1987 Cadillac Allante
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1987 Cadillac Allante. Newest first.
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Remedy
Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
Owner complaints
34 complaints1 involved a crash1 involved a fire1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 1987 cadillac allante. the vehicle has pirelli 2560vr15 tires. while driving 30 mph, the passenger side front tire blew out, which caused the contact to crash into a field. she sustained cuts to the forehead, a bruised left leg, and a concussion. the road conditions were…
Tl*the contact owns a 1987 cadillac allante. the vehicle has pirelli 2560vr15 tires. while driving 30 mph, the passenger side front tire blew out, which caused the contact to crash into a field. she sustained cuts to the forehead, a bruised left leg, and a concussion. the road conditions were clear. the vehicle was destroyed. the tires were not inspected. the dot number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 160,000. updated 09/18/07. *Jb
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
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…
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 would have been an accident. *nm
- Service brakes, air › Antilock › Abs warning light
ABS brake failure. I have contacted all cadillac dealers in st louis area and they don't know anything about system. It has not been drivable now for 2 years,and it seems to be a very common problem with 1987 allantes. *cb
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Bosch ABS failures are a chronic problem with the model cadillac. *Ak
- Power train
Electrical with the transmission-a new main computer and transmission prindl switch were installed. I started out and heard a big boom. the inner planetary transmission housing unit exploded into chunks of metal all over the road and spraying transmission fluid onto catalytis converter causing a fire. wiring harness and right side of vehicle burnt.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
I have communicated with other allante owners who have reported brake failures with the bosch III ABS system installed on these cars. this failure IS catastrophic because the emergency brake system requires at least 3 1/2 pumps of the actuator, but cannot be engaged with the car in gear. although…
I have communicated with other allante owners who have reported brake failures with the bosch III ABS system installed on these cars. this failure IS catastrophic because the emergency brake system requires at least 3 1/2 pumps of the actuator, but cannot be engaged with the car in gear. although the driver information center will warn of component problems with the system using a series of complicated codes, it implies that that ABS system can be deactivated and the brakes will still function. That may be correct or may not. in some cases, people have driven for a year with these warnings appearing intermittently, only to have complete failure occur without warning. in others, the brakes failed almost as soon as the warnings appeared. worse yet, the warnings seem to imply that the brakes will function with the "ABS system disabled". in some cases they do, but complete and catastrophic failure will occur at some completely unpredictable time in the future. this circumstance IS absolutely intolerable and constitutes a major safety threat to the owner and the public. the cost of repairing this system will run from $1500-4000, and neither cadillac nor bosch has made any effort to "patch" or update the design, provide a more failsafe system, or subsidize in any way the cost of these repairs. I am aware of no other car whose essential braking system will require thousands to maintain or absolutely will either cost thousands thave complete brake failure will suffer catastrophic failure within 140,000 miles. *ak
- Service brakes, air › Antilock
ABS systems on allantes defective--nhsta engineers investigating?
