Cadillac — what breaks, engine by engine
17 models · 2,716 complaints
What Cadillac complaints are about
Share of component mentions across every Cadillac in the database, with the all-vehicle average below it. Shares can be compared — raw complaint counts between brands cannot, because counts track sales volume.
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All vehicles
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How often Cadillac complaints involve a fire, crash or injury
Share of this brand's complaints; the vertical mark is the all-vehicle average. Complaints are owner-reported and skew toward alarming problems — and toward vehicles under active recall attention, which can inflate a brand mid-campaign.
Fire1.2%
Crash5.0%
Injury3.0%
all vehicles — Fire 1.1% · Crash 4.4% · Injury 2.6%
Recalls where NHTSA said stop driving or park outside
The severest recall class, across all Cadillac models we cover. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, whatever the car's age.
- Cadillac Escalade — Power Train › Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive) (stop driving, 2015–2015) 26V289000
- Cadillac SRX — Suspension › Rear (stop driving, 2015–2016) 21V473000
- Cadillac Escalade — Suspension › Front › Control Arm (stop driving, 2016–2016) 16V256000