1992 CADILLAC ALLANTE

1 recalls, 25 complaints - 3 TSBs

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

25 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	4
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS	2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK	2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	1
SERVICE BRAKES	1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)	1

Incident date: Jul 10, 2018

THESE VEHICLES HAVE BOSCHE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS ACTIVATED BY A RELAY. THAT AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS, ABOUT THIS SYSTEM, CAN CAUSE THESE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION OR TO FAIL COMPLETELY ANY TIME THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS GENERALLY KNOWN TO ANYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE CARS, AND TO GENERAL MOTORS. THIS ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 10, 2018

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. *JB PH

Incident date: Jun 25, 2002

TOP LATCH MECHANISM FAILED TO HOLD, AS INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA IN PE97-050. CAR HAD BEEN INSPECTED 9/99 AT DEALER, PER CADILLAC SPECIAL POLICY 98045. AT THAT TIME, CAR HAD 35,000 MILES. CAR HAD 46,000 MILES WHEN LATCH DISENGAGED FROM THE WINDSHIELD FRAME. CAR NOW HAS 51,000 MILES. AT TIME OF INCI... Read more

Incident date: Jun 29, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Jun 20, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: May 11, 2001

THE ABS SYSTEM WS REPLACED APPROX. RWO THOUSAND MILES AND TWO YEARS AGO. IT HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CART HAS ONLY 31,000 MILES AND AT LEAST 1/4TH OF THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS LEFT. MANUFACTURE CHARGED $200 TOWARDS FIRST FAILURE AND NOW WANTS ME TO PAY HALF OF PART COST AND ALL OF LA... Read more

Incident date: Sep 17, 1999

COMPLETE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTUALLY REPLACED TWICE ( AGAIN ON 09/22/1999 AT 62,434 MILES ) AS THE UNIT INSTALLED ON 09/17/1999, REPORTED HEREIN, WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR FILES RELATING TO THE CURRENTLY OPEN INVESTIGATION OF THE ALLEGED BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURES ON 1987-199... Read more

Incident date: Nov 27, 1999

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ABS AND MASTER CYLINDAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL OWNER ONCE AND MYSELF ONCE AT 3,000 DOLLARS EACH. WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENDED I HAD NO BRAKES AND IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSES FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK

Incident date: Nov 27, 1999

Incident date: Sep 11, 1999

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON AND SOMETIMES BRAKES ARE TOO HARD TO STOP WITHOUT PUMPING. DEALER WANTS $5000 TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER BUT ADMITS THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAR THEY MANUFACTURED AND CAN'T TELL ME WHATS WRONG. I CONTACTED CADILLAC ABOUT THE INCOMPETENCE OF THEIR AGENTS A... Read more

Incident date: Nov 18, 1998

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILES THAT WE HAVE BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE ONLY LOST THE ABS -- THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH A CADILLAC RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. THE 2ND FAILURE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING -- A DIFFERENT CADILLAC DEALER (JACK ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 20, 1999

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES DUE TO POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. NLM

Incident date: Jul 9, 1999

SAME ABS BRAKE PART REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED PART (NO NEW PARTS AVAILABLE) AT AROUND 32,000 MILES AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS THE HYDRAULIC SERVO AND NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKE PADS OR OTHER BRAKE PARTS THAT CAN WEAR FAST BECAUSE OF DRIVER.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE OPENED AN "ENGINEERING ANALYSIS" ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON 1987-1992 CADILLAC ALLANTES. I PURCHASED MY ALLANTE IN NOV 1998, AND A "REMANUFACTURED FOR GM" STICKER IS ON THE FLUID RESERVOIR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER, INDICATING THAT AT SOME POINT THIS COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLAC... Read more

Incident date: May 28, 1999

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE--NO BRAKING FUNCTION AT ALL. *AK

Incident date: Nov 11, 1996

ABS MASTER CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE AND LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

BRAKES DO NOT STOP CAR PROPERLY. *AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1997

WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT IT IS ALL YOU CAN DO TO STOP THE CAR.

Incident date: Feb 15, 1998

COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKING FUNCTIONS. DEALER DIAGNOSIS AND ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS WAS $3,500.00. I OBTAINED PARTS AND HAD AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACE COMPONENTS. MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT ORIGENAL PARTS HAD " GM REBUILT PART" STICKERS ON THEM. AUTO WAS ORIGONALY OWNED BY A LEASING CO. IN CH... Read more

Incident date: Jul 28, 1998

DEALERS SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 1988 THRU 1992 ALLANTE'S. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ROCK HARD, CAR PULLED TO LEFT AS I PRESSED BRAKES HARDER. IF TURNPIKE SPEEDS HAD BEEN INVOLVED THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL

Incident date: May 1, 1998

THE PROBLEM CONCERNING MY ABS FAILURE TOOK ALMOST 2 MONTHS TO CORRECT WITH REPEATED TRIPS TO & FROM THE DEALER. THEY WOULD TELL ME IT WAS CORRECTED AND I WOULD DRIVE ANYWHERE FROM 2 MILES TO 45 MILES BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. I HAD MANY PHONE CALLS WITH CADILLAC AND A FILE WAS KEPT ON THE PROG... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS FLOWN OFF SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FASTNERS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

Incident date: Oct 31, 1994

MY CONVERTIBLE TOP BLEW BACK; THE JACK SCREWS WHICH HOLD IT DOWN DISENGAGED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.

EPA Fuel Economy, 1992 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	20.0	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.

Technical Service Bulletins, 1992 CADILLAC ALLANTE

3 manufacturer communications from 2 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
162900 STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS	2
061600 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)	1

061600 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)

Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules

162900 STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

COMMENTS ABOUT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE CONVERTIBLE FOLDING TOP DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY AT THE WINDSHIELD HEADER. *YC

162900 STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

SOME OWNERS OF CERTAIN VEHICLE MAY COMMENT ABOUT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE CONVERTIBLE FOLDING TOP DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY AT THE WINDSHIELD HEADER. *TT

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 (current)	1	25
1991	1	40	View
1990	1	48	View
1989	1	43	View
1988	2	22	View
1987	1	44	View

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DEVILLE	59	3,662	View
FLEETWOOD	50	265	View
BROUGHAM	46	69	View
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