2000 Cadillac Catera

PASSENGER SIDE "CURTAIN" AIRBAG IN SEAT WENT OFF WHILE MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND ENGINE NOT RUNNING WITH NO CAUSE OR IMPACT WHILE NOT CLOSE TO ANYTHING IN A PARKING LOT.

I GOT IN MY CAR, 2000 CADILLAC CATERA WHICH WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT AND CLOSED THE DRIVER DOOR AT THE SAME TIME REACHING BACK TO GET SEAT BELT AND "BANG" AN EXPLODING SOUND. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BACK EXPLODED, IN A PARKING SPOT. CAUSING, LESIONS, AND CONTUSIONS, ON THE LEFT ARM, AND A SPRAIN WRIST. ALSO, SCRAPE AND BRUISING OF SIDE, RIB AREA. ALSO, MY BOYFRIEND WAS IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AND HE SUFFERED AN ASTHMA ATTACK FROM THE DUST.

OIL COOLER GAVE OUT CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL? IF YES, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR A CLAIM? *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AN 8 MILE TRIP TO MY MOTHERS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MILES PER HOUR THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE STEERING SEEMED TO TIGHTEN UP A LITTLE BIT THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR THE STEERING WAS HARD TO MANEUVER AND ITS ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAD THE POWER STEERING LOOKED AT AND IT IS FINE THE OIL LIGHT IS NOW ON 24/7 BUT THE OIL LEVEL IS FINE AND WAS JUST RECENTLY CHANGED. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PRODUCED BY CADILLAC IT IS NOTHING BUT A DISGRACE TO THE NAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED HE PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR KEEPS ON OVER HEATING, THE OIL LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON BECAUSE OF THE OVER HEATING AND ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS WANT TO START I HAVE TO JUMP IT OFF ALOT. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN IT CHECKED PLENTY OF TIME. BUT WHEN I JUMP IT OFF THE WIRES GET REALLY HOT AND START TO MELT SO I TAKE THEM OFF. ALSO THE DASHBOARD LIGHT DON'T WORK VERY WELL I HAVE TO BANG ON THE DASH BOARD FOR THEM TO EVEN BARLEY COME ON AT NIGHT.. THERE NEED TO BE BIG TIME RECALLS ON THIS CAR!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED. THE CONTACT SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED OR IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURING WERE CONTACTED AND WERE EXPECTED THE PERFORM AN INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,994 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHENEVER HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURES THAT HAS OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH COST HIM $100. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WOULD DRIVE THE CATERA RIGHT ON THE MAIN BUSY ROAD MY CAR MADE A SUICIDAL STOP! I PANIC! IMMEDIATELY PUT THE EMERGENCY HAZARDOUS LIGHTS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE IS READING THE SENSOR ARE BAD, SO I SPENT OVER $300.00 DOLLARS REPLACING THEM, I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CAR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN HIT OR IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AGAIN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC A DIFFERENT PERSON THIS TIME. HE SAID; IT WAS THE MANIFOLD INTAKE, THEY ARE PLASTIC AND THEY CRACK OR BEND WHEN THE CAR ENGINE HEATS, THE MECHANIC AND I LOOKED FOR DIFFERENT JUNKYARDS TO OUR SURPRISE MOST OF THE CADILLAC OF THAT MADE THE VERY PIECE WE WERE LOOKING FOR WAS MISSING. (PLASTIC AIR TAKE AND THE HOSE) IT DOES NOT TAKE A ROCK SCIENTIST TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH PUTTING A PLASTIC INTAKE INSIDE A ENGINE THAT HOLDS A LOT OF HEAT. SPECIALLY FOR ME I LIVE IN A YEAR AROUND HOT WEATHER. I WENT TO DIFFERENT AUTO PART STORES TO FIND THE PART BECAUSE THE JUNKYARD WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION WHAT I DID FIND ALL THE AUTO PARTS STORE HAD NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THIS CAR. IT HAS A BAD REPUTATION THIS BEAUTIFUL DREAM CADILLAC CATEREA IS THE BAD APPLES OF THE CADILLAC, IT IS ASHAMED YOU DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT CHEAPER TO STOP MAKING THEM THAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM I SEE THEY ARE STILL OUT IN THE STREET. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE ONE. I CALLED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE I DID NOT BUY THE CAR FROM TH

