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1990 Cadillac Allante

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1990 Cadillac Allante do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 27.5.

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40Owner complaints

Model-year median: 27.5

0Recall campaigns

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3Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
34Service Brakes, Air
3Structure
2Parking Brake
1Power Train
1
All reported categories
Service Brakes
1Steering
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 4 of 40 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Air. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

34 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 11, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

DRIVING ALONG, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH NO WARNING. FORTUNATELY DRIVING IN AREA WITH LOWER SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER WHO INDICATED COMPLETE MASTER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. COST $4000 TO REPAIR. CAR IS LIKE NEW IN EVERYWAY, STORED IN GARAGE, AND ONLY HAS 49,500 MILES ON IT IN 8 YEARS (6000 PER YEAR PLUS/MINUS). THIS IS AN OBVIUOS F…

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DRIVING ALONG, BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH NO WARNING. FORTUNATELY DRIVING IN AREA WITH LOWER SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER WHO INDICATED COMPLETE MASTER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. COST $4000 TO REPAIR. CAR IS LIKE NEW IN EVERYWAY, STORED IN GARAGE, AND ONLY HAS 49,500 MILES ON IT IN 8 YEARS (6000 PER YEAR PLUS/MINUS). THIS IS AN OBVIUOS FLAW AND COULD CERTIANLY CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURY, NOT TO MENTION A RIDICULOUS FINANCIAL REPAIR HARDSHIP OF $4000. HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPENING WITH OTHER ALLANTE'S.

NHTSA ODI #700514

Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN COMING TO QUICK, HARD STOP, ANTI-LOCK BECOMES DISABLED.

NHTSA ODI #700472

Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT.

NHTSA ODI #533568

Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

DRIVING BETWEEN 30MPH WHEN THE BRAKE TOTALLY FAILED BECAUSE OF THE ABS ACCUMULATOR AND PUMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #813492

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

3

EA99017 · Braking System Failure

Opened Jun 30, 1999 · Closed Dec 28, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

No summary supplied.

PE99012 · Braking System

Opened Feb 5, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

CONSUMERS ALLEGE A PARTIAL OR TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY

DP99001 · Braking System

Opened Jan 6, 1999 · Closed Feb 8, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE PETITIONER ALLEGE TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING