1989 CADILLAC ALLANTE

1 recalls, 43 complaints

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Defect Description

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 CE... Read more

Consequence

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).

88,303 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Complaint Statistics

43 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	31
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK	1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN	1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	1

Incident date: Feb 16, 2005

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

THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A DELAY IN SHIFTING. *JG

THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. *JG

THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, ALSO THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. *JG

Incident date: Jul 8, 2001

EVERY ALLANTE OWNER SEEMS TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

Incident date: Jul 22, 2002

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Feb 12, 2002

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

Incident date: Feb 19, 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

Incident date: Nov 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

Incident date: Jun 1, 2001

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

Incident date: Mar 15, 2001

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 O... Read more

Incident date: Mar 15, 2001

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

Incident date: Apr 20, 2000

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

Incident date: Dec 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

ABS ARNING LIGHT AND COMPUTER FEEDBACK CONTINUOUS TO FAIL. VERY POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND GMC SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jan 12, 1998

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, NO PRESSURE, REQUIRED TOTAL REPLACEMENT. *AK

Incident date: Nov 16, 1999

THIS IS A INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE. BRAKES STILL STOP CAR, BUT, NO ABS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

Incident date: Oct 24, 1999

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. FOR... Read more

Incident date: Oct 24, 1999

Incident date: Aug 15, 1999

NO SUMMARY

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

Incident date: Aug 28, 1999

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.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1999

THERE IS A SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM ON ALL CADILLAC ALLANTE ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS. *AK

Incident date: Jun 19, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Aug 20, 1998

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

Incident date: Oct 20, 1998

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 TH... Read more

WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL BOUNCES BACK AND BECOMES HARD, ALSO, ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Mar 23, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: May 21, 1996

SUDDENLY NO BRAKES, HAD TO HAVE TOWED. ABS PUMP FAILURE, REPLACED ABS PUMP RELAY. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1999

ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING. WORRIED THAT BRAKES WILL FAIL ON ME AS THEY HAVE DONE ON OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 15, 1998

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 SHOUL... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 1996

NO SUMMARY

Incident date: Dec 1, 1998

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE ALLANTE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

Incident date: Jan 8, 1999

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 CAN... Read more

Incident date: Sep 15, 1998

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.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

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 W... Read more

Incident date: Jul 22, 1997

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER.

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 ALL... Read more

Incident date: Aug 24, 1998

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 POWE... Read more

EPA Fuel Economy, 1989 CADILLAC ALLANTE

Trim / Engine	City MPG	Highway MPG	Combined MPG	Fuel Type	Annual Fuel Cost
4.5L 8-cyl, Automatic 4-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	14.0	21.0	16.0	Premium	$4,750

CO2 Emissions: -1.0 g/mile (Two Seaters)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CADILLAC ALLANTE

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1987

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1987

BRAKING SYSTEM

CONSUMERS ALLEGE A PARTIAL OR TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1987

BRAKING SYSTEM

THE PETITIONER ALLEGE TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1992

CONVERTIBLE TOP OPENING WHILE DRIVING

ELECTRICALLY POWERED CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCHES MOUNTED IN THE WINDSHIELD FRAME WORK ARE ALLEGED TO RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO VIOLENTL OPEN WHILE DRIVING.

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1992

CONVERTIBLE TOP FLY-UP

ALLEGED THAT WILE DRIVING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.IN ADDITION, A SEPARATED TOP IS HAZARDOUS TO NEARBY MOTORIST

CADILLAC ALLANTE - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CADILLAC ALLANTE across all model years (1987, 1993).

8 Total Recalls

232 Total Complaints

5 Investigations

8 Reported Crashes

3 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

CADILLAC ALLANTE - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
1995	0	1	View
1993	1	9	View
1992	1	25	View
1991	1	40	View
1990	1	48	View
1989 (current)	1	43
1988	2	22	View
1987	1	44	View

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