WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY STEERING BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I MANAGED TO EXIT HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. ATTEMPTED TO MAKE LEFT TURN BUT CAR CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. INFORMED BY DEALER THE MANIFOLD HEATSHIELD RUSTED AND FELL INTO THE STEERING MECHANISM CAUSING THE COMPLETE LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR. *JS
2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 26771 POWER REAR CARGO DOOR IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. SON WAS SERIOUSLY HURT AT AIRPORT LUGGAGE CLAIMS WHEN A POWER REAR CARGO DOOR WAS CLOSING CAME DOWN ON HIS HEAD AND FACE WITH OUT WARNING OF ANY KIND THAT THIS DOOR WAS CLOSING. THE DOOR IS SO LARGE AND HEAVY. IT COMES DOWNS TO FAST AND DOES NOT RETRACT BACK UP WHEN IT HITS SOMETHING. THE DRIVER HAD NO WARNING THAT A PERSON WAS BEHIND HIM AS HE CLOSED THE DOOR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT WILL KILL SOMEONE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE CHANGE SO THAT IT CANNOT OPEN FROM OVERHEAD. THIS DOOR IS TO LARGE AND HEAVY TO HAVE SOMETHING COMING DOWN FROM THAT DISTANCE. THE IS DOOR SUSPENDER IN AIR ABOVE THE TOP OF THE ESCALADE. THIS IS A VERY VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED ARE LOSE BODY PARTS IF THIS DESIGN IS NOT CHANGED. THIS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND IT SHOULD NEVER BEEN PUT ON AN VEHICLE . *TR