NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Cadillac Escalade Recalls
The 2005 Cadillac Escalade has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Cadillac Escalade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 43
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Cadillac Escalade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Cadillac Escalade
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Escalade, 6 other models
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
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Escalade, 14 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07E106000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 Escalade, 14 other models
2005 Cadillac Escalade complaints by year
NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade, the newest on August 6, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the air bags (23%) and the power train (16%).
1 of the 2005 Cadillac Escalade's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2005 Cadillac Escalade owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 88,106 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System11
- Air Bags10
- Power Train7
- Service Brakes7
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Engine5
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 9. 7% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 43 complaints about the 2005 Cadillac Escalade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade by model year
Other 2005 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: August 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted