1992 CADILLAC ALLANTE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. *JB PH

Mileage: 20,127

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ABS SYSTEM WS REPLACED APPROX. RWO THOUSAND MILES AND TWO YEARS AGO. IT HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CART HAS ONLY 31,000 MILES AND AT LEAST 1/4TH OF THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS LEFT. MANUFACTURE CHARGED $200 TOWARDS FIRST FAILURE AND NOW WANTS ME TO PAY HALF OF PART COST AND ALL OF LABOR TO REPLACE A PART WITH ONLY TWO THOUSAND MILES ON IT. *AK

COMPLETE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTUALLY REPLACED TWICE ( AGAIN ON 09/22/1999 AT 62,434 MILES ) AS THE UNIT INSTALLED ON 09/17/1999, REPORTED HEREIN, WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILES RELATING TO THE CURRENTLY OPEN INVESTIGATION OF THE ALLEGED BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURES ON 1987-1992 CADILLAC ALLANTE ODI ACTION NUMBER: EA99-017. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ABS AND MASTER CYLINDAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL OWNER ONCE AND MYSELF ONCE AT 3,000 DOLLARS EACH. WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENDED I HAD NO BRAKES AND IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSES FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ABS AND MASTER CYLINDAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL OWNER ONCE AND MYSELF ONCE AT 3,000 DOLLARS EACH. WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENDED I HAD NO BRAKES AND IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSES FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON AND SOMETIMES BRAKES ARE TOO HARD TO STOP WITHOUT PUMPING. DEALER WANTS $5000 TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER BUT ADMITS THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAR THEY MANUFACTURED AND CAN'T TELL ME WHATS WRONG. I CONTACTED CADILLAC ABOUT THE INCOMPETENCE OF THEIR AGENTS AND THEY REPLYED THAT THE DEALER WAS INDEPENDENT. I CAN'T SPEND $5000 TO FIND OUT IF THIS WILL FIX IT. THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH THEY WANT TO REPLACE HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE IN A 59000 MILE CAR. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD ON THESE CARS AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER OUGHT TO HAVE TO REPAIR THEM UNDER A RECALL TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILES THAT WE HAVE BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE ONLY LOST THE ABS -- THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH A CADILLAC RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. THE 2ND FAILURE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING -- A DIFFERENT CADILLAC DEALER (JACK WOLF, BELVIDERE, IL) REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED. THE LAST BRAKING SYSTEM WAS AGAIN A TOTAL FAILURE !!/6/1999. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JACK WOLF , BELVIDERE,IL 11/08/1999. HAVE NOT HEARD STATUS AS OF THIS A.M.

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES DUE TO POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. NLM

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE OPENED AN "ENGINEERING ANALYSIS" ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON 1987-1992 CADILLAC ALLANTES. I PURCHASED MY ALLANTE IN NOV 1998, AND A "REMANUFACTURED FOR GM" STICKER IS ON THE FLUID RESERVOIR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER, INDICATING THAT AT SOME POINT THIS COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY CAR TO YOUR LIST OF ALLANTES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGHLY COMPLICATED SYSTEM FOUND ON THE 87-92 ALLANTE. I HAVE FORWARDED COPIES OF THIS FORM TO TWO ACQUAINTANCES WHO ALSO OWN ALLANTES AND HAVE ALSO HAD ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS.

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE--NO BRAKING FUNCTION AT ALL. *AK

ABS MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE AND LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY.

BRAKES DO NOT STOP CAR PROPERLY. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT IT IS ALL YOU CAN DO TO STOP THE CAR.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKING FUNCTIONS. DEALER DIAGNOSIS AND ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS WAS $3,500.00. I OBTAINED PARTS AND HAD AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACE COMPONENTS. MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT ORIGENAL PARTS HAD " GM REBUILT PART" STICKERS ON THEM. AUTO WAS ORIGONALY OWNED BY A LEASING CO. IN CHICAGO IL. GM WILL NOT FURNISH ME WITH PREVIOUS WARRANTY HISTORY.

DEALERS SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 1988 THRU 1992 ALLANTE'S. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ROCK HARD, CAR PULLED TO LEFT AS I PRESSED BRAKES HARDER. IF TURNPIKE SPEEDS HAD BEEN INVOLVED THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL