1987 Cadillac Allante Recalls

“Tl*the contact owns a 1987 cadillac allante. The vehicle has pirelli 2560vr15 tires. While driving 30 mph, the passenger side front tire blew out, which caused the contact to crash into a field. She sustained cuts to the forehead, a bruised left leg, and a concussion. The road conditions were…”

“This past weekend the brakes on my 1987 allante completely failed leaving me with only the parking brake and down shifting. Further investigation reveled that the high pressure hose from the pump to the brake unit on the firewall developed a pin-hole; this allowed the system to pump all of the…”

“Abs brake failure. I have contacted all cadillac dealers in st louis area and they don't know anything about system. It has not been drivable now for 2 years,and it seems to be a very common problem with 1987 allantes. *cb”

“Bosch abs failures are a chronic problem with the model cadillac. *ak”

“Electrical with the transmission-a new main computer and transmission prindl switch were installed. I started out and heard a big boom. The inner planetary transmission housing unit exploded into chunks of metal all over the road and spraying transmission fluid onto catalytis converter causing a…”

“I have communicated with other allante owners who have reported brake failures with the bosch iii abs system installed on these cars. This failure is catastrophic because the emergency brake system requires at least 3 1/2 pumps of the actuator, but cannot be engaged with the car in gear. Although…”

“Abs systems on allantes defective--nhsta engineers investigating?”

“The brake system on the allante is obviously defective. It is a danger to those of us who drive the car as well as others on the road. I narrowly avoided rear ending another car at a traffic signal when comlete brake failure occurred by pulling on the shoulder and slowly rolling to a stop. I have…”