2025 Cadillac Escalade problems and complaints
Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Cadillac Escalade. The most-reported areas: Engine (12), Electrical System (6), Unknown Or Other (2).
Key takeaways
- 20 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 0 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 12 | 60% |
| Electrical System | 6 | 30% |
| Unknown Or Other | 2 | 10% |
| Service Brakes | 2 | 10% |
| Power Train | 2 | 10% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 5% |
| Suspension | 1 | 5% |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 5% |
| Traction Control System | 1 | 5% |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 1 | 5% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 1 | 5% |
| Steering | 1 | 5% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Cadillac Escalade SUV 4WD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| 2025 Cadillac Escalade SUV RWD | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Electrical System,vehicle Speed Control,unknown Or Other - filed 2026-09-05
On [XXX], at approximately 15,200 miles, my 2025 Cadillac Escalade V developed multiple warnings while I was driving at highway speed. These included reduced acceleration, speed limited to 62 mph, service power steering, service traction control, rear axle system off, and unavailable forward-collision and adaptive-crui...
Engine - filed 2026-09-04
I had a 2023 Escalade that I was experiencing issues with. I decided to pay lot of money to get out of the 2023 and purchase a 2025 - which is what I was told would get me around the engine problems I was experiencing. Well that was quite the opposite. In 2025 Cadillac Escalade: 1. All the lights on the dashboard ...
Service Brakes - filed 2026-08-29
I rented this vehicle from Sixt at Washington National Airport on XXX at 11:53 AM with 21,343 miles on the odometer. That evening I was driving south on XXX in [XXX] with my father and my two children in the vehicle. The instrument cluster displayed multiple brake system warnings, including warnings that braking and s...
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.