2002 Cadillac Escalade Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 5%of 115 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the seats of the 2002 Cadillac Escalade, 5% of the 115 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving with my children in my 2002 Cadillac Escalade and there was a real bad burning smell and smoke coming from my back seat. I looked in the back seat and there was smoke coming from the rear drivers side seat. The heated seats had gotten turned on by accident or turned on by themselves. We pulled over and got the two kids out of there carseats turned the heated seat switch off, waited for the seat to cool off. Thankfully we caught it in time as my children could have been injured. …”
NHTSA complaint #10030854, filed 2003-08, 31,000 miles“When the accelerator was depressed, the vehicle lurched forward. The door(s) locked on their own, was unable to coordinate the clutch and accelerator, the cruise control was inoperative, the seat positioner didn't function properly, and the wiper blade was out of place.”
NHTSA complaint #568009, filed 2002-10“The consumers sisters finger got caught in the rearward folding head restraint on the second row seat. She broke a bone in her right ring finger, damaged her nail bed and is experiencing some numbness in the finger.”
NHTSA complaint #568425, filed 2002-11Related recalls
- 02V253000Sep 17, 2002On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with rearward folding head restraints on the second row seats, two potential pinch points exist on each of the…Covers: Cadillac Escalade 2002, GMC Yukon 2000–2002, Chevrolet Tahoe 2000–2002 +1 more
Seats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 3% |
| 2009 | 3 | 5% |
| 2008 | 7 | 5% |
| 2007 | 10 | 4% |
| 2004 | 6 | 9% |
| 2003 | 3 | 4% |
| 2002 | 6 | 5% |
| 2000 | 3 | 4% |
| 1999 | 5 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2002 Cadillac Escalade
47 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsElectronic stability control
8 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Cadillac Escalade
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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