Complaint 1167284
2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION • incident Mar 19, 2013
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1167284
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- ESCALADE
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- Incident Date
- Mar 19, 2013
- Date Received
- Mar 19, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH BACK TO TWO WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN UPDATED 10/23/2015 *JS
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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