Problems with 2006 Cadillac CTS AIR BAGS

The airbag warning light illuminated and has never went out. i understand there may be issues with the airbags from this manufacturer and possible model. mu vehicle was in motion on a city street. however, i'm unable to afford to have this repaired due to the cost involved and if it's a manufacturer's issue i don't feel i should be responsible for the costs involved. i would certainly like to have this issue checked before myself or a passenger is injured as a result to this issue, thanks.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. a dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there were no recalls related to the failure. the failure mileage was 21,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 48,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while driving various speeds, the passenger air bag indicator failed to show when it was operating. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags). the approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. when the vehicle was started, all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to roe motors (201 ne 7th st, grants pass, or 97526, 541-237-7208) where it was diagnosed that the passenger presence module failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. the failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while the vehicle was stationary, the air bag indicator illuminated without warning. the vehicle was diagnosed as having a malfunction with the passenger seat sensor that did not detect a passenger in the seat. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 114,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated, which indicated that a failure was occurring with the passenger side air bag sensor. the dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 58,893.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while driving 50 mph, the speed decreased without warning, as if the brakes had been depressed. the vehicle came to a complete stop without warning. the contact was able to accelerate the vehicle by applying pressure to the accelerator pedal. furthermore, the check engine light illuminated and the air bag light remained illuminated and flickered continuously. the vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 114,720.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while operating the vehicle, the front passenger seat air bag sensor light remained illuminated. the vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who indicated that the passenger side air bag sensor malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 133,000. updated 07/12/16*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while driving at 45 mph, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 41,000.

The airbag warning indicator dash & radio appeared 6/24/2015. i took the vehicle to the service department at bayview cadillac, ft. lauderdale. fl on 6/27/2015. i was advised that problem was that airbag sensor in passenger set needed to be replaced at price of $800. further that the problem was that the air bag sensor, which the service tech described as "pillow like," probably had a kink in it. there was a recall (nhtsa campaign number 10v105000), however, both baview cadillac and gm recall center advised that my vehicle was not included. i spoke to gm recall center and was assigned case number 71-1494438978. i was told that gm would offer no relief on repair cost. i cannot afford to spend $800 on a non mechanical, warning light issue. i will most likely attempt to disable the warning light. i was told by both local and central gm/cadillac personnel that the airbag is still operative despite the malfunctioning warning light. because nhtsa public info does not provide vin #'s, rather the term "certain model year 2005-2007 cadillac cts vehicles," i must depend on gm's honesty ... which i do. my reason for registering an official complaint is to alert nhtsa that additional vehicles may be involved.

My airbag light came on today. after doing research i learned that there is a recall on the front passenger seat sensor which may be the cause of the problem. am i responsible for the repairs although there is a recall ?

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. immediately after the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 104,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bags warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. updated 04/08/15*lj the consumer was advised the vehicle was not included in the recall but, does experience the same failure as described. updated 11/4/15*js

Fixed once at dealer and fail again after a year

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. when the vehicle was started, the front passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 172,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that while driving at a low speeds, the abs warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician stated that the air bag mat sensor in the passenger side seat needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 58,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v394000 (electrical system). however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was aware of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the dealer stated that the seat cushion needed to be replaced on the bottom portion of the seat due to a faulty air bag sensor. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated the passenger side service air bag sensor illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed the air bag sensor needed to be examined. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 127,600.

Service airbag alert on the information center, airbag icon lit on the instrument panel, and passenger airbag off indicated on the rearview mirror. diagnosis at a cadillac dealer verified the problem to be identical to the reason for recall 10v-644 (nhtsa action number : eq11001.) the dealer's service manager said my car did not qualify for repair since my vin was not included in the recall population. i had him read the following from defect investigations results: nhtsa action number : eq11001: according to its 10v-644 defect report, gm reported that some vehicles outside the recall population have "...significantly lower incident rates and will be provided a special coverage." this special coverage includes a free repair should the same issue occur to non-recalled 2005-2007 cadillac cts vehicles up to 10 years or 120,000 miles. he still insisted that since my vin was not in the recall population it did not merit repair at no charge. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated the air bags warning indicator was illuminated when the vehicle was in park. the dealer recommended a repair of the failure at the contact expense. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and communicated the vin was not affected by the recall. the approximate failure mileage was 118,021.

