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  Cadillacs Worst Car - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By anonymous - August 14 - 3:21 pm

  This car is terrible. The one good thing I got out of it was that I could warn other people like you to NOT buy this car. Ive had problem after problem with this car. It is always at the mechanic. Seemed like a good buy, but I spent so much more money repairing it. Some of the problems I had were my door falling apart, power windows stopped working, my ABS and traction control stopped working, and my speedomotor hasnt worked in months. My car randomly broke down once on my way to work too. This car is a PIECE. DO NOT buy one. Cadillac made a terrible car, I would never want anyone to have the problems I had with this car. It might look cute and nice on the outside, but it is terribly made.

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  Not a real Cadillac - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By dcv - August 22 - 9:15 am

  The car drives like a dream, however, the check engine light will not go off. No one can find the problem. The rear middle seat belt locks and cannot be used. The gas mileage is horrible. A new fuel pump at 70K cost me $917. If you try to run anything except premium fuel, you will find yourself in a world of hurt. My advice is to buy a real Cadillac (Deville, for example). Better mileage, better service. Cadillac needs to stand behind this product and make it right. I sure wish I had bought a Deville!

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  problem after problem - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By Charles Fields - July 4 - 12:57 pm

  Cadillac should be sued for making a piece of crap like this. I own a 2000 catera, and it stalls out at random. The rpm dont go above 1 when idling. My fuel cap censor is going haywire, my check engine censor is on the fritz as well. If Cadillac is going to keep making vehicles like this, then they need to go back to square 1 at the drawing board. Its my first car and I thought it was nice. It was nice for the fist 6 months, now its been sitting in my driveway for the last 7 months.

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  Mechanics job security - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By Unhappy owner - January 21 - 2:32 pm

  I bought this low mileage Catera for my son because it appeared to be in excellent condition and it appeared well cared for. It was probably low mileage because it likely was in the shop all the time like I have experienced! I thought this platform was supposed to have been a well engineered Opel model brought to the U.S. to compete with the best sports sedans of the world? In the 1st 7 months, I spent over one third of the cost of the entire car on repairs! The car has nice features and is a good driving car, but I would be afraid to take it out of town in cold weather out of fear of being stranded!! I had hope to find my son a reliable car to take to college...I was very wrong!

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  Wouldnt Buy It Again - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By Linda - September 13 - 8:55 am

  After nearly twenty trips to the dealer for repairs, my Cateras rear windows still wont stay up, and it has constant engine sensor problems...the list goes on. I have been told by other owners as well as several technicians that there are lots of problems with this model. I would NOT recommend to anyone.

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  Never again!! - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By Guy Lalonde - April 6 - 2:00 am

  Bought demo with 2000 kms (1200 miles). Worst car of the 12 Ive owned. Car always in the shop, thinking of getting membership with local towing. Engine problems, rebuild the front end ($2000+), brakes ($1200), one wheel bearings ($700), electrical problems, rear defog, frequent stawling, powertrain controller, on third set of brakes and rotors, replaced stabilizer bars, and on and on and on...

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  Cause Now Its Gone - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By Do the Happy Dance - February 6 - 2:00 am

  Compared to my 1st two Cadillacs, they should be ashamed - not for experimenting, but for not admitting their failure and offering to buy them back. I thought Cadillac had more class than that. Major recalls. Broken A/C valve and vacuum connection, and loose battery cables at 3500 miles. Steering wheel not centered - awkward for driving. Steering wheel squeaked in cold. At 15500 miles, broken coolant valve and bald tires. Custom cloth top was ruined by Cadillac make-ready guy because he didnt know what he was doing. Back seat rattled. Suction noice when heater was on. Bad window seals. Burnt headlight at 10000 miles. Would die when turning corners.

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  Worst car ever owned - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By Jcc5522 - December 14 - 2:00 am

  What on earth went wrong with this model? Everything went wrong, it was in the shop ALL THE TIME. We had friends with one that was as bad as ours. The driver had to climb into the passenger seat to exit the car because he couldnt get the drivers door open! This is the worst car we have ever owned. It was a lovely car, but the quality was te

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  DONT BUY IT!! - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By MLB - October 10 - 2:00 am

  Not a reliable car. Resale is horrible. Ive been told by the mechanics at the dealership that its impossible to fix a Catera because its a foreign car. NOT A GM!

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  Dont buy one new or used - 2000 Cadillac Catera
  By ech - September 11 - 2:00 am

  Have had nothing but problems since Nov98 when I purchased it. In the shop appox 30x you name it has broken GM gave me an extened warranty 75000 or 60 months to make up but. I wanted to trade it in after a year and a half but this thing was worth 1/3 of purchase price due to problems with them. Dealer I bought from didnt want it. I will never buy a Cadillac again.