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2006 Cadillac Escalade Engine problems

Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 2006 Cadillac Escalade's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 25% of all its complaints, most recently on April 11, 2016. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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6
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0
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0
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0
Injuries
0
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Engine complaints

Electrical systemDriver assistanceEngine & cooling

Engine started misfiring while on highway. Engine light came on and was blinking. I pulled off the road and had the car towed to dealer. The result is #6 and #8 are misfiring and also were told that 2 manifold bolts on right side of engine were broken off in engine body. If they cannot get the bolts to back off they will have to pull the head to drill them out on the inside.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Electronic stability control (ESC) · EngineNHTSA 10854846
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

Vehicle stops running. Engine dies happened four times, three times at 70 to 80 mph on 6 ln. Freeway have to try and steer and use brakes with no power. Once to the side of the road let sit for a few minutes and it starts up again. Have had it to the dealer and they say they have no idea what is wrong when they put on the computer. I feel that his is extremely dangerous! It could get us killed along with any one else close by that hits us.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Unknown or other · EngineNHTSA 10837464
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac escalade. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence then towed to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 10762491
Engine & cooling

Exhaust manifold missing bolts, transmission lines leaking at quick connect connection, intake manifold gasket leaking, heater hose leaking at connection. Most of these items are common concerns amongst other owners of same engine size. No recall on manifold bolts? Complete safety hazard.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10690962
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac escalade esv. While driving 30 mph up a very steep mountain with very steep switchbacks, the vehicle completely shut off. The power steering and power brakes stopped operating as well. The warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. Five to ten minutes later, the contact was able to restart the vehicle after the computer seemed to reset. On july 8, 2008, while driving down a 6,000 foot mountain, the vehicle shut off again and experienced the same failures. He was...

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able to stop the vehicle with the emergency brake. The contact noticed that the failure occurred at all altitudes, the first being approximately 5,000 feet. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The current mileage was 12,034 and failure mileage was approximately 11,000. Updated 07/29/08. *Lj updated 08/05/08

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10234197
Engine & cooling

2006 Cadillac escalade suv - engine lost power during normal non-highway driving. No apparent reason for stalled engine, causing loss of steering and braking. Dealer can't find any error codes after four days of technical assessment. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10159009

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