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1989 Cadillac AllanteProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 37 owner complaints about the 1989 Cadillac Allante, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

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CarFlaw IndexSolid year5% below the Allante median · #4 of 6 years by complaints
Safety recalls0None on recordOwner complaints370 with a crash, fire or injuryTop problem35Service brakes, hydraulic

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through February 16, 2005. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1989 Cadillac Allante has problems

37 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic350
Electrical system20
Equipment10
Power train10
Service brakes, air10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1989 Cadillac Allante recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1989 vs. every other Allante year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Allante median. How we score

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3 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1989 Cadillac Allante, and the recalls they led to.

  1. BRAKING SYSTEMDP99001 · closed Feb 8, 1999
    No recall
  2. BRAKING SYSTEM FAILUREEA99017 · closed Dec 28, 2001
    No recall
  3. BRAKING SYSTEMPE99012 · closed Jun 30, 1999
    No recall
In owners' words

What Allante owners report

Recent service brakes, hydraulic complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

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
Complaint 10111643 · Feb 16, 2005
WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Complaint 8018506 · Sep 12, 2002
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
Complaint 8004323 · Feb 21, 2002

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