2016 Cadillac Escalade Power Train

It has a pulsing action and massive vibration when under normal acceleration. It makes it so you have to give it more throttle or stop completely. It's a known transmission problem that GM knows about but will do nothing to fix. They even have a TSB out about it. It makes the vehicle very unsafe and hard to drive.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ONGOING TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES AND THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS OK BUT IT IS NOT. IT IS SLUGGISH SHIFTING, HUNTS FOR GEARS, SOMETIMES BANGS INTO GEAR SO HARD IT FEELS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SHUTTERS AND SHAKES, AND THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST YOU'RE DRIVING OR WHAT TYPE OF ROAD.

WHEN FIRST STARTING IN THE MORNING, MY ESCALADE ESV MAKES HORRIBLE CLUNKING SOUNDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR, IT JUMPS FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUCK IS VERY JUMPY AND SHIFTS HARD. I DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK HARD AS ITS MEANT FOR CRUISING AND NOT RACING. THE TRUCK HAS 31000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. I SEE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS! *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES RELATED TO HARSH SHIFTING, STUTTERING, SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND OTHERWISE TERRIBLE SHIFTING. THE FLUID HAS BEEN FLUSHED 4 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEMS AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND CHARGED ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE THE LAST TIME TO PERFORM NO ACTUAL WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND SHUDDERED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER INGERSOLL OF DANBURY LOCATED AT 84 FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06810, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

PURCHASED 2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV FOR MY WIFE ON OUR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. CAR WAS EVERYTHING WE DREAMED OF UNTIL AROUND 15K MILES. BETWEEN 40-50MPH STARTED NOTICING A CONSTANT SHUTTER. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE LIKE WE WERE DRIVING OVER THE WARNING BUMPS ON SIDE OF ROAD. IN THE SAME TIME FRAME WE STARTED NOTICING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD FROM PARK TO REVERSE AT VARIOUS TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND SCHEDULED A APPOINTMENT. AFTER HAVING VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE DAYS I WAS CALLED TO PICK UP. ONCE THERE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE OR THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I INSISTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND WENT FROM SERVICE TO SALES PERSON WHO HAS SOLD ME MY LAST 4 VEHICLES. HE TALKED WITH TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND SAID HE KNEW WHAT TO DO. SO THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THAT IS A 40K MILE REQUIREMENT, NOT 15K MILE. I WAS INFORMED THAT FROM TIME TO TIME THE FLUID FROM FACTORY IS INCORRECT. SO I ACCEPTED. 2ND TIME SAME SHUTTER AND FLUID FLUSHED AGAIN 3RD TIME SAME SHUTTER, SHIFTS HARD, JERKING, VIBRATION WHEN IDLE, FUEL MILAGE DECREASE AND POWER LOSS AND HESITATION WHEN TRYING GO. CHANGED TORQUE CONVERTER AND FLUSHED FLUID AGAIN. REPROGRAMMED TRANSMISSION. 4TH TIME SAME SHUTTER AND VIBRATION. CHANGED FLUID, REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS. NOTHING TO THE HESITATION OR HARD SHIFTING. FINAL TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING CAN DUPICATE. WE ARE STILL HAVING SHUTTER AND THE WORST OF ALL IS THE HESTIATION. CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND WILL REMAIN PARKED. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND WE WILL NOT PUT INNOCENT LIVES AT STAKE FOR A CAR NOT OPERATING AS DESIGNED. I SEEKED ASSISTANCE FROM DEALER AND GM SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. CURRENTLY HAD TO SEEK A LAWYER TO ASSIST.

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 50K MILES. SINCE I AM IN THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INDUSTRY, I KNOW MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON ESCALADES.

THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN JERKY AT SLOW SPEEDS FROM ALMOST DAY ONE. BUT AFTER 30,000 MILES IT HAS BECOME WORSE. AT TIME AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING INTO GEAR IT WILL SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY LUNG FORWARD OR REVERSE, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW SPEED IT WILL STALL ABRUPTLY, TWICE CAUSING AN ENGINE CODE. TWO DEALERS HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT, BUT HAVEN' BEEN ABLE TO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM RELATED TO THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION IN GENERAL.

MY VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 46600 MILES. TODAY WHILE ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING OVER BUMPS. THIS IS A VEHICLE I BARELY DRIVE AS I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR MY PRIMARY USE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW WITH 10 MILES IN MARCH OF 2016. THERE'S NO EXCUSE WHY THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ANY OTHER ISSUES. I PLAN ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO CAPITAL CADILLAC FIRST THING ON WEDNESDAY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I ALMOST PULLED OVER DUE TO THE SHAKING. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE WITH MY KIDS RIDING WITH ME.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS. DELAYED SHIFTS, HARD SHIFTS BOTH WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN, VERY LARGE CLUNK OR HARD SHIFT WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO FIRST. VERY UNPLEASANT TRANSMISSION AND MULTIPLE WAYS. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ADAPTIVE TO THE DRIVER AND IT NEEDS TO LEARN HABITS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. SOUNDS LIKE A COP OUT TO ME. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH GM!

FROM A COLD START, WHEN TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE OR BUCK PRIOR TO APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 1/4 OF THE DRIVE TIME. WHEN ACCELERATING AND THEN COMING TO A COAST AND BACK TO ACCELERATING, THE CAR WILL BUCK. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 1/2 OF THE DRIVE TIME. FROM A COLD START, REVERSE, DRIVE, ACCELERATE TO 1MPH WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE BUCKS. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3/4 OF THE DRIVE TIME.

KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TO BUCK AND SURGE WHEN YOU PULL UP TO TA STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN, ON HIGHWAY,OR IN TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION WITH NO FIX. DEALER DESCRIBES ISSUES WITH SOME VEHICLES WORSE THAN OTHERS. GENERAL MANAGER OF COLONIAL CADILLAC WOBURN MA 781-935-7000 (BRET DOUGLAS) STATES THAT HE HAS DRIVEN VEHICLES WITH SAME ISSUES AND THERE IS NO FIX. IT WAS CORRECTED IN THE 2018 VEHICLES BY GOING TO A 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS IN A REPAIR. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT SURGES FORWARD AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. CONTACTED CADILLAC AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE ISSUE. THEY ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD START THEM DOWN A SLIPPERY SLOPE FOR REPAIRING MANY 2015,16,17'S THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. YOU ONLY HAVE TO GOOGLE THE ISSUE TO SEE THAT MANY GM OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A RESOLUTION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. PLEASE HELP