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Used 2002 Cadillac Escalade Consumer Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Best Automobile Ever

Steve E. Miller, 09/21/2004
2002 Cadillac Escalade AWD 4dr SUV (6.0L 8cyl 4A)
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Best Automobile Ever and the service has been great. Sound system is out of this world. Great power too.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great Truck

Jon Ukman, 03/27/2003
2002 Cadillac Escalade AWD 4dr SUV (6.0L 8cyl 4A)
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Does everything and more than my previous Suburbans, Denali's, etc. Great Motor.

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5 out of 5 stars

The good car

Lauren Harward, 03/05/2002
2002 Cadillac Escalade 2WD 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
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This was a good car

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4.88 out of 5 stars

KID CAR/LUXURY VEHICLE

MLYNNESMITH, 04/29/2003
2002 Cadillac Escalade 2WD 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
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I HAD BEEN DRIVING SEDAN DEVILLES FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS BEFORE CHANGING TO THE ESCALADE. I WATCHED THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE THIRD SEAT BECAME AVAILABLE, THEN I BOUGHT IT. I MUST SAY THAT I WAS A BIT SCHEPTICAL AS I WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE FROM A CAR TO A SUV. IN RETROSPECT, I AM GLAD I DID. I DO NOT BELIEVE I GAVE UP MY "caddie ride", NOR DID I GIVE UP MUCH OF MY ENGINE PERFORMANCE OR MANEUVERABILITY.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

excellent

joeyg, 03/10/2002
2002 Cadillac Escalade AWD 4dr SUV (6.0L 8cyl 4A)
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i like it

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5 out of 5 stars

good car

mr philipe, 07/05/2003
2002 Cadillac Escalade 2WD 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
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this car is good

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4.88 out of 5 stars

nice car!

big baller, 03/15/2002
2002 Cadillac Escalade 2WD 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
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i love this truck

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3 out of 5 stars

Big Old Escalade

Adam Thomas, 02/23/2018
2002 Cadillac Escalade 2WD 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
0 of 3 people found this review helpful

The 2002 Cadillac Escalade is a rather large and hard to handle SUV. The seats are comfortable and can seat 6 people comfortably. The steering is poor because it has a small turning radius so U turns are very difficult to do. The suspension of my truck in particular are shot which makes the ride extremely bumpy and turning is always fill you with fear of the truck flipping over. The shocks are very expensive to repair because of the fact that Escalade is the Luxury version of GMC, so everything is more expensive compared to its cheaper cousin the Yukon. The Audio system is ok but the center climate control rattles if the bass is too high. Visibility is better than other cars since the mirrors are large and the B and C pillars are thinner compared to other cars so seeing cars to the left and right is ok. Parking is the biggest complaint I have. Trying to get in and out of parking is difficult when your SUV is longer than most of the cars in the same parking lot.

Safety
4 out of 5 stars
Technology
2 out of 5 stars
Performance
2 out of 5 stars
Interior
3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
Value
1 out of 5 stars
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3.88 out of 5 stars

Minor problems

M N Bajrangi, 08/18/2009
2002 Cadillac Escalade 2WD 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I enjoyed driving the escalade, but since it the first year it came out a few minor hiccup need to be corrected. When the back shock stays up it puts pressure on the front, thus when one goes in a little hole the front suspension goes up and down repeatedly.

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