I had just exited the highway and waited at the end of the ramp for the traffic signal to change. i was proceeding into the intersection after waiting for light to change. i began to accelerate and another car ran the light and hit my car on passenger side. the responders said i was t-boned. when i got hit the car steering wheel locked up, the car came out of gear, the gear mechanism inside the car came apart, the brakes didn't work. i had no control of the car, it shut down. the only thing that stopped me from hitting the metal guardrail was the car ended up on the curb on left of road in the bushes. the passenger window shattered and windshield on passenger side was damaged. the passenger door was pushed into the car and neither of the airbags deployed. the responder's commented that they were surprised that the airbags didn't deploy as hard as i was hit. the vehicle has been deemed a total loss as the damage is extensive. previously on a few days have had to jiggle the steering wheel and the keys in ignition to turn so that i could start my car. i had previously checked the gm site and entered my vin because i had times when the ignition switch in my car would not work. there was no recall for my vehicle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the airbag warning light was illuminated. the contact stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags). the vehicle was taken to a local dealer who stated that the failure was related to the recall. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 148,000. djr

Vehicle stopped twice on me without warning security light came on it stop while i driving i was turning and hit a hole in road. *tr

Several times i have experienced that when turning right into a parking space my car does not want to come to a stop,my brakes become hard and to come to a stop i have to keep pumping the brakes.i am very scared to even go into a parking space.dont know if my car is gonna stop or keep going.the first time this happened to me is when first purchased the car,but being that u can use this car as stick or standard i thought maybe i did something wrong,i almost went into my apartment building.i am afraid that i might get into an accident with my grandchildren in the car or even hit someone walking. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag sensor illuminated and remained on. the navigational system sent an alert that the air bag sensor needed to be serviced. the vehicle was scheduled for inspection and to be repairs. the contact was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 10v644000 (air bags). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

I was driver and i begin going to my far line and i was hit by a monster truck the. other driver received the situation . because i had the right away.the other driver licenses was suspended and he was driving a company vehicles. went to the emergency room that same day.and i received . six thousand in damages. to my vehicles. *tr

The rear driver's side panel that held the air bag came apart. i have not taken the vehicle to the dealer yet. if this panel is not in correctly and the air bag deploys, the panel may not separate correctly and cause injury to any passenger.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the front passenger's side air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. the warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags). the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 97,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the rear passenger's side panel that held the air bag came apart. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the pin that kept the air bag panel in place became loose and caused the failure. the dealer recommended having both rear side air bag pins replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage and current mileages were 54,000. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that he started the vehicle and the air bag warning light illuminated. the contact stated that the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. the failure mileage was 67,000. updated 7/1/13

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while the vehicle was parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger presence sensor and seat belt retentioner needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact was aware of nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags); however, the vin was not included. the failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that while driving at 65 mph during inclement weather, the contact crashed the vehicle into the rear of another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained spine injuries that required medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v394000 (electrical system). the failure mileage was unknown.

Driver information center (dic) began suddenly displaying "service airbag soon" alert when passenger is seated within vehicle. cursory inspection revealed no obvious problem with airbag system components to include visible wiring and accessible sensor connection points. this problem appears to be consistent with the condition addressed in gm recall number 10355 (nhtsa campaign id 10v644000). the referenced recall includes certain "2006 model year cadillac cts and cts-v vehicles"; however, gm's customer service center is stating that my particular 2006 cts vin# is not showing any outstanding recalls at this time. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while operating the vehicle, the front passenger side air bag sensor light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the passenger presence module. the contact indicated that the module was previously replaced under nhtsa campaign number: 10v644000 (air bags). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 50,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the passenger sensor system. the manufacturer denied assistance with the repair because the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 10v644000 (air bags: frontal: sensor/control module). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 87,000.

Failure of airbag/horn assembly. horn sounds when making sharp turns. *tr

Tl* the contact owns 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated the passenger seat air bag sensor failed again and the light was not illuminated. the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 10v644000; component: air bags: frontal: sensor/control module. gm safety recall no. 100355. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated the sensor would only register properly if there was a person who weighed 105 to 115 lbs in the seat. the manufacturer stated the dealer repaired the vehicle to the best of their knowledge and offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 60,000. updated 08/05/11*lj

I was number 6 of persons to have a severe rollover wreck in the same spot. in a curve, my right front tire caught t the lip of a 3 foot deep concrete culvert in a driveway. it was 9 inches from the road edge. it flipped over front to on roof. i was trapped in car.my front airbag partially opened but not enough to keep my face and chest area from hitting and breaking the steering wheel. no other of 7 airbags deployed at all. every window, including sunroof was totally broken out. both front seats were crushed into the floor and too hot to touch.. since it occurred in the country, i was saved by the neighbors calling for help.onstar failed to notify anyone and the fire/emt man said car was 5 minutes away from going up in flames. my implants were both ruptured by hitting steering wheel and face cut up and bruised by glass and lack of full employment by driver airbag. i have photos showing car and airbag. the airbag was pristine clean with 2 large torn holes. no smoke or dust off any type. i still haven't driven in 21/2 years. please give me your opinion. thank you. *tr

2006 cadillac cts airbag defective. received recall notice last week. took car in for repair, and it was rescheduled due to needing more parts. next day, car was totaled in a front end collision. airbags did not deploy, and daughter's head slammed into steering wheel causing concussion, facial contusions, including four broken teeth (major dental repair will be required), as well as a leg contusion. recall notice states that there are no injuries associated with the recall. where do i report? *tr

