2009 Cadillac Escalade Electrical System Problems
NHTSA has 17 owner complaints about electrical problems in the 2009 Cadillac Escalade, 29% of all 58 complaints for this model year. That is #3 highest electrical complaint count among 21 Escalade model years. These complaints report 1 injury. Median mileage at failure: 88,450 miles.
- Electrical System complaints
- 17
- 29% of 58
- Crashes reported
- 0
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Median mileage
- 88,450 mi
- Related recalls
- 1
When 2009 Cadillac Escalade electrical complaints were filed
First complaint Jul 17, 2009, latest Oct 28, 2025.
Electrical System recalls for the 2009 Cadillac Escalade
- NHTSA 10V240000Jun 4, 2010Electrical System1,365,070 vehicles
Electrical system
Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.
Risk: It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
Remedy: Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, gmc at 1-866-996-9463 and hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Electrical System complaints by Escalade model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the 2009 Cadillac Escalade have electrical problems?
- NHTSA has 17 owner complaints about the electrical in the 2009 Cadillac Escalade, 29% of all complaints for this model year. Median mileage at failure is 88,450 miles.
- Which Cadillac Escalade year has the most electrical complaints?
- The 2007 Cadillac Escalade has the most electrical complaints (39), compared with 17 for the 2009.
- Is there a electrical recall for the 2009 Cadillac Escalade?
- Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for the 2009 Cadillac Escalade concerns the electrical: 10V240000.