Ownership Cost for 2003 Cadillac Escalade Base
Estimated: $46528 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2316 | $1112 | $973 | $880 | $787 | $6068 |
| Insurance | $1539 | $1593 | $1649 | $1707 | $1767 | $8255 |
| Fuel | $2786 | $2869 | $2970 | $3088 | $3227 | $14940 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2298 | $1217 | $1191 | $2291 | $9760 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $707 | $707 | $707 | $707 | $707 | $1047 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11088 | $9091 | $8209 | $8349 | $9791 | $46528 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING LOCKING PROBLEM THAT CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED OR CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOCKS OR UNLOCKS WHILE EITHER PARKED OR MOVING CREATING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE UNLOCKS ITSELF WHILE MOVING. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR (4) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO CORRECT THIS LOCKING DEFECT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TOTAL OF 45 DAYS DURING 2012 ON ACCOUNT OF THIS RANDOM LOCKING ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS US THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE WITH OUR ESCALADE, AS OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME UNRESOLVED PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO BOTH HIS OWN EXPERIENCE AND HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CADILLAC TECHNICAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL.. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ABOUT THIS LOCKING ISSUE, TO NO AVAIL. THEY SIMPLY DENY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE REPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REFUSE TO OPEN THEIR DATA BASE TO US REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. PERHAPS YOUR AGENCY HAS MORE CLOUT IN MAKING THEIR DATA BASE TRANSPARENT WITH REGARD TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR |
| 2003 | SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A SLIGHTLY ICY ROAD, THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS COMING TO A STOP. I HIT MY BRAKES, BUT THE GROUND WAS A LITTLE SLICK SO THE ABS KICKED ON. I PUSHED THE PEDAL HARDER, THERE WAS A POP NOISE, AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING CHIME CAME ON, ALONG WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAID "SERVICE BRAKING SYSTEM" IN THE DIC ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MY BRAKES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL, AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD A DASH CAM RUNNING AT THE TIME, AND CAPTURED A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT, WHICH I HAVE PUT ON YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VE6GQFIWQ_A I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT UP THE ROAD, AT WHICH POINT I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID DIRECTLY UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN A FRIEND ARRIVED TO GIVE ME A RIDE HOME, I HAD HIM PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SO I COULD SEE WHERE THE FLUID WAS ESCAPING. IT WAS COMING FROM A SPLIT IN ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (ALSO ON YOUTUBE): HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MUDTDMZLA2U I NOTED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES THAT I COULD SEE LOOKED EXTREMELY CORRODED, AND DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ONCE I SAW THAT IT WASN'T A FREAK INCIDENT AND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM TRUCKS / SUVS. *TR |
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