2020 Cadillac Escalade problems and recalls

Owners have filed 14 complaints on the 2020 Cadillac Escalade, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Engine (6 complaints).

14
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
0
Injuries
65.8
Severity index

Severity index 65.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 65.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 6 complaints (42.9%)6 43%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (21.4%)3 21%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE642.9%
POWER TRAIN321.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING214.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE214.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM17.1%
SERVICE BRAKES17.1%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING17.1%

Complaints filed per year

0472020: 12021: 12023: 12024: 12025: 32026: 7 (partial year)2021232425267
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20201
20211
20231
20241
20253
2026 (year to date)7
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.5x those in 2020 to 2021 (5 against 2).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V11500025/02/2021TIRESGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and
19V83700021/11/2019FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Camaro, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. The fuel pump may be missing a pressure regulator, allowing for over-pressurization of the fuel sy

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 2026-09-02. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.