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1216 messages, Last post on Nov 25, 2009 at 3:38 PM
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I bought a 2000 cadillac catera two years ago w/49,000 miles and has been a HUGE problem ever since. It had a clean CARFAX when I bought it. Since then, I've spent close to $2,000 as a result of damages. Below summarizes my problems. 1: car leaks water when it rains on right passenger side , driver door broke, will not stay open. Car also smokes periodically, smells like oil. 2. Heater Valve part 90566947 replaced 63K miles due to coolant leak ($300) 3. timing belt tension pulley broke off few months later ($400, car had to be towed to firestone) 4. 78K need to replace UPPER/LOWER intake manifold gaskets coolant as a result of coolant leak AGAIN!! (close to $800) Also told heater valve needs to be replaced a year after 2nd one put in due to leak. ***I have all left over pieces of old gaskets and reciepts for all work done in case claims can be filed. I'm soo upset about this I can't even begin to explain. I've had the car two years and did everything possible to ensure this car wasn't a LEMON but it is..and still owe $6, 000 on it.
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Replying to: rcorbe1 (Jun 12, 2006 5:21 pm) Randy |
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Replying to: golfchic (Apr 13, 2006 9:58 am) |
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Replying to: azton (Jun 15, 2006 10:39 am)
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Replying to: golfchic (Jun 15, 2006 5:25 pm)
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| You're right as far as shuddering when one finds out what their Catera is now worth. Catera values plummeted when the CTS came out. However, I don't know how old you are but I can assure you that even if you were living when the Titanic sunk, your Catera is going to die long before you do. If you had a place to store it though, after it's death, it would make a great casket. That's where most of them belong anyway - six feet under... Good luck. | |
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Replying to: merckx (Jun 16, 2006 5:48 pm) |
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Replying to: golfchic (Apr 13, 2006 9:58 am) 
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As for "it's like I'm having a wrong key" - Cateras are real bad about this. If you have the slightest bit of pressure on the steering wheel - it will lock the ignition and the correct key won't turn it. What you should do is try to move the steering wheel either clockwise or counter clockwise. One direction or the other it will move just alittle bit. Hold it in the direction that it will move and see if the key doesn't work okay then. Good luck.
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Replying to: gnguru (Jun 23, 2006 9:09 pm) 
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