Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Cadillac Catera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WATER PUMP GAVE OUT. *TR |
| 2010-08-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1998 CADILLAC CATERA WHEN ANOTHER CAR RAN A STOP SIGN FORCING MY WIFE'S CAR INTO A COLLISION T-… |
| 2009-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC CATERA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2009-06-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE TENSIONER PULLEY & TIMING BELT WAS A KNOW DEFECT FOR VEHICLE AND WAS RECALLED BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED, AT THE TIM… |
| 2008-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS … |
| 2008-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998 CAD. CATERA - NO INCIDENT STARTED THE PROBLEMS - A MECHANIC KNEW IT HAD A BAD HEAD GASKET BEFORE OPENING THE HOOD … |
| 2008-03-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OIL PRESSURE THAT STAY BELOW MINIMUM AT IDLE WHEN ENGINE IS AT OPERATING TEMP. FRONT CONTRO… |
| 2008-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE MOTOR IN THE CAR STARTED CUTTING OUT AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NEVER A KNOCKING SO… |
| 2007-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CATERA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON A CURVED ROAD THE ENGINE AND POWER CUT OFF . I LOST POWER STEERING … |
| 2007-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | A/C COMPRESSOR LEAKING AND A/C COMPRESSOR NOT CYCLING AND LEAKING FROM THE CHASE VALVE SYSTEM. COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REP… |
| 2007-03-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL LINE BEHIND PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED BY AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD THAT THE DRIVER RAN OVER. THE FUEL LINE IS … |
| 2007-01-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I'M REPAIRING THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE SAME ENGINE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 50000 MILES, 100000 TOTAL MILES… |
| 2006-09-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS MAKING A WIDE TURN, THE TIMING BELT OF MY 1998 CATERA BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE HEAD OF MY CAR. THE … |
| 2006-08-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE PO… |
| 2006-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FAULTY HEAD GASKET FAULTY WARNING LIGHTS. *JB |
| 2006-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY RECENT PROBLEM IS I CAN'T TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I TRY FOR MORE THAN 30 TIME AND YES, I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAK… |
| 2005-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE A COMPLAINT ON RECORD ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE CADILLAC CATERA. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE A… |
| 2005-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | MID-JUNE ABS TC WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR IN 1998 CADILLAC CATERA. EBTCM DIAGNOSED AS FAILED. DEALER ORDERED NEW EBTCM, N… |
| 2005-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | FAULTY BRAKING. *TR |
| 2005-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CADILLAC CATER 1998 EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURE THAT CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE. *BF THE TRUNK LIGHT BULBS FAILED. THE TR… |
| 2005-01-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | CAR OVER HEATING, SMOKING, STEAMING. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE BLEW, LATER TO FIND OUT OIL COOLER WENT. … |
| 2005-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BEFORE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION THE… |
| 2004-12-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. *AK *NM |
| 2004-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER KEEPS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE REPLACED 3 WEEKS AGO AND NOW THE WATER PUMP I… |
| 2004-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON JULY 24, 2004 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE ON I-81, I COULD FEEL THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GO… |
| 2004-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, THE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER … |
| 2004-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIKE ALL CADILLAC CATERA OWNERS WE KNOW, WE HAVE HAD AND ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE ENDLESS MAJOR REPAIR BILLS ON THE CATER… |
| 2004-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THEY JUST KEEP PILING UP. I JUST REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVE… |
| 2004-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR RAN HOT. TOWED BACK TO DEALER. DEALER STATED CADILLAC HAD A RECALL ON THE WATER PUMP. CADILLAC REPLACED THE WATE… |
| 2004-02-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED 1998 CADILLAC CATERA 2/06/04. 64,546 MILES. WATER PUMP FAILED AS WE ARRIVED HOME WITH VEHICLE. SELLING DEAL… |
| 2004-02-03 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 2003-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO D… |
| 2003-10-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 30 TIMES FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. TOO MANY TO LIST. NOW THIS VEHICLE HAS … |
| 2003-10-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY ON THE INSIDES DUE TO IMPROPER ALLIGNMENT. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON 1-28-02, AN… |
| 2003-10-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS 98 CATERA NEW. TO BE SAFE FROM BLOWOUTS TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 20,000 MILES; BASICALLY, INS… |
| 2003-09-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, AND WILL NOT RESTART. HAD TO BE TOWED … |
| 2003-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 1 | NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH 1998 CATERA. HAD TIMING BELT TENSIONER-PULLEYS/CAM DRIVE REPLACED LAST YEAR(3-2002) WHILE UNDER W… |
| 2003-08-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR TIRE WORE OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING TIRE TREAD ON THE INSIDE TO SHOW. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE REAR TIRES WORE O… |
| 2003-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | THE BRAKE MAINTAINENCE WARNING IS DEFECTIVE AND INSUFFICENT. ACCORDING THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT APPEAR… |
| 2003-06-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH AND WITH NO WARNING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFI… |
| 2003-06-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LOCKED UP. DEALER DIAGNOSED, TO FIXED IT WILL COST OVER $10,000 SINCE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T PRODU… |
| 2003-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB |
| 2003-01-31 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE LEATHER TO MELT. *JB |
| 2002-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAKING CAUSE ENGINE HEAD NEEDS REPLACING. *NLM |
| 2002-09-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER … |
| 2002-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. DEAL… |
| 2002-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER WARNING HIM THAT CAMSHAFT/TIMING BELT IDLER ,AND PULLEY COULD FAIL, RESULTIN… |
| 2002-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD A PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO OIL POSSIBLY DUE TO A BAD OIL COOLER IN THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AT… |
| 2002-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLS AND SURGES, INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY, A… |
| 2002-04-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TIRES ARE WEARING OUT ON REAR MORE THAN OTHERS. ALSO, FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING OUT. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT DEALER INSTA… |