2025 Cadillac Escalade ESV problems and recalls

54% of owner complaints on the 2025 Cadillac Escalade ESV related to the Engine (7 of 13).

13
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
53.9
Severity index

Severity index 53.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 53.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 7 complaints (53.8%)7 54%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (30.8%)4 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (23.1%)3 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE753.8%
POWER TRAIN430.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM323.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER215.4%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL17.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING17.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE17.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER17.7%

Complaints filed per year

06122025: 12026: 12 (partial year)252612
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20251
2026 (year to date)12

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V30400014/05/2026WHEELS:HUBGeneral Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2025–2026 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban 1500, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with 24-inch wheels. Incorrect bolts may have been installed on the left and right front wheel hubs, which can result in the bolts

Other Cadillac Escalade ESV model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 9 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.