Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Cadillac Catera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL PREMATURELY. THE VEHICL… |
| 2010-05-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC CATERA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH , THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN THE PASSENGER SID… |
| 2010-04-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC CATERA. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER AIR B… |
| 2010-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE TRACTION CONT… |
| 2009-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CADILLAC CATERA. SINCE MAY OF 2009, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR GREATER. IN… |
| 2009-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHRONIC FAILURE OF GM PN# 90566947 CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT AND POSSIBLE FIRE DAMAGE DUE TO PROXIMITY OF EXHAUST MANIFOL… |
| 2008-12-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR "TOOK OVER" AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE APPLIED T… |
| 2007-12-22 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 55 MPH, CAME UPON DRIVER MOVING SLOW, HAD TO BRAKE, THEN BEGAN TO PASS, FRONT… |
| 2007-07-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 CETERA. MY CAR NOW HAS 42,000 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 22000 MILES , HAVING ROTATED … |
| 2007-05-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEMO IS TO REQUEST NHTSA TO EVALUATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER CORRECT … |
| 2007-01-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 CADILLAC CATERA WITH 76000 MILES FAILURE FOR 15 MILES HE TURNED THE SEAT HEATER ON. T… |
| 2006-08-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | PURCHASED 2001 CATERA NEW FROM SIOUX FALLS CAD., SIOUX FALLS, SD. WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON CAR, TIRES WERE COMPL… |
| 2005-08-20 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | ON 8/20/05, I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT (FILE # 1-357-445-124) WITH CADILLAC CUSTOMER RELATIONS, IN ORDER TO REQUEST FULL … |
| 2005-04-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | PURCHASED 4 PIRELLIE TIRES (PR00523457V) - PIR P6 FOUR SEASONS P235/45R17 ON 2/18/05 WITH LIFETIME ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY… |
| 2005-03-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE'S SPORT SHIFTING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY CAR WOULD REFUSE … |
| 2004-11-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES ON 3 OCCASIONS. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 40,501MILES… |
| 2004-08-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | NO MONEY HAS CHANGED HANDS YET. 2001 CADILLAC CATERRA IS UNDER WARANTY. FUEL LINE RUPTURED FROM HIGHWAY DEBRIS. PARTS W… |
| 2003-07-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED GOODYEAR, EAGLE TIRES, SIZE# P255/55R16, DOT UNKNOWN BLEW OUT. DEALER HAS … |
| 2002-10-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISON THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. CAUSING INJURIES DRIVER. MR |
| 2002-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL, THE CONSUEMR WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LOOSE SCREW, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DU… |
| 2001-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WAS RUNNING, BRAKES COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO SPE… |
| 2001-02-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TWICE. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME PEDAL WAS HARD. SECOND TIME GAS PEDAL WOULD… |
| 2001-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOOR SWINGS OPEN WITH SO MUCH FORCE THAT IT KNOCKED DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS. DOORS ARE VERY DA… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT AND ENGINE PULLEY, HOWEVER THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED TH… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD HAS AN ORANGE PEEL PATTERN AND IS DISTORTING DRIVER'S EYE SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, HOW… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STUCK AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. *AK *SLC |
| — | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT WHEELS WAS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THE TIRES CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED COM… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACTAND DRIVER WAS THROWN THROUGH THE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE F… |