1990 Cadillac Allante Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1990 Cadillac Allante. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Over the last month, while braking the driver info display would show antilock-traction disabled, then would flash antilock ok, traction ok. Vehicle seemed to brake just fine and since the display said it was ok I didn't think it was a problem, then on 9/20/2014 while driving home down my street…”
“Power assist brake failure. Brakes are operating at 10 per cent by pumping to a gradual stop. Down-shifting and panic pumping avoided a crash. *tr”
“Without warning, brakes on my 1990 cadillac allante failed and I ran into a truck at a traffic light. *tr”
“Without warning, brakes on my 1990 cadillac allante failed and I ran into a truck at a traffic light. *tr”
“While attempting to apply the brakes they failed completely, took vehicle to dealer, and mechanic stated master cylinder was leaking internally which caused total brake failure. *ak *ph”
“While drving, anti lock brake system failed. Power went out, and had to apply brakes manually to stop vehicle. *ak consumer states unable to get parts to repair. *tt”
“No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak”
“I recieved an antilock disabled message and within 1 mile the brakes totally failed. The car still had good brake pedal, but no brakes at all. The emergency brakes failed as well. Fortunately, it was 3:30 am and no traffic. I was able to swing into an empty parking lot and circle until the car…”
Defect investigations
BRAKING SYSTEM
THE PETITIONER ALLEGE TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING
BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE
BRAKING SYSTEM
CONSUMERS ALLEGE A PARTIAL OR TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Cadillac Allante as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.