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components
At 65mph applied brakes when vehicle ahead veered into my lane. Brake pedal slammed to the floor. Released brakes and smoothly reapplied pressure. Pedal jumped up approx half way. Released pressure again and eased pedal down again. Normal braking was regained. Had brakes rebuilt immediately thereafter. No apparent problems.*ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
The anti-lock brakes malfunctioned. Yh
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
The problem IS my anti lock brakes fail at times and then return to normal, I have been a mechanic for 25 years and I have been unable to find the problem . I have read of many other allante owners having the same problem.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
The brake system on the allante IS obviously defective. it IS a danger to those of us who drive the car as well as others on the road. I narrowly avoided rear ending another car at a traffic signal when comlete brake failure occurred by pulling on the shoulder and slowly rolling to a stop. I…
The brake system on the allante IS obviously defective. it IS a danger to those of us who drive the car as well as others on the road. I narrowly avoided rear ending another car at a traffic signal when comlete brake failure occurred by pulling on the shoulder and slowly rolling to a stop. I have researched the problem and have found that nearly all allante owners have experienced numerous brem failures. this car needs to be recalled before serious accident and injury occurs. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
When applying the brakes in a normal fashion, the anti-lock message IS lit and the brake pedal has a 'click' feel to it as pressure IS applied. the brakes do lock up in a panic stop. sometimes when the car IS started, the anti-lock message will flash on the information center even though the car…
When applying the brakes in a normal fashion, the anti-lock message IS lit and the brake pedal has a 'click' feel to it as pressure IS applied. the brakes do lock up in a panic stop. sometimes when the car IS started, the anti-lock message will flash on the information center even though the car has not been moved or the brakes applied. When the car IS driven, if the pedal IS gently pushed the light does not come on and warn of anti-lock disabling. They work fine then.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Multiple repairs to braking system. not quality components
- Service brakes, air › Antilock
No summary
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
I have been told that this IS a very common problem with the allante. the ABS disables and then full brake failure happens. *ak
- Service brakes, air › Antilock
No summary
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Anti-lock brake system disables whenever brakes are applied firmly. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
This IS the second failure of the the master cylinder unit part #3636719. I also reported the previous failure to nhtsa. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
This has been my third total brake failure....i have reported one other to your organization.......i'm 52 years old.i don't drive hard or fast.this IS a very serious problem that needs to be addressed.please before someone IS killed. Please do your job. *ak
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module · Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
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…
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
- Service brakes, air › Antilock
Anti lock brake light came on while driving vehicle unable to stop car without pressing down with both feet dealer adviases this was a common problem on the cadillac allante the garage IS currently working on the car and said the repair could easily be over 2ooo.00 dollars there IS no warning when this happens
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
ABS brakes went out about 10 months ago. regular braks work fine, but ABS brake lights message, that the ABS IS out, keeps coming on my message center. I have tried to have the ABS disconnected twice, but have been told that they are an integral part of the system, and cannot be disconnected.…
ABS brakes went out about 10 months ago. regular braks work fine, but ABS brake lights message, that the ABS IS out, keeps coming on my message center. I have tried to have the ABS disconnected twice, but have been told that they are an integral part of the system, and cannot be disconnected. Estimates have ranged from $1000 to $ 1800 to repair. I feel that I have been short changed because I drive less than 5000 miles [ retired] annually, and feel that I should be able to disconnect the ABS, and I can't. I also know that my braking system can go out at any time, so I either pay for something I don't need, or cause an accident. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
I had to guess on dates because since last year at around 90,000 miles the anti-lock brakes are disabled almost every time I hit the brakes. I have taken the car in and the mechanics don't know what the problem IS. I've read about it on the web (that's how I found this page to complain) and…
I had to guess on dates because since last year at around 90,000 miles the anti-lock brakes are disabled almost every time I hit the brakes. I have taken the car in and the mechanics don't know what the problem IS. I've read about it on the web (that's how I found this page to complain) and apparently it's common to have this very dangerous problem with this particular car. I am exremely scared and have recently stopped driving it. there are not very many allante's out there, but since so many have the same problem, I think the manufacturer should do something to fix it. could you please inform me of any progress in the matter. thank you
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Anti-lock brakes failed and complete system was replaced at my expense. I recently learned that other allante owners had reported it to you, and I wanted to add my experience to theirs. As this was far from being an isolated incident as I was informed by both cadillac's 800, as well as by the…
Anti-lock brakes failed and complete system was replaced at my expense. I recently learned that other allante owners had reported it to you, and I wanted to add my experience to theirs. As this was far from being an isolated incident as I was informed by both cadillac's 800, as well as by the dealer, I believe that cadillac motor car division should assume responsibility for such a potentially dangerous component failure. *Ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Braking system failure
- Braking system
Consumers allege a partial or total loss of braking ability
- Braking system
The petitioner allege total loss of all braking ability without warning
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