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2000 Cadillac Catera complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jan 31, 2002OH

VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND HAD NO BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED FUEL LINE HAD BEEN SEVERED. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 30, 2002MI

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, PRESSED DOWN ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Tires
Filed Sep 25, 2001OH

THE TIRES LAST ON THIS CAR ONLY 12-20000 MI. THIS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.

Tires
Filed Aug 6, 2001OH

ORGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ARE THE INCORRECT SIZE FOR VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO DEALER VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR EUROPEAN RACING. DEALER ALSO STATED THAT A DESIGN FLAW MAYBE THE CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jul 16, 2001FL

CONSUMER PUT KEY IN SWITCH AND IT WOULD NOT TURN THE SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED THIS IS WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BATTERIES ALSO. CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE, IT WAS TURNED IN AS A LEMON. *SLC

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed May 29, 2001AZ

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed May 3, 2001LA

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER. NOTICED THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SPLIT ALL AROUND RIM , CAN SEE CLEAR THROUGH TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR, EAGLE. *AK GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, P225/55R15. *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 5, 2001KY

ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON FOUR DIFFRENT OCCASIONS. LAST TIME I WAS ON A HILL AND AT A LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT FOR THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO FIND THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS. STOPPED JUST SHORT OF CAR BEHIND ME. ALL STALLS HAVE BEEN AT SLOW SPEED OR STOPPED.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 28, 2001CA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND LEAVING CONSUMER STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 24, 2001MN

EXTREMLY HESITANT SHIFTING. FAILURE TO DOWNSHIFT ON COMMAND. RAPID THROTTLE POSITION CHANGE CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO 'HANG IN LIMBO'(SOMETIMES FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS) WHEN QUICK RESPONSE IS REQUIRED. HENCE, VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF TROUBLE SITUATIONS.*AK

Electrical System › IgnitionCrash
Filed Dec 18, 2000MI

WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE, AND VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, LOSING ALL POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE ON HIGHWAY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR BRAKE WORK. *YH

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Dec 6, 2000NJ

WHILE DRIVING, THE SDM MODULE FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS GAS ERUPTED. *SLC

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 30, 2000OH

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING HAS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 2, 2000CT

THE FRONT DOOR HAS ON THREE OCCASIONS FAILED TO CLOSE DUE TO THE FROZEN LOCKING MECHANISM. NLM

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 21, 2000CA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, LOSING ALL POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 30, 2000MD

THIS HAS OCCURRED SERVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING OR DEALER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE TO RESOLVE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Jun 7, 2000IL

WHEN FILLING UP FUELTANK FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF. BUT, WHEN REMOVING THE NOZZLE, GAS CAME OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. CONTACTED DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK CONSUMER HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TANK AFTER REPLACED. *YH

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