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2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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18Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0.5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Electrical System
4Engine
4Fuel/propulsion System
4Air Bags
3Service Brakes
2
All reported categories
Structure
2Unknown Or Other
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment
1Power Train
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Steering
1Suspension
1Traction Control System
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 13 of 18 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Power Train complaints

1 reports
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29,500 miles · Feb 5, 2014
EnginePower Train

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER GOT REDUCED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND REDUCTION OF SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH CAUSED NEAR-CRASH CONDITIONS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE ALL VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING UNIFORMLY AT 70 MPH, …

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WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER GOT REDUCED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND REDUCTION OF SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH CAUSED NEAR-CRASH CONDITIONS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE ALL VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING UNIFORMLY AT 70 MPH, NARROWLY AVOIDING MULTIPLE COLLISIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A LAY-BY FOR A FEW MINUTES, EVERYTHING RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMING UP INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND RETURNING TO NORMAL BY ITSELF. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10563084

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.