NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext Recalls
The 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext
Power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator
- Campaign
- 05V055000
- Reported
- February 14, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,194
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the newest on August 8, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a crash (20%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext, the component group named most often is the electrical system (60%), followed by the equipment (40%) and the exterior lighting (20%).
The 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System3
- Equipment2
- Exterior Lighting1
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
- Seat Belts1
- Seats1
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 2. 60% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 5 complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade Ext by model year
Other 2005 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: August 8, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted