AutoUtility currently tracks 25 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Cadillac Escalade. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 17 complaints (68% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 1 reports one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 25 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Engine & Cooling (17 reports • 68% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Suspension (3), Powertrain & Transmission (1)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2019 Cadillac Escalade
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Engine & Cooling
Suspension
Powertrain & Transmission
Electrical System
Body & Structure
Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Cadillac Escalade
Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis
AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.
Loss of Motive Power While Driving
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Cadillac Escalade
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"All of a sudden the car just died while driving it on the road at speed. There was no warning or indication of an issue. It just shook and then died. It would not restart. This is an egregious safety issue and should not happen on a vehicle with only this many miles. We could have been killed if we..."
"The AFM lifters on 1,7,4,6 cylinders go out with no warning causing shuttering and misfires. Scary! This is the second Escalade with the problem and the 2019 engine has occurred twice in 6 months. I have inserted a lockout device to prevent the vehicle from going into 4 cylinder mode since the last..."
"I am filing a safety complaint regarding my Cadillac Escalade due to a transmission/valve body failure occurring at approximately 77,100 miles. The vehicle began experiencing transmission-related issues including harsh shifting, hesitation, abnormal operation, and unsafe drivability concerns. The..."
"MY VEHICLE LOST POWER SUDDENLY I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A ACCIDENT TOWED TO MECANIC TOLD ME COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE MY ENGINE NEEDS REPLACMENT"
"Loud engine knocking heard after starting vehicle at grocery store, vehicle was driven 25 miles to get to store so was 'warm', check engine lite on dashboard came on during knocking, was able to drive vehicle to dealership for diagnosis (approximately 3.1 miles), dealership diagnosis after engine..."
Complaint History for Cadillac Escalade
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Cadillac Escalade | 103 | 5 | 9 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Cadillac Escalade | 104 | 4 | 4 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Cadillac Escalade | 87 | 6 | 2 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Cadillac Escalade | 21 | 1 | 1 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Cadillac Escalade Current Page | 25 | 1 | 0 | Current |
| 2020 Cadillac Escalade | 13 | 2 | 2 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Cadillac Escalade | 80 | 2 | 9 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Cadillac Escalade | 73 | 4 | 4 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Cadillac Escalade | 127 | 2 | 4 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Cadillac Escalade | 44 | 0 | 2 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Cadillac Escalade | 16 | 0 | 1 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Cadillac Escalade | 0 | 0 | 3 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Cadillac Escalade
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 9 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CARRY HANDLE, SHELL, BASE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.