Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Cadillac Catera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING. *TR |
| 2011-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY W… |
| 2011-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I WAS IN HARMS WAY IN THE RAIN AND HAD TO TAKE THE CARE 70 MORE MILES, WHILE I C… |
| 2009-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES (SEALED BEAM) ON 1999 CADILLAC CATERA ARE BROKEN. THESE PARTS CAN NOT BE REPAIRED - BULBS WILL … |
| 2008-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 CADILLAC CATERA WITH 34,000 ORIGINAL MILES COMPLETLY FAILS ON THE HIGHWAY. YOU LOSE ENGINE, BRAKES AND STEERING. … |
| 2006-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON |
| 2006-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | OUR 1999 CADILLAC CATERA ENGINE SHELLED OUT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SERPENTINE BEARING ASSEMBLY THAT GENERAL MOTORS ELECTE… |
| 2006-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THERE WAS A SUBTLE MUSTY OILY SMELL INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. SHORT… |
| 2006-10-06 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CADILLAC CATERA. AFTER A RAINSTORM, THE CONTACT WOULD NOTICE A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE… |
| 2006-07-31 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. THE SUNROOF OPENED, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE SEA… |
| 2006-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. PROBLEM WA… |
| 2006-02-13 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HAD MY SEAT HEATER ON TO WARM THE LEATHER SEATS AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED A PLACE IN MY SEAT.… |
| 2006-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 99 CATERA ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND SENSE THEN THIS CAR IS A CARDBOARD BOX ON WHEELS. THE ALARM SYSTEM AS … |
| 2005-11-17 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE USING THE HEATER WITHIN THE SEAT. THERE WERE NO W… |
| 2005-10-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 1 | CAR'S "CHECK ENGINE" AND TRANSMISSION DASH LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STAY ON AND THE CAR WON'T START. SOMETIMES THE CAR WI… |
| 2005-09-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | Yes | 0 | DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TH… |
| 2005-06-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | WHERE DO I EVEN START WITH THE 1999 CATERA THAT I JUST HAD TO TRADE IN THIS WEEKEND DUE TO SO MANY THINGS THAT HAD WENT… |
| 2004-08-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 CADILLAC CATERA WITH APPROX 49000 MILES ON VEHICLE. FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE SON WAS FILLING VEH… |
| 2004-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | MY STOPPED WORKING I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID YOU NEED TO CALL THE DEALER AS SOON THE MECHANIC TOLD THEM THE P… |
| 2004-02-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 CADILLAC CATERA. IT HAS BEEN THE MOST TROUBLE SOME CAR I HAVE EVER HAD. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND REA… |
| 2003-10-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CODE AND CLICKING AT 61,000 MILES. *LA |
| 2003-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL IS POURING INTO COOLANT. REPLACED ENGINE OIL COOLER-ENDED UP NOT BEING THE PROBLEM. SUNROOF WILL OPEN AND… |
| 2003-09-16 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | THE CD SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS DEFECT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ONCE BEFORE. CONSUMER STATED IT WILL NOT PASS E… |
| 2003-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER INSPECTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2003-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DEALER REPLACED CAMSHAFT AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. *AK |
| 2003-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. *AK |
| 2003-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH HANDLING AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP ON 1999 CADILLAC CATERA.*MR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE… |
| 2003-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT ENTERPRISE USED CAR SALES ON APRIL 30,2002. I WAS GUARANTEED A BUMBER-TO-BUMBER INSPECTION O… |
| 2002-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN TWIC… |
| 2002-08-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF FROM FUEL TANK FILLER DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN TANK IS FILLED, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE. CONSUMER HAS HA… |
| 2002-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES IT'S HARD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION AND START THE CAR AT TIMES.CONSUMER STATED IT WAS TOWED TO T… |
| 2002-03-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON AND THE S LIGHT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKING OFF AS IF IN… |
| 2002-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | FUEL POURS ONTO THE GROUND, DOES NOT SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY/ ALARM AND DOORS DO NOT RESPOND TO KEYLESS REMOTE. |
| 2001-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | CATERA'S WILL NOT MAINTAIN FRONT END ALIGNMENT. MANY OWNERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE EXPERIENCED OUTRAGEO… |
| 2001-08-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK *SLC |
| 2001-06-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | AS CAR CAME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FOREWARD. IT JUMPED A CURB WENT THROUGH SOME LANDSCAPEING AND CLAMMED INTO A… |
| 2001-05-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION. METAL WAS SHOWING ON INSIDE OF TIRES. ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING WEAR … |
| 2001-03-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | ORIGINAL TIRES, RS-AP225/55R16 94 H; CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW DOT CODE OR NAME OF TIRE. ORIGINAL TIRES CHANGED AT 12000 A… |
| 2001-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES SYSTEM LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL, BECAME AIRBORN… |
| 2001-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION. METAL WAS SHOWING IN FRONT OF TIRES. ALSO, REAR TIRES WERE SHOWING WE… |
| 2001-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. FIRST LEFT, THEN RIGHT. WE HAVE HAD IT ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS WITHIN SPECS … |
| 2000-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS FREQUENTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, TAKEN TO DEALER 8-10 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *YH |
| 2000-10-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR. NLM |
| 2000-09-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR DOES NOT GIVE POWER FROM STOP POSITION UNLESS THE PEDAL IS FLOOR BOARDED. IT WILL THEN CREEP UP TO DESIRED… |
| 2000-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.*ET |
| 2000-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ELECTRIC BRAKE FAILURE ON ABS CAUSING THE PEDAL TO STIFF AND NO FLUID APPLIED TO THE SLAVE CYLINDERS. |
| 2000-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | REPEATED ENGINE STALL. EXHIBITED ONCE AT 70 MPH, TWICE AT LESS THAN 10. CAR WAS IN GEAR AND IN MOTION EACH TIME. DEA… |
| 2000-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | I CONTACTED THE BBB AUTO LINE AND SOMEONE FROM GM(MS CASS BRASS) CALL ME OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY> THEN ASK ME I… |
| 2000-04-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL/ ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK |
| 2000-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLS OUT AND SHAKES. *AK |