Vehicle profile
2005 Cadillac Escalade ESV
SUV · Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 345 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 6L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- 4WD
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2005 Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
- 0.31× the 3.27 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- POWER TRAIN — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2005 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
05V055000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATORCERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT." UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE STARTING CONDITIONS, THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. IF THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN.
Consequence: THE VEHICLE MAY MOVE IN AN UNINTENDED DIRECTION RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY TO OTHERS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
14/02/2005
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