U.S. public vehicle records

1990 Cadillac ALLANTE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

40 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

71,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1990 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 4 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip is the most frequently named component, appearing in 27 of 40 complaints (67.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	33	82.5%
Transmission and shifting	3	7.5%
Steering behavior	1	2.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components

Service Brakes, Air:Antilock

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder

Parking Brake:Conventional

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)

Service Brakes

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	27
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	5
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder	2
Parking Brake:Conventional	1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)	1
Service Brakes	1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	1

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 27; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 5; Service Brakes, Air:Antilock: 3; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder: 2; Parking Brake:Conventional: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm): 1; Service Brakes: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 36 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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2014

1996: 1; 1997: 2; 1998: 6; 1999: 15; 2000: 4; 2001: 5; 2002: 3; 2003: 1; 2008: 1; 2010: 1; 2014: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 33 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10044750 · 2003-12-03 (December 3, 2003)

WHILE 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

Owner-reported narrative. 36,758 miles reported. Look up ODI 10044750 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10224052 · 2008-04-10 (April 10, 2008)

WITHOUT WARNING, BRAKES ON MY 1990 CADILLAC ALLANTE FAILED AND I RAN INTO A TRUCK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10224052 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10326428 · 2010-04-19 (April 19, 2010)

POWER 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

Owner-reported narrative. 73,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10326428 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 711380 · 1999-09-15 (September 15, 1999)

DRIVING AT 45 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH AND I EXPERIENCED, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION TO STOP.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 711380 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 558882 · 2001-01-11 (January 11, 2001)

WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED, CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER CLEAR OF AN UTILITY POLE BUT THE STEERING DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE UTILITY POLE, CONSUMER SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT WRIST, FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE, MULTIPLE LACERATIONS ON THE RIGHT HAND AND LOWER ARM, LACERATIONS AROUND RIGHT EYE, BRUISED SHOULDER AND CHEST, BRUISED KNEE AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK. NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 558882 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

