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Replying to: cissie (May 04, 2007 5:18 am) First of all Cateras are not that hard to work on. Many GM technicians have probles with it b/c they are used to GM this is not a GM it is basically an Opel which is German. Let me tell you guys a few of the problems these cars have Battery Draw---Check the rear defroster relay (they stick) Oil Leaks---Valve Covers and Head Gaskets Coolant Leaks---Water control valve, Head gasket, oil cooler cover Problems with Oil Pressure----Pressure sensor or the actual guage(it can be replaced seperate of the whole cluster) Coolant Light stays on---replace the jug it has a sensor (or sometimes you can beat on it and it will go out) No start---crank sensor (only replaced on fuel pump in 6 years on a catera) Rough Running---Pull spark plug boot check for leaking valve covers. Also the ignition coils would go bad on these. Cant get vehicle out of park---Needs the Shifter assembly. Have not seen a whole lot of transmission issues. Noise from front of Engine----most likely timing belt related. I have replaced a lot of A/C control panels. I have replaced a few a/c door actuators for air not blowing out of proper position. I have replaced quite a few brake light switches. I have replaced few wheels speed sensors I have replaced quite a few o2 sensors. I have seen a few Air Injection faults. As I said these cars are German with some GM infulence. Thing is Saab uses the same engine as the 3.0 catera and had not had half the problems the catera has. These car are not hard to fix, can be tricky to diagnose. |
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Replying to: caddyguy1 (May 05, 2007 6:35 am) I have a 1998 Cadillac Catera. It stalled out on my way to work turning left monday. I took it into a shop they let me know my coolant was leaking and replaced my water control valve. It is still stalling out for me. When sitting for about 15-30 minutes I can start it up and it will run for a minimal amount of time then just stall. Does this sound like a crank sensor to you, or do you have any ideas? Thank you.
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I've just entered the world of disgrunted owners. I too have a problem with my 01 Catera. The speedometer does not work. Anyone have any ideas what would be the least expensive fix for this? Is it the CPU, TCS(Whatever that is), Speed Sensors, Speed Control Throttle, Etc..... Any and all answers would be greatly appreciated. Caddywoes2 |
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Replying to: caddyguy1 (May 05, 2007 6:35 am) Caddywoes2 |
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Luckily, I'm still extremely satisfied with the '01 Catera I've had since new. No big problems, but Iam amaed just how many unhappy owners seem to be out there. Anyone else's car ageing gracefully?
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Replying to: etienne2 (Aug 15, 2006 10:36 am) |
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Replying to: rab7 (Apr 18, 2007 10:59 am) |
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Replying to: gnguru (Apr 08, 2007 7:32 pm) |
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Replying to: caddyguy1 (May 05, 2007 6:35 am) I did replace the coolant jug also was told they cant just get a new sensor and it was the sensor. I do have oil leaks and may have had battery draw that was a mystery . Could have been the rear defroster relay, Thats good to know, will watch for that. Thanks for your info.
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