Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / CATERA / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295536 Incident Date: Aug, 27 2004
Consumer's City: FREDERICKSBURG Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CATERA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: W06VR52R4XR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 27 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 27 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Recently purchased a 1999 cadillac catera with approx 49000 miles on vehicle. first day of purchase son was filling vehicle with gasoline and auto fill shut off never shut pump off fuel spilled on ground until pump was manually shut off at hose. this has happened several times since son tried different gas stations thinking it might be the pump - happened at every pump and today i filled the vehicle but was three three feet away cleaning back window when this happened again and approx 1/2 gallon of fuel spilled from over flowing until i could release the fuel handle from pump. start june 4th through present problem has happened. fire could easily have started and caused property damage and or injury or death if fire had started. *jb