1989 CADILLAC ALLANTE Problems & Recalls

DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN, DRIVER PUMPED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES TO STOP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, BUT A SOLUTION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

EVERY ALLANTE OWNER SEEMS TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, ALSO THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. *JG

THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, ALSO THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. *JG

THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. *JG

THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A DELAY IN SHIFTING. *JG

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES, THEN THE ABS PUMP STARTED AND BRAKES RETURNED. THE BRAKE SYSTEMS HAS BECOME UNRELIABLE. REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL (CALIPERS FROZEN), AND ACCUMULATOR REPLACEMENT RETURNED NORMAL FUNCTION FOR LESS THAN 12 HOURS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCUMULATOR, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT ABOUT 25 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND.THEN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, GOT OUT, AND NOTICED BRAKE FLIUD ON THE GOUND. MECHANIC DETERMINED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

UNDERSTAND YOU ARE REVIEWING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILURE ON THIS CAR. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FAILURES ,18 INJURIES AND ONE DEATH FROM THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS SYSTEM.*AK

EBCM FAILED, ANTILOCK SYSTEM INACTIVE, POOR BRAKING ABILITY AS ANTILOCK SYSTEM GOES NUTS FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING,WENT TO DEALER TO REPLACE EBCM, PART NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE FROM GMC. MY CAR IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. GM SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUCH A VITAL PART RELATED TO THE SAFTEY O...

EBCM FAILED, ANTILOCK SYSTEM INACTIVE, POOR BRAKING ABILITY AS ANTILOCK SYSTEM GOES NUTS FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING,WENT TO DEALER TO REPLACE EBCM, PART NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE FROM GMC. MY CAR IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. GM SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUCH A VITAL PART RELATED TO THE SAFTEY O...

OUR 1989 & 1990 HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM OUTLINED WITHIN 70% OF THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR DEFECTS INVESTIGATION DATABASE. WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF YOUR INVESTIGATIONS THERIEN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM LEAD TO COMPLETE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE BOSCH III ABS BRAKE SYTEMS. ODI ACTION NUMBER EA99-017. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 55 MPH ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. UPON APPLYING BRAKES, DRIVER HAD TO PUSH ON THE PEDAL REALLY HARD, AND PULL UP STEERING BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERHIP, WHERE THE ABS PUMP AND RELAY WERE REPLACED. *AK *ML

ABS ARNING LIGHT AND COMPUTER FEEDBACK CONTINUOUS TO FAIL. VERY POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND GMC SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, NO PRESSURE, REQUIRED TOTAL REPLACEMENT. *AK

THIS IS A INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE. BRAKES STILL STOP CAR, BUT, NO ABS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WITH MY DAUGHTER ON OCTOBER 24, 1999 TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ABOUT 70 F. AS I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN AS USUAL, BUT SUDDENLY PUSHED MY FOOT UP AND BRAKING EFFECT BECAME NOTICEABLE LESS. FOR...

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WITH MY DAUGHTER ON OCTOBER 24, 1999 TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ABOUT 70 F. AS I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN AS USUAL, BUT SUDDENLY PUSHED MY FOOT UP AND BRAKING EFFECT BECAME NOTICEABLE LESS. FOR...

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WITH MY DAUGHTER ON OCTOBER 24, 1999 TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ABOUT 70 F. AS I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN AS USUAL, BUT SUDDENLY PUSHED MY FOOT UP AND BRAKING EFFECT BECAME NOTICEABLE LESS. FOR...

WHEN THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WHILE TRAVELING SLOW THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE EVENTUALY CRUISED ITSELF TO A STOP. NO DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY DID NOT FUNCTION. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN I WENT THROUGH IT.

THERE IS A SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM ON ALL CADILLAC ALLANTE ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE "THUMPS" (SKIPS), ABS IS DISABLED AND BRAKES WORK. I AM CAUTIOUSLY DRIVING CAR. LET NO ONE ELSE DRIVE. DEALER (FITZGERALD, ANNAPOLIS, MD) SAYS CAR IS SAFE, BRAKES WILL WORK. *AK

ORIGINAL ABS SYSTEM FAILED IN FALL OF 1998 AND WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT MASTER CYLINDER/ABS ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $2900. 14 MONTHS AND 16000 MILES LATER, THIS ASSEMBLY FAILED AS WELL. THE LATEST FAILURE RESULTED IN NUMEROUS "ATTEMPTS" ON THE PART OF THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM, PUTTING TH...

WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL BOUNCES BACK AND BECOMES HARD, ALSO, ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SUDDENLY NO BRAKES, HAD TO HAVE TOWED. ABS PUMP FAILURE, REPLACED ABS PUMP RELAY. *AK

ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING. WORRIED THAT BRAKES WILL FAIL ON ME AS THEY HAVE DONE ON OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 OR MORE SECONDS BEFORE BRAKES CATCH TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE MASTER CYLINDER IS CAUSING THE DELAYED REACTION TIME & NOT WORKING LIKE IT SHOULD. MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THERE SHOUL...

NO SUMMARY

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE ALLANTE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, I WAS BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AS NORMAL AND THEN I HEARD A METTALIC "CLUNK" SOUND AND THE PEDAL WENT FURTHER TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED. THE "ABS DISABLED" MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DRIVERS CONSOLE DISPLAY. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY CAN...

BOTH ABS SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP AS REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER, BOTH SYSTEMS FAILED AGAIN AT SPEED. ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP AND ACCUMULATOR. THE OWNERS' MANUAL SAYS THAT CONVENTIONAL BRAKES W...

THERE IS A METAL PLUNGER THAT RUNS THRU THE TOP OF THE MASTER CYLINDER FILLER TOP. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ALLOWS WATER TO WEEP DOWN THIS ROD INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER REPLACING MINE THE MECHANIC REMOVER ONE OF THE CONNECTORS AND BRAKE FLUID, WATER, & RUST RAN OUT.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.

THE 1987 - 1992 CADILLAC ALLANTE BOSCH III ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS PRONE TO TOTAL FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH NO ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. I OWN SUCH A CAR, AND AS A MEMBER OF AN ALLANTE CAR CLUB I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF AT LEAST 26 DIFFERENT ALL...

AFTER LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND TURNING ON TO A BOULEVARD, ACCELLERATED TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND THEN APPLIED BRAKES BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL WAS VERY FIRM AND I HAD TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK ABOUT 6 CAR LENGTHS TO STOP. NO POWE...