Tire Problems of Cadillac Catera

I am the original owner of a 2001 cetera. My car now has 42,000 miles. At approximately 22000 miles , having rotated the tires faithfully every 3000 miles, I went to a tire dealer to have them rotated, and was told not to drive on them anymore as the edges were totally worn out, exposing the canvas. I had been told all along that they were wearing unevenly, but chalked it up to the original tires ,sometimes not being as good as they should be. Replaced with original , very expensive tires. Now at 42,000 miles, having faithfully rotated every 2 to 3000 miles , I am told that they need replacement again, having been told at every rotation that they were wearing unevenly every mile that I drive, I felt as if I was leaving money on the pavement. The dealer said that it' was the tires themselves , $160 each, and became very irritated and indignant when I told him that the tire dealer said that every one of the Cateras ate tires. One of the service advisors at the dealership told me that it was a problem on Cateras, but the service manager quickly jumped in and told me again that it was the tires themselves and not the car. He was very unhappy that one of his employees told me the truth. Now that I saw that others were having the same problems, just as the tire dealer had told me, I was very irritated that the car dealership has been covering it up all of this time. I spoke to gm headquarters, but they also denied knowing anything about there being a design defect.

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Purchased 2001 Catera new from sioux falls cad. , sioux falls, sd. With less than 12,000 miles on car, tires were completely worn. Cad. Replaced tires, aligned the wheels which were within cad. Guide. With less than 15,000 miles on the replaced tires, tires were irregularly worn out, replaced at hamil motors of sheldon, IA. Which I paid for. Car aligned and alignment was within cad. Guide. Both alignments were completed by cad. Dealers. Replaced tires wore out within 15,000 miles and were replaced by me from ok one stop in hospers, IA. Car taken to sioux falls cad for another alignment which was within cad. Guide. With less than 10,000 miles tires were again irregularly worn, replaced at morgan tire CO. And with less than 15,000 miles blowout while my wife was driving causing much emotional stress for my wife. Tires replaced at morgan tire, alignment completed with morgan calling cad for correction. Stated that it was a design flaw in the Catera and nothing could be done to correct this situation. Filed a complaint with gmac - 800-458-8006 4 weeks ago, was assigned file #1-431277521, was instructed to have tires brought to cad dealer which was completed by morgan tire CO. To hamill motors of sheldon. Dealer was to call cad. With result of tire inspection and I have heard nothing from cad. Since.

Purchased 4 pirellie tires (pr00523457v) - pir p6 four seasons p235/45r17 on 2/18/05 with lifetime road hazard warranty. Replaced 2 tres 04/08/05 - impact buldge on outer edge of tires. Replaced another tire (tire was ripped/cut completely around the tire while traveling out of state, with two small children) on 11/27/05. Again on 08/19/06 had to have another tire replaced rip completely around the tire. On 12-05-07 another rip in tire was told that tires were worn, needed to be replaced (all 4).

Consumer states while driving at any speed goodyear, eagle tires, size# p255/55r16, dot unknown blew out. Dealer has replaced two set of tires.

Consumer replaced the tires with the same brand, and the tires wore down to the wire. Vehicle was aligned at 6000 miles.

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Orginal equipment tires are the incorrect size for vehicle. According to dealer vehicle was manufactured for european racing. Dealer also stated that a design flaw maybe the cause of tire failure. Please provide further details.

Original tires, rs-ap225/55r16 94 h; consumer did not know dot code or name of tire. Original tires changed at 12000 and again at 35000. Dealer stated that tires were excessively worn out.

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Original tires on a Cadillac Catera 1999. Rs-a p225-/55r16 94 h. Consumer states at 12000 miles tires had excessive wear and needed replacing. Consumer states at 35000 all 4 tires needed replacing again. Consumer feels tires are defective.

