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Cadillac Escalade Engine Safety Report | Nov 11, 2013
Reported on Nov 11, 2013
| FROM PARKED POSITION PLACED KEY IN IGNITION AND STARTED CAR. ALL WARNING LIGHT (TRACTION CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE, SERVICE STABILITY, ETC) REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF CAR AND IGNITION WAS STUCK IN ON POSITION. COULD NOT TURN CAR OFF OR REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. VEHICLE HAD FULL POWER AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME EVEN THOUGH WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED. ONCE HOME, HAD TO TRY NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET VEHICLE TO TURN OFF. FINALLY, HAD TO UNHOOK BATTERY, PULL FUEL PUMP RELAY, AND PULL WIRES OUT OF COMPUTER IN ORDER TO GET ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. HAVING TO TOW TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. POSSIBLE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING IS STUCK. IF IT IF THE CLOCK SPRING, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT. *TR | |
| Make: | Cadillac |
| Model: | Escalade |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LAVON TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GYEK63N15R |
| Mileage: | 55000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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