2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (7) · Wheels (2) · Vehicle Speed Control (1)
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Safety recalls (3)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V050000 · 2,641,272 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. G
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V052000 · 557,023 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylv
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-878
Electrical System 2010-06-04 · campaign 10V240000 · 1,365,070 vehicles
Defect: GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE P
Risk: IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
Fix: DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT
Service bulletins (998)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Steering 2025-04-11 · 13-02-32-001H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides a procedure to flush and bleed power steering system to correct a power steering noise or fluid leak concern that is caused during extremely low temperatures.
Showing the 6 most recent of 998 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2022-09-27 · Air Bags“takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 cadillac escalade ext. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21v052000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that several appointments were scheduled with the dealer and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair; however…”
2021-12-13 · Power Train · 225,000 mi“the contact owns a 2007 cadillac escalade ext. the contact stated that on three separate occasions while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle shut off without warning. the contact stated that on each occasion, he had the vehicle towed back to his residence. the vehicle had yet to be serviced or diagnosed for the failure. the dealer nor the manufa…”
2018-04-21 · Air Bags“recieved notice last year involving takata inflators and was directed to contact my local vehicle manufacturer (johnson motors of augusta) for recall and repair. it has been over a year with no repairs or replacement scheduled of the recalled takata inflator.…”
2018-03-02 · Traction Control System · 140,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 cadillac escalade ext. while operating the vehicle, the service parking assist and service traction control sensor indicators remained illuminated. in addition, the front driver side door knob fractured. the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the local dealer (mclaughlin cadillac in east moline, il) and the manufactu…”
2017-10-24 · Vehicle Speed Control · 123,450 mi“after driving the truck from work one day, all the lights on the dash starts flickering, there was a loss of power, no acceleration and speed gauge drop completely. i had no idea of the speed that i was driving plus the doors started locking and unlocking. i have looked online and there are many people with the same issue with gm products.…”
2017-08-28 · Air Bags“just purchased and found out this recall has never been completed.…”
2017-06-06 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 cadillac escalade ext. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the two recall notices from the manufacturer did not give a specific date for when the part would …”
2016-12-07 · Air Bags“tl* the contact owns a 2007 cadillac escalade ext. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experience a failure. parts distribution disconnect. …”
2016-11-14 · Structure:body · 130,000 mi“cracked dash- driver's side, completely cracked and separated, from steering wheel side to windshield. the dash cracked in second place a few days ago, along side of the main crack. very flimsy material and creates a noise when driving. the dash has started to lift and separate at the larger crack and this is causing a glare in the windshield when …”
2016-08-11 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 cadillac escalade ext. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). the manufacturer was unable to determine when the parts would be supplied to the dealer. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.