1997 Cadillac Catera
Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Cadillac Catera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AND DRIVING OUT OF MY COMPLEX WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TUR… |
| 2009-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TENSIONER PULLEY LOCKED UP. THE TENSIONER STOPPED TURNING. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE DRIVE BELT SHREDDED LIKE SPAGHETT… |
| 2006-06-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | 1997-1999 CADILLAC CATERA DOOR LATCH FAILURES. PER THE YAHOO GROUP WEB SITE I BELONG TO, CATERA OWNERS, THIS VEHICLE SU… |
| 2005-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 1 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER OPENING THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE THE TRUNK FELL ON HIM. THE SUPPORTS THAT WERE SUPPOSE T… |
| 2005-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS A 97 CADILLAC CATERA AND HAS HAD THE STARTER REPLACED AND STILL WILL NOT START. TWO CAR LOTS HAVE HAD TH… |
| 2005-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON, ALL THE GAUGES STARTED JUMPING AR… |
| 2004-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND PERFORMANCE IS STILL UNSATIS… |
| 2004-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CADILLAC CATERA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED S… |
| 2004-07-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO I… |
| 2004-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | -MY 97 CADILAC CATERA STALLED 7/3/04 . -7/6/04 CALLED TRENOR MOTOR COMPANY (SPRINGFIELD, OH). SERVICE MANAGER REFUSE… |
| 2004-07-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT AIMERS BROKE, CAN NOT ADJUST HEAD LAMPS. PLASTIC PARTS BROKE INSIDE HEAD LAMP CAPSULE.*AK |
| 2004-06-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | MISALIGNED HEADLAMPS AND FOGLAMPS. *AK |
| 2004-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TIMING BELT, PULLEY AND WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT COST OVER $3700 TO FIX. BACK IN NOV. 2001, NOW THEIR IS COOLANT LEAKING… |
| 2004-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LOST ALL COOLANT, RADIATOR LIGHT ON, FUNNY BURNING SMELL, CAR TOWED. HEATER VALVE REPLACED, DEX COOL ANTI-FREEZE REPL… |
| 2004-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BUT THERE WAS NO REACTION. TH… |
| 2004-02-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON 2/8/04 FOR RECALL 2041, 1037. TWO DAYS AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT … |
| 2004-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 1997 CADILLAC CATERA IN KINGSPORT, TN DURING A SNOWSTORM. THIS RESULT… |
| 2003-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO A BELT WHICH HELD THE PULL… |
| 2003-09-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE 97-99 CADILLAC CATERA IN MY OPIONION HAS A BAD HEADLIGHT DESIGN. MY 6 YEAR OLD CAR HAS BROKEN HEADLIGHT ADJUSTORS… |
| 2003-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SMOLDERING FIRE WITHIN THE DASH HARNESS P/N90493373 OF MY 1997 CADILLAC CATERA VIN #[XXX]. NO ACTUAL FLAMES… |
| 2003-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PROBLEMS GETTING 1997 CADILLAC CATERA ENGINE REPAIRED.*MR ON 08/01/03, VEHICLE STOPPED ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE… |
| 2003-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE FAILED TO START EVEN WITH AMPLE CRANKING POWER. TOWED TO CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS ONBOARD COMP… |
| 2003-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | FOR THE LAST FOUR DAYS THE IGNITION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY LOCKED. THE KEY CANNOT TURN. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT… |
| 2003-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED SMOKING REALLY BAD. CONSUM… |
| 2003-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 3/9/03 ,AND IN APRIL STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. VEHICLE BEGUN TO SMOKE, SHE TOOK I… |
| 2003-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1997 CADILLAC CATERA ON JAN 31, 2001 FROM UNITED AUTOMAX IN MEMPHIS, TN. FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE I HAV… |
| 2002-10-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON (NOT ENGAGED BY DRIVER), NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN, TAPPED BRAKES, DIDN'T DISENGAGE, TURNED OFF SWITCH,… |
| 2002-10-15 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING, CONSUMER STATES' THERES A LOT OF VIBRATION IN VEHICLES AND STEERING WHEEL AND IN THE BODY OF VEHICLE. TOO… |
| 2002-10-06 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY SIXTEEN MILES HAD TO CHANGES TIRES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORM… |
| 2002-10-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR MODULE FAI… |
| 2002-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE 800 MILES FROM HOME WHILE DOING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN MISSOURI. WITH TRAFFIC, THERE … |
| 2002-08-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY EVERY CADILLAC DEALER IN THE COUNTRY KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT GM WILL NOT OFFER A RECALL O… |
| 2002-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THEIR ARE TO MANY PROBLEMS AND TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LIST!!! I EXPERIENCED FOUR RECALLS AT ONCE ON JULY 25TH, 2002… |
| 2002-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN AND DAMAGED ENGINE. ENGINE NEEDED … |
| 2002-07-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, STATING AIR BAG SYSTEM NOT WORKING. *AK |
| 2002-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRST OF ALL THE CATERA IS A BAD CAR AND IS UNSAFE . WE HAVE PUT THIS CAR IN THE SHOP OVER 7 TIMES. WE HAVE REASON TO … |
| 2002-05-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT 85,263 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. DEALERSHIP ANALYSIS WAS "TRANSMISSION COMING APART INTERNALLY… |
| 2002-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE WATER PUMP EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VALVES. *SLC |
| 2002-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED AT 35-40 MPH AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE.… |
| 2002-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEA… |
| 2002-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BREAK DOWN. DEALER REPAIRED, AND CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN. CONSUMER INFOR… |
| 2002-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE 1997 CADILLAC CATERA HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BUT GENERAL MOTOS REFUSES TO ASSIST ME WITH GETTING OUT OF THIS UN… |
| 2002-05-06 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON JANUARY 30, 2001 NAPOLI MOTORS HAD TO REPLACED LEFT & RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD ENDS, INNER TIE ROD END,CENTER LINK AND BO… |
| 2002-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP, THE VEHICLE SEEMED LOCKED INTO HIGH GEAR. IT ACCELERATED SLOWLY AND WITH OUT… |
| 2002-04-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ATTACHMENT TO VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE (VOQ) - VIN # [XXX]. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK INFORMATI… |
| 2002-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED GOING ABOUY 70 MILES AN HOUR TIMING BELT BROKE, CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, DEALER STATED THAT THIS … |
| 2002-03-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | PURSHASED CAR WITH 69961 MILES FOR $9935. SECOND DAY OF PURSHASE IN SHOP FOR OVERHEATING. 32 DAYS AFTER PURSHASE IN SHO… |
| 2002-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A BAD TIMING BELT TENSIONER THAT CAUSED TIMING BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY ST… |
| 2002-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED AT 5 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER DETERMINED TIMING BELT PULLEY HAD SEIZED.*AK |