1987 Cadillac Allante problems
The Cadillac Allanté is a two-door, two-seater luxury roadster marketed by Cadillac from 1987 until 1993. It used a Cadillac chassis and running gear with a body built in Italy by coachbuilder Pininfarina. It was expensive to produce with the complete bodies flown to Detroit for final assembly. Over 21,000 were built during its seven-year production run.
Conception and design
To maintain luxury market position in the 1980s, Cadillac sought an aspirational model that would combine the prestige of a European design with the renown of a European coachbuilder — to help Cadillac compete with Mercedes and Jaguar. It would become the first modern-era two-passenger Cadillac roadster, and the first to wear the Cadillac name since the Cadillac Series 355 roadster of the 1930s.
Cadillac General Manager Bob Burger sent engineers in 1982 to Italy to meet with designers and coachbuilders, to explore a partnership with Cadillac. According to program manager Ed Anderson, the team identified Pininfarina as their top choice, and Cadillac chose them to design the Allanté, under the direction of Sergio Pininfarina, working with a team of designers including Mario Vernacchia.
At GM, Chuck Jordan was torn because delegating the design to Pininfarina implied that GM's 3,000 internal designers were unable to pen the design. GM stylist Wayne Kady along with Vice President of Design, Irv Rybicki, fought to have the design crafted in house, Kady later saying GM leadership had decided to go with an Italian design even before Cadillac’s designers began work.
The in-house designers were hurt and angry. Kady said to management, “we’ve done all your bread and butter cars through the years, but when it’s time to do a historic and fun project, you give it to someone else.” Cadillac General Manager Bob Burger later told the in-house designers the company was "looking for a car with a designer name to it. It’s like Levi's, it’s that tag on the back of the jeans."
Ostensibly, Chuck Jordan (at the time assigned in Europe with Opel) was not to examine Pininfarina's work, though because he was friends with Sergio Pininfarina he was able to see the design before it was frozen for development. As later told by Maria Vernacchia, Jordan referred to the Allanté as ‘The New Spirit of Cadillac,’ only suggesting a front grille similar to the typical Ferrari's with a classic rectangular grid design. Pininfarina opened a new facility specifically for Allanté manufacture outside Turin in rural San Giorgio Canavese, as a dedicated vehicle assembly plant, part of what would become a very long assembly process.
The car was built on a unique platform, known as the V-body, which was a shortened version of the E platform that underpinned the Cadillac Eldorado and other contemporary personal luxury coupes.
The nameplate Allanté was selected by General Motors from 1,700 computer generated potential names. Originally designed to compete with the Mercedes-Benz SL and Jaguar XJS, the Allanté initially featured a slightly modified variant of the 4.1 L V8 used across Cadillac's model line. This was expanded to 4.5 L in 1989, and upgraded to the 4.6 L L37 Northstar in its final year, 1993.
All Allanté models featured a fully electronic instrument and control panel, which was angled towards the driver, without knobs or manual controls. GM also implemented electronic controls in select premium mid-to-late 1980s luxury vehicles such as the Buick Reatta, Buick Riviera, and Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo, although these vehicles included a touchscreen control panel called the Graphic Control Center (GCC), which the Allanté did not.
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Common 1987 Cadillac Allante problems
Based on complaints from owners of the 1987 Cadillac Allante, several common problems have been highlighted:
- Electrical Issues: The Cadillac Allante, like many cars from that era, was known to have electrical problems. The digital dash, in particular, was notoriously unreliable, causing frustration for owners. This issue was compounded by the car's complexity, making repairs challenging and potentially costly.
- Engine Problems: The 1987 Allante was equipped with the HT4100 engine, which had a reputation for being problematic in larger RWD cars. Owners reported issues with this engine, including potential head gasket problems, which could lead to overheating and engine damage if not addressed promptly.
- Parts Availability: Finding replacement parts for the Cadillac Allante, especially for older models like the 1987 version, could be a challenge. Owners mentioned difficulties in sourcing specific components like grilles and bumpers, which could impact the restoration and maintenance of these vehicles.
