Me and my husband were visiting my brother in Vienna, Maryland and we were packing up to leave to go visit my mom and the surrounding area where we live and then go home. After my husband got everything in the car as well as the kids and my dog we were both getting in the car he had gotten in prior to me and shut the door and all of the SRS airbags went off while the car was in park. There were no warning messages on the dashboard. There is no damage to the outside of the car. I had put my claim through my insurance company, and they deemed it mechanical failure.
2008 Cadillac CTS: airbag warning light
6 of the 175 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac CTS describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
The air bag light stays on, but cadillac has not done a recall
While driving maybe 6 minutes my center console display would no longer function preventing me from being able to control the radio or air, which both remained functioning and the air bag light came on at the same time. The radio no longer plays but the air still blows. At the time this happened I was driving on a paved road at night going approx. 50 MPH.
Takata recall: my service air bag light keeps coming and off. Also my tire gage ,keeps flashing after my air levels has been check. It will not go off on its on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac cts. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag light continuously illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed the failure but had no remedy available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,521. Updated 08/11/14*lj the consumer stated cadillac suggests new sensors be installed at owner's expense. Updated 08/12/2014
While I was a passenger riding on a major interstate, in the right front passenger seat, the air bag light (on/off) on the dash/console turned from the "on" status to the "off" status. After stopping we followed onstar's directions to turn off ignition and restart the vehicle and sit in the passenger seat once again. The air bag light stayed in the "off" status. We turned the vehicle off and restarted once again. This time when I sat in the passenger seat the air bag light changed to the "on" status. The following week, my mother was a passenger in the front and the air bag light stayed in the "off" position. Last week, another passenger was in the front passenger seat and the air bag light remained in the "off" position. I took it to a dealer while out of town, and the mechanic said that the right front passenger presence module has a short and needs to be replaced. I had the front right headlight assembly replaced, but was uncomfortable allowing that dealer to replace the passenger air bag sensor. I am bringing it to my dealer to have it replaced under warranty.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2008 Cadillac CTS airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2008 Cadillac CTS?
6 of 175 owner complaints about the 2008 Cadillac CTS (3%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Cadillac CTS?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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