Complaint 896048
2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE • POWER TRAIN • incident Aug 15, 2011
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 896048
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- ESCALADE
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Aug 15, 2011
- Date Received
- Dec 19, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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