We have classified the 3 complaints from 2002 Cadillac Escalade about VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL into the following categories.
On 08/27/2007 my stability control system light was on in the dash board of my veicle, approached traffic light tried to stop and the brakes would not work, then the vehicle accelarated on its own. for the grace of god i was able to avoid an accident due to the traffic being light. i had my 2002 cadillac escalade towed to the nearest cadillac service shop(ken dixon, waldorf md) in the area at the time. dealer advised an issue with the abs and the stability control uni adv cost of repair $2600 or more, advised by dealer no recall on either of these issues. to date nothing has been done, the dealer still has the vehicle and has yet to return any of my calls in reference to my claim. items of issue service brakes, hydraulic: antilock- control unit/module-components-sensors vehicle speed control -linkage suspension which involves the stability control (asc)
Dt: the consumer was in a parking lot driving 10 mph, when all of a sudden the car accelerated. the consumer hit a concrete slab and ripped it out of asphalt, and was up on top of it. the concrete slab was 21/2 x4 feet; the car was still accelerating very loudly. she pulled her foot away and looked and there was nothing touching the gas pedal. she put the vehicle in park and it was still accelerating; pulled the keys out and it turned off. *ak cadillac found carbon in the throttle body. *sc there was no police report, because the incident happened on private property. *jb
Vehicle acclerated at high rpm on its own. *ak