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 is a very serious situation that can very easily cause serious injury or death to anyone close to these vehicles. I was blessed that this happened in my driveway and did not cause an accident, but could have been on the highway in heavy traffic at 65 or 70 MPH.
1992 Cadillac Allante brakes problems
20 complaints (87% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 20
- of this car's complaints
- 87%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip13
- Foundation components: master cylinder4
- Antilock2
At what mileage
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Cadillac Allante brakes problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1992 Cadillac Allante brakes
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Braking system failure
EA99017
Braking system
Consumers allege a partial or total loss of braking ability
PE99012
Braking system
The petitioner allege total loss of all braking ability without warning
DP99001
What 1992 Cadillac Allante owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
When the consumer attempted to apply the brakes, the vehicle lost all braking ability. *jb ph
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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 labor to replace a part with only two thousand miles on it.
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 1987-1992 cadillac allante odi action number: ea99-017.
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.
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 and they replyed that the dealer was independent. I can't spend $5000 to find out if this will fix it. The master cylinder which they want to replace has been replaced before in a 59000 mile car. I believe the brakes are a safety hazard on these cars and that the manufacturer ought to have to repair them under a recall to correct the defects.
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 wolf, belvidere, il) replaced master cylinder again with a re-manufactured. The last braking system was again a total failure !!/6/1999. Vehicle was towed to jack wolf , belvidere,il 11/08/1999. Have not heard status as of this a.m.
The anti-lock brake system was replaced at 62,000 miles due to possible safety hazard. Please provide further information.
Questions about the 1992 Cadillac Allante brakes
Does the 1992 Cadillac Allante have brakes problems?
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the brakes of the 1992 Cadillac Allante, 87% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1992 Cadillac Allante brakes problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1992 Cadillac Allante brakes?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Cadillac Allante have bad brakes?
The Cadillac Allante model years with the most brakes complaints are 1990 (38 complaints), 1991 (28 complaints) and 1992 (20 complaints).
Other 1992 Cadillac Allante problems
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