Model year record
1999 Cadillac Catera
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 140 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 11 | 67,000 mi |
| Tires | 9 | — |
| Unknown or other | 8 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 7 | 34,000 mi |
| Steering | 7 | 52,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 6 | 52,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 6 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 6 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 5 | 116,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 5 | — |
| Suspension: front | 5 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 4 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 4 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 3 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 3 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 3 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2 | 101,946 mi |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 2 | 59,550 mi |
| Exterior lighting: fog lights | 2 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler | 2 | 72,000 mi |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 2 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 2 | — |
| Suspension | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2 | — |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 2 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 2 | 49,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module | 1 | 49,182 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | 86,900 mi |
| Engine | 1 | 53,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (EGR valve) | 1 | — |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Equipment: electrical: anti-theft devices | 1 | 86,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 87,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 1 | 48,101 mi |
| Interior lighting | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: head restraint | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hood | 1 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Visibility | 1 | 60,000 mi |
The 1998 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2000 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Cadillac Catera model years
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