Air bag recall by gm in december. i call the cadillac customer service enquiring about the recall for the passenger seat airbag for certain cts from 2005-2010 to find out that i have not received any notice and my passenger or airbag system is still disabled since i reported it to gm in 2010 and for them to tell me if my cts was included. the cadillac customer service looked in the computer with my vin number and she could not find anything. i asked which cts from 2006 and other years was recall and she did not find anything. she asked me to call in two months and see if my car is included. i can not understand if a recall was announce in december 2010, why it would take so long for gm- cadillac to determine which specific cts is involve in this recall unless the longer they wait, it will disqualify more owners if they use a mileage limit on the recall. the longer they wait the more mileage owners put in their cts thus increasing the amount of cts that they have to fix by disqualifying owners according to mileage. this is a serious safety issue hat should not take 4 months or more to notify owners or determine which cts is to be recall. the nsta should push for gm and all manufacturers to have a certain date which they have to notify owners to have the safety problem fixed. any day that passes by it increases the likelihood of a cadillac owner or persons getting seriously hurt because of a manufacturers delaying or slow to react tactics. your help from nhtsa in this matter will be appreciated. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated whenever the vehicle was turned on the front passenger's side air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously until the vehicle was turned off. the vehicle was taken authorized dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician stated the front passenger's seat mat sensor needed to be replaced. there was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 10v644000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module); however the vin was not included. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000. updated 03/01/13*lj

I have a cadillac cts 2006 and my air bag light came on for no reason. i took the car to the cadillac dealer for diagnosis and they found out that the front sensor control module needs to be replaced. i called gm motors, because i found out the same sensor is recalled for cadillac cts models 2005-2006 and the campaign id # is 10v644000, however gm told me that my car is too old to honor the recall and they refuse to replace it. here is the nhtsa campaign id number :10v644000 that stats: "non-deployment of the front passenger air bag in the event of a crash necessitating that air bag's deployment may reduce protection of the passenger and increase the risk or severity of injury to them... dealers will replace the passenger sensing system free of charge..gm safety recall no. 100355" i am not sure why my car is too old for them and not qualifying for the recall since is the exact year for the recall 2006, the exact model - cts, with the exact problem description for the recall. please help and thank you for your time. *tr

I have a 2006 cadillac cts,while on vacation i noticed my car needed to be inspected so i decided to get it inspected when i get to my destination on my way in my (passenger side air bag light ) comes on when i take it to get inspected it failed so i took it to the nearest cadillac dealer to have it checked out they wanted to charge me a 100 dollars to diagnose the problem i told them i would be back. i went online to see about resetting the light and a lot of recalls for this problem showed up i then called the cadillac assistance 800 # talked to a few people they were aware of the recall but told me i have to wait and see if my car falls under the recall so i tried to get the number to the corp and they wouldn't give it to me and told me they couldn't do anything for me now i have a rejected inspection on my car and can not go to work you would think that if they are having so many complaints that they would do something about it. it appears to me that cadillac doesn't care about the safety of the public and cadillac owners what are they going to do about this problem. *ln

Air bag servcie required indicator light came on. passenger seat air bag sensor does not activate. air bag seat sensor module has failed.. gm acknowledges problem with vehicle year model but refuses to repair veshicle. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. while driving approximately 55 mph, the contact noticed that the front passenger air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. the warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing which confirmed that the front passenger side air bag sensor needed to be replaced. the mechanic also recommended that the vehicle be repaired by the dealer under nhtsa recall number 10v644000 air bags:frontal:sensor/control module. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they informed him that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac cts. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminated while he was driving 55 mph. the dealer stated that the module in the passenger seat needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired the failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

A week after i purchased a 2006 cadillac cts in november, 2010, the service passenger airbag light came on. i took the vehicle back to the dealer (because i had purchased an extended warranty through them). they told me they ordered the part necessary and that it would be very expensive to fix it. i did some research and found out about a gm recall. time has gone by and the problem still exists. i called the number given for the cadillac division included in the article about the recall. the gentleman told me my vehicle (based upon my vin number was not included in the recall. i told the gentleman that someone was to take care of the problem because if i had an accident and the bad did not deploy causing injury or death to my passenger, i would sue gm. i guess that got his attention because arrangements were made and my car is in the shop now being repaired. that gentleman issued a service request #71-926652841 and has called me back a couple of times. he keeps wanting me to say i am now satisfied. i will not be satisfied until the safety issue has been solved. also, that gentleman has told me several times to not believe the things i find on the internet unless they are actually on the gm site. i got my information about the recall from the nhtsa site. and, in my opinion, that is an official site. *tr

I have a 2206 cadillac cts, my airbag lights on the passenger side. went on line see they have recall on them. called the company. they said my vin no is not listed. it just came on a month ago. have had nothing but problems with the car from day one. *tr