1992 Cadillac Allante

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Cadillac Allante do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 27.5.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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23Owner complaints

Model-year median: 27.5

0Recall campaigns

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5Investigations

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Inspection summary

1992 Cadillac Allante

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 23 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 5 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 17 reports
Service Brakes, Air: 2 reports
Structure: 2 reports
Electronic Stability Control (esc): 1 reports
Latches/locks/linkages: 1 reports

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Recall links

No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

17 Service Brakes, Air

2 Structure

2 Electronic Stability Control (esc)

1 Latches/locks/linkages

All reported categories

Service Brakes

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 23 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Air. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Structure. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

23 reports

Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1998

Service Brakes, Air

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THE PROBLEM CONCERNING MY ABS FAILURE TOOK ALMOST 2 MONTHS TO CORRECT WITH REPEATED TRIPS TO & FROM THE DEALER. THEY WOULD TELL ME IT WAS CORRECTED AND I WOULD DRIVE ANYWHERE FROM 2 MILES TO 45 MILES BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. I HAD MANY PHONE CALLS WITH CADILLAC AND A FILE WAS KEPT ON THE PROGRESS AND COMPLAINTS. I INFORMED CADILLAC THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I'LL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP. SINCERELY, SHARON WEBB

NHTSA ODI #700495

Mileage unknown · Dec 2, 1997

Structure

MY CONVERTIBLE TOP BLEW BACK; THE JACK SCREWS WHICH HOLD IT DOWN DISENGAGED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #525590

Mileage unknown · Nov 14, 1997

Structure

CONVERTIBLE TOP HAS FLOWN OFF SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FASTNERS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #524764

Recall campaigns

No recalls in this snapshot.

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Defect investigations

EA99017 · Braking System Failure

Opened Jun 30, 1999 · Closed Dec 28, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

No summary supplied.

PE99012 · Braking System

Opened Feb 5, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

CONSUMERS ALLEGE A PARTIAL OR TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY

DP99001 · Braking System

Opened Jan 6, 1999 · Closed Feb 8, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE PETITIONER ALLEGE TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING

PE97050 · Convertible Top Opening While Driving

Opened Dec 19, 1997 · Closed May 29, 1998

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure

ELECTRICALLY POWERED CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCHES MOUNTED IN THE WINDSHIELD FRAME WORK ARE ALLEGED TO RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO VIOLENTL OPEN WHILE DRIVING.

DP97005 · Convertible Top FLY-UP

Opened Nov 14, 1997 · Closed Dec 23, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure

ALLEGED THAT WILE DRIVING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.IN ADDITION, A SEPARATED TOP IS HAZARDOUS TO NEARBY MOTORIST

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.