Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||||
| 010235002 | 03/01/2001 | 619199 | Some customer may comment that the ignition key may be difficult to remove from the ignition lock cylinder at times. *tt | 05/18/2001 | |
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| 010235005 | 05/01/2001 | 619722 | Experiencing a squeak type noise from the steering column while turning the steering wheel. *tt | 06/25/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 06/15/2001 | 60000 | ||
| Sensors went bad. oil currently in the engine, head gaskets gone. too much play in the steering column. crank sensor and ignition coil pack repair | |||
| 02/15/2001 | |||
| A number of problems was wrong with vehicle: fog lights burned out fast/ radiator lights came on/steering mechanism malfunctioned, and tires have been changed a few times. tread separated while making a left turn. dealer and manufacturer were trying to remedy problem. consumer wanted dealer/manufacturwer to buy back vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/25/1999 | |||
| While slowing down from 65 to 5 mph, the vehicle lost all steering power causing loss of control. consumer managed to pull of the road. vehicle was towed to dealer & they informed consumer that the harmonic balancer broke, which caused the steering belt to fall off. currently, vehicle is at dealership being repaired. *yc | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | |||
| 07/24/2001 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Brake insp.brake replaced3/9/00;check engine light on 5/12/00-fuel injector dirty, replace sensor; left window slow in operation - 6/23/00;ingintion remote key not working- two replacement 6/23/00;car jerking in sport mode, prblems with headlights, sunroof slides back an forth without turning dial,recall on engine check pulley 7/05/000; check engine light on car stalls7/31/00; vibration on acceleration told nothing wrong with car but tires, replace two front tires, i was told to replace tire rods. i ask for a rea susp. i was told it was not necessary and that they did not have time to do it that day. right front headlamp out 3/01/01; left head light out 4/13/01;check engine light on, sunroof opens while driving w/o turning dial,5/24/01; remote key not working replace key , check engine light on, 6/21/01; check engine light on , slow pickup, rear sus. rough ride help-recall emission 7/26/01; check engine light on contact dealer on my way out of town told not to worry about the check engine light and to adjust the knob on the gas tank by turning it several times. 8/6/01; car will not start battery dead, sunroof not working. contact tow service they refuse to take car to dealer. tow service boost car battery and left. sunroof refuse to operate. check engine light on 8/13/01-car parked going on vacation; check engine light on return from vacation 8/23/01-help- doing the first year of 1999 i had problems with my breaks thoses documents were destroyed in a house fire. my house caught on fire on 11/24/99.*ak (tiresize: 14rhs) | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 10/30/1999 | 1 | 05/20/1998 | |
| Power steering failed. yh | |||
| 06/01/1998 | 1 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Power steering failed. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 08/06/2001 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| Without warning, the steering linkage on driver side snapped while operating vehicle at a slow speed. i need to know if the same type of failure has occurred on other cadillac catera's or other models built since 1997.*ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 08/06/2001 | 2 | 10/30/2000 | |
| Due to a defect in front aligment tires wore excessively.*ak the rotors were turned and resurfaced several times. the brakes pulsate, squeak and go too low to the floor. the third set of tires that were on the vehicle were wearing out due to an alignment problem, also another tire was leaking air. the passenger rear door handle broke and the driver's rear door hinge was unstable, also the driver's door lock sticks. the wipers scrub. the steering column makes noise. the right side head light shines too high. *yh | |||