1991 Cadillac Allante problems

Filed Oct 4, 2007 · Body, Fuel system · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 1991 cadillac elante. The fram fuel filter split in half and caused a fuel leak. Approximately a half tank of gasoline began spurting from the filter. The filter was installed in the vehicle a year ago and worked properly until september 14, 2007. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic because the smell of gasoline was overwhelming. The contact stated that his driveway was damaged from the fuel leak. He has a pictures and the filter if needed. The equipment was not the original equipment. The purchase date was unavailable. The current mileage was 65,000 and failure mileage was 64,900. Updated 12/12/07

Filed Feb 25, 2006 · Brakes · 105,336 miles · NY

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.

Filed Dec 2, 2003 · Brakes · 160,000 miles · NJ · crash

While reversing at 10 MPH brakes failed , causing the consumer to hit the vehicle in the rear. The brake pedal was hard when depressed. *ak 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.

Filed Jul 16, 2001 · Brakes · MA

Brake light came on at 2mph in traffic during a 400 mile trip from pa to ma. I continued to drive the vehicle as braking ability was not compromised. After 200 miles (next day) braking ability was greatly reduced, I proceeded to cadillac dealer in brockton,ma. Problem was diagnosed as a failed hydraulic modulator assembly part# 3636719. According to dealer this is not uncommon for this car. The system is not well engineered (see the federal safety agency defect investigation# ea99017).

Filed Oct 13, 2000 · Brakes · FL

When applying brake the vehicle failed to stop and the driver went through red light. The brake system for this vehicle fails without warning and is extremely damgerous.

Filed Sep 28, 2000 · Brakes · MS

Repaired 6/99, used parts, failed again 9/99 (a little different), $4000 repair, all allante's experiencing same problems. Very dangerous, very expensive to fix, brakes fail with no warning. Could cause severe accident and injure, kill allante driver, passengers, and innocent bystanders. Gm discontinued using this system instead of doing recall. If you sent questionaires out to all allante' owners, I'm sure at least 70% would say that they have this problem. Gm is well aware of the problem and hasn't done anything about it. It's one thing to know about the problem and cough up the $4000 to have it fixed, but it's crimminal for gm to allow people like me to experience the problem first-hand as I'm trying to stop at an intersection. I would like to see the statistics on allante' wrecks and how they happened. I'm sure many have been because of this. These cars shouldn't be allowed on the roadways unless they have been retrofitted with new system.

Filed Jul 20, 2000 · Brakes · NC

Brakes failed in the process in coming to a stop. Then vehicle was free wheeling until they were pressed almost to the floor.

Filed Jun 20, 2000 · Brakes · MI · crash

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

Filed Jun 5, 2000 · Brakes · GA

Complete brake failure. The pedal went completely to the floor. I made it into a parking lot and coasted to a stop (fortunate timing of incident). I have since heard this is not an unusual occurence with this bosch brake system. I was also told to refrence odi action number ea-99-017. This situation is really frightening. Can you forward to me any advice?

Filed May 1, 2000 · Brakes · MD

The bosch system failed completely. Lost all hydrallic pressure and had no brakes whatsoever. Apparently this is a know problem that has been experienced by all owners after 100k mileage or 7 years of age.