IllustrationWHILE 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
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
All reported categories
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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
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
What owners actually said
67 reportsWHILE DRIVING, THE SDM MODULE FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS GAS ERUPTED. *SLC
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING HAS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY. *AK
THE FRONT DOOR HAS ON THREE OCCASIONS FAILED TO CLOSE DUE TO THE FROZEN LOCKING MECHANISM. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, LOSING ALL POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
THIS HAS OCCURRED SERVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING OR DEALER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE TO RESOLVE.
WHEN FILLING UP FUELTANK FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF. BUT, WHEN REMOVING THE NOZZLE, GAS CAME OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. CONTACTED DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK CONSUMER HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TANK AFTER REPLACED. *YH
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.