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#1174 of 1219 bye bye catera ! by melanie13 Aug 18, 2009 (6:32 pm)
well this is my last catera message...the old gal served me well. but in the last year i replaced all four rotors,brakes,tires, head gasket, had an oil leak from hell. i also have the crank shaft position sensor go..then this month the abs and traction light came on. and the check engine light, power steering started to mess up and become tight when the lights came and went at will. my dash looked like a flipping xmas tree. SOOOO I took advantage of the clunker deal and just bought a brand new eclipse ......So my catera friends thanks for all your help and good luck !
#1175 of 1219 Re: 97 Catera Timing Belt Problems [tommeek] by gmscam Sep 01, 2009 (7:50 am)
Replying to: tommeek (Aug 20, 2002 3:04 am) GM won't honor special bulletin or recalls. I haven't been as lucky as most of you. I am the original owner of cadillacs abortion the 98 catera with only 20,654 miles on it when the timing belt, pully tensioners failed. GM has refused to repair the damaged to the engine (special bulletin 02018) and charged me $1146.71 for the recalled parts Knowing full well it wouldn't repair the vehicle. Thier position now is the recall was only to look at the recalled parts not change them and or the car is to old to honor the open recall that I was never notified about no matter how many times it was at the dealer, 6 batteries in 5 years, sensors, rusting after 2 years, etc. etc. including this time. But they did do my the favor of not charging for the coolant pump, hummmmm recall 02041,02018 is to old to honor but the coolant pump isn't! Ok so now I have a new coolant pump and tensioner pully on a car that will not run and they want $6300 to repair it when the car is only worth $2-4000K running. I will never buy another GM to support their executives jet lifestyle when they stick the comsumer with clunkers.
#1176 of 1219 GM does not honor recalls or special bulletins on Catera by gmscam Sep 01, 2009 (9:30 am)
I wasn't as lucky as most of you, I am the orginal owner of GM's 98 catera abortion paid $36,000 cash. I only have 20,654 miles when the tenionser pully & timming belt failed. low miliage yes, 2nd vehicle and only use it for local shopping trips maybe 5 miles a day average. Was Never notified about recalls no matter how many times it was in the dealer for all the nonsense repairs all of you have experienced while under manf. warrenty and 4 year extended. 6 batteries the first 5 years, oxogine sensors etc. etc. but the best was when it was rusting from the inside out after 2 years,When I tried to trade it then they offered me 10K, said it's all it's worth as it's rusting Daaaaa so 9 months in arbitration they finally decided to repaint and reseal the undercoat. OK so now the engine is completely distroyed when the tenioner & belt failed and they are refusing to honor the recall # 02041 or special policy bulletin # 02018 to repair all damage to the engine caused by the failer of recalled part's. Then charge me $1146.71 for the Recalled parts knowing it would never repair the vehicle saying the Recall was only to look at the parts not change them, and sorry but the car is to old to honor any open Recall, But did me a favor and didn't charge me for the coolant pump as it was included in the recall. Huh the collant punp was still covered under the recall but the Tensioner Pully & Belt isn't? This is a Know defect that would distrroy the engine even if the parts were replaced several times additional bulletins and GM is worming out of their responsibility. And expect me to pay $6300 to get it running when the depressiation is so bad it is only worth 2-4K running and why they only producted this piece of junk for 5 years, unfortunately for me it took this long for it to fail only because of my low millage use. I don't care how old my car is it only has 20,654 miles on it bearely broken in, timing belt & tenionser pully" do not fail for 70,000-100,000 but in the catera at 40-50, 000 and in my case 20,654 miles unless it's defective, GM know's this and Will not own up to thier mistakes, guess they need the money more to support the executives jet setting lifestyle than standing behind their products. I will never own another GM product again, am going to sell my vette which has been a sweet ride and trouble free for anything but a GM made product. GM should fail the same way their products do.
