IllustrationVEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND HAD NO BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED FUEL LINE HAD BEEN SEVERED. *AK
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
725–50K
1050–75K
975–100K
3100–150K
1150K+
34 reports with mileage · 33 unknown
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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
What owners actually said
67 reportsWHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, PRESSED DOWN ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE TIRES LAST ON THIS CAR ONLY 12-20000 MI. THIS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
ORGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ARE THE INCORRECT SIZE FOR VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO DEALER VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR EUROPEAN RACING. DEALER ALSO STATED THAT A DESIGN FLAW MAYBE THE CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER. NOTICED THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SPLIT ALL AROUND RIM , CAN SEE CLEAR THROUGH TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR, EAGLE. *AK GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, P225/55R15. *S…
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CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER. NOTICED THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SPLIT ALL AROUND RIM , CAN SEE CLEAR THROUGH TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR, EAGLE. *AK GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, P225/55R15. *SLC
ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON FOUR DIFFRENT OCCASIONS. LAST TIME I WAS ON A HILL AND AT A LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT FOR THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO FIND THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS. STOPPED JUST SHORT OF CAR BEHIND ME. ALL STALLS HAVE BEEN AT SLOW SPEED OR STOPPED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND LEAVING CONSUMER STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG.*AK
EXTREMLY HESITANT SHIFTING. FAILURE TO DOWNSHIFT ON COMMAND. RAPID THROTTLE POSITION CHANGE CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO 'HANG IN LIMBO'(SOMETIMES FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS) WHEN QUICK RESPONSE IS REQUIRED. HENCE, VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF TROUBLE SITUATIONS.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.