# 2003 CADILLAC ESCALADE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `552467` · 2005-09-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** ESCALADE
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT:   CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENTLY,  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH OR ABOVE  AND IF  NEEDED TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IT WON'T STOP LIKE IT SHOULD.  TOOK VEHICLE  TO DEALER, AND  THEY SAID BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, AND  THEY DID NEED NOT TAKE APART THE ABS SYSTEM.  ALSO, THEY CHECKED A  DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES.  CONSUMER'S  VEHICLE  REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO  BRAKE FAILURE. NOTICED THIS AROUND AUGUST 1, 2005. *AK
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