1988 CADILLAC ALLANTE Complaints

EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON AND MESSAGE ANTI-LOCK DISABLED APPEARS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO CADILLAC DEALER THEY TOLD ME COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE $4,500 PLUS. HOWEVER, I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS THAT AFTER REPLACING WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO REOCCUR. *AK

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON 85% OF THE TIME REAR BRAKES RATTLE NUEISENCE BUT BRAKES ALWAYS SEEM TO WORK. FOUND YOUR NOTICE ON THE ALLANTE.WEB

THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH TO COME ON WHENEVER I TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ANTILOCK IS DISABLED BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM WILL BUILD TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, AND THE ANTILOCK WILL PERFORM A SELF CHECK AND START WORKING. THE SELF CHECK CAUSES THE PEDAL TO CHATTER, AND ALL THE BRAKES TO MOMENTARILY RELEASE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN YOU EXPECT IT TO BE SLOWING DOWN... -- THE PARTS ASSOCIATED ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE - $350 FOR THE ACCUMULATOR, AND $1600 FOR THE SENSOR BLOCK.

RECENTLY PURCHASED USED ALLANTE. THE ABS SYSTEM DISABLED KEEPS OCCURRING ON THE DIC. ALTHOUGH THE MANUAL BRAKES ARE WORKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON THESE CARS. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED & REPAIRED BY THE DEALER.

CONSUMER STS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN HIS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP FAILED CAUSING HIM TO HAVE NO BRAKES. TT