1987 CADILLAC ALLANTE Problems & Recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CADILLAC ALLANTE. THE VEHICLE HAS PIRELLI 2560VR15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FIELD. SHE SUSTAINED CUTS TO THE FOREHEAD, A BRUISED LEFT LEG, AND A CONCUSSION. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CL...

Mileage: 160,000

THIS PAST WEEKEND THE BRAKES ON MY 1987 ALLANTE COMPLETELY FAILED LEAVING ME WITH ONLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND DOWN SHIFTING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVELED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FROM THE PUMP TO THE BRAKE UNIT ON THE FIREWALL DEVELOPED A PIN-HOLE; THIS ALLOWED THE SYSTEM TO PUMP ALL OF THE BRAK...

Mileage: 130,000

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED ALL CADILLAC DEALERS IN ST LOUIS AREA AND THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SYSTEM. IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVABLE NOW FOR 2 YEARS,AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1987 ALLANTES. *CB

Mileage: 99,157

BOSCH ABS FAILURES ARE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL CADILLAC. *AK

ELECTRICAL WITH THE TRANSMISSION-A NEW MAIN COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION PRINDL SWITCH WERE INSTALLED. I STARTED OUT AND HEARD A BIG BOOM. THE INNER PLANETARY TRANSMISSION HOUSING UNIT EXPLODED INTO CHUNKS OF METAL ALL OVER THE ROAD AND SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO CATALYTIS CONVERTER CAUSING A F...

I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED BRAKE FAILURES WITH THE BOSCH III ABS SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THESE CARS. THIS FAILURE IS CATASTROPHIC BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM REQUIRES AT LEAST 3 1/2 PUMPS OF THE ACTUATOR, BUT CANNOT BE ENGAGED WITH THE CAR IN GEAR. ALTHOUGH ...

ABS SYSTEMS ON ALLANTES DEFECTIVE--NHSTA ENGINEERS INVESTIGATING?

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AT 65MPH APPLIED BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE AHEAD VEERED INTO MY LANE. BRAKE PEDAL SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. RELEASED BRAKES AND SMOOTHLY REAPPLIED PRESSURE. PEDAL JUMPED UP APPROX HALF WAY. RELEASED PRESSURE AGAIN AND EASED PEDAL DOWN AGAIN. NORMAL BRAKING WAS REGAINED. HAD BRAKES REBUILT IMMEDIATELY THEREAFT...

THE PROBLEM IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL AT TIMES AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL, I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 25 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM . I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. YH

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE ALLANTE IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. IT IS A DANGER TO THOSE OF US WHO DRIVE THE CAR AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN COMLETE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED BY PULLING ON THE SHOULDER AND SLOWLY ROLLING TO A STOP. I HAVE...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL FASHION, THE ANTI-LOCK MESSAGE IS LIT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A 'CLICK' FEEL TO IT AS PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THE BRAKES DO LOCK UP IN A PANIC STOP. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, THE ANTI-LOCK MESSAGE WILL FLASH ON THE INFORMATION CENTER EVEN THOUGH THE CAR H...

MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO BRAKING SYSTEM. NOT QUALITY COMPONENTS

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I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALLANTE. THE ABS DISABLES AND THEN FULL BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENS. *AK

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ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DISABLES WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED FIRMLY. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE THE MASTER CYLINDER UNIT PART #3636719. I ALSO REPORTED THE PREVIOUS FAILURE TO NHTSA. *AK

THIS HAS BEEN MY THIRD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE....I HAVE REPORTED ONE OTHER TO YOUR ORGANIZATION.......I'M 52 YEARS OLD.I DON'T DRIVE HARD OR FAST.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB. *AK

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. PART NUMBERS REPLACED INCLUDE: ACCUMULATOR 3520224, MASTER CYLINDER 3636719 AND THE F-MODULE AS (ECM) 1638548. FORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I DOWN SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO L...

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. PART NUMBERS REPLACED INCLUDE: ACCUMULATOR 3520224, MASTER CYLINDER 3636719 AND THE F-MODULE AS (ECM) 1638548. FORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I DOWN SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO L...

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. PART NUMBERS REPLACED INCLUDE: ACCUMULATOR 3520224, MASTER CYLINDER 3636719 AND THE F-MODULE AS (ECM) 1638548. FORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I DOWN SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO L...

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP CAR WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN WITH BOTH FEET DEALER ADVIASES THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE CADILLAC ALLANTE THE GARAGE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CAR AND SAID THE REPAIR COULD EASILY BE OVER 2OOO.00 DOLLARS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN T...

ABS BRAKES WENT OUT ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO. REGULAR BRAKS WORK FINE, BUT ABS BRAKE LIGHTS MESSAGE, THAT THE ABS IS OUT, KEEPS COMING ON MY MESSAGE CENTER. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE ABS DISCONNECTED TWICE, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SYSTEM, AND CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED. EST...

I HAD TO GUESS ON DATES BECAUSE SINCE LAST YEAR AT AROUND 90,000 MILES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DISABLED ALMOST EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND THE MECHANICS DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I'VE READ ABOUT IT ON THE WEB (THAT'S HOW I FOUND THIS PAGE TO COMPLAIN) AND APPARE...

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND COMPLETE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS HAD REPORTED IT TO YOU, AND I WANTED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO THEIRS. AS THIS WAS FAR FROM BEING AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I WAS INFORMED BY BOTH CADILLAC'S 800, AS WELL AS BY THE DEALE...

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS BRAKES WORK AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO, BUT IF ANY ADDITIONAL BRAKING PRESSURE IS NEEDED THE BRAKES FAIL WHILE DISPLAYING A MESSAGE THAT THE ABS IS DISABLED. AGAIN, THIS FAILURE WILL OCCUR ANYTIME MORE THAN NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED.

ABS READS DISABLED ON INFO CENTER IN CAR

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURE OF THIS BRAKE SYSTEM SINCE 1990. AT ONE POINT THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS MAY BE A BOSCHE PROBLEM AND NOT A CADILLAC PROBLEM BUT SOMEONE SHOULD FIX IT. *MJS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE PEDAL HESITATES AND THEN IT STOPS. DEALER SYAS THAT THE ABS IS COMPLETELY GONE. *AK

WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER, I GET A WARNING LIGHT THAT SAYS ANTILOCK DISABLED AND A SKIPPING FEELING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON OCCASION, A RED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR THE ENTIRE IGNITION CYCLE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT A MAJOR ABS COMPONENT HAS FAILED THAT COSTS APPROXI...

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I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW... I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUSE PROBLEM THAT MUST BE INVESTIGATED.... THANK YOU. STEPHEN NEARY

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK OFTEN. TT

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON, PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. TT

SEATBACKS LOOSE AND FALL FORWARD WHEN BRAKING; THEY DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE SECURELY. *AK

REPLACED POWER DOOR LOCKS. *AK

REPLACED TRANSMISSION FILTER. *AK

LEFT COURTESY LIGHT FAILED. *AK

OIL PAN GASKET/OIL FILTER FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE OIL LEAK. *AK

RIGHT/REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. *AK

REPLACED EGR VALVE. *AK

REPLACED RIGHT AXLE SEAL. *AK