Cadillac CATERA engine problems
47 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
397 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
61,790 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1997 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 136 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
47 of 397 complaints match this topic (11.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10088743 · 2004-08-28 (August 28, 2004)
-MY 97 CADILAC CATERA STALLED 7/3/04 . -7/6/04 CALLED TRENOR MOTOR COMPANY (SPRINGFIELD, OH). SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO LOOK AT CAR. -7/7/04 IT APPEARED AS THOUGH A RECALL ON THE TENSIONER PULLEY HAD NOT BEEN DONE. PULLED RECORD ON CAR AND FOUND THAT THE RECALL INVOLVING THE TENSIONER PULLEY WORK WAS IN FACT ISSUED (AND PAID FOR) BY GENERAL MOTORS TO TRENOR.-7/17/04 DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER APPROVED TEAR DOWN TIME AT JEFF WYLER, SPRINGFIELD, OH, TO SEE FOR CERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL HAD EVEN BEEN DONE WITH THE STIPULATION THAT IF THE RECA…
Owner-reported narrative. 80,511 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088743 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 567173 · 2002-08-21 (August 21, 2002)
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. NLM
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Owner report 764471 · 2002-07-19 (July 19, 2002)
THE 1997 CADILLAC CATERA HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BUT GENERAL MOTOS REFUSES TO ASSIST ME WITH GETTING OUT OF THIS UNSAFE CAR. THE TENSIONER ON MY CAR BROKE MAY 8, 2002. I THANK GOD THAT I WAS NOT KILLED. MY CAR STALLED RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A $6900 ENGINE PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED. I LEARNED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS KNOWN FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS ABOUT THE TENSIONER DEFECT BUT DI DNOT DO A RECALL. WHEN I CALLED, I WAS GIVENTHE RUNAROUND. I TOLD THE MECHANIC TO STOP UNTIL I COULD GET ASSISTANCE. …
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Owner report 785775 · 2001-11-08 (November 8, 2001)
FAULTY TIMING BELT CAUSED MASSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER ON THE ROAD. *JG
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Owner report 8001778 · 2002-01-08 (January 8, 2002)
WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. SOON AFTER ,ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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