Cadillac Allante 1989
Model Allante made in 1989 by Cadillac got 43 consumer complains there are 3 investigations as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to communications, electrical system and equipment. The car had one investigation (service brakes, hydraulic). There was one recall concerning fuel system, gasoline . The car has one 4.5l engine.
Model 1989
| Engine [L] | Cylinders | Transmission | Drive | Estimate MPG (city/highway/combined) | Unadjusted MPG (city/highway/combined) | Fuel | Fuel cost | Class | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ( 4.5L) | 8 | Lockup/automatic, 4 gears | FWD | 15/23/18 | 16/29/20 | Premium | $ 917 | 1 | 880902 |
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E043000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | E (Equipment) | 88303 | 10/18/2006 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/19/2006 | 05/22/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | 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, click on document search and then bus applications). the connector on the fuel filter was not manufactured to honeywell's specification. as a result, the o-ring may not seat correctly on the fuel line. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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). | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket fram fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ||||||
| PE99012 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/05/1999 | 06/30/1999 | BRAKING SYSTEM | ||
| Consumers allege a partial or total loss of braking ability | ||||||
| DP99001 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 01/06/1999 | 02/08/1999 | BRAKING SYSTEM | ||
| The petitioner allege total loss of all braking ability without warning | ||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | ||||||
| EA99017 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/30/1999 | 12/28/2001 | BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE | ||
| Consumer allege a partial or total braking ability | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNICATIONS - HORN ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | 08/26/1998 | ||
| The horn is inoperative. *jg | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 11/01/1990 | ||
| Ebcm failed, antilock system inactive, poor braking ability as antilock system goes nuts for the first few minutes of driving,went to dealer to replace ebcm, part not available anymore from gmc. my car is now a safety hazard. gm should continue to provide such a vital part related to the saftey of the car.*ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 10/24/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1989 | |
| I was driving to church with my daughter on october 24, 1999 travelling about 35 mph on dry pavement with outside temperature about 70 f. as i applied brakes to stop at a traffic light, the brake pedal went down as usual, but suddenly pushed my foot up and braking effect became noticeable less. fortunately, on sunday there is not much traffic at this intersection, but with more a usual traffic pattern i would have certainly been in an accident. there was no warning prior to this event. the brakes appeared to be working normally. at the time of the brake malfunctioned, the red brake light lit on the instrument panel along with the light behind the check information center area on the instrument panel. the driver's information center panel displayed anti-lock disabled followed in a few seconds by anti-lock ok. a similar sequence of events recurred as i drove the car home slowly. i contacted gary at 1-800-allante who informed me that general motors is aware of anti-lock failures on allantes but has not opened a campaign. he told me he was not allowed to say anything further other than to contact my dealer. the car has been repaired. the problem being isolated to the anti-lock pump and accumulator. *ak | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 10/24/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1989 | |
| I was driving to church with my daughter on october 24, 1999 travelling about 35 mph on dry pavement with outside temperature about 70 f. as i applied brakes to stop at a traffic light, the brake pedal went down as usual, but suddenly pushed my foot up and braking effect became noticeable less. fortunately, on sunday there is not much traffic at this intersection, but with more a usual traffic pattern i would have certainly been in an accident. there was no warning prior to this event. the brakes appeared to be working normally. at the time of the brake malfunctioned, the red brake light lit on the instrument panel along with the light behind the check information center area on the instrument panel. the driver's information center panel displayed anti-lock disabled followed in a few seconds by anti-lock ok. a similar sequence of events recurred as i drove the car home slowly. i contacted gary at 1-800-allante who informed me that general motors is aware of anti-lock failures on allantes but has not opened a campaign. he told me he was not allowed to say anything further other than to contact my dealer. the car has been repaired. the problem being isolated to the anti-lock pump and accumulator. *ak | |||
