1991 CADILLAC ALLANTE Problems & Recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CADILLAC ELANTE. THE FRAM FUEL FILTER SPLIT IN HALF AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. APPROXIMATELY A HALF TANK OF GASOLINE BEGAN SPURTING FROM THE FILTER. THE FILTER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND WORKED PROPERLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CADILLAC ELANTE. THE FRAM FUEL FILTER SPLIT IN HALF AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. APPROXIMATELY A HALF TANK OF GASOLINE BEGAN SPURTING FROM THE FILTER. THE FILTER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND WORKED PROPERLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CADILLAC ELANTE. THE FRAM FUEL FILTER SPLIT IN HALF AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. APPROXIMATELY A HALF TANK OF GASOLINE BEGAN SPURTING FROM THE FILTER. THE FILTER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND WORKED PROPERLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A...

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING, DRIVING 45 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN NO BRAKING AT ALL,I WENT INTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND SOME HOW MANAGE TO STOP BY DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH TALL WEEDS. FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. *NM

Mileage: 105,336

WHILE REVERSING AT 10 MPH BRAKES FAILED , CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN DEPRESSED. *AK CONSUMER READ IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DUAL BRAKES. MEANING, IF ONE PART FAILS THE OTHER PART WOULD WORK TO STOP THE VEHICLE....

Mileage: 160,000

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT 2MPH IN TRAFFIC DURING A 400 MILE TRIP FROM PA TO MA. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS BRAKING ABILITY WAS NOT COMPROMISED. AFTER 200 MILES (NEXT DAY) BRAKING ABILITY WAS GREATLY REDUCED, I PROCEEDED TO CADILLAC DEALER IN BROCKTON,MA. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED HYDRA...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE DRIVER WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AND IS EXTREMELY DAMGEROUS. *YH

REPAIRED 6/99, USED PARTS, FAILED AGAIN 9/99 (A LITTLE DIFFERENT), $4000 REPAIR, ALL ALLANTE'S EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. VERY DANGEROUS, VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, BRAKES FAIL WITH NO WARNING. COULD CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENT AND INJURE, KILL ALLANTE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. GM DISCO...

BRAKES FAILED IN THE PROCESS IN COMING TO A STOP. THEN VEHICLE WAS FREE WHEELING UNTIL THEY WERE PRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I MADE IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND COASTED TO A STOP (FORTUNATE TIMING OF INCIDENT). I HAVE SINCE HEARD THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL OCCURENCE WITH THIS BOSCH BRAKE SYSTEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO REFRENCE ODI ACTION NUMBER EA-99-017. THIS SITU...

THE BOSCH SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY. LOST ALL HYDRALLIC PRESSURE AND HAD NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY ALL OWNERS AFTER 100K MILEAGE OR 7 YEARS OF AGE.*AK

NEED HELP FAST. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: NA TIRE SIZE: NA )

I ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED THIS REPORT WHEN IT HAPPENED. WHEN I SAW A LIST OF ALL THE ALLANTES WITH THE FAILURE, I NOTICED MU127092 WASN'T ON IT. I WAS TOLD TO RESUBMIT. ANYWAY, I RUN THE LOCAL ALLANTE CAR CLUB HERE IN ST. LOUIS AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW NERVOUS OUR 87-92 MEMBERS/OWNERS ARE. THEY ARE...

ABS INDICATION LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON/OFF. DEALER STATED THAT ABS DOES NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

CADDILAC WILL NOT REPLACE OR WARRANTY BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER UNABLE TO . *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON - I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNDER BRAKING AND I DRIVE IT ONLY OCCASIONALLY NOW. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT ONCE AND REPLACED A SWITCH BUT THIS DIDN'T SOLVE THE PRO...

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON - I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNDER BRAKING AND I DRIVE IT ONLY OCCASIONALLY NOW. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT ONCE AND REPLACED A SWITCH BUT THIS DIDN'T SOLVE THE PRO...

WHILE DRIVING ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. DRIVER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ABS AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. DRIVER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ABS AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. NLM

O-RING LEAKING AT PUMP CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. NLM

UNSURE ABOUT ACTUAL DATE FAILURE - SOMETIME IN 1994

WHILE TRAVELING 70-80MPH I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT ABOUT 40MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL LIFTED MY FOOT UP. I THEN PRESSED HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICAL DOWN. FINALLY AFTER 2 SECONDS THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL. THE RIGHT F...

