2000 Cadillac Catera Electrical Problems

WHILE TRAVELING AN 8 MILE TRIP TO MY MOTHERS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MILES PER HOUR THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE STEERING SEEMED TO TIGHTEN UP A LITTLE BIT THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR THE STEERING WAS HARD TO MANEUVER AND ITS ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAD THE POWER STEERING LOOKED AT AND IT IS FINE THE OIL LIGHT IS NOW ON 24/7 BUT THE OIL LEVEL IS FINE AND WAS JUST RECENTLY CHANGED. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PRODUCED BY CADILLAC IT IS NOTHING BUT A DISGRACE TO THE NAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577831

Incident

Apr 3, 2014

Mileage

55,592 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT STATED HE PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10465218

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

Mileage

89,000 mi

THE CAR KEEPS ON OVER HEATING, THE OIL LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON BECAUSE OF THE OVER HEATING AND ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS WANT TO START I HAVE TO JUMP IT OFF ALOT. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN IT CHECKED PLENTY OF TIME. BUT WHEN I JUMP IT OFF THE WIRES GET REALLY HOT AND START TO MELT SO I TAKE THEM OFF. ALSO THE DASHBOARD LIGHT DON'T WORK VERY WELL I HAVE TO BANG ON THE DASH BOARD FOR THEM TO EVEN BARLEY COME ON AT NIGHT.. THERE NEED TO BE BIG TIME RECALLS ON THIS CAR!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10463481

Incident

Jun 3, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC CATERA. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE ABS LOCKING. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS REPAIR WOULD COST $2,000. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,232 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT ACCURATE. UPDATED 08/06/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10276962

Incident

Jun 15, 2009

Mileage

73,000 mi

2000 CADILLAC CATERA. STEREO CUTS OFF ON ITS OWN AND DOES NOT CUT ON SOMETIMES. TRUNK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THE CAR IN ON AND IN GEAR. FUEL BUTTON DOES NOT WORK UNLESS CAR IN ON AND IN GEAR. MAJOR ELECTRICAL WIRE PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262517

Incident

Mar 10, 2009

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 WOULD NOT TURN,TIRES WORE OUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR,DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS COMING A PART,GLOVE COMPARTMENT LOCK BROKEN ,BELT BROKE CAR RAN HOT HAD TO GET A NEW RADIATOR,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ,SECONDARY AIR INJECTION HOSE FAILURES,THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN OUT, JUNK,AND G M DOES NOTHING TO HELP,WATER PUMP WENT OUT ,HEATER COIL HOSE LEAKING,VAULE COVER GASKET REPLACE , ALL BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10191850

Incident

May 26, 2007

SPEEDOMETER AND GAS HAND BOTH WORK INTERMITTENTLY..I WAS TOLD BY THE BRADSHAW DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CATERA'S...IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN, I THINK THE REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE LARGE RECALL ON THE AUTOMOBILE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10175883

Incident

Dec 11, 2006

WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO OR CD PLAYER..WHEN CHANGING FROM SOURCE TO SOURCE (CD TO RADIO OR RADIO TO CD) LEVELS (BASS AND TREBLE RESET TO NORMAL)....WHEN ADJUSTING MIRROR SETTINGS, CONTROLS DO NOT WORK AND MIRRORS ROTATE ALL THE WAY TO THE HOME POSITION AND HAVE TO MOVED MANUALLY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10175132

Incident

Dec 4, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10173840

Incident

Aug 20, 2006

Mileage

88,000 mi

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, STOP LIGHT GOES OFF, IF I DRIVE ABOUT 10 MILES IT COMES BACK ON. DEALER HAS TRIED NUMEROUS CORRECTIONS. NONE WORKED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164182

