2005 Cadillac CTS Airbags Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that failure was intermittent at first but became persistent. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed passenger occupant sensor. The contact was informed that the passenger occupant sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that he was concerned because his fiancée was expecting a child and normally occupied the seat. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact referenced an undisclosed recall repair however, the contact was informed that the recall repair had expired. The contact stated that the representative contacted three local dealers and inquired about performing the recall repair; however, all three dealers declined to perform the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

NHTSA ID

11624272

Incident

Jun 17, 2019

Mileage

98,000 mi

Air bag light is on saying the passenger side buckle tensioner not working when there never a accident on this car, Fuel level low illuminates when there is fuel in the tank still, fuel level goes down fast after a short drive when fuel just been put in

NHTSA ID

11466418

Incident

Jan 13, 2021

The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that an unknown module under the passenger's side front seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V644000 (Air Bags) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was 138,404.

NHTSA ID

11463611

Incident

May 6, 2022

Mileage

138,404 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER DROVE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SWERVED, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AS THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A COMA, BROKEN VERTEBRA, HIP CONTUSION, BRUISING AND MEMORY LOSS AS SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED HIP, CHEST, BREAST, WAIST, ARMS, SHOULDER, HEAD INJURIES AS WELL AS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST, HIP, AND NOSE INJURIES ALL OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT WAS READING THE ACCIDENT INFORMATION FROM A NEWS PAPER ARTICLE. THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *LN

NHTSA ID

11329163

Incident

Jun 15, 2020

Mileage

114,000 mi

MY 2005 CADILLAC CTS DOES HAVE RECALLS ON THOSE MODELS HOWEVER IN CONTACTING CADILLAC THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I HAVE A SREVICE AIR BAG SHOWING UP ONSREEN AND IN MIRROR OF MY CAR. I AM HOPING I CAN FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS

NHTSA ID

11255514

Incident

May 1, 2019

Mileage

109,000 mi

AIRBAG ON NO PASSENGER AIRBAG. LIGHTS INSIDE WORK SOMETIMES. CAR WAS MOVING.

NHTSA ID

11252407

Incident

Oct 15, 2016

Mileage

149,656 mi

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CADILLAC CTS WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL, ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA AND GM WEBSITES, BUT HAS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AS THE ONES INCLUDED. I TOOK MY CADILLAC TO GET A 27 POINT INSPECTION, OIL CHANGE, ETC., ON 2/16/18, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GM MANUFACTURING RECALL OF TAKATA AIRBAGS.

NHTSA ID

11242445

Incident

Feb 16, 2018

Mileage

184,980 mi

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, ONLY 52000 MILES ON VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11182463

Incident

Feb 25, 2019

Mileage

52,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL HAD WRECK AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME IT SHOULD HAVE, RUSH IN AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT,

NHTSA ID

11171015

Incident

Jul 21, 2018

Mileage

28,500 mi

PER REPORT TJE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND AORBAG RECALL. WHEN I PURCHASED VEHICLE, INFORMATION WAS WARRANT TO ME. I TOTAL LOSS MY CAR DUE TO SUSPENSION AND AXLE MALFUNTION. IT CAUSED ME TO HIT A CURB. I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL.

NHTSA ID

11082624

Incident

Mar 23, 2018

Mileage

124,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING AND REMAINED LIT. THE DEALER (ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS CADILLAC, 374 SYLVAN AVE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 07632, (201) 568-4800) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11075415

Incident

Jan 23, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN MY CAR. THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT, AND THEREFORE THE AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON. THIS WAS A NOTICED RECALL FOR THIS YEAR OF CAR, BUT WHEN I SEARCHED MY VIN, MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY.

NHTSA ID

11065529

Incident

Jan 28, 2018

Mileage

138,825 mi

WE KEEP GETTING A MESSAGE ON THE CAR SCREEN THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT OR NOT. CODE IS B0092 PASSENGER DETECTION ERROR. JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT CAR AND REGISTERED IT, CADILLAC DEALERS SAYS NO RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS IN FACT AN ISSUE IF WE ARE IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THE POLICE WILL ASK FIRST THING ABOUT THE AIRBAG. JUST THANKFUL WE KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING EVER HAPPENS. CODE JUST CAME UP TODAY DECEMBER 19, 2017.