2 MASTER CYLINDERS INSTALLED BY PREVIOUS OWNER. FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE ABOUT ALLANTE BRAKE PROBLEMS. WILL NOT LET WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE CAR. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED. HELP!

2 MASTER CYLINDERS INSTALLED BY PREVIOUS OWNER. FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE ABOUT ALLANTE BRAKE PROBLEMS. WILL NOT LET WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE CAR. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED. HELP!

DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. POWER ASSIST COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY FAILED. BREAKS WOULD BEARLY STOP CAR IN A LONG DISTANCE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO HAVE A LONG GLIDE PATH WHEN THIS OCCURED. NO DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT RESULTED.

TOOK TO DEALER AND NO TROUBLE FOUND. NOT CHARGED. ABS FAILED AGAIN ON 5/7. WAITING REPAIRS.*AK

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN PARKING LOT 3 TIMES. WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO NETRUAL. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SYSTEM FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE BRAKES WORKED FINE. CALLED DEALER, THEY WANTED CAR WHEN BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALERSHIP SINCE N...

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN PARKING LOT 3 TIMES. WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO NETRUAL. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SYSTEM FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE BRAKES WORKED FINE. CALLED DEALER, THEY WANTED CAR WHEN BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALERSHIP SINCE N...

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN PARKING LOT 3 TIMES. WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT SHIFTING INTO NETRUAL. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SYSTEM FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE BRAKES WORKED FINE. CALLED DEALER, THEY WANTED CAR WHEN BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALERSHIP SINCE N...

WHILE TRAVELING AND MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVELING. BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AGAIN VEHICLE STOPPED. PLEASE PRIVE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL NOT SECURE AND WILL FLY OPEN ,CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFTEY HAZARD TO ME OR, PASSENGER, OR OTHER DRIVERS. IT SEEMS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS SECURED, IT HAS A TENDENCY TO POP OPEN, CAUSING ME TO ATTEMPT TO GRAB THE TOP IN ORDE R TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AND PREVENT A SAFETY HAZRD. FR...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THERE IS ALSO A RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL APPLICATION. DEALER SAYS THE ABS IS BAD. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURERS RECALL REGARDING THE ABS PISTON/PUMP MIR ASSEMBLY. *SLC

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY UPON FAILURE OF UNIT. DIAGNOSTIC CODE 63 ON VEHICLE COMPUTER-BAYVIEW CADILLAC DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY ABS HYRDRAULIC UNIT. CADILLAC CONTACTED BY DEALER FOR REPAIR ASSISTANCE-NON OFFERED. SUSPECT SECOND FAILURE OF UNIT DUE TO LABEL ON FAILED UNITS STATING REMANUFACTU...

ABS SYSTEM COMPLETE FAILS. NO BRAKES AT ALL! VERY DANGEROUS! I OWN A 1990 AND 1991 AND HAVE HAD SIMULAR SITUATIONS WITH EACH. DEALERHSIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM 5 TIMES ON THE 1991 SINCE THE VEHICAL WAS NEW.

THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT SLOW, WITH THE COMPUTER CHECKING AND DIS-ENGAGING ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THEN RE-ENGAGING RIGHT AFTER STARTING CAR. THIS SHOULD HAPPEN, BUT SHOULD NOT TAKE AS LONG., NO OTHER WARNING UNTILL I STARTED BRAKING ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, WAS BRAKING AT BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH, A...

I'VE HAD 3 MASTER CYLINDERS PUT IN MY ALLANTE- ONE WHEN I BOUGHT IT- I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS TO GET IT- I THOUGHT HOW GREAT THEY ARE PUTTING NEW BREAKS ON MY CAR- I STARTED HAVING BREAK PROBLEMS WITHIN A FEW MONTHS- I KEPT TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME IT WAS FIXED ILE...

THE ABS PUMP FAILED ON MY CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BACKING OUT OF A SPACE, AND BARELY MOVING. I DID MANAGE TO STOP BEFORE ROLLING INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE SYMPTOMS: ROCK HARD PEDAL, BUT VIRTUALLY NO STOPPING ABILITY. AFTER SOME EXPERIMENTATION WITH LOW GEAR AND THE EMERGENCY ...