Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / CATERA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270241 Incident Date: Mar, 24 2004
Consumer's City: NEWNAN Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CATERA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: W06VR52R9WR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 12 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car ran hot. towed back to dealer. dealer stated cadillac had a recall on the water pump. cadillac replaced the water pump. dealer paid for belt, etc. amounting to about $190. less than a month following the water pump failure, the coolant began leaking. cadillac dealer charged $950 to replace heater value and a few hoses. 1 week later, car leaked again. returned to cadillac dealer. dealer kept car for two days, re-seated a water hose. 1 week later, car began skipping. now cadillac dealer wants to remove hoses, etc. to get to elec spark plug. no estimate of cost yet. i believe all of this is related to the faulty water pump which i understand cadillac had on recall but i do not find the recall on your site.