| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002090993 | Incident Date: Mar, 09 2002 |
| Consumer's City: OCALA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CATERA | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: W06VR52R4VR | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 01 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine damage was due to a bad timing belt tensioner that caused timing belt to come off causing the car to suddenly stop in the left lane on i-75 going going 75 mph. the results of this was bent intake valves, therefore making the heads not replaceable. i had to replace the engine. i've also have found out that cadillac is well aware of this problem becasue thay now have a kit to take care of this problem. what i don't understand is that if they knew thay had a problem whay didn't they issue a recall. going 75 miles per hour and suddenly losing all power on a very busy interstate could be very dangerous. my father and i were very fortunate not to have had a serious wreck in the left lane. i have filed a complaint against cadillac on this issue. the cost of this faulty part of gm/\cadillac has cost me $5826. plus a week without a vehicle.c00. *ak |
