2005 Cadillac Escalade Fuel System Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Escalade. The contact stated while refueling, the gasoline was spilling out of the filler neck. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The failure mileage was unknown.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK, THE VALVE BECAME STUCK AND PREVENTED THE FUEL FROM ENTERING. AS A RESULT, FUEL SPILLED OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND THE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS

FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. WE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF THE FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SINCE WE LEASED THE CARE AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY BOUGHT IT. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUST SHUT OFF WHEN PREVIOUSLY SHOWING A FULL TANK THEN GO TO EMPTY OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ONE OR TWO DAYS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON ALL OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 17 TIMES, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CD PLAYER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE HEATED SEAT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FUEL TANK AND FOG LIGHT WAS REPLACED UPDATED 09/25/06. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GET 8 MPG IN THE CITY AND 10 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS WITHOUT RUNNING THE AIR, OR HEAT, AND NOT PLAYING MUSIC OR USING ANY OF THE ELECTRICAL IMPLEMENTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT AFTER REACHING AN ODOMETER READING OF 2, 000 MILES THE VEHICLE SHOULD GET THE MILEAGE THAT WAS ADVERTISED. THE CONTACT DID MOSTLY CITY DRIVING AND TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2005, IT HAS NEVER REACHED THE MPG THAT IT SHOULD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,050.*AK THE CONSUMER HAS INCLUDED THE MILEAGE PAGE AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND LEGAL DOCUMENT FROM LAWYER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SAID SOMETIMES THEY GET VEHICLES IN LIKE THAT AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. UPDATE 4/25/07*TR UPDATED *JB