Please Help: What does this Carfax Report tell me?

[xycrazy]

Hey all,

I'm in the process of buying a used 2021 Escalade 4WD Sport Platinum and I pulled the Carfax report.
I'm not sure how to interpret the many dealership visits where it says Wind Noise checked and Body leak check.

I post the full Carfax down below. Could someone please help me to interpret what's going on and whether it's "normal" or something is fishy?
FWIW car was driven in the Midwest (Indiana) and got sold via auction with 41K miles. Brake Calipers and rotors are rusty. Made a separate thread for that Rusty Calipers

Thank you!

3,700 (1/22/21)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Wind noise checked Body water leak checked
4,177 (2/8/21)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Interior trim checked Drivetrain checked
7,036 (6/18/21)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Exterior trim checked Oil and filter changed Tires rotated
15,875 (02/17/22)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Oil and filter changed Tires rotated Wind noise checked Body water leak checked Vehicle washed/detailed Body electrical system checked
16,204 (3/21/22)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Wind noise checked Body water leak checked
18,287 (5/10/22)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed
23,548 (10/13/22)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Oil and filter changed Wind noise checked Body water leak checked
26,608 (12/14/22)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Wiper(s) replaced
29,908 (3/17/23)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Oil and filter changed Air filter replaced Cabin air filter replaced/cleaned
33,565 (7/10/23)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Wind noise checked Body water leak checked Oil and filter changed Two tires mounted Two tires balanced Four wheel alignment performed Alignment performed
34,743 (8/3/23)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed
37,082 (11/08/23)			Vehicle serviced Maintenance inspection completed Oil and filter changed Body electrical system checked

 

[jforb]

It means it leaks, and was not fixed?

 

[Antonm]

A 2021 being sold at auction with only 41K miles means something is surely wrong with it. Might not be a deal breaker if you can get it for the right price, just know someone dumped it and it's likely a lemon law/ dealer buy back car.
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[xycrazy]

I posted that in a different thread:

I got the work orders. I nowhere see anything related to the brakes but I see a rattling muffler was classified under wind noises / water leaks. I added screenshots. Obviously not really a leak but classified as such. They also had issues with rattling noise coming from the dash, a loose tailgate (which they fixed), issues with rattling noise when it comes to stop at 10-15mph and a seat belt sign that was caused by the retractor (repaired / changed).

I'm not sure... sounds like a lot was going on with this car. I don't wanna buy a lemon. Doesn't sound like one but it seems that it was quite some time in the shop...

 

[tom3]

Looks like some nagging problems in a machine expected to be perfect. And 2021 isn't known to be a perfect year for those either.

 

[xycrazy]

A 2021 being sold at auction with only 41K miles means something is surely wrong with it. Might not be a deal breaker if you can get it for the right price, just know someone dumped it and it's likely a lemon law/ dealer buy back car.
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I thought it was sold at auction but seems that I mixed it up with another one. So this one is probably not sold at auction but I can't say for sure.

Anyways, this is what I figured out by reading the service history reports:

I got the work orders. I nowhere see anything related to the rusty calipers but I see a rattling muffler was classified under wind noises / water leaks. I added screenshots. Obviously not really a leak but classified as such. They also had issues with rattling noise coming from the dash, a loose tailgate (which they fixed), issues with rattling noise when it comes to stop at 10-15mph and a seat belt sign that was caused by the retractor (repaired / changed).

I'm not sure... sounds like a lot was going on with this car. I don't wanna buy a lemon. Doesn't sound like one but it seems that it was quite some time in the shop...

 

[xycrazy]

It means it leaks, and was not fixed?

it's apparently fixed

 

[Antonm]

Looks like some nagging problems in a machine expected to be perfect. And 2021 isn't known to be a perfect year for those either.

A Cadillac Escalade 4x4 Sport Platinum is a $100K plus new all day long even in 2021. You'd think for that kind of money it would be darn near perfect.

Maybe I'm just getting old , but it just seems like everything is crap now, nothing seems to be made to last yet it's twice as expensive. Perfect example is our cell phones, it's literally normal to spend over $1k every year on a new cell phone, and you're suppose to just throw the old one away that you spend $1k for just last year.
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[tooleyondeck]

looks like they most recently ran it almost 14K miles between oil changes... not good for these sensitive 6.2s

 

[B-train]

It doesn't look like 41k I'd be willing to spend........

The little nagging exhaust noises etc seemed to be related to the stop/start feature which is easy to disable.
Good find @tooleyondeck about the oil change intervals - I glossed right over that. It also could have had one at a shop that doesn't report, but nonetheless something to think about.

If you really like it, low ball them and make it worth the potential aggravation.