NHTSA ID

11055523

Incident

Dec 19, 2017

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE: I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY STOP GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A COOL DRY ROAD. WHEN I DID, THE CAR POWER, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND REFUSED TO BRAKE ANY MORE THAN IT DID PRIOR TO MY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. MY MOMENTUM WOULD HAVE CARRIED ME INTO THE CAR POSITIONED ONLY A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF ME IF I HADN'T THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO INSTINCTIVELY PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AS TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO BE RESTART IT. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT. THE SYSTEM LOST ENOUGH PEDAL PRESSURE THAT STOPPING AFTER THAT INCIDENT REQUIRED ME TO DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS AND GIVE MYSELF MORE DISTANCE; THANKFULLY, I STILL HAD SOME ABILITY TO STOP, AT THAT TIME. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND HOSES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD FLUID DRIPPING FROM THEM. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL WELL LINER HAD A SPRAY OF BRAKE FLUID THAT COVERED THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE LINER, PROXIMALLY, BEHIND THE RIM AND TIRE SIDEWALL. I HAD TESTED THE BRAKES AFTER THAT AND HAVE NO BRAKING ABILITY. I HAVE NOT TOUCHED IT SINCE THAT INCIDENT. THE REST IS ONGOING AND IS SEPARATE FROM THE INCIDENT REPORTED ABOVE. AIR BAGS: THE SYSTEM KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. I'VE READ THE RECALL INFO REGARDING OTHER CADILLAC CARS AND MINE MEETS THE SAME CRITERIA BUT HAS NO RECALL NOTICE. SOMETHING ABOUT THIS COINCIDENCE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE... ENGINE: INTERNAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER HAS FAILED AND I HEAR A NOTICEABLE TICKING OF THE CHAIN SLAPPING AGAINST THE SIDEWALL THAT IS EMANATING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE SEEN, READ, HEARD OF OTHER INDIVIDUAL OWNER TESTIMONIALS THAT TALK ABOUT THIS BEING AN ISSUE THAT CADILLAC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

NHTSA ID

11047764

Incident

Aug 3, 2017

Mileage

137,000 mi

TAKATA AIRBAGS. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. PER TROUBLE CODS THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE PASSINGER SIDE SEAT.

NHTSA ID

11012301

Incident

Feb 2, 2016

Mileage

69,008 mi

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR SHORTED OUT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. BOTH CADILLAC DEALERSHIP AND GM INDICATING THAT MY VIN # DOESN'T APPLY AS PART OF THE GM SAFETY RECALL 100355 NHTSA ID 10V644000 WHICH MEANS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF PART AND LABOR FOR THE FIX.

NHTSA ID

10970593

Incident

Mar 20, 2017

Mileage

119,668 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, A "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10968986

Incident

Mar 26, 2017

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

NHTSA ID

10966023

Incident

Jan 3, 2009

Mileage

170,000 mi

WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE INSTALLED PART 19259297: N-MODULE KIT (14865-K) IS DEFECTIVE. WE HAD THIS PART REPLACED TWICE -- ONCE ON 7/25/14 AT 42,943 MILES, AND, AGAIN ON 10/11/16 AT 46,589 MILES. ALTHOUGH THE PART DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDER A CURRENT RECALL FOR OUR VIN NUMBER, PERHAPS SOMEONE NEEDS TO REVIEW IT SINCE WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE WITHIN A LITTLE OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. WE'VE CONTACTED CADILLAC DIRECTLY AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO RESEARCH THE SAFETY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PART. WE HAD THE PART REPLACE AT STEVE FOLEY CADILLAC (NORTHBROOK, IL). *TR

NHTSA ID

10938208

Incident

Oct 11, 2016

Mileage

46,589 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V644000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10936653

Incident

Dec 21, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT JUST CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. ALTHOUGH, THIS WAS ISSUED A RECALL IT IS ONLY ON CERTAIN CARS OF THAT YEAR. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED SO NOT SURE WHY ALL CARS IN THIS YEAR RANGE ARE NOT FIXED ON THE RECALL SINCE THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED SAFETY ISSUE. THIS LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED. IS CADILLAC GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF THE AIRBAG GOES OFF OR DOES NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT? THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY CADILLAC.

NHTSA ID

10920569

Incident

Oct 29, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN AN OCCUPANT WAS IN THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,900.

NHTSA ID

10905712

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

Mileage

122,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10870514

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

75,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL - OWNED CAR SINCE 2007, NEVER NOTIFIED OF AIRBAG RECALL. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC ON 3/15/15. ADVISED OF RECALL. CALLED CADILLAC CUST. SERV. RECALL WAS REMOVED 12/15/14 AND TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HELP SINCE. MY CAR IS UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID

10861036

Incident

Mar 15, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE AIRBAG SENSING SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR GM WHO HANDLED IT BY MEANS OF A "SERVICE ACCOMMODATION" THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. IF IT WAS HANDLED AS A RECALL IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THEM TO MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIRS NO MATTER WHAT, THEY ARE DODGING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BY HANDLING IT IN THIS MANNER AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS ONCE YOU PASS THE EXPIRATION. THIS IS FRAUD.

NHTSA ID

10852484

Incident

Mar 11, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi