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Utter Disappointment
soren919, 01/16/2011
2001 Cadillac Catera 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 16 people found this review helpful
My very first car turned out to be a lemon and a stressor on my mother. Seemed like a nice, clean car that wouldn't cost me a lot because it was a Cadillac and Cadillac's usually are pretty dependable. But this car, just was an EPIC FAIL. Now I'm trading it in and getting this burden off of me and my mother! Engine repair costed $2000, then the brakes, then tires, then transmission (which has to be injected into engine which is even more money) sunroof works when it wants to, back wheel drive stinks (especially in snow and ice), power locks on driver side went out, and on top of all of that, CRAPPY gas mileage...please don't ever buy this car...all of these cars should be set on fire!!
oil fire!
oil fire!, 09/08/2009
2001 Cadillac Catera 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
My car caught on fire from a leak in the valve cover, and the fire messed up the wiring. Since then all kinds of funny things happened. The radio worked when it wanted, the gas cap and the trunk switch locked and would not open. I liked my car because it was small and supple to operate, but when the expense of fixing it became too much, I traded it off for a Buick. The final straw was the failure of the engine module which left me without a running car, and a wait for the new part. I have pumped a lot of money into maintenance but this was too much. The reliability was not good so I sold the car... Hated to see ol flame go, but it has gone to the great beyond now
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Der Mighty Opel
Merckx, 03/07/2002
2001 Cadillac Catera 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
What a checkered past this car has had. GM has been forced to give them away-mine was a little over $10,000 off list. So any problems pale in comparison. It's a real joy to drive-really pleasantly stiff steering. Everything has that satisfying German "thunk" to their operation. I could heartily recommend this car,if there are any left on the lots. so far,it has been magnificient!
WORST cadillac ever to be made!!!!
Dustin, 06/24/2008
2001 Cadillac Catera 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have had this car since 2004 and have had nothing but problems. It had between 20 and 30k miles on it when I got it. Thought I was getting a steal at 14k. Now that I've had it a while, I realize why it was only in production for 4 years. Since 2006, I have replaced not only 1 but 2 engines and now this one quit yesterday. There are problems with the electrical system in it. The sunroof opens and closes when it wants to, the car is definitely a lemon and Cadillac should do something to alleviate some of the cost since it was their bright idea to sell an American made car that was produced in a foreign country. All together I'm at $9,000 in repair costs. And it's not paid off yet.
CLEAN & CLASSY RELIABLE CADILLAC
Michella Amonson, 09/18/2016
updated 03/20/2017
2001 Cadillac Catera 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 6 people found this review helpful
Motor installed July 2013 w/ 43,000 miles. Now has less than 79,000 on replaced motor. Have documentation with receipts showing $3,000 in replacement costs of motor, timing belt, radiator, etc. (fan belt broke & mom in law ruined motor but loved car so much we replaced it). Replaced tires 9/16 and repaired AC. Very clean car, very good interior, very good paint, very good air conditioning, glitchy radio but sound system phenomenal w cd player, mp3 or cassette. I plan replace K134 to fix radio sound
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