| 26 | 12/01/1991 | ||
| 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 202-874-7697 as i can provide you with complete documentation that verifies this trend. i cannot overemphasize the critical nature of this problem. thank you. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 1 | 08/26/1998 | ||
| The transmission was in for inspection because of a delay in shifting. *jg | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/15/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1989 | |
| No summary | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 02/16/2005 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 1 | 08/26/1998 | ||
| The brakes will not work. when the brake pedal is depresed the vehicle will not stop, also the abs light had illuminated. *jg | |||
| 07/08/2001 | 3 | 07/01/2001 | |
| Every allante owner seems to have had the same problem. dt | |||
| 07/22/2002 | |||
| When trying to apply brakes brake pedal will go to the floor, causing vehicle to have extended stopping distance. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| 02/12/2002 | 3 | 01/01/1991 | |
| Pedal went to the floor, no brakes, then the abs pump started and brakes returned. the brake systems has become unreliable. rear brakes were not functional (calipers frozen), and accumulator replacement returned normal function for less than 12 hours.*ak | |||
| 02/19/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving 70 and applying brakes, the abs system failed, causing loss of vehicle control. *ak the dealer replaced the accumulator, but did not correct the problem. *yh | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 20 | 04/01/1989 | |
| Understand you are reviewing anti-lock brakes failure on this car. i am also experiencing this problem and understand there have been many failures ,18 injuries and one death from this problem. is there a recall for this system.*ak | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 11/01/1990 | ||
| Ebcm failed, antilock system inactive, poor braking ability as antilock system goes nuts for the first few minutes of driving,went to dealer to replace ebcm, part not available anymore from gmc. my car is now a safety hazard. gm should continue to provide such a vital part related to the saftey of the car.*ak | |||
| 9 | |||
| Our 1989 & 1990 have the same dangerous problem outlined within 70% of the complaints on your defects investigation database. what is the outcome of your investigations therien about this problem? no safety defect listed in summary. *ak | |||
| 04/20/2000 | 2 | 08/01/1995 | |
| Continued problems with brake system lead to complete abs brake system failure. gm needs to recall these bosch iii abs brake sytems. odi action number ea99-017. *ak | |||
| 12/23/1997 | |||
| While driving downhill at 55 mph abs warning light came on. upon applying brakes, driver had to push on the pedal really hard, and pull up steering before vehicle would stop. vehicle was taken to dealerhip, where the abs pump and relay were replaced. *ak *ml | |||
| 08/01/1999 | |||
| Abs arning light and computer feedback continuous to fail. very poor engineering design and gmc should correct this problem. *ak | |||
| 11/16/1999 | 09/01/1998 | ||
| This is a intermittent abs failure. brakes still stop car, but, no abs. *ak | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. | |||
| 10/24/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1989 | |
| I was driving to church with my daughter on october 24, 1999 travelling about 35 mph on dry pavement with outside temperature about 70 f. as i applied brakes to stop at a traffic light, the brake pedal went down as usual, but suddenly pushed my foot up and braking effect became noticeable less. fortunately, on sunday there is not much traffic at this intersection, but with more a usual traffic pattern i would have certainly been in an accident. there was no warning prior to this event. the brakes appeared to be working normally. at the time of the brake malfunctioned, the red brake light lit on the instrument panel along with the light behind the check information center area on the instrument panel. the driver's information center panel displayed anti-lock disabled followed in a few seconds by anti-lock ok. a similar sequence of events recurred as i drove the car home slowly. i contacted gary at 1-800-allante who informed me that general motors is aware of anti-lock failures on allantes but has not opened a campaign. he told me he was not allowed to say anything further other than to contact my dealer. the car has been repaired. the problem being isolated to the anti-lock pump and accumulator. *ak | |||
| When the pedal was applied while traveling slow there was no response from the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. vehicle eventualy cruised itself to a stop. no dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 08/28/1999 | 11/01/1995 | ||
| I was approaching a stop sign and when i applied my brakes they did not function. luckily there was no vehicle in the intersection when i went through it. | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 08/01/1995 | ||
| There is a system design problem on all cadillac allante abs brake systems. *ak | |||
| 06/19/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/20/1998 | 03/01/1993 | ||
