NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2001 Cadillac Escalade. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
BRAKE LINES CORROSION. CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE PRESENT AT STOP LIGHT WE RAN. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LEAKS GASOLINE AT A SLOW RATE. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE LEAK WAS NEAR SOME WIRES. THE VEHICLE LEAKED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 LITER OF GASOLINE BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS NORMAL.
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT. CONSUMER STATED THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES EARLIER. *AK
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.