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2000 Cadillac Catera

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2000 Cadillac Catera do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 67.

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67Owner complaints

Model-year median: 67

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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163
1997123
199880
199967
200030
20012
20023
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
24Engine And Engine Cooling
18Air Bags
8Tires
8Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6
All reported categories
Fuel System, Gasoline
4Steering
4Exterior Lighting
3Latches/locks/linkages
3Seats
3Structure
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Engine
2Power Train
2Suspension
2Unknown Or Other
2Electronic Stability Control
1Equipment
1Interior Lighting
1Seat Belts
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

34 reports with mileage · 33 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Visibility complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 16, 2006
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting

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…

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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 ODI #10158386

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.