1988 Cadillac Allante Brakes Problems

“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.”

“My 1988 Cadillac Allante has seriously dangerous problems with the anti-lock braking system. I have had much difficulty with the ABS system on this car and it seems to be a very common problem with this model. The bosch ABS iii system has many components that appear prone to failure and I hope that the problem is corrected by Cadillac before lives are lost. Luckily, my brake failures have occurred close to home and there has been no loss of life or property due to my ownership of this car. Please look into this situation seriously. I pray that nobody dies from the defects in this system.”

“Brakes with no power assist. Brake pedal became very hard. Abs was completely disabled. Vehicle was slow to stop. Had taken vehicle to dealer. Had vehicle worked on, but braking problem still exists. Dealer stated that the sensor block and relay needed replaced.”

“Abs brake problems; right after the vehicle was started a message would appear on the message center(anit lock brakes disabled). About two months later, while driving and applying the brakes, driver pushed on the pedal and nothing happened. This happened during a hard braking stop. The weather was clear and dry. Vehicle was taken to a mechanic recently. Mechanic could find nothing wrong. Please provide any further information.”

“The anti-lock brakes disabled message is displated frequently when braking.when this happens the brake pedal feels funny and acts weird .I have talked to other allente owners and understand this has happened to other allentes and that Cadillac will do nothing to help or correct.”