- Build Quality: Some owners expressed concerns about the overall build quality of the Allante. Reports of iffy construction and questionable reliability raised doubts about the car's durability and long-term performance, affecting the ownership experience.
- Transmission Issues: The Allante's transmission, an upgraded version of GM's HT440 FWD transaxle, had a unique operating mechanism that could lead to performance issues. The transmission's electronic control for shifts and torque converter lockup, combined with mechanical 1-2 shifting, could contribute to drivability concerns reported by owners.
Addressing these common problems comprehensively is essential for maintaining and restoring the 1987 Cadillac Allante. Owners should consider consulting experienced mechanics or specialized technicians familiar with the intricacies of this model to address these issues effectively and ensure the longevity of their vehicles.
Are Cadillac Allantes reliable?
The 1993 Cadillac Allante receives an average consumer rating of 4.4 overall and a 4.5 for reliability, which means owners consider its reliability to be above average.
Are Cadillac Allanté expensive to maintain?
The annual maintenance cost of a Cadillac Allante is $460.
Why did the Cadillac Allanté fail?
This configuration, combined with its exorbitant price, made the Allanté less appealing to those seeking high performance, especially given its intent to rival Europe's top GT cars. Despite Cadillac's initial sales projection of 6,000 units per year, actual sales averaged about half that number annually.
How many 1987 Cadillac Allanté were made?
Production numbers
Model Year | Total Production |
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1987 | 3,363 |
1988 | 2,569 |
1989 | 3,296 |
1990 | 3,101 |
Are Cadillac Allantes reliable?
The 1993 Cadillac Allante receives an average consumer rating of 4.4 overall and a 4.5 for reliability, which means owners consider its reliability to be above average.
Are Cadillac Allanté expensive to maintain?
The annual maintenance cost of a Cadillac Allante is $460.
Why did the Cadillac Allanté fail?
This configuration, combined with its exorbitant price, made the Allanté less appealing to those seeking high performance, especially given its intent to rival Europe's top GT cars. Despite Cadillac's initial sales projection of 6,000 units per year, actual sales averaged about half that number annually.
How many 1987 Cadillac Allanté were made?
Production numbers
Model Year | Total Production |
---|---|
1987 | 3,363 |
1988 | 2,569 |
1989 | 3,296 |
1990 | 3,101 |
1987 Cadillac Allante car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Cadillac Allante problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Air problems
- Power train problems
- Engine and engine cooling problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 1987 Cadillac Allante vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Latest 25 complaints 1987 Cadillac Allante
The NHTSA has received 42 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1987 Cadillac Allante. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 1987 Cadillac Allante vehicles.
TIRES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2007-05-09
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1G6VR3173HU
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CADILLAC ALLANTE. THE VEHICLE HAS PIRELLI 2560VR15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FIELD. SHE SUSTAINED CUTS TO THE FOREHEAD, A BRUISED LEFT LEG, AND A CONCUSSION. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE TIRES WERE NOT INSPECTED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2006-08-06
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: THIS PAST WEEKEND THE BRAKES ON MY 1987 ALLANTE COMPLETELY FAILED LEAVING ME WITH ONLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND DOWN SHIFTING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVELED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FROM THE PUMP TO THE BRAKE UNIT ON THE FIREWALL DEVELOPED A PIN-HOLE; THIS ALLOWED THE SYSTEM TO PUMP ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID OVERBOARD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. FROM THE TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL I LOST ALL BRAKES WAS A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS. HAD I BEEN ON A DIFFERENT ROAD OR HAD MY DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING THE CAR THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *NM
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2002-06-04
- VIN: 1G6VR3175HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Summary: ABS BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED ALL CADILLAC DEALERS IN ST LOUIS AREA AND THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SYSTEM. IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVABLE NOW FOR 2 YEARS,AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1987 ALLANTES. *CB
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-11-21
- VIN: 1G6VR3171HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: BOSCH ABS FAILURES ARE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL CADILLAC. *AK
