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My biggest Mistake. - 1998 Cadillac Catera
By kymika01 - February 11 - 8:12 pmMy husband and I purchased this car thinking that it was a cadillac, it had to be worth the money right? WRONG!!!! It has been a nightmare from the first week we owned it. We have put enough repair in it to have bought another car. It had a rebuilt engine only a couple of years ago and now we are junking it because yet again there are over 1k in repairs needed. I can not believe Cadillac ever allowed such a car to scar their name. I would NEVER own a cadillac again EVER!
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Disappointed Driver - 2001 Cadillac Catera
By catera cruiser - January 8 - 9:53 pmThis was my first Cadillac. Two year after owning this car nothing worked correctly. Every 3 months I,m spending $1000 in repairs at the dealer. Usually I have to make several trips to the dealer to fix the same problem. Currently,I have no heat in the car, the headlights have died (the dealer is charging $340 per bulb.) The odometer has stopped working, the light on the dash board has gone out. So far its been to the dealer three time for this heating problem.
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Stay away from GM Products - 1998 Cadillac Catera
By please buy my catera - December 25 - 4:26 pmConsumers Reports has described this as a car as one to avoid. And now the subsequent CTS model is beginning to show the same reliability shortcomings. Ive owned Honda and Toyotas in the past, and the difference in reliability is a stark contrast. Unless you have unlimited funds and patience, Id suggest you avoid this car at all cost. This car is a perfect example of why GM is on the verge of bankrupcy, and why its best that the American taxpayer should not be responsible for bailing them out!
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German piece of... - 1998 Cadillac Catera
By German piece of.... - December 18 - 7:36 pmIve always liked the body style and actually fell in love. This car changed my driving habits (I actually became more patient and more aware of other drivers) but it didnt last long. I only got to enjoy my Catera for a year. After I bought it is when I found out is worthless. To this day Im still paying on it but cant drive it. Overheated five days after I bought it (dealership paid for repair) transmission was slipping, engine started knocking, A/C quit, low gear would kick in automatically while stopped, and first battery died all of sudden for no reason.
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Do not buy one - 2000 Cadillac Catera
By Crapola - November 10 - 7:38 amWhat a piece of junk! I took a gamble and bought a 2000 Catera this past August. Traded it in this month ( November ). In the 3 months I owned it, I spent almost $1,000 in repairs. Transmission solonoid, oil gasket, emission valve, brake boost valve....countless others needed and advised by my mechanic to cut my losses and pawn it off, so I did. If anyone out there is looking at buying one of these, dont! The car may look nice and the price may be right, but just dont do it. Parts are very expensive, and these cars are a real pain to work on! It will be a choice you will soon regret, just like I did. I got next to nothing on trade in too, by the way! Cost me lots of money in the end!
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garbage - 1999 Cadillac Catera
By jose - October 18 - 9:47 amI had this car from like new. It had about 16,000 miles. It ran like a champ but then one day it decided it was time to retire. It has 74,000 miles on it and I already had to replace the transmission, starter, ac motor, ac fan, all in 1 month. It started leaking oil not a small leak but a leak that had me adding oil every morning and washing my driveway.
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Great Ride! I just purchased another - 1998 Cadillac Catera
By Kevin like the Caddy - October 12 - 10:10 pmI have 1998 Catera which was purchased with 74k miles and has preformed flawlessly for 31k (I enjoy this car so much I purchased a 2001 also). All normal maintenance has been preformed by an independent shop (I have never been to a dealer). My mechanic is a trusted professional that checks the Cadillac service bulletins and keeps it on the factory service schedule. He also checks the built in diagnostic tools by connecting a little computer to the car. This seems to be the most important item done to the car. The Cateras operating costs are less than my previous car, a brand new 05Subaru STi, my same mechanic preformed service w/ warranty items to dealer.
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Loved it.... - 1999 Cadillac Catera
By JIm - October 7 - 8:28 pmThe Cat has reoccurring problems like all cars do. Mass Air Flow, Brake Sensors, etc but the 99 corrected MANY of the problems in comparison to the 97 and 98s. I purchased mine at 21K and had it over 120K miles and never did anything more than routine maintenance. It does go through tires though!
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Low cost to maintain - 1998 Cadillac Catera
By Rich - September 6 - 12:02 pmThis car cost me less to maintain over these past 10 years than any other car I ever owned.
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The Cost of a Catera. - 1998 Cadillac Catera
By doujd - August 24 - 3:49 pmI love this car, however keeping it on the road has not been the cheapest of ventures. The head controllers, which control the A/C temp cost about $1000 a piece and the car has two of them, my radiator light is always on after much tampering, and the Air Bag light is always on, which could be the result of a $701 part. Last fall, 2007, the car was being driven from Memphis to Atlanta and the transmission gave out. A $3,000 fix, there was a leak in the A/C Tubing and that was around $80- $90, the way things are connected seemed random. I had a fuse blow out and it knocked out my radio, my interior lights, my automatic door locks, and my fog lights. Love to car, just high maintenance.
