Who owns a Catera? - Page 27

Marks DTM Calib · #**261** (**permalink**) 01-09-07, 06:42 AM

I have a 2001 Omega 2.5Cdx Manual (driver involvement pack) with the full sat nav pack and screen, currently on 55K miles and zero problems (well maintained)

I did have a 1998 3.0 MV6 (sport setup) auto estate (station wagon?) which was ex-police (very popular police car over here due to the speed, carrying capacity and handling) until a Merc Van drove over the bonnet. Have now replaced this with a 2.5V6 Cdx Manual on 137K miles (runs like a dream) as a temp measure until the insurance pays out and I can go looking for a 3.2V6 estate......

rinverso · #**262** (**permalink**) 02-18-07, 09:13 PM

just purchased 01 cat with 56,000 miles for $6100...got rid of her sebring convertible. so far i absolutely love this car!! it reminds me of the 88 300e and 94 c280 mercedes we had. it is very responsive and is a real looker. you don't see many on the road. i'm looking to get a euro front grill to loose the look of a chevy lumina or corsica. also ordered side m3 fender vents and rear oem spoiler and new floor mats. my wife loves it and feels safe in crazy west palm beach. also bought an extended warrenty from warrenty direct for 36,000 miles after reading all the bad reviews on older models, hopefully they are resolved in the 2001 model year.
i'm completely amazed how helpful and friendly all the people are on this forum, it has been helpful already. look forward to many years of service (3-5 years) from this car. wish me luck.
robert

dgramm · #**263** (**permalink**) 02-25-07, 09:02 PM

New Catera owner, I have a 2000, Beige/gold in colour w/ tan leather. Have worked at a GM store for over 15 years and to be honest I dismissed the car as a rebadged Lumina! But when the chance came to buy this car ( has 58,000 kms ). I did some research and drove the car for a couple of days before deciding to buy it. I am very impressed with it.

Already ordered a spoiler from wings west, it's the one I liked the best.

Looking at maybe projector lights, at a minmum upgraded bulbs.

The car works great everything works with the exception of the rear sun shade.

albert catera · #**264** (**permalink**) 03-16-07, 11:27 AM

Hi , i"m from Puerto Rico and i have a 1998 Catera . Works fine for 3 consecutive years without any problem , but now is 115,000 miles and it drive me CRAZY , nobody wants to make mechanics on it, it runs fine for 20 minutes then loss the power and dont move . After cool works again. I change all the exhaust from the catalytic converter , resonators and the muffler pipe and still with the same problem . nobody seems to find the problem.I think theres only 2 cateras in the world , my catera and the DEVIL"S ONE. Any help will be apreciated

Thank"s
Alberto Pesquera

moerome · #**265** (**permalink**) 03-16-07, 12:06 PM

Como esta Alberto!

When your Cat loses power and you attempt to restart it, does it crank, but never turn over?

Reason why I ask is it's typical on these Cats for the crankshaft position sensor to go out. I have a '99 Cat and I experienced the same thing. See my the threads I put up on the Omega forum.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1173979625

I also put up a thread on this forum titled "Bought new CPS, Still Won't Start".
Hopefully, it will give you some insight on your issue.

Do you have a AutoZone there in PR? They can scan your Cat and retrieve any error codes. After installing the crankshaft position sensor, and while still experiencing the car not cranking, I took it to AutoZone and the scanner read an error P0603 which referred to a "Keep Alive Memory" error. When I went to the dealership, they told me that an "Idle Relearn" had to be performed.

I'm new at this myself, so I hope this may shed a little more light on your issue.

2001CatOwner · #**266** (**permalink**) 05-20-07, 11:42 AM

Hell Yeah i own one. . .or does it own me? I love this car, lets hope the only problem i have is the oil pressure sensor and the difficult bose stereo removal.

spaceracer · #**267** (**permalink**) 05-21-07, 07:57 PM

Traded up from a 94 Grand Prix to a 2001 sport. I thought I had the GP set up to turn, this baby does it stock! I slide a little more on the leather over the cloth, but it is well worth it. I got it 2+ months ago, get in and go.