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P0700 on Cadillac vehicles The transmission control module is asking for the warning light — the real code is stored on its side

P0700 is named on 8 Cadillac model years (2023–2025): 17 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Escalade, CT4, CT5.

Powertrain 8 model years 17 manufacturer filings 1 owner report

Which Cadillac model years name P0700

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2023 Cadillac EscaladePower Train41
2024 Cadillac EscaladePower Train3—
2024 Cadillac CT4Electrical System2—
2024 Cadillac CT5Electrical System2—
2023 Cadillac CT4Electrical System2—
2023 Cadillac CT5Power Train2—
2025 Cadillac CT4Power Train1—
2025 Cadillac CT5Power Train1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Power Train 12 Electrical System 5 Engine 1
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What Cadillac owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

I contacted OnStar, which reported transmission control module-related diagnostic codes P0747 and P0700 and indicated reduced power/transmission malfunction
2023 Cadillac Escalade Aug 31, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Cadillac filings that name P0700

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Cadillac filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0700. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0700 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The transmission control module is asking for the warning light — the real code is stored on its side.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Cadillac and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0700 a known problem on Cadillac vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 17 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P0700 on 8 Cadillac model years (2023–2025). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Cadillac models does P0700 appear on most?

2023 Escalade (5 documents), 2024 Escalade (3 documents), 2024 CT4 (2 documents).

Does P0700 on a Cadillac mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.