2024 Cadillac Escalade: owner complaints and recalls

69% of everything owners report about the 2024 Cadillac Escalade points at a single system: engine. That is 29 of 42 complaints on file.

42
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
19.0
Severity index

Severity index 19.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 19.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2024 Cadillac Escalade sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 67 2024 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2024 Cadillac Escalade ranks 56 of 67 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 16% of its model-year peers. See the full 2024 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 29 complaints (69.0%)29 69%Power TrainPower Train: 8 complaints (19.0%)8 19%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (11.9%)5 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (11.9%)5 12%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 4 complaints (9.5%)4 10%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE2969.0%
POWER TRAIN819.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE511.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM511.9%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING49.5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM37.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER37.1%
SERVICE BRAKES37.1%

Complaints filed per year

013262024: 22025: 262026: 14 (partial year)24252626
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20242
202526
2026 (year to date)14

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V67400012/09/2024SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMPGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, 2023-2024 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade, and Escalade ESV vehicles. The electronic brake control module software may fail to display a warning light
25V27400024/04/2025ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles equipped with a 6.2L V8 gas engine. The connecting rod and/or crankshaft engine components may
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.