| When brake is applied, warning light comes on, brake thumps (skips), abs is disabled and brakes work. i am cautiously driving car. let no one else drive. dealer (fitzgerald, annapolis, md) says car is safe, brakes will work. *ak | |||
| 10/20/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1992 | |
| Original abs system failed in fall of 1998 and was replaced with a rebuilt master cylinder/abs assembly at a cost of $2900. 14 months and 16000 miles later, this assembly failed as well. the latest failure resulted in numerous attempts on the part of the dealership to repair the system, putting the car back on the road, only to fail again. two failures nearly resulted in accidents, on avoided by driving the car off the roadway. repaired system is currently functioning consistently well. i may be contacted directly for further information if it would be helpful. i understand this is a common, and expensive problem on this vehicle as i have learned. thanks for your attention to this matter. douglas s. herbert (919) 682-3411. *ak | |||
| When appyling abs brakes brake pedal bounces back and becomes hard, also, abs brake light illuminates. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 03/23/1999 | 2 | 10/01/1998 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 05/21/1996 | 07/01/1992 | ||
| Suddenly no brakes, had to have towed. abs pump failure, replaced abs pump relay. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1999 | 12/01/1997 | ||
| Abs system not working. worried that brakes will fail on me as they have done on other allante owners. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 25 | 06/01/1996 | |
| No summary | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 25 | 08/01/1995 | |
| The abs brake system on the allante needs to be repaired. i have read many complaints of drivers with the same problem. | |||
| 01/08/1999 | 101 | 04/01/1995 | |
| After approximately 5 minutes of driving, i was braking for a traffic light and the brake pedal depressed as normal and then i heard a mettalic clunk sound and the pedal went further to the floor and stopped. the abs disabled message flashed on the drivers console display. it was immediately cancelled by the abs ok message. the car stopped without incident. i drove it cautiously for another 10 miles without further incident. | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 2 | 09/01/1993 | |
| Both abs system and brake system failed at the same time. i had absolutely no brakes. dealer replaced abs pump as repair. one week later, both systems failed again at speed. absolutely no brakes again. dealer replaced abs pump and accumulator. the owners' manual says that conventional brakes will remain if there is an abs failure. that was not my experience. | |||
| 07/22/1997 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| No summary provided by consumer. | |||
| 08/24/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1993 | |
| After leaving a parking lot and turning on to a boulevard, accellerated to about 15 mph and then applied brakes because of heavy traffic ahead. abs warning light came on, pedal was very firm and i had to press on the pedal very hard to stop the vehicle. it took about 6 car lengths to stop. no power brakes at all, and with out power assist, the brakes are not as good as other cars with out power disk brakes! the 1989 allante abs brake system is integral with the power brakes; when the abs fails so do the power brakes even though in this case the hydraulic pump would work if the control relay was jumpered. dealer charged over $3,000. to replace the bosch abs system with a gm remanufactured bosch unit, having a one year warranty. other models of cadillac cars including the 1993 allante have the abs unit separate from the power brakes and the cost of replacing either of those units is much less expensive. this is a very poor design and many members of the allante appreciation group have experienced this same problem. fortunately, i was not able to achieve the speeds of the traffic flow and had enough clear space ahead to stop. these brakes are unsafe. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 1 | 08/26/1998 | ||
| The brakes will not work. when the brake pedal is depresed the vehicle will not stop, also the abs light had illuminated. *jg | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 11/20/2001 | |||
| While coming to a stop at about 25 mph applied brakes and heard a clunking sound.then, brake pedal went to the floor. he was able to coast to side of road, got out, and noticed brake fliud on the gound. mechanic determined brake master cylinder had failed, and needed to be replaced.*ak | |||
| 01/12/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Master cylinder failed, no pressure, required total replacement. *ak | |||
| 07/15/1998 | 2 | ||
| When the brakes are applied, vehicle would take about 10 or more seconds before brakes catch to stop. took vehicle to dealer & was informed the master cylinder is causing the delayed reaction time & not working like it should. master cylinder needs to be replaced. consumer believes that there should be a recall. *ak *ml | |||
| 09/15/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1992 | |
| 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. | |||