# 2008 Cadillac Escalade - Transmission issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cadillac\ **Created:** [September 20, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455 "2022-09-20T14:02:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charlie43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Charlie43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Charlie43)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/1 "2022-09-20T14:02:45Z")
Iam experiencing very bad acceleration and shifting issues…when I go to excel erase on the highway my rpms get stuck and I lose power is my transmission going bad what can I do?? ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/2 "2022-09-20T17:57:44Z")
Start with a qualified mechanic, but one suggestion is to review your transmission fluid change history. Was it done to the Mfg’s suggestion? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/3 "2022-09-20T18:04:19Z")
So, Charlie, are there any red or yellow lights on the dash? Is the little yellow engine symbol glowing? Then you ahve a problem and getting the error codes from the car is the first step to determining what is wrong. Is it flashing? If Yes, stop driving the car. That means you are doing MORE damage every time you drive it. Is one of the Red lights on? If Yes, Do NOT drive it, have it towed to a shop. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/4 "2022-09-20T18:37:37Z")
> [@Charlie43](#): > > when I go to excel erase Anyone have a clue what “excel erase” is ❓ ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/5 "2022-09-20T18:41:09Z")
Well Excell is a software program but I think this person means the Cancel / Resume button . ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/6 "2022-09-20T18:50:00Z")
I think “excel erase” is spell check for accelerate. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/7 "2022-09-20T22:28:59Z")
OP, when this occurs does it seem like the engine rpms are increasing while the vehicle speed doesn’t change or even decreases? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/8 "2022-09-21T02:35:25Z")
I’m sure it is “accelerate”. Our son used to think exclamation point was extra Martian paint. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-cadillac-escalade-transmission-issues/186455/9 "2022-09-21T11:45:01Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > does it seem like the engine rpms are increasing while the vehicle speed doesn’t change or even decreases? I **think** that this is what the OP meant with the following words… > [@Charlie43](#): > > **my rpms get stuck** and I lose power … but that is just a guess. For all we know from afar, his tachometer could be getting flukey.