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1989 Cadillac Allante brakes problems

The 1989 Cadillac Allante has 37 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 86% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

37

Brakes complaints

86%

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

BOTH ABS SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP AS REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER, BOTH SYSTEMS FAILED AGAIN AT SPEED. ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP AND ACCUMULATOR. THE OWNERS' MANUAL SAYS THAT CONVENTIONAL BRAKES WILL…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · July 1, 1996

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1989 Cadillac Allante have?

NHTSA has 37 complaints about the 1989 Cadillac Allante brakes — 86% 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.