Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Cadillac Catera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE "CURTAIN" AIRBAG IN SEAT WENT OFF WHILE MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND ENGINE NOT RUNNING WITH NO CAUSE OR IMPAC… |
| 2016-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | I GOT IN MY CAR, 2000 CADILLAC CATERA WHICH WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT AND CLOSED THE DRIVER DOOR AT THE SAME TIM… |
| 2014-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL COOLER GAVE OUT CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL? IF YES, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR A CLAIM? *TT |
| 2014-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AN 8 MILE TRIP TO MY MOTHERS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MILES PER HOUR THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPP… |
| 2012-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN… |
| 2012-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED. THE CONTACT SUC… |
| 2011-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT … |
| 2011-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED HE PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER… |
| 2010-04-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WOULD DRIVE THE CATERA RIGHT ON THE MAIN BUSY ROAD MY CAR MADE A SUICIDAL STOP! I PANIC! IMMEDIATELY PUT THE EMERGEN… |
| 2009-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I THEN TOOK MY 2000 CADILLAC CATERA TO THE SHOP WHO GAV… |
| 2009-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE ABS LOCKING. THE FAILURE ALS… |
| 2009-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. STEREO CUTS OFF ON ITS OWN AND DOES NOT CUT ON SOMETIMES. TRUNK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THE… |
| 2009-01-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL HAZARD: BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE WHILE UNLOCKED. WE HAVE… |
| 2009-01-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS FAIL TO OPEN FROM THE INSI… |
| 2008-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR KEEPS ON OVER HEATING, THE OIL LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON BECAUSE OF THE OVER HEATING AND ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT A… |
| 2007-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | RADIATOR, OIL LEAKS, TRANSMISSION, TIRES..ALL BAD...WORST CAR MAKER IN THIS WORLD (CADILLAC) ALL PARTS HAVE HAD TO BEEN… |
| 2007-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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 WOU… |
| 2007-01-23 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 CADILLAC CATERA AT 65 MPH NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING. S… |
| 2006-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER AND GAS HAND BOTH WORK INTERMITTENTLY..I WAS TOLD BY THE BRADSHAW DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WIT… |
| 2006-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO OR CD PLAYER..WHEN CHANGING FROM SOURCE TO SOURCE (CD TO RADIO OR RADIO TO CD) LEVELS (BAS… |
| 2006-12-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 CATERA. THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL USED TO SUPPORT THE LAMP HOLDER … |
| 2006-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICL… |
| 2006-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. SUCH AS STEERING PROBLEMS, QUIVERING ON THE ROAD, BURNING SMELL, ETC. A… |
| 2005-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL FILTER, BG44K, MOD… |
| 2005-12-21 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT ACTIVATED BOTH FRONT SEAT WARMERS FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. SHE AND THE PASSENGER GOT INT… |
| 2005-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2000 CATERA HAS HAD A POWER FAILURE AND ELECTRICAL DEFECTS, GASKET AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. *TS THE CRANK SENSOR WAS … |
| 2005-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2000 CATERA WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A CO… |
| 2005-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHENEVER HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2005-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, STOP LIGHT GOES OFF, IF I DRIVE ABOUT 10 MILES IT COMES BACK ON. DEALER HAS TRIED … |
| 2004-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: PROBLEM BEGAN IN NOVEMBER. WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED A FULL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CAR WOULD SLOWLY SLOW DOWN, DASHB… |
| 2004-11-08 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS BENT OUT OF SHAPE. … |
| 2004-09-29 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | COMPLETE STEERING LOCK FOR LEFT TURN CAPABILITY OF VEHICLE. *JB |
| 2004-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANT… |
| 2004-07-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MOLDING AROUND THE WINDOW IS ALSO GONE. *MR THE E… |
| 2004-06-11 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE A PORTION OF HIS HEARI… |
| 2004-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO THE CAR STALL THE C… |
| 2004-01-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS BROAD SIDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE F… |
| 2003-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | SEVERE INSIDE TIRE WEAR. CAR IS ON 3RD SET OF FRONT TIRES AT 30,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS ALIGNMENT WILL HELP BUT CANNOT… |
| 2003-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT IS DEFECTIVE. HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE AIMED PROPERLY DUE TO INTERNAL BREAKAGE. THIS IS APPARENTLY COM… |
| 2003-06-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED OUT PROVOCATION. *AK THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FILLED THE VEH… |
| 2003-03-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND, AND THE TIRES WORE DOWN TO THE WIRE. VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AT 6000 MILE… |
| 2002-10-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD 4 COMPUTERIZED FRONT END ALIGMENTS AND 3 SETS OF TIRES BEFORE 18,611 MILES, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FIX… |
| 2002-01-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND HAD NO BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED FUEL LINE HAD BEEN SEVERED.… |
| 2002-01-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER 5 TIMES, BUT T… |
| 2001-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | ORGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ARE THE INCORRECT SIZE FOR VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO DEALER VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR EUROPEAN… |
| 2001-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER PUT KEY IN SWITCH AND IT WOULD NOT TURN THE SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED THIS IS WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED… |
| 2001-05-03 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SH… |
| 2001-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON FOUR DIFFRENT OCCASIONS. LAST TIME I WAS ON A HILL AND AT A LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED G… |
| 2001-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES. OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT REM… |
| 2000-11-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE SDM MODULE FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS GAS ERUPTED. *SLC |