NHTSA Complaint #764523 — 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE

OCCASIONALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SLIDE. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR -- IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER -- THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN-- EXAMPLES: BRAKING SUDDENLY ON ROUGH ROAD ("THE WASHBOARD EFFECT"), BRAKING ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT - BRAKING AFTER LEAVING A CAR WASH -- BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN, BRAKING SUDDENLY ANYTIME -- NATURALLY THIS IS VERY SCARY -- I DO NOT WANT ANYONE (HUSBAND, CHILDREN) TO DRIVE THE CAR EXCEPT MYSELF AS I HAVE BECOME ATTUNED TO THE PROBLEM AND AM CONSTANTLY AWARE THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN -- I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (I HAVE THE FORMS) MY HUSBAND ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH THE OWNER, JOHN SKINNER -- THEY ADJUST THE BRAKES AND THEN TELL ME THAT I WILL JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM - -I AM AWARE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM -- I WAS WONDERING IF A RECALL MIGHT BE A POSSIBLITY -- WE HAVE KEPT ALL THE RECORDS WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK REPEATEDLY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM-- THE LAST TIME I WENT, THEY ACTUALLY CHARGED ME TO ADJUST THE BRAKES (ALTHOUGH THIS REALLY DOESN'T HELP -- WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT HAD HAPPENED AGAIN) --I WAS TOLD THAT CADILLAC WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAD BEEN FIXED ON THE NEWER MODELS OF ESCALADES- NOW MY ORIGINAL DEALER HAS SOLD THE CADILLAC PART OF HIS DEALERSHIP AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH A NEW OWNER -- I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR FEEDBACK YOU COULD GIVE ME ON THIS MATTER. I LIVE OUT ON A LAKE AND HAVE TO DRIVE MY CHILD INTO SCHOOL AND ACTIVITIES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND PURCHASED THE CAR TO BE A SAFE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR US. THANK YOU.*AK