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1990 Cadillac Allante service brakes, hydraulic problems

34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1990 Cadillac Allante85% of all complaints for this model year.

34
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
85%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Power assist brake failure. Brakes are operating at 10 per cent by pumping to a gradual stop. Down-shifting and panic pumping avoided a crash. *tr

    filed Apr 19, 2010

  • While attempting to apply the brakes they failed completely, took vehicle to dealer, and mechanic stated master cylinder was leaking internally which caused total brake failure. *ak *ph

    filed Oct 27, 2003

  • Without warning, brakes on my 1990 cadillac allante failed and I ran into a truck at a traffic light. *tr

    filed Apr 10, 2008

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Allante years

YearReportsShare
1992 Allante1774%
1991 Allante2578%
1989 Allante3595%
1988 Allante1781%
1987 Allante2574%
Allante service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.