Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 1 | |||
| Front seat head restraint too high causing driver to lean to the middle of the car in order to see around the restraint. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 02/13/2006 | 90995 | 1 | 01/14/2006 |
| While i was driving i had my seat heater on to warm the leather seats and it caught fire and burned a place in my seat. its not a large spot, but its there and now i fear if i turn it on the car will catch on fire. i've spoke to other people in the cadillac catera groups and they have had the same problem. *jb | |||
| 11/17/2005 | 72000 | 1 | 07/02/2002 |
| Dt: the contact stated the rear passenger seat caught on fire while using the heater within the seat. there were no warning signs indicating a problem with the vehicle. the vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the fire. the vehicle has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| 06/11/2005 | 0 | 9999 | 10/31/2003 |
| Where do i even start with the 1999 catera that i just had to trade in this weekend due to so many things that had went wrong with that car. 1st, when filling the car up with gas, it would not automatically shut off. dealer fixed 1st time, but messed up the gas gauge. it started doing it again 1 month later. you could not keep a set of tires on the car no matter how many alignments that you had performed. the sunroof would not open most of the time when you tried to open it, but it would open on it's own at random. dealer replaced the switch twice, problem still occurred. the transmission went out at 60k and had to be replaced due to the *s* light flashing. the first radio would not pick up any stations, the radio was replaced by the dealer. 4k later after warranty expired, it happened again. at 65k, the cd player would no longer work. the locks would not completely lock with the remote or when the car was put into gear. at 90k, the drivers side heated seat literally caught fire while driving and burned a 4 diameter hole in front bolster. gm stated that this is normal wear and tear, but normally, they just stop functioning. they would not pay for the repairs of the seat at all. almost caused me to wreck the car as the acbin quickly filled with smoke and as soon as i cracked the window, the fire started to get larger as it got more air to feed it. the check engine light showed cylinder misfires and i was told that it would be $2500 to $5000 to repair it. i traded the car on 6/11/05 for a new 2005 chevy silverado extended cab. i hope that gm reads this and calls me at the number i provided so i can provide more detailed info on this. i was literally screwed on this car. it was a lemon from the start and no one seemed to care! | |||