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I THEN TOOK MY 2000 CADILLAC CATERA TO THE SHOP WHO GAVE THE INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL BULLETIN FROM YOUR WEB SITE # 623422 IT IS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION HOSE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE ABS LOCKING. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS REPAIR WOULD COST $2,000. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,232 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT ACCURATE. UPDATED 08/06/09.*JB

2000 CADILLAC CATERA. STEREO CUTS OFF ON ITS OWN AND DOES NOT CUT ON SOMETIMES. TRUNK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IN ON AND IN GEAR. FUEL BUTTON DOES NOT WORK UNLESS CAR IN ON AND IN GEAR. MAJOR ELECTRICAL WIRE PROBLEMS. *TR

SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL HAZARD: BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE WHILE UNLOCKED. WE HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE BACKSEAT TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. THE CADILLAC SHOP STATES BOTH FRONT DOOR LATCHES MUST BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $890. THE CADILLAC SHOP STATES THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND COULD NOT BE PREVENTED BY THE CUSTOMER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE AND NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON THE PHONE WITH CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 866-790-5700, CADILLAC DETERMINED (AFTER FOUR DAYS WITHOUT A CAR) THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY RESOLUTION OR COST ASSISTANCE FOR US. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SUPERVISOR AND WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO NICK OWENS. HE STATED THAT HE IS THE SUPERVISOR AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. I REQUESTED CADILLAC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO BEGIN A RECALL OR BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES AND FINANCIALLY ASSIST OTHER CADILLAC OWNERS THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS (FRONT DOOR LATCHES) THAT PRESENT BOTH SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL HAZARDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS FAIL TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHILE UNLOCKED. HE MUST CLIMB THROUGH THE BACK SEAT IN ORDER TO ENTER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CADILLAC DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FRONT DOOR LATCHES MUST BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $890. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST OR PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

RADIATOR, OIL LEAKS, TRANSMISSION, TIRES..ALL BAD...WORST CAR MAKER IN THIS WORLD (CADILLAC) ALL PARTS HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPAIRED AND REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 CATERA EVERY SINCE I BOUGH IT, FIRST THE SEAT WOULD NOT HEAT ,PUT THE KEY IN AND IT WOULD NOT TURN,TIRES WORE OUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR,DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS COMING A PART,GLOVE COMPARTMENT LOCK BROKEN ,BELT BROKE CAR RAN HOT HAD TO GET A NEW RADIATOR,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ,SECONDARY AIR INJECTION HOSE FAILURES,THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN OUT, JUNK,AND G M DOES NOTHING TO HELP,WATER PUMP WENT OUT ,HEATER COIL HOSE LEAKING,VAULE COVER GASKET REPLACE , ALL BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 CADILLAC CATERA AT 65 MPH NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING. SHE TURNED OFF THE SEAT, THEN TURNED ON THE SEAT. AFTER ARRIVING AT HER DESTINATION, AND RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE END OF HER COAT WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER AND GAS HAND BOTH WORK INTERMITTENTLY..I WAS TOLD BY THE BRADSHAW DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CATERA'S...IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN, I THINK THE REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE LARGE RECALL ON THE AUTOMOBILE. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CATERA. THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL USED TO SUPPORT THE LAMP HOLDER IN THE LIGHTS DISINTERGRATED OVER A 6 YEAR PERIOD DUE TO SUN HEAT. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE INTERNAL LAMP HOLDERS TO FALL AND PREVENT THE LIGHTS FROM ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED.*JB

WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO OR CD PLAYER..WHEN CHANGING FROM SOURCE TO SOURCE (CD TO RADIO OR RADIO TO CD) LEVELS (BASS AND TREBLE RESET TO NORMAL)....WHEN ADJUSTING MIRROR SETTINGS, CONTROLS DO NOT WORK AND MIRRORS ROTATE ALL THE WAY TO THE HOME POSITION AND HAVE TO MOVED MANUALLY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, STOP LIGHT GOES OFF, IF I DRIVE ABOUT 10 MILES IT COMES BACK ON. DEALER HAS TRIED NUMEROUS CORRECTIONS. NONE WORKED. *JB

CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. SUCH AS STEERING PROBLEMS, QUIVERING ON THE ROAD, BURNING SMELL, ETC. AS OF FEB. 2006, CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES. AT THE TIME THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND THE ENGINE/COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON. VEHICLE CONSTANT IN SHOP FOR REPAIR, APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES A MONTH; CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR ME. ENGINE SENSOR WAS CHANGED IN FEB. 2006; HOWEVER, BURNING SMELL CONTINUED, LEAKS BEGAN TO OCCUR,WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND THE COOLANT LIGHT CONTINUED TO BE ACTIVATED. A NUMBER OF LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED, AND THEY WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. LIGHT WERE COMING ON AND OFF, "ONSTAR" LIGHT REMAINED ON, AND CD PLAYER/STEREO WOULD STAY ON WITH ENGINE OFF AND NO KEY IN IGNITION WITH DOORS OPEN, AND THE SUNROOF WOULD OPEN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BUTTON. WHEN TAKEN TO SHOP, RESULT WAS THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AFTER THIS EVENT OCCURRED, CAR CREATED UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN STARTED AND AS ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. NOW CAR WILL NOT START ON ITS OWN, IT NEEDED A BOOST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE DAY. WHEN TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, MARVIN STARR, REPORTED TO ME TAT CORROSION IS OCCURRING WITH WIRES THAT LEADS TO THE BATTERY. PLASTIC COVERING OF WIRE IS MELTING AND WORN AWAY LEAVING THE BARE WIRE EXPOSED. OVERHEATING IS OCCURRING BUT THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN. BATTERY, WHICH WAS REPLACED IN 2005, HAS NOW STARTED WEARING AWAY. COMPANY WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1000 IN ORDER FOR WIRES TO BE FIXED; HOWEVER, THE

2000 CATERA HAS HAD A POWER FAILURE AND ELECTRICAL DEFECTS, GASKET AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. *TS THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE HOT WATER VALVE WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT. THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPLACED AND THE IGNITION HAD TO BE LUBED. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM AND THE MOONROOF DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WHEN IT WAS USED IT CAUSED POWER FAILURES.. *JB

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL FILTER, BG44K, MODULE, AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. TO NO AVAIL. I NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND "GAS CAP" LIGHT ON. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT ACTIVATED BOTH FRONT SEAT WARMERS FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. SHE AND THE PASSENGER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND FASTENED THE SEAT BELTS. SHORTLY AFTER, SHE NOTICED THE PASSENGER WAS SCOOTING TO THE EDGE OF HER SEAT. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE BACK REST PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT THROUGH THE UPHOLSTERY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND BOTH PARTIES QUICKLY ESCAPED THE VEHICLE FREE OF INJURY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER STOOD OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND SAW SMOKE, BUT NO FLAMES. THEY WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND REENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS COOL TO THE TOUCH. THE CONTACT PLACED THE SEAT HEATER DIAL TO ZERO. THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE SEAT. THE NEXT DAY SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER , WHO VISUALLY INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND THE SEAT HEATER. HE DID NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE, BUT SCHEDULED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING OF THE SEAT HEATER. HE INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT NOT TO USE THE SEAT HEATER UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

DT: PROBLEM BEGAN IN NOVEMBER. WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED A FULL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CAR WOULD SLOWLY SLOW DOWN, DASHBOARD PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. BOTH THROUGH THE ENGINE AND ELECTRONICALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO DID SYSTEM CHECKING. DIAGNOSED A NEED FOR A NEW BATTERY AND ENGINE FLUSH. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE FLUSHED. AFTER THIS REPAIR, 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ,THE SAME THING OCCURRED. BACK TO DEALER, WHO WAS SHOCKED AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE, BUT NOTED A CRANK SHAFT AND A CAM SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD THEM REPLACED. LEFT DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN SAME THING. CALLED CADILLAC AND FILED COMPLAINT. BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. FAILED. AFTERWARDS, THIS AGAIN HAPPENED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER ,HAD NO REMEDY. HAD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THIS CAR WAS INOPERABLE. *AK

THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2000 CATERA WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CATERA'S. IT COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE CAR STALLS ON A FREEWAY.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE A PORTION OF HIS HEARING. MANUFACTURER RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND MADE THE REPAIRS. SOME MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED . *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS BENT OUT OF SHAPE. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AT 6,000 MILES. *AK THE LEFT FRONT INSIDE WIRE WAS SHOWING. *SC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND, AND THE TIRES WORE DOWN TO THE WIRE. VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AT 6000 MILES.*AK

COMPLETE STEERING LOCK FOR LEFT TURN CAPABILITY OF VEHICLE. *JB

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MOLDING AROUND THE WINDOW IS ALSO GONE. *MR THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW BLEW OFF OF THE CAR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SEAL MAY HAVE COME LOOSE. *NM

HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT IS DEFECTIVE. HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE AIMED PROPERLY DUE TO INTERNAL BREAKAGE. THIS IS APPARENTLY COMMON TO ALL MODELS OF CADILLAC CATERAS FROM 1997 TO 2001. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO THE CAR STALL THE CAR SPUN OUT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SEVERAL STALLOUTS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SINCE PURCHASED IN 2002. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH NOT STARTING WHEN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH FUEL. AFTER BEING FILLED COMPLETELY, THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL DAYS.*AK THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKS ANTIFREEZE FROM THE OIL COOLER AT A RATE OF ABOUT 1 GALLON PER WEEK. CADILLAC ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT.

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS BROAD SIDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. ALL FOUR PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT NONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND NO ONE WAS CITED. *AK

SEVERE INSIDE TIRE WEAR. CAR IS ON 3RD SET OF FRONT TIRES AT 30,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS ALIGNMENT WILL HELP BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE. CAR HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES IN PAST 6 MONTHS. ISSUE IS WITH LOWER CONTROL ARMS ACCORDING TO OTHERS BUT GM DENIES IT.

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER 5 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE A CRACKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED OR CLOSED. DEALERSHIP LUBED THE DOORS ATTACHMENT, BUT THE NOISE STILL EXISTED.*AK

TIRES ARE WEARING OUT FROM INSIDE AT 6,000 MILES.*AK. HEARD NOISES AND SAW PREMATURE INNER WEARING OF TIRES. REPORTED FAILURE TO DEALER AND TIRE DISTRIBUTO WHO WERE SHOWN OLD TIRES AND NEW TIRES. NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASE AT 27, 383 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING ACCIDENT.*MR WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED, THE CONSUMER SPUN AROUND AND HIT A BRICK WALL FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE CADILLAC TO PAY HER $20,000 CASH TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. *PH *JB *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED OUT PROVOCATION. *AK THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH SMOKE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. *TS *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8 OCCASIONS.*JB

THE CONSUMER HAD THREE LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND AT STOP LIGHT(S), AND COULD NOT RE-START THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER LATER ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RE-CALLED. *SCC

WE HAVE HAD 4 COMPUTERIZED FRONT END ALIGMENTS AND 3 SETS OF TIRES BEFORE 18,611 MILES, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. DT

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMERS WIFE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WITH A BULLET CRASHING THROUGH THE PASSENGERS FRONT SIDE WINDOW, SHE THEN SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE, AFTER BEING ABLE TO PULL OVER SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE WHITE SMOKE AND NOISE WAS THE RESULT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WHICH HAD DEPLOYED.*JB

THE CADILLAC CATERA WILL SUDDENLY STALL OUT--THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A TURN(RIGHT OR LEFT). IT IS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING WHEN IT OCCURS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED WHEN THIS OCCURS. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THE STALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS THE MOST SERIOUS. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEM TELLING ME MY PROBLEM "CANNOT BE DUPLICATED." OBVIOUSLY, IT CAN'T. . .BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHEN IT WILL OCCUR.PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES. OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER THEN SUGGESTED TO USE ONLY REGULAR FUEL, NOT HI TEST AS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK