Overview & Reviews

Changes to the 2008 Cadillac Escalade are light, restricted to a reorganization of some of the vehicle's option packages as well as a new premium (and premium-priced) Platinum trim level that debuts midyear.

• Classy interior design with excellent ergonomics, powerful V8 engine, good road manners for a truck-based SUV, tight turning circle, comfy seats, unmatchable Escalade image.

User Reviews:

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  Dont drink the Cadillac koolaid! - 2008 Cadillac Escalade
  By bobby - October 14 - 10:18 pm

  This may be the nicest looking large SUV, however the trade off for reliability, build quality/materials, and lack of basic amenities leave this owner regretting every drive. I only have 7 thousand miles and the things spends more time at the dealer than my garage. GM clearly rushed this vehicle to market before it was done. The interior materials are cheap and not color matched. The metal is different colors and burns your hands. My door panels are turning purple from black. Only 2 windows auto down. the third seat is a pain to store. The onstar drops calls in the city, god forbid I need it out of town. Buy something else!

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  Dont waste your money - 2008 Cadillac Escalade
  By R.Shoe. - September 22 - 8:45 am

  It is nice to drive and looks sharp. That is about it. Engineers must have been high when the interior was planned. The rear pass. windows dont roll down all the way. Was told GM makes these doors to small around the wheel well hence window rolls down 1/2 way - no its not a safety thing. There are no pockets in the back side doors. No Storage. All of the seats are SO uncomfortable. They are like sitting on concrete. The third row seats have no place to put anything. For the third row both cup holders are on the left side of the car. There is a water leak in sun roof. Too many problems to list. No wonder GM is having financial problems.

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  The definition of incompetence - 2008 Cadillac Escalade
  By Lan - July 24 - 5:14 pm

  Smooth as silk if driven on glass. On slightly rough road, it hops a lot. Terrible visibility. Inconvenient entry/exit of rear passengers. Loose fitting panels. doors fill with water when washed. Transmission shifting erratic, and unpredictable (dangerous when towing). Cheep chrome on wheels and roof racks. Too noisy for a Cadillac. Rear suspension leveling is week. Flaws too many to list. Were Cadillacs engineers drunk or just plane incompetent??

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  All looks no quality! Terrible vehicle - 2008 Cadillac Escalade
  By Josh - July 22 - 8:55 pm

  I have owned 3 range rovers from 2005 up until 2008. I should have kept my range Rover. Its like going from a Porsche to a scooter. This car has no detail and terrible quality. The stitching is poorly done and everything looks like plastic. (wait! Is is all plastic, even the fake wood trim) from a side rear view the escalade looks ugly. The escalade idles very roughly. What do you expect from a gm I guess? Car was probably built in 15 mins. From robots. Good thing I lease this pile of junk cause range Rover is waiting for me.

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  66K Piece of Junk - 2008 Cadillac Escalade
  By Mike - May 27 - 3:54 pm

  I loved the look of the new Escalade and alas that is all the car is. Just something good to look at. But it is a mechanical nightmare. This truck looks, drives and feels like it was put together in a hurry. I only have 2500 miles on it and the tranny bucks like a horse at least 3 times a day. Cadillac has reprogrammed some kind of computer but it keeps doing it and they say that there is nothing that they can do to fix it. It also idles very rough, the first month we had it it was fine and now it vibrates so badly at stop lights that it is embarrassing. Cadillac told me to use premium, I have and it still does it.Sometimes the power lift gate does not want to work. Shouldve gotten a 08 Sequoia

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  BUYER BEWARE - 2008 Cadillac Escalade
  By Concourse - November 1 - 12:23 am

  Transmission went bad with 2000 miles on it.After 5 attempts to have it fixed they finally found the problem. It is an engineering flaw that GM said do not repair,there is no repair and it is on all 07 & 08 models. Im crushed I paid $68k and no fix for Cadillacs engineering flaw, I asked them how much on trade they said $48k so a $20k loss on a problem that GM knows about and will not repair and will not warn potential buyers, how low can you go? Learn thru my mistake on trusting Cadiilac, and ask about this engineering flaw, the service dept. knows about it they have documents in their file that they can show you but you cant make a copy of it.

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  Dont buy for looks, Has big problems - 2008 Cadillac Escalade
  By jason - July 14 - 4:52 pm

  Mechanically this car is junk. It is a new engine transmission combo for GM and they definitely didnt nail this one. Maybe in a few years they can make it better. I have had both engine and transmission problems with it and it only has about 12000 miles. JD Powers has rated it a 2 star for mechanical quality and that is very generous of them. All the good reviews are just for 1st drives and the looks after you have it a little while you will see the poor quality of this vehicle! And this is coming from a GM man that has always liked and bought GM!