NHTSA vehicle safety data

2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 2 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck.

2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck, describing incidents dated February 7, 2003 to May 3, 2010.

Most-cited components

Engine 1 complaint
Latches/Locks/Linkages 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10329071 · Filed May 5, 2010
2002 ESCALADE, 6.0L, 120,000 MILES. 2 BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CREATING AN EXHAUST LEAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WILL NOT PASS SMOG IN CALIFORNIA. BIG EMISSIONS PROBLEM. HAVE NOT CORRECTED FAILURE YET. WANTING TO SEE IF GM WILL RECALL. *TR
ODI #10056807 · Filed February 9, 2004
I HAVE A 2002 CADILLAC EXT PICKUP TRUCK. SIMILAR TO THE CHEVY AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIWHYWAY I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. MY TAILGATE POPPED OPEN AND BOTH CABLES THAT PREVENT THE TAILGATE FORM LOWERING TO FAR ,BROKE AND THE TAIGATE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. I WAS UMAWARE THAT I…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA04-005: TAILGATE CABLE BREAKAGE
Closed September 28, 2004
- Recall 04V-129
- Recall 04E-067

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 Cadillac Cadillac Truck.

Engine and Engine Cooling

ODI #10329071

Incident: May 3, 2010 · Filed: May 5, 2010

2002 ESCALADE, 6.0L, 120,000 MILES. 2 BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CREATING AN EXHAUST LEAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WILL NOT PASS SMOG IN CALIFORNIA. BIG EMISSIONS PROBLEM. HAVE NOT CORRECTED FAILURE YET. WANTING TO SEE IF GM WILL RECALL. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages

ODI #10056807

Incident: February 7, 2003 · Filed: February 9, 2004

I HAVE A 2002 CADILLAC EXT PICKUP TRUCK. SIMILAR TO THE CHEVY AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIWHYWAY I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. MY TAILGATE POPPED OPEN AND BOTH CABLES THAT PREVENT THE TAILGATE FORM LOWERING TO FAR ,BROKE AND THE TAIGATE FELL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. I WAS UMAWARE THAT I LOST THE TAILGATE UNTIL ABOUT TWO MILES AFTER THE POTHOLE, BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I REALIZED MY TAIGATE WAS MISSING. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE INCIDENT SINCE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAVING THE TAILGATE LAYING SOMWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. I ALSO BELIEVE THE LATCH FOR THE TAIGATE IS FAULTY SINCE THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE TALGATE HAS OPENED. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN APRIL 2002. THEY ADJUSTED THE LATCH BUT THE PROBELM PERSISTED. I NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THE PROBLEM THINKING THAT THIS WAS JUST GOING TO BE A MINOR INCONVENIENCE OF OWNEING THE VEHICLE.

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