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1998 Cadillac Catera service brakes, hydraulic problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1998 Cadillac Catera11% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
11%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • A/c compressor leaking and a/c compressor not cycling and leaking from the chase valve system. Compressor had to be replaced. *jb updated 01/11/08. *lj the heater coolant valve had to be replaced. The front brake pads and sensor were replaced and the rotors had to be resurfaced. Updated.

    filed Oct 5, 2007

  • Mid-june abs tc warning lights appear in 1998 cadillac catera. Ebtcm diagnosed as failed. Dealer ordered new ebtcm, not available. Cadillac customer service confirms "national backorder" not a single one of these parts in gm warehouse systems, dealer system, etc. Took car to chevy (gm) dealer…

    filed Aug 9, 2005

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Catera years

YearReportsShare
2001 Catera13%
2000 Catera69%
1999 Catera79%
1997 Catera1811%
Catera service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.