40 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

10.0%Usable mileage4 / 40 records

80.0%Valid incident date32 / 40 records

100.0%Valid filing date40 / 40 records

80.0%Ordered incident and filing dates32 / 40 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	2058.8% ODI 551867 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. YH Look up ODI 551867 at NHTSA ↗	1676.2% ODI 545515 ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE FAILURE. MJS Look up ODI 545515 at NHTSA ↗	3183.8% ODI 10111643 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 Look up ODI 10111643 at NHTSA ↗	2767.5% ODI 10224052 · 70,000 mi WITHOUT 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 700454 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 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 700529 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 Look up ODI 700529 at NHTSA ↗	111.1% ODI 884860 CONSUMER 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.
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	617.6% ODI 700513 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 Look up ODI 700513 at NHTSA ↗	314.3% ODI 703975 NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 703975 at NHTSA ↗	12.7% ODI 713814 NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 713814 at NHTSA ↗	37.5% ODI 700551 ABS FAILURE COMMON TO CADILLAC ALLANTES WITH BOSCH ABS SYSTEMS Look up ODI 700551 at NHTSA ↗	39.4% ODI 700598 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, 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 700495 THE 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.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder	25.9% ODI 705778 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 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 857519 WHILE 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 700659 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. Look up ODI 700659 at NHTSA ↗	25.0% ODI 10044750 · 36,758 mi WHILE 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 549083 O-RING LEAKING AT PUMP CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. NLM Look up ODI 549083 at NHTSA ↗	417.4% ODI 545124 ABS 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.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	25.9% ODI 701303 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 Look up ODI 701303 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.7% ODI 567878 THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A DELAY IN SHIFTING. *JG Look up ODI 567878 at NHTSA ↗	512.5% ODI 533568 ABS BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. Look up ODI 533568 at NHTSA ↗	13.1% ODI 865789 BRAKES 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.
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 513696 EXPERIENCED 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 703474 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. 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 524764 CONVERTIBLE 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 834975 WHILE 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.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	14.8% ODI 9001608 NO SUMMARY Look up ODI 9001608 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.5% ODI 10326428 · 73,000 mi POWER 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 mi 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. 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 mi WHEN 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.
Unknown Or Other	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	25.4% ODI 700477 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 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 700525 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 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.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings	12.9% ODI 10164725 · 130,000 mi 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 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 mi 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 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.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Too few reports for a range	70,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10224052 · 70,000 mi WITHOUT 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 ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder	Too few reports for a range	36,758 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10044750 · 36,758 mi WHILE 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 ↗
Service Brakes	Too few reports for a range	88,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10637771 · 88,000 mi OVER THE LAST MONTH, WHILE BRAKING THE DRIVER INFO DISPLAY WOULD SHOW ANTILOCK-TRACTION DISABLED, THEN WOULD FLASH ANTILOCK OK, TRACTION OK. VEHICLE SEEMED TO BRAKE JUST FINE AND SINCE THE DISPLAY SAID IT WAS OK I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM, THEN ON 9/20/2014 WHILE DRIVING HOME DOWN MY STREET THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED ALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE. FROM WHAT I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR CADILLAC ALLANTE FROM 87-92. I KN… Look up ODI 10637771 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Too few reports for a range	73,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10326428 · 73,000 mi POWER 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 ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1993: 2 complaints · 1995: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1993	0	0	2
1995	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1993	9	0	0
1995	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder	Parking Brake:Conventional	Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)	Service Brakes	Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	—	0	0	1 ODI 753078 ABS/MASTER CYL INDER FAILURE. CAR HAS A HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. REPLACEMENT PART FROM CADILLAC HAS A LIST PRICE OF $3,066.00 PLUS ABOUT $500.00 IN LABOR. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 87-93 ALLANTES AND SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THEM AND REPAIR THEM AT NO CHARGE. THEY SHOULD ALSO REINBURST ALL COMSUMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS TYPICAL GM NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 753078 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 753645 I RECIEVED AN ANTILOCK DISABLED MESSAGE AND WITHIN 1 MILE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. THE CAR STILL HAD GOOD BRAKE PEDAL, BUT NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS 3:30 AM AND NO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SWING INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AND CIRCLE UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. UPON TALKING TO SEVERAL OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURANCE WITH THESE CARS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE CADILLAC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS POTIENTIALLY FATAL FLAW?*AK Look up ODI 753645 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 708763 EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES I RECEIVE A MOMENTARY DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LOUD CLICKING COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AREA AND THEN A REFIRMING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. ALL THE TIME THIS IS HAPPENING I AM RECEIVING A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, ANTI-LOCK DISABLED, TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED FOLLOWED BY ANTI-LOCK O.K., TRACTION CONTROL O.K. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME OR… Look up ODI 708763 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Air:Antilock	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder	1 ODI 753078 ABS/MASTER CYL INDER FAILURE. CAR HAS A HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND WILL NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. REPLACEMENT PART FROM CADILLAC HAS A LIST PRICE OF $3,066.00 PLUS ABOUT $500.00 IN LABOR. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 87-93 ALLANTES AND SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THEM AND REPAIR THEM AT NO CHARGE. THEY SHOULD ALSO REINBURST ALL COMSUMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS TYPICAL GM NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 753078 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Parking Brake:Conventional	1 ODI 753645 I RECIEVED AN ANTILOCK DISABLED MESSAGE AND WITHIN 1 MILE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. THE CAR STILL HAD GOOD BRAKE PEDAL, BUT NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS 3:30 AM AND NO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SWING INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AND CIRCLE UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. UPON TALKING TO SEVERAL OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURANCE WITH THESE CARS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE CADILLAC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS POTIENTIALLY FATAL FLAW?*AK Look up ODI 753645 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)	1 ODI 708763 EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES I RECEIVE A MOMENTARY DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LOUD CLICKING COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AREA AND THEN A REFIRMING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. ALL THE TIME THIS IS HAPPENING I AM RECEIVING A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, ANTI-LOCK DISABLED, TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED FOLLOWED BY ANTI-LOCK O.K., TRACTION CONTROL O.K. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME OR… Look up ODI 708763 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Service Brakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

2 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

13 mentions · 32.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 54,879 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10044750 · 36,758 mi

WHILE 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 ↗

ODI 10326428 · 73,000 mi

POWER 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 ↗

ODI 533568

ABS BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT.

Look up ODI 533568 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 2.5% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 711380

DRIVING AT 45 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH AND I EXPERIENCED, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION TO STOP.

Look up ODI 711380 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b