2000 Cadillac Escalade: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2000 Cadillac Escalade. The campaign is 00V153000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Jun 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 71 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 00V153000, in the NHTSA record

If the entertainment center is installed on the right-hand side (passenger side), no correction is required. If the entertainment center is installed on the left-hand side (driver side), the dealer will remove and reinstall the entertainment center with a revised attachment bracket. The dealer will also inspect, and if necessary, replace the fuel return line.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 4,300 units in total.

00V153000Received 7 Jun 2000. 4,300 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles, equipped with a floor mounted rosen video entertainment center, fail to conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity." due to the method of installation of the video entertainment center by the installed, the vehicle may not meet the fuel spillage requirements of the standard in a vehicle crash.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
If the entertainment center is installed on the right-hand side (passenger side), no correction is required. If the entertainment center is installed on the left-hand side (driver side), the dealer will remove and reinstall the entertainment center with a revised attachment bracket. The dealer will also inspect, and if necessary, replace the fuel return line.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00052. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Jul 2000.

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Complaints by component

71 complaints, 96 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2000 Cadillac Escalade
All 2000 vehicles

2000 Cadillac Escalade: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2000 Escalade	All 2000 vehicles	Escalade, all years	Mentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	156.3	106.5	31.3	15
Fuel System, Gasoline	104.2	34	11.3	10
Electrical System	83.3	99.2	116.4	8
Air Bags	72.9	56.3	136.8	7
Engine and Engine Cooling	62.5	114	30	6
Structure	62.5	66.2	28.4	6
Steering	52.1	45.9	27.5	5
Power Train	52.1	83.3	78	5
Tires	52.1	47.2	10.8	5
Wheels	52.1	11.9	11.7	5

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash: 9
Complaints that report a fire: 3
Injuries in the complaints: 5
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 20 Feb 2023

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2000 Cadillac Escalade, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 18 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2000 Cadillac Escalade
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE05020	Preliminary evaluation	UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION	Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip / Control Unit/Module	28 Apr 2005	13 Sep 2005	05V379000
EA02015	Engineering analysis	THROTTLE STICKING CLOSED	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	1 Aug 2002	12 Jan 2004
PE02021	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE STICKING	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	11 Feb 2002	1 Aug 2002

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 2000 Cadillac EscaladeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Cadillac Escalade: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/cadillac/escalade/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Cadillac Escalade?: 4,300 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Cadillac Escalade have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 52 recall campaigns for the Cadillac Escalade, model years 1999 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2000 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Cadillac Escalade name most often?: Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 15 of 96 component mentions, or 156.3 per 1,000. For all 2000 vehicles the figure is 106.5 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Cadillac Escalade open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.