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What 21 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Cadillac Escalade Esv

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (21)Crash / fire / injury (3)Engine (14)Airbags (4)Wheels (4)Fuel system (3)Body & structure (2)Brakes (1)Driver assistance (1)Electrical system (1)Lane Departure (1)Steering (1)

1 of 21 complaints match · Steering · clear filters

Dec 20, 2020SteeringAirbagsWheelsCrash1 injury

DRIVING 94 WEST BOUND JUMPED OFF MY SEAT AND REMEMBERED I DIDN'T JUST HIT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. TIRE PASSED ME AND SEATBELT STRANGLED ME WHEN IT PULLED. GRABBED AHOLD OF STEERING WHEEL AND MADE SURE NOT TO HIT ANY OBJECTS OR ANYONE. SOMETHING HIT MY FACE AND GOT DISCOMBOBULATED FROM THE SEATBELT. HAD TO REMEMBER THAT I NEEDED TO UNBUCKLE SEATBELT. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED. CRAWLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE PICKED UP BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. NOT ON MY RIGHT TEMPLE WE'R WENT DOWN, DISCHARGED AND LOSS OF THE TASTE AND SMELL EXCEPT SMELL OF BRAIN MATTER FROM WITHIN FOLLOWED BY FLUID DRIP IN NASAL CAVITY.

NHTSA ODI 11384282

Working with the data? Download all 21 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2020 Cadillac Escalade Esv verdict →