2014 Cadillac Escalade problems and recalls

Owners have filed 20 complaints on the 2014 Cadillac Escalade, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (8 complaints).

20
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
82.5
Severity index

Severity index 82.5 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 82.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (40.0%)8 40%Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (25.0%)5 25%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (15.0%)3 15%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (15.0%)3 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%SuspensionSuspension: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%VisibilityVisibility: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM840.0%
AIR BAGS525.0%
ENGINE315.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL315.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER210.0%
STEERING210.0%
SUSPENSION210.0%
VISIBILITY15.0%

Complaints filed per year

0232014: 12015: 32016: 22017: 12019: 32020: 12021: 32022: 32023: 12024: 12026: 1 (partial year)14153161719202122232426
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20141
20153
20162
20171
20193
20201
20213
20223
20231
20241
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2022 to 2024 were close to 2019 to 2021 (5 against 7).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V05400005/02/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA,
14V61400001/10/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In t

Other Cadillac Escalade model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.