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-07-01
- Fire: 1
- VIN: 1G6VR3171HU
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: ELECTRICAL WITH THE TRANSMISSION-A NEW MAIN COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION PRINDL SWITCH WERE INSTALLED. I STARTED OUT AND HEARD A BIG BOOM. THE INNER PLANETARY TRANSMISSION HOUSING UNIT EXPLODED INTO CHUNKS OF METAL ALL OVER THE ROAD AND SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO CATALYTIS CONVERTER CAUSING A FIRE. WIRING HARNESS AND RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE BURNT.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-11-09
- VIN: 1G6VR3174HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED BRAKE FAILURES WITH THE BOSCH III ABS SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THESE CARS. THIS FAILURE IS CATASTROPHIC BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM REQUIRES AT LEAST 3 1/2 PUMPS OF THE ACTUATOR, BUT CANNOT BE ENGAGED WITH THE CAR IN GEAR. ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WILL WARN OF COMPONENT PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM USING A SERIES OF COMPLICATED CODES, IT IMPLIES THAT THAT ABS SYSTEM CAN BE DEACTIVATED AND THE BRAKES WILL STILL FUNCTION. THAT MAY BE CORRECT OR MAY NOT. IN SOME CASES, PEOPLE HAVE DRIVEN FOR A YEAR WITH THESE WARNINGS APPEARING INTERMITTENTLY, ONLY TO HAVE COMPLETE FAILURE OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. IN OTHERS, THE BRAKES FAILED ALMOST AS SOON AS THE WARNINGS APPEARED. WORSE YET, THE WARNINGS SEEM TO IMPLY THAT THE BRAKES WILL FUNCTION WITH THE "ABS SYSTEM DISABLED". IN SOME CASES THEY DO, BUT COMPLETE AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WILL OCCUR AT SOME COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE TIME IN THE FUTURE. THIS CIRCUMSTANCE IS ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE AND CONSTITUTES A MAJOR SAFETY THREAT TO THE OWNER AND THE PUBLIC. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS SYSTEM WILL RUN FROM $1500-4000, AND NEITHER CADILLAC NOR BOSCH HAS MADE ANY EFFORT TO "PATCH" OR UPDATE THE DESIGN, PROVIDE A MORE FAILSAFE SYSTEM, OR SUBSIDIZE IN ANY WAY THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS. I AM AWARE OF NO OTHER CAR WHOSE ESSENTIAL BRAKING SYSTEM WILL REQUIRE THOUSANDS TO MAINTAIN OR ABSOLUTELY WILL EITHER COST THOUSANDS THAVE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WILL SUFFER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITHIN 140,000 MILES. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-06-01
- VIN: 1G6VR3176HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Summary: ABS SYSTEMS ON ALLANTES DEFECTIVE--NHSTA ENGINEERS INVESTIGATING?
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1G6VR3172HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-02-15
- VIN: WILL FORWAR
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: AT 65MPH APPLIED BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE AHEAD VEERED INTO MY LANE. BRAKE PEDAL SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. RELEASED BRAKES AND SMOOTHLY REAPPLIED PRESSURE. PEDAL JUMPED UP APPROX HALF WAY. RELEASED PRESSURE AGAIN AND EASED PEDAL DOWN AGAIN. NORMAL BRAKING WAS REGAINED. HAD BRAKES REBUILT IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.*AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-02-01
- VIN: 1G6VR3177HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: THE PROBLEM IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL AT TIMES AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL, I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 25 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM . I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1G6VR3177HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. YH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-02-15
- VIN: 1G6VR3171HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE ALLANTE IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. IT IS A DANGER TO THOSE OF US WHO DRIVE THE CAR AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN COMLETE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED BY PULLING ON THE SHOULDER AND SLOWLY ROLLING TO A STOP. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT NEARLY ALL ALLANTE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BREM FAILURES. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURY OCCURS. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-01-03
- VIN: 1G6VR3178HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL FASHION, THE ANTI-LOCK MESSAGE IS LIT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A 'CLICK' FEEL TO IT AS PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THE BRAKES DO LOCK UP IN A PANIC STOP. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, THE ANTI-LOCK MESSAGE WILL FLASH ON THE INFORMATION CENTER EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN MOVED OR THE BRAKES APPLIED. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN, IF THE PEDAL IS GENTLY PUSHED THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND WARN OF ANTI-LOCK DISABLING. THEY WORK FINE THEN.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-11-01
