1992 Cadillac Allante problems & reliability
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1992 Cadillac Allante. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic → | 17 | 74% |
| Service Brakes, Air | 2 | 9% |
| Structure | 2 | 9% |
| Electronic Stability Control (esc) | 1 | 4% |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 4% |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 4% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“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…”
Electronic Stability Control (esc) · filed Jul 24, 2018
“Top latch mechanism failed to hold, as investigated by nhtsa in pe97-050. Car had been inspected 9/99 at dealer, per cadillac special policy 98045. At that time, car had 35,000 miles. Car had 46,000 miles when latch disengaged from the windshield frame. Car now has 51,000 miles. At time of incident, latch was cycled…”
Latches/locks/linkages · filed Nov 5, 2002
“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…”
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · filed May 23, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Federal defect investigations
- BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE
Engineering Analysis EA99017 · opened Jun 30, 1999 · closed Dec 28, 2001
- BRAKING SYSTEM
Preliminary Evaluation PE99012 · opened Feb 5, 1999 · closed Jun 30, 1999
- BRAKING SYSTEM
Defect Petition DP99001 · opened Jan 6, 1999 · closed Feb 8, 1999
- CONVERTIBLE TOP OPENING WHILE DRIVING
Preliminary Evaluation PE97050 · opened Dec 19, 1997 · closed May 29, 1998
- CONVERTIBLE TOP FLY-UP
Defect Petition DP97005 · opened Nov 14, 1997 · closed Dec 23, 1997
Technical service bulletins
3 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 1992 Cadillac Allante.
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
130089009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 1, 2013
Comments about a condition in which the convertible folding top does not latch properly at the windshield header. *yc
98045 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 1998
Some owners of certain vehicle may comment about a condition in which the convertible folding top does not latch properly at the windshield header. *tt
98045 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 28, 1998
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
No NHTSA recall campaigns name the 1992 Cadillac Allante in our current data. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
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