Tires were checked during 3000 mile oil change and tire wear was reported as normal. 900 miles later we experienced a shimming when driving at around 70 miles an hour. Stopped to have tires checked at goodyear dealer and the tires were worn down to wearbars approximately 4 inch strip on each of the front tires. Goodyear dealer stated and Cadillac confirmed that Cadillac Catera is noted for alignmnent problems causing unusual tire wear. This is a safety issue when in less than 900 miles a tire can wear to a seriously dangerous level. Research via various web sites indicates many Catera owners experiencing serious problems with dangerous tire wear and wheel alignments. (tiresize: p225/55r16)( dot number: tire size: p225/55r16 ).

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In January 1999 I received a service bulletin # 81-31-02 from Cadillac motor vehicle division informing me that the Catera had a tendency to ". . . Drift or lead to the right while driving and/or the front tires appear to be wearing more on the inner shoulder. " I took the vehicle in the repair per their request but the tires continued to wear on the inner edge to the point of steel tread showing through but sterling & Cadillac motor vehicle division now say there's "nothing we can do about it". In the meantime I need 4 new tires. I believe there is a defect in the nonmenclature of this vehicle causing premature breakdown of the tires. (tiresize: 225/55-16)( dot number: tire size: 225/55-16 ).

I just bought the seventh new tire since I bought the Catera. I was told the alignment was set wrong at the factory. Cadiallac replaced three tires. They just keep wearing out. I've had three blowouts. Just lucky I didn't have an accident. I am selling the vehicle. ( dot number: tire size: p225/55r16 ).

Due to a manufacturer's defect the all four tires became bald, and caused vehicle to slide. This could have resulted a crash. Manufacturer admitted it was a manufacturer's defect, but was not willing to repair vehicle. Please provide further information.

The tires last on this car only 12-20000 mi. This according to the dealer service manager is due to a design flaw within the front suspension.

Tires prematurely wear out on inside edge of the rear tires. This cannot be noticed due to the location. Cadillac says there is no fix for this condition . This is a saftey issue that must be addressed. (tiresize: 225/55/r16).

The Cadillac catersa has a design flaw that causes the tires to wear rapidly. The first time there was a problem I noticed a vibration in the car and took the car in to have the tires balanced and rotated. I was told the tires were worn out and there was no need to rotate or balance. The car had approximately 17,000 miles on it and you could see the chords on the inside of tire. Frank kent replaced the tires and I was told it must have been a bad set of tires because everything else was within specs. In July of this year, my wife took the car in to get the tires rotated and balanced before going on a trip to oklahoma. Again, we were told two of the tires were worn out and there was no need to have the tires rotated and balanced. The car had approximately 28,000 miles on it. This time frank kent tells me the Catera is within prescribed specs but, it has been discovered the specs, specified for the rear toe in, causes the car to wear out tires in under 20,000 miles even if rotated every 6,000 miles. Frank kent replaced two of the four tires and advised me Cadillac will not replace any more tires after 30,000 miles, and we should have the tires rotated every 6,000 miles. Their manual says 10,000 miles. This vehicle has a design flaw. The window sticker lulls customers into believing the tires on the vehicle are warranted for 50,000 miles and then they wear out and become dangerous in 20,000 miles or less. Worn out tires caused by the design of the vehicle could cause blow outs and death. I would think Cadillac would want to fix the problem now rather than later but, they have refused. If there is one accident because of this design flaw that is one too many! we bought the car and paid for it in good faith. We need your help in this unfair problem.

Tires worn out on inside. Not readily visible. Safety issue. Gm will not repair. Car misaligned from factory. Technical bulletin issued.

All four tires wore within 1/64" of wearbar at 20000 miles. Goodyear made adjustment on replacement tires. However during replacement it was noted two front tires had a 1' wornband around inside edges to the extent that fabric ( internal support) was exposed. Either one or both tires were about ready to fail( dot number: tire size: p225/55r16 ).

Original tires wore out prematurely. Yh.

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