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1991 Cadillac Allante service brakes, hydraulic problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1991 Cadillac Allante78% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
78%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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. *nm

    filed Feb 25, 2006

  • 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…

    filed Nov 6, 2003

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Allante years

YearReportsShare
1992 Allante1774%
1990 Allante3485%
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.