Vehicle
Cadillac Escalade
The full-size SUV, and mechanically a Chevrolet Tahoe with a longer options list — which is where the far larger body of information lives. Two systems are its own: Magnetic Ride Control, whose dampers are electronically controlled and store their own faults, and air suspension on most trims. Neither has anything to do with the drivetrain, and both are where a ride complaint belongs.
Generations
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GMT800 1999–2006
The Tahoe and Yukon underneath, so their information covers the powertrain; the rear air suspension is where the Escalade-specific faults begin.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM GMT800
- Engines
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- 5.3 V8 — LM7 · petrol · 213–220 kW (286–295 hp) · 441–454 Nm (325–335 lb-ft)
- 6.0 V8 — LQ9 · petrol · 257 kW (345 hp) · 515 Nm (380 lb-ft)
- 5.7 — L31 · petrol · 190 kW (255 hp) · 8-cylinder, US market 1999-2000
- Transmissions
- 4-speed 4L60-E automatic · 4-speed 4L65-E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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GMT900 2006–2014
6.2 V8 with cylinder deactivation; the era the lifter question belongs to.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GMT900
- Engines
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- 6.2 V8 — petrol · 301 kW (404 hp)
- 6.0 V8 hybrid — hybrid
- Transmissions
- 6-speed 6L80 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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K2XX 2014–2020
Magnetic Ride standard on most; eight- and ten-speed automatics late in the run.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM K2XX
- Engines
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- 6.2 V8 — L86 · petrol · 301–313 kW (404–420 hp) · 624 Nm (460 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 10-speed automatic · 6-speed GM 6L80 automatic · 8-speed GM 8L90 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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T1XX 2020–present
Independent rear suspension for the first time, and a diesel straight-six option.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM T1XX
- Engines
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- 6.2 V8 — L87 · petrol · 306–313 kW (410–420 hp) · 624 Nm (460 lb-ft)
- 3.0 Duramax straight-six — diesel · 207 kW (278 hp) · 624 Nm (460 lb-ft)
- 6.2 supercharged V8 — LT4 · petrol · 509 kW (682 hp) · 885 Nm (653 lb-ft) · Escalade-V
- Transmissions
- 10-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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