Takata recall. Air bