and defrost turns on and the seats the airbag off light came on, and a warning message saying service stability system came on, plus the engine was revving without power and I was worried I was going to lose all electrical and control, so I pulled off the We have ran several diagnostic but found no error code messages and nothing wrong with the vehicle. When I was talking to them, the system was acting normally. I have taken the car to the dealership and my local family mechanic shop. We have paid extensively to change the grounding wire, battery, cables, fuses and other grounding components to resolve this issue. It is very dangerous and has caused my family to jerk and sometimes be hit in the process. It has died on the highway and creates an extreme possibility for accident to others, if this continues to occur. I typically would not reach out in this manner and I would just replace the vehicle, but through further research, others have also had this problem, reported it on the Cadillac forum and we have not been added to the previous electrical recall or gotten resolutions. This is my last resort before this becomes a fatality for some owner.
While driving the blind spot indicator fails intermittently.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 cadillac escalade. The contact stated that the service stability traction control and service stability rack warning indicators kept randomly illuminating. Also, the brake lights remained illuminated. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and back on to reset the computer system; however, the warning indicators continued flashing. An unknown dealer diagnosed that the sensors needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting on a response. The vehicle was received as a trade-in from a 2004 cadillac escalade that exhibited the same failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
My vehicle stopped unexpectedly on the freeway while driving. I had my wife and 3. Kids in the car. I drifted then put the car in park while moving and restarted it. My windshield wipers do not stay on they wipe once then shut off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 cadillac escalade. While driving 20 MPH, the transmission seized and the vehicle jerked. In addition, while the vehicle was in the park position, the rpms accelerated rapidly without warning and the vehicle accelerated rapidly. The vehicle was taken to auto zone where it was diagnosed that the cooling system of the hybrid system and battery caused the failure. Furthermore, family trucks and vans of denver colorado was notified of the failure and further diagnosed that the oil pressure switch and brake pedal were faulty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 158,389.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 cadillac escalade. While the cruise control was activated, it would suddenly fail when the contact activated another electrical device in the vehicle. The failure recurred to the point that the cruise control no longer operated at all. Also, while driving over a speed hump or any other bump in the road, the windows would roll up or down without warning. The dealer was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate failure miileage was 100,000.
The rear doors do not lock and unlock with remote, must be done manually.
Questions about the 2009 Cadillac Escalade electrical
Does the 2009 Cadillac Escalade have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the electrical of the 2009 Cadillac Escalade, 24% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2009 Cadillac Escalade electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 96,900 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2009 Cadillac Escalade electrical?
Yes, 1 recall: 10V240000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
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 2009 Cadillac Escalade problems
Airbags 24Engine 10Lights 4Steering 4Transmission 4Acceleration 3Body 3Driver assistance 3Fuel system 3Seats 3Suspension 3Brakes 2Tires 2Visibility 2
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