2001 Cadillac Catera: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 38 complaints
38
Total Complaints
43,000mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

26,000 25th Percentile
43,000 Median Mileage
70,484 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TWICE. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME PEDAL WAS HARD. SECOND TIME GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT COME BACK UP, AND CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. CONSUMER TRIED PRESSING BRAKE AT SAME TIME, VEHICLE FINALLY SLOWED DOWN, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN IT..."
"GAS PEDAL STUCK AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. *AK *SLC"
"GAS PEDAL STUCK AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. *AK *SLC"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28