| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 2058.8%ODI 551867THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. YH Look up ODI 551867 at NHTSA ↗ | 1676.2%ODI 545515ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE FAILURE. MJS Look up ODI 545515 at NHTSA ↗ | 3183.8%ODI 10111643DRIVER 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 Look up ODI 10111643 at NHTSA ↗ | 2767.5%ODI 10224052 · 70,000 miWITHOUT WARNING, BRAKES ON MY 1990 CADILLAC ALLANTE FAILED AND I RAN INTO A TRUCK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR Look up ODI 10224052 at NHTSA ↗ | 2062.5%ODI 700454THE 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 BRAKE IN THE PARKING LOT, I DECIDED TO TRY TO LIMP HOME, ABOUT 4 MILES, WHICH I DID SUCCESSFULLY. THE NEXT MORNING, A SUNDAY, VERY EARLY, WITH AN ESCORT I DROVE THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST CADILLAC DEALER. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON MONDAY, UNDER WARRANTY, … Look up ODI 700454 at NHTSA ↗ | 1356.5%ODI 700529DEALERS 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 Look up ODI 700529 at NHTSA ↗ | 111.1%ODI 884860CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD AT ALL. HE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *AK THIS VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE CURRENT BRAKE FAILURES. THE CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *YH Look up ODI 884860 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Air:Antilock | 617.6%ODI 700513I 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 Look up ODI 700513 at NHTSA ↗ | 314.3%ODI 703975NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 703975 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.7%ODI 713814NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 713814 at NHTSA ↗ | 37.5%ODI 700551ABS FAILURE COMMON TO CADILLAC ALLANTES WITH BOSCH ABS SYSTEMS Look up ODI 700551 at NHTSA ↗ | 39.4%ODI 700598THE 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, AND THE WARING LIGHT AND COMPUTER CAME ON AND DIS-ENGAGE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, FORTUATLY I WAS IN A DRIVING SITUATION THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE COMPUTER CAME BACK ON AND TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE OK.. THI… Look up ODI 700598 at NHTSA ↗ | 28.7%ODI 700495THE PROBLEM CONCERNING MY ABS FAILURE TOOK ALMOST 2 MONTHS TO CORRECT WITH REPEATED TRIPS TO & FROM THE DEALER. THEY WOULD TELL ME IT WAS CORRECTED AND I WOULD DRIVE ANYWHERE FROM 2 MILES TO 45 MILES BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. I HAD MANY PHONE CALLS WITH CADILLAC AND A FILE WAS KEPT ON THE PROGRESS AND COMPLAINTS. I INFORMED CADILLAC THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I'LL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP. SINCERELY, SHARON WEBB Look up ODI 700495 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder | 25.9%ODI 705778TOTAL 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 LOW, KEPT GOING STRAIGHT AND STOPPED BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALERSHIP INVOICE REPAIR ORDER # 173761 AND 172562. *AK Look up ODI 705778 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 857519WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND IT FELT HARD. THEN, TOOK IT FOR REPAIRS ,AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. , RECENTLY, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING ON TIME. *AK Look up ODI 857519 at NHTSA ↗ | 410.8%ODI 700659THERE 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. Look up ODI 700659 at NHTSA ↗ | 25.0%ODI 10044750 · 36,758 miWHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY FAILED COMPLETELY, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC STATED MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY WHICH CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. *AK *PH Look up ODI 10044750 at NHTSA ↗ | 39.4%ODI 549083O-RING LEAKING AT PUMP CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. NLM Look up ODI 549083 at NHTSA ↗ | 417.4%ODI 545124ABS MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE AND LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. Look up ODI 545124 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components | 25.9%ODI 701303WE 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 Look up ODI 701303 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.7%ODI 567878THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A DELAY IN SHIFTING. *JG Look up ODI 567878 at NHTSA ↗ | 512.5%ODI 533568ABS BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. Look up ODI 533568 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.1%ODI 865789BRAKES FAILED IN THE PROCESS IN COMING TO A STOP. THEN VEHICLE WAS FREE WHEELING UNTIL THEY WERE PRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR.*AK Look up ODI 865789 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Structure:Body:Roof And Pillars | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.5%ODI 513696EXPERIENCED TEARING OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AT THE SAME TWO POINTS ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. CONSUMER CLAIMS ALL ALLANTES EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 513696 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.1%ODI 703474CONVERTIBLE 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. FROM MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALLANTE, BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE A DEADLY ACCIDENT OCCURS TO DRIVER/PASSENGER OR INNOCENT BY-STANDERS. *… Look up ODI 703474 at NHTSA ↗ | 28.7%ODI 524764CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS FLOWN OFF SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FASTNERS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. Look up ODI 524764 at NHTSA ↗ | 111.1%ODI 834975WHILE DRIVING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FLEW OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, STRIKING THE DRIVER,AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS/INJURIES. ALSO, HAPPENED TO CONSUMER OF 1991 ALLANTE. COMMON PROBLEM, EVEN HAVE A WEB SITE FOR THESE CONVERTIBLE TOP PROBLEMS AT ALLANTE. DEALER REPLACED THE TOP, BUT THE PROBLEM REOING A NEW LONGER PIN INSTALLED BUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK Look up ODI 834975 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8%ODI 9001608NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 9001608 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.5%ODI 10326428 · 73,000 miPOWER ASSIST BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES ARE OPERATING AT 10 PER CENT BY PUMPING TO A GRADUAL STOP. DOWN-SHIFTING AND PANIC PUMPING AVOIDED A CRASH. *TR Look up ODI 10326428 at NHTSA ↗ | 13.1%ODI 10046487 · 160,000 miWHILE 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. BRAKES WERE CHECKED BY A PRIVATE DEALER AND CONSUMER LEARNED HE HAD BRAKES GOING FORWARD BUT NOT BACKWARDS. *PH Look up ODI 10046487 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.3%ODI 10017482 · 20,127 miWHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. *JB PH Look up ODI 10017482 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Unknown Or Other | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 25.4%ODI 700477THE 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 ALLANTE CARS WITHIN OUR GROUP THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THIS TREND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. CADILLAC REPLACED THE SYSTEM ON THE 1993 MODEL, BUT THE EARLIER MODELS ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT … Look up ODI 700477 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 26.3%ODI 700525I'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 ILEFT THE DEALER ONE RAINY NIGHT AND HAD NO BREAKS- I DROVE VERY SLOW BACK TO THE DEALERS IN TEARS I WAS SO SCARED- I'M FEMALE SO I CAN DO THAT- THEY PUT A NEW MASTER CYLINDER IN THEN- WORKED FINE UNTIL LAST CHRISTMAS- THE BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN WITH … Look up ODI 700525 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | 12.9%ODI 10164725 · 130,000 miTHIS 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 BRAKE FLUID OVERBOARD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. FROM THE TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL I LOST ALL BRAKES WAS A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS. HAD I BEEN ON A DIFFERENT ROAD OR HAD MY DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING THE CAR THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THERE WOUL… Look up ODI 10164725 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 26.3%ODI 10151219 · 105,336 miTOTAL 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 Look up ODI 10151219 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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