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1990 CADILLAC ALLANTE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash · 149923 · 1999-05-08

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
ALLANTE
Year
1990
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THREE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURES TO DATE. TWO RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS WHEN THE ALLANTE HAD TO BE CRASHED INTO TRUCKS ON EACH OCCASSION TO STOP WITHOUT INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS. PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EACH CASE WAS ABOUT $1,000 TO THE ALLANTE AND $2,000 TO THE TRUCKS IN EACH CASE. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO CADILLAC WHO EXAMINED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT "FIND A PROBLEM." HOWEVER, ON EACH OCCASION, CADILLAC REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM AND MASTER CYLINDER AT NO CHARGE. WE WERE ADVISED (AND STILL ARE TOLD) BY CADILLAC THAT THEY HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE OR SIMILAR INCIDENT IN ANY ALLANTE! WE JUST LEARNED THIS IS NOT THE CASE WHEN WE DISCOVERED YOUR WEBSITE. THE DENIAL OF ANY BRAKE INCIDENTS HAS COME FROM UNIVERSITY CADILLAC, BAYVIEW CADILLAC, THE CADILLAC SOUTH FLORIDA AREA REPRESENTATIVE AND CADILLAC THROUGH THEIR "800" NUMBER 1-800-ALLANTE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS NOT BEING THE TRUTH, THIS IS A COMPANY-WIDE EFFORT TO WITHHOLD THE TRUTH FROM ALLANTE OWNERS!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
706327
Machine
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