10 of the 269 complaints about the 1997 Cadillac Catera are about the tires — 4% of everything reported for this model year.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
TIRES
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. $145 TO REPAIR THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL. SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE AND LR OXYGEN SENSOR BAD CAUSING "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO COME ON. $345 TO REPAIR THIS ITEM THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL. HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF ABNORMAL WEAR TO THE INSIDE OF TIRES. DT
NHTSA complaint #770738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY SIXTEEN MILES HAD TO CHANGES TIRES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA complaint #8020737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND A LARGE BOOM I PULLED OVER AND ENTIRE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL. POLICEMAN SAID THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO FLIP OVER HAD IT OCCURED 20 FEET EARLIER.
NHTSA complaint #745800 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
THE CONSUMER SAW THE CRACK SEPARATE AS THE WINDOW BEGAN TO BULDGE, THE BULDGING WINDOW WAS UNDER STERR WHICH WAS A DEFECT OF THE CAR. *CJ *NLM THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCES TIRE WEAR, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR TIRE RELATED (NO TIRE MAKE/MODEL INFORMATION GIVEN. *NLM BATTERY LEAKING. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #558668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE, DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED). *MJS
NHTSA complaint #784377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
INCIDENTDATE OF PROBLEMDATE OF RETURNINVOICE #ROADSIDE CASE#PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #736926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
GOODYEAR TIRES WERE REPLACED MANY TIMES DUE TO THE PREMATURE WEAR CAUSED BY THE ALIGNMENT WHICH ALSO CAUSED VIBRATION, VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO THE CUSTOMER WITH TIRES THAT HAD NO TREAD. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #555745 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
ORIGINAL TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. YH
NHTSA complaint #552702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
IMPROPER FRONT END ALIGNMENT SETTING ON VEHICLE CAUSED TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INNER SHOULDER.
NHTSA complaint #543528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, WHEN FRONT TIRES RUN OVER A LARGE CRACK OR SMALL POTHOLE ON THE HIGHWAY, MOST OF THE TIME THE PAVEMENT IS WET.
NHTSA complaint #524116 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.