- VIN: 1G6VR3172HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO BRAKING SYSTEM. NOT QUALITY COMPONENTS
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-09-01
- VIN: DON'T KNOW
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Summary: NO SUMMARY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-07-08
- VIN: 1G6VR3174HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALLANTE. THE ABS DISABLES AND THEN FULL BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENS. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-07-09
- VIN: 1G6VR3171HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Summary: NO SUMMARY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-04-05
- VIN: 1G6VR3170HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DISABLES WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED FIRMLY. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-05-11
- VIN: 1G6VR3176HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE THE MASTER CYLINDER UNIT PART #3636719. I ALSO REPORTED THE PREVIOUS FAILURE TO NHTSA. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-04-22
- VIN: 1G6VR3173HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: THIS HAS BEEN MY THIRD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE....I HAVE REPORTED ONE OTHER TO YOUR ORGANIZATION.......I'M 52 YEARS OLD.I DON'T DRIVE HARD OR FAST.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1997-08-11
- VIN: 1G6VR3176HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. PART NUMBERS REPLACED INCLUDE: ACCUMULATOR 3520224, MASTER CYLINDER 3636719 AND THE F-MODULE AS (ECM) 1638548. FORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I DOWN SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO LOW, KEPT GOING STRAIGHT AND STOPPED BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALERSHIP INVOICE REPAIR ORDER # 173761 AND 172562. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-03-22
- VIN: 1G6VR3174HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Summary: ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP CAR WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN WITH BOTH FEET DEALER ADVIASES THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE CADILLAC ALLANTE THE GARAGE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CAR AND SAID THE REPAIR COULD EASILY BE OVER 2OOO.00 DOLLARS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-06-01
- VIN: 1G6VR3174HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: ABS BRAKES WENT OUT ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO. REGULAR BRAKS WORK FINE, BUT ABS BRAKE LIGHTS MESSAGE, THAT THE ABS IS OUT, KEEPS COMING ON MY MESSAGE CENTER. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE ABS DISCONNECTED TWICE, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SYSTEM, AND CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED. ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $1000 TO $ 1800 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN SHORT CHANGED BECAUSE I DRIVE LESS THAN 5000 MILES [ RETIRED] ANNUALLY, AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE ABS, AND I CAN'T. I ALSO KNOW THAT MY BRAKING SYSTEM CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME, SO I EITHER PAY FOR SOMETHING I DON'T NEED, OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-02-27
- VIN: 1G6VR3174HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: I HAD TO GUESS ON DATES BECAUSE SINCE LAST YEAR AT AROUND 90,000 MILES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE DISABLED ALMOST EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND THE MECHANICS DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I'VE READ ABOUT IT ON THE WEB (THAT'S HOW I FOUND THIS PAGE TO COMPLAIN) AND APPARENTLY IT'S COMMON TO HAVE THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. I AM EXREMELY SCARED AND HAVE RECENTLY STOPPED DRIVING IT. THERE ARE NOT VERY MANY ALLANTE'S OUT THERE, BUT SINCE SO MANY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. COULD YOU PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY PROGRESS IN THE MATTER. THANK YOU
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1997-02-06
- VIN: 1G6VR3177HU
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND COMPLETE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OTHER ALLANTE OWNERS HAD REPORTED IT TO YOU, AND I WANTED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO THEIRS. AS THIS WAS FAR FROM BEING AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I WAS INFORMED BY BOTH CADILLAC'S 800, AS WELL AS BY THE DEALER, I BELIEVE THAT CADILLAC MOTOR CAR DIVISION SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS COMPONENT FAILURE. *AK
1987 Cadillac Allante recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 1 recalls for different components of the 1987 Cadillac Allante.
- Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.
- Consequence: THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- Remedy: HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).
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