1991 Cadillac Allante problems
NHTSA has received 40 complaints about the 1991 Cadillac Allante, and 78% of them involve brakes. Next are body & structure (5%) and fuel system (2%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 78% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While traveling 70-80MPH I started to slow down. As I was slowing down at about 40MPH the brake pedal lifted my foot up. I then pressed harder on the pedal and was unable to slow the vehical down. Finally after 2 seconds the pedal went all the way down and the car skidded out of control. The right front wheel was damaged when the car went up a curb. No other damage was noticed. I, the driver, was the only one in the car. I hit my head on the side window due to impact on curb.
While reversing at 10 MPH brakes failed , causing the consumer to hit the vehicle in the rear. The brake pedal was hard when depressed. Consumer read in the owner's manual that the vehicle had dual brakes. Meaning, if one part fails the other part would work to stop the vehicle. Brakes were checked by a private dealer and consumer learned he had brakes going forward but not backwards.
The ABS pump failed on my car. Fortunately, I was in a parking lot, backing out of a space, and barely moving. I did manage to stop before rolling into the car behind me. The symptoms: rock hard pedal, but virtually no stopping ability. After some experimentation with low gear and the emergency brake in the parking lot, I decided to try to limp home, about 4 miles, which I did successfully. The next morning, a sunday, very early, with an escort I drove the car to the closest cadillac dealer.
Total brake failure without warning, driving 45 MPH applied brakes to slow down no braking at all,I went into the road shoulder and some how manage to stop by driving the car through tall weeds. Failure due to brake line rupture.