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

16,000 mi

CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. SUCH AS STEERING PROBLEMS, QUIVERING ON THE ROAD, BURNING SMELL, ETC. AS OF FEB. 2006, CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES. AT THE TIME THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND THE ENGINE/COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON. VEHICLE CONSTANT IN SHOP FOR REPAIR, APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES A MONTH; CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR ME. ENGINE SENSOR WAS CHANGED IN FEB. 2006; HOWEVER, BURNING SMELL CONTINUED, LEAKS BEGAN TO OCCUR,WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND THE COOLANT LIGHT CONTINUED TO BE ACTIVATED. A NUMBER OF LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED, AND THEY WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. LIGHT WERE COMING ON AND OFF, "ONSTAR" LIGHT REMAINED ON, AND CD PLAYER/STEREO WOULD STAY ON WITH ENGINE OFF AND NO KEY IN IGNITION WITH DOORS OPEN, AND THE SUNROOF WOULD OPEN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BUTTON. WHEN TAKEN TO SHOP, RESULT WAS THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AFTER THIS EVENT OCCURRED, CAR CREATED UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN STARTED AND AS ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. NOW CAR WILL NOT START ON ITS OWN, IT NEEDED A BOOST THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE DAY. WHEN TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, MARVIN STARR, REPORTED TO ME TAT CORROSION IS OCCURRING WITH WIRES THAT LEADS TO THE BATTERY. PLASTIC COVERING OF WIRE IS MELTING AND WORN AWAY LEAVING THE BARE WIRE EXPOSED. OVERHEATING IS OCCURRING BUT THE SOURCE IS UNKNOWN. BATTERY, WHICH WAS REPLACED IN 2005, HAS NOW STARTED WEARING AWAY. COMPANY WANTS APPROXIMATELY $1000 IN ORDER FOR WIRES TO BE FIXED; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THEY REPAIR IT THE MELTING OF THE WIRES WOULD STILL CONTINUE DUE TO THE OVER HEATING. DANGEROUS DRIVING VEHICLE AT MOMENT; HOWEVER, I NEED TO GET AROUND AND DRIVING IS A MAIN PART OF MY EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10161462

Incident

Jul 3, 2006

2000 CATERA HAS HAD A POWER FAILURE AND ELECTRICAL DEFECTS, GASKET AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. *TS THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE HOT WATER VALVE WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT. THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS REPLACED AND THE IGNITION HAD TO BE LUBED. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM AND THE MOONROOF DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WHEN IT WAS USED IT CAUSED POWER FAILURES.. *JB

NHTSA ID

10158386

Incident

Aug 1, 2005

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL FILTER, BG44K, MODULE, AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. TO NO AVAIL. I NOW HAVE A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND "GAS CAP" LIGHT ON. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154256

Incident

Dec 29, 2005

Mileage

49,351 mi

DT: PROBLEM BEGAN IN NOVEMBER. WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED A FULL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CAR WOULD SLOWLY SLOW DOWN, DASHBOARD PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. BOTH THROUGH THE ENGINE AND ELECTRONICALLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO DID SYSTEM CHECKING. DIAGNOSED A NEED FOR A NEW BATTERY AND ENGINE FLUSH. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE FLUSHED. AFTER THIS REPAIR, 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ,THE SAME THING OCCURRED. BACK TO DEALER, WHO WAS SHOCKED AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE, BUT NOTED A CRANK SHAFT AND A CAM SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD THEM REPLACED. LEFT DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN SAME THING. CALLED CADILLAC AND FILED COMPLAINT. BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. FAILED. AFTERWARDS, THIS AGAIN HAPPENED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER ,HAD NO REMEDY. HAD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THIS CAR WAS INOPERABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10125866

Incident

Nov 16, 2004

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2000 CATERA WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CATERA'S. IT COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE CAR STALLS ON A FREEWAY.

NHTSA ID

10125719

Incident

May 11, 2005

Mileage

69,715 mi

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087324

Incident

Jul 29, 2004

Mileage

46,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO THE CAR STALL THE CAR SPUN OUT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SEVERAL STALLOUTS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SINCE PURCHASED IN 2002. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH NOT STARTING WHEN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH FUEL. AFTER BEING FILLED COMPLETELY, THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL DAYS.*AK THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKS ANTIFREEZE FROM THE OIL COOLER AT A RATE OF ABOUT 1 GALLON PER WEEK. CADILLAC ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT.

NHTSA ID

10058262

Incident

Feb 2, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER 5 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE A CRACKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED OR CLOSED. DEALERSHIP LUBED THE DOORS ATTACHMENT, BUT THE NOISE STILL EXISTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10050340

Incident

Jan 3, 2002

Mileage

12,000 mi

THE CONSUMER HAD THREE LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCES WITH THE VEHICLE. WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND AT STOP LIGHT(S), AND COULD NOT RE-START THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER LATER ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RE-CALLED. *SCC

NHTSA ID

568225

CONSUMER PUT KEY IN SWITCH AND IT WOULD NOT TURN THE SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED THIS IS WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BATTERIES ALSO. CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE, IT WAS TURNED IN AS A LEMON. *SLC

NHTSA ID

892885

Incident

Jul 16, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

746032

WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE, AND VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, LOSING ALL POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE ON HIGHWAY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR BRAKE WORK. *YH

NHTSA ID

876622

Incident

Nov 8, 2000

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING HAS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY. *AK

NHTSA ID

735469

Incident

Sep 21, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, LOSING ALL POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

871134