#1177 of 1219 Re: tranny light [kaddyrad] by bumx100 Sep 09, 2009 (4:26 pm)
Replying to: kaddyrad (May 29, 2009 11:22 am) I HAVE A 2000 CATERA AND MY SPORT MODE FLASHES WHILE IM DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL GO INTO SAFE MODE BUT WILL WORK FINE IF I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT. DID YOU FIND A SOLUTION FOR YOUR PROBLEM? Replies to this message: gmscam (Sep 10, 2009 6:23 am)
#1178 of 1219 Re: tranny light [bumx100] by gmscam Sep 10, 2009 (6:23 am)
Replying to: bumx100 (Sep 09, 2009 4:26 pm) Hi, Don't know if you sent your inquiry to me but I got a notification anyway. Sorry don't know anything about Sport Mode only used it maybe once. But Have had other intermitten electrical problems. When I first start car non of the dash lights light until I hit the break for the first time. Go figure? Sometimes have to hit the break a few times for them to stay on. I suggest you call GM CS 1-800-333-4cad prompt to recalls, and ask if there is any open recalls? Don't explain your problem until she tells you yes and what their for. Catera has Multi recalls for almost every part of the vehicle. if Yes tell them what your experiancing, maybe if it's a small fix they'll do it. If NO to any recalls or they will not repair if there are ,than contact the National HIghway & Safty www.nhtsa.gov and file a complaint. As for a resolution to my problem - Car is dead, GM is refusing to honor the recalls or return the money I paid for the recalled parts. Oh yah, they did make me an off thought. They said they would give me a $3500 credit of the sticker if I bought a NEW CADDY Hummmm cash for clunkers was what? $4500 Oh yeah, they seem to forgot about all the Loyalty Customer letters they've been sending me before the problem offering $2750 off the sticker if I would buy another Car, Not to mention their making the same offer to anyone walking off the street. WoW they really know how to satisfy a customer they stick with a defective vehicle, Good luck!
#1179 of 1219 TRANS PROBLEM by bumx100 Sep 10, 2009 (3:32 pm)
WELL THANKS FOR THE ADVICE. I WAS HOPING SOMEONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND GOT IT FIXED I SHOULD BE SPECIFIC. WELL FIRST I ALREADY REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD SHUT EVERY 10-20 MILES WHILE DRIVING REPLACING THE CRANK SENSOR FIXED THAT. I ALSO REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE ON A SEPERATE ISSUE. BUT NOW ABOUT EVERY 100 MILES OR SO THE SPORT MODE INDICATOR FLASHES AND MY CAR WONT SHIFT ANY GEARS UNTIL I SHUT IF OFF AND RESTART IT THEN IT WORKS FINE. I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID WHEN THAT LIGHTS FLASHES WHILE DRIVING YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR TRANS SERVICED. HAS ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAD IT FIXED? PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS! Replies to this message: vickiesecretz (Sep 16, 2009 9:11 pm)
#1180 of 1219 Re: 2000 Catera Tranny Issues [catera2000] by bumx100 Sep 11, 2009 (4:40 pm)
Replying to: catera2000 (Jul 07, 2005 10:26 pm) HEY DID YOU EVER FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH YOUR CATERA? IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 CATERA THE SPORT MODE FLASHES AND I LOSE POWER UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN IF WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE? JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS!
#1181 of 1219 Catera Sport Mode Flashing by plracer Sep 12, 2009 (7:16 am)
I noticed several people with the same problem I have. The Sport Mode (I guess ) light comes on and flashes and car goes into safe mode....shut car off and restart and it may go for days etc. before it happens again..........no codes etc. ........What is the issue - if anyone knows
#1183 of 1219 Re: TRANS PROBLEM [bumx100] by vickiesecretz Sep 16, 2009 (9:11 pm)
Replying to: bumx100 (Sep 10, 2009 3:32 pm) i'm actually having that problem now & my mechanic says i'm going to have to end up gettin my tranny replaced sometime in the near future.

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