IllustrationWHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES SYSTEM LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL, BECAME AIRBORNE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THIS VEHICLE AFTER BEING AIRBORNE, HIT A FENCED LOT AND DAMAGED THE HEAD LAMP. *YH
1999 Cadillac Catera
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Cadillac Catera do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 67.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
00–25K
425–50K
850–75K
575–100K
3100–150K
0150K+
20 reports with mileage · 60 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports4 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
80 reportsI CONTACTED THE BBB AUTO LINE AND SOMEONE FROM GM(MS CASS BRASS) CALL ME OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY> THEN ASK ME IF I WAS TAKING THAT AS A SETTLEMENT ADVISE HER NO. I WANT MY CAR REPAIRED R REPLACED. SHE ADVISE ME 2 DRIVE D CAR 2 C IF HAPPEN AGAIN. I EXPLAIN 2 HER I'M REALLY SCARED 2 DRIVE MY CAR . I'M SCARED THAT IT MAY S…
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I CONTACTED THE BBB AUTO LINE AND SOMEONE FROM GM(MS CASS BRASS) CALL ME OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY> THEN ASK ME IF I WAS TAKING THAT AS A SETTLEMENT ADVISE HER NO. I WANT MY CAR REPAIRED R REPLACED. SHE ADVISE ME 2 DRIVE D CAR 2 C IF HAPPEN AGAIN. I EXPLAIN 2 HER I'M REALLY SCARED 2 DRIVE MY CAR . I'M SCARED THAT IT MAY STOP ON ME AND SOMEONE HIT ME & I CAUSE A ACCIDENT> I EXPLAIN THE SAME THING 2 D DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT EACH TIME IT CUT OFF. ON MY 1ST NOTES I EXPLAIN THAT MY CAR JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT ON 5-20-00 I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN MY DASHBOARD LIT UP AND IT JUST CUT OFF IT DID IT 3 TIMES WITHIN A 30 MINUTE PERIOD. THE 1ST TIME IT CUT OFF WAS 3-7-00 5896 MILES ON CAR, NEXT TIME 4-28-00 , THEN 3 TIMES ON 5-20-00 THE DEALER SD THEY REPLACE PCM/VMC ALSO SAID PCM REPROGRAMMED, MYT CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL 12-20-00 WHEN IT CUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THEN ON 12-30-00 IT STALL GOT REAL SLUGGISH LIKE IT WAS GOING 2 STOP BUT DIDN'T. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR. NLM
ACCELERATOR DOES NOT GIVE POWER FROM STOP POSITION UNLESS THE PEDAL IS FLOOR BOARDED. IT WILL THEN CREEP UP TO DESIRED SPEED. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN UNDETECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PRBLEM MAY LAST A DAY, MAYBE MORE MAYBE LESS, AND THEN CORRECT ITSELF . YOU HAVE NO WARNING AS TO WH…
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ACCELERATOR DOES NOT GIVE POWER FROM STOP POSITION UNLESS THE PEDAL IS FLOOR BOARDED. IT WILL THEN CREEP UP TO DESIRED SPEED. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAUSE HAS BEEN UNDETECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE PRBLEM MAY LAST A DAY, MAYBE MORE MAYBE LESS, AND THEN CORRECT ITSELF . YOU HAVE NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT STARTS FROM THE STOP POSITION EVERYTIME BUT ONCE. THAT TIME I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE
ENGINE STALLS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.*ET
ELECTRIC BRAKE FAILURE ON ABS CAUSING THE PEDAL TO STIFF AND NO FLUID APPLIED TO THE SLAVE CYLINDERS.
THE DAY AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER AND SOME SENSORS WENT OUT, THE BAD MAIN COMPUTER WAS ALSO CAUSING VEHICLE VIBRATION. *SLC
THE ENGINE VALVES KEEPS BREAKING. THE CD PLAYER KEEPS READING ERROR. THE RIGHT FRONT FOG LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS SOCKET. THE STEERING WHEEL CAN NOT TURN RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT A STRUGGLE. NOT TO A DEALERSHIP.
REPEATED ENGINE STALL. EXHIBITED ONCE AT 70 MPH, TWICE AT LESS THAN 10. CAR WAS IN GEAR AND IN MOTION EACH TIME. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER PER GM. CAR HAS STALLED ONCE SINCE DATE OF REPROGRAMMING. *AK
VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL/ ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.