Complaint 1140641
2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Dec 16, 2014
- Complaint ID
- 1140641
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- ESCALADE
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Dec 16, 2014
- Date Received
- Dec 19, 2014
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
DRIVING LOW SPEED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS. DIFFICULT TO STOP CAR. SELECTED LOWER GEAR AND MANAGED TO STOP CAR WITH WHAT BRAKING POWER REMAINED. HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF FREEWAY, COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BRAKE FLUID VISIBLE AT REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO GM DEALER AND THEY ADVISED A REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND HAD A HOLE. STATED ALL BRAKE LINES NEEDED REPLACING ALONG WITH BRAKE CALIPERS DUE TO CORROSION. THEY WOULD HAVE TO RAISE BODY FROM CHASSIS FOR ACCESS. BILL WOULD BE $3000 TO $4000. THEY WOULD GLADLY TAKE THIS CAR IN TRADE FOR A NEW GM VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAD ALL NEW BRAKES INSTALLED AT GM DEALER IN 2013 AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.