1990 Cadillac Allante: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 48 complaints
48
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

70,000 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
73,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
27
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
6
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
2
STEERING
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
1
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNLATCHES WITHOUT DRIVER'S EFFORT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HINGES NEED REPLACEMENT. *AK"
"DRIVING BETWEEN 30MPH WHEN THE BRAKE TOTALLY FAILED BECAUSE OF THE ABS ACCUMULATOR AND PUMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK"
"EXPERIENCED TEARING OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AT THE SAME TWO POINTS ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. CONSUMER CLAIMS ALL ALLANTES EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEM. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28