1995 Cadillac ALLANTE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1995 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 1 | 100.0% |
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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc | 1 |
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 |
1999: 1
Pattern summary
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc leads the component reports. Braking 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 848404 · 1999-09-22 (September 22, 1999)
CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WEAR EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 848404 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
1 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
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.
| Component | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 2058.8% | 1676.2% | 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 | 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 | 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, … | 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 | 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| 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 | 314.3% | 12.7% | 37.5%ODI 700551ABS FAILURE COMMON TO CADILLAC ALLANTES WITH BOSCH ABS SYSTEMS | 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… | 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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. | 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 | 39.4% | 417.4%ODI 545124ABS MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE AND LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.7%ODI 567878THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A DELAY IN SHIFTING. *JG | 512.5% | 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 | 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 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 | 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. *… | 28.7%ODI 524764CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS FLOWN OFF SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FASTNERS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. | 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 | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8% | 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 | 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 | 14.3%ODI 10017482 · 20,127 miWHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. *JB PH | 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 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 … | 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 … | 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 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… | 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 | 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 | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. | ||||
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
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
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | 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.
1993: 2 complaints · 1995: 0 complaints
| 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
| 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 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc | — |
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.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.