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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998075581 | Incident Date: Aug, 23 1998 |
| Consumer's City: PACIFIC PALISADES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ALLANTE | Model Year: 1989 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G6VR3189KU | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 09 1998 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1993 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: After leaving a parking lot and turning on to a boulevard, accellerated to about 15 mph and then applied brakes because of heavy traffic ahead. abs warning light came on, pedal was very firm and i had to press on the pedal very hard to stop the vehicle. it took about 6 car lengths to stop. no power brakes at all, and with out power assist, the brakes are not as good as other cars with out power disk brakes! the 1989 allante abs brake system is integral with the power brakes; when the abs fails so do the power brakes even though in this case the hydraulic pump would work if the control relay was jumpered. dealer charged over $3,000. to replace the bosch abs system with a gm remanufactured bosch unit, having a one year warranty. other models of cadillac cars including the 1993 allante have the abs unit separate from the power brakes and the cost of replacing either of those units is much less expensive. this is a very poor design and many members of the allante appreciation group have experienced this same problem. fortunately, i was not able to achieve the speeds of the traffic flow and had enough clear space ahead to stop. these brakes are unsafe. |
