10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 8 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 13 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 66,802 miles
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Passenger air bag light came on and has stayed on. The air bag sensor does not recognizing a front seat passenger.
- Clarkston, GA, USA
At approximately 72,000 miles my Cadillac's passenger seat light began to act up and would go on and off when someone would sit in the front passenger seat. I am single and rarely ever have a passenger in the front seat. Approximately two times per month someone rides in this seat. The last time someone sat in the front passenger seat, I traveled 10 miles round trip on 1/19/2012, the "service air bag" and air bag red light indicator came on the dash and since then will not go off. I take extraordinary care of my vehicle. I took it to a dealer only to be told that the entire passenger presence system (pps) needs to be replaced and that it was going to cost me $629. I understand that the same problem occurred in the Cadillac cts model of the same year. My question and complaint are: Did the modules come from the same place and/or are they the same module and passenger presence system. Why wouldn't my Cadillac Sts be included in that recall when I see that this has happened to so many other Cadillac Sts models of the same year.
- Belleville, MI, USA
"service passenger side airbag" warning message displayed. A warning light will display saying the passengers airbag is off. Problem comes and goes. This seems to be the same error that caused the Cadillac cts recall. Why has this not included the Sts? type this problem into google and there are lots of complaints including the dts. There is a tsb: "NHTSA number: 10036512. Cadillac: Front passenger air bag status indicator displays off or switches from on to off with passenger in seat (replace passenger presence system (pps) module). Condition may be caused by passenger presence system (pps) in right front." Will there have to be an accident for the recall to be expanded?
- Oswego, IL, USA
Service passenger air bag system.
- Brownsburg, IN, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Sts which was purchased February 2007. While driving 60 mph he fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a stone divider. The air bags did not deploy at the time of the crash. The front of the vehicle bounced off the stone wall causing the vehicle to spin in a 180 degree turn and then the rear end crashed into the same stone wall. The contact suffered a broken nose. He was treated at a local hospital. To date, the manufacturer had not been contacted. The current and failure mileages were 27,000.
- Mullins, SC, USA
Was involved in a side impact car crash where none of the airbags deployed. Car that hit mine was traveling at least 40 mph and I was traveling at least 30 mph at impact.
- Lewisville, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac Sts. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle slid on black ice on the road and crashed into the shoulder lane, striking the rear wheel assembly of a semi tractor cab. The vehicle was destroyed and the driver sustained head trauma, a skull fracture, a broken left shoulder, multiple broken ribs on both sides of his body, dislocation of the right shoulder, and cuts and bruises throughout his legs and arms. None of the air bags deployed. The contact believes that had the air bags deployed, the injuries would not have been so severe. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 65,000. Updated 02/24/09. Updated 02/24/09.
- Vernon Hills, IL, USA
2006 Cadillac Sts does not set air bag to on when a person who weighs less than 103 pounds sits in the passenger seat. While the air bag is off, the seat belt indication does not work. Cadillac refuses to fix the problem, even though it has worked correctly for the past 17 months. My wife weighs about 100 pounds.
- Dayton, OH, USA
1. I started my car via remote start to warm it up.. passenger's airbag was reported via the dash controls as non-functional at that time 2. drove 100 yards and the rear window imploded into the vehicle sending shards of glass all over the interior. It resulted in many small bloody cuts and scratches 3. selling dealer would not respond to the issue. Non-selling dealer towed the car for repair.
- Fairfield, OH, USA
- Newbury Park, CA, USA