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1987 Cadillac Allante brakes problems

The 1987 Cadillac Allante has 33 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 75% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

33

Brakes complaints

75%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Allante brakes complaints by model year43 complaints1987: 33 complaints1988: 21 complaints1989: 37 complaints1990: 43 complaints1991: 31 complaints1992: 21 complaints1993: 1 complaints1995: 1 complaints
Allante brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

AT 65MPH APPLIED BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE AHEAD VEERED INTO MY LANE. BRAKE PEDAL SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. RELEASED BRAKES AND SMOOTHLY REAPPLIED PRESSURE. PEDAL JUMPED UP APPROX HALF WAY. RELEASED PRESSURE AGAIN AND EASED PEDAL DOWN AGAIN. NORMAL BRAKING WAS REGAINED. HAD BRAKES REBUILT IMMEDIATELY…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · February 15, 2000

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1987 Cadillac Allante have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 1987 Cadillac Allante brakes — 75% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.