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1990 Cadillac AllanteProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 40 owner complaints about the 1990 Cadillac Allante, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

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CarFlaw IndexSolid year1.2× the Allante median · #1 of 6 years by complaints
Safety recalls0None on recordOwner complaints403 with a crash, fire or injuryTypical failure mileage70kService brakes, hydraulic, median miles

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through September 20, 2014. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1990 Cadillac Allante has problems

40 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, hydraulic343
Service brakes, air30
Structure20
Service brakes10
Parking brake10
Power train10
Steering11

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

0 recalls

1990 Cadillac Allante recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

1990 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 1990 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.

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
Complaint 10326428 · Apr 19, 2010 · 73,000 miles
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
Complaint 10044750 · Dec 3, 2003 · 36,758 miles
WHILE DRVING, ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. POWER WENT OUT, AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES MANUALLY TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES UNABLE TO GET PARTS TO REPAIR. *TT
Complaint 8010233 · May 21, 2002

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