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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Cadillac Escalade Recalls

The 2006 Cadillac Escalade has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 7, 2005.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Cadillac Escalade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
19

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2006 Cadillac Escalade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2006 Cadillac Escalade

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
05V552000
Reported
December 7, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 32,068
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 22 other models

05V552000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

Campaign
05V455000
Reported
October 5, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 123,592
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 12 other models

05V455000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Cadillac Escalade complaints by year

NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2006 Cadillac Escalade, the newest on November 26, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2006 Cadillac Escalade, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the engine (16%).

None of the 2006 Cadillac Escalade's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2006 Cadillac Escalade owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System5
  • Air Bags3
  • Engine3
  • Service Brakes3
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Unknown Or Other2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Cadillac Escalade received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20063
20081
20112
20121
20141
20153
20165
20171
20182

Complaints about the 2006 Cadillac Escalade peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 5. 21% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 19 complaints about the 2006 Cadillac Escalade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Cadillac Escalade by model year

Other 2006 Cadillac models

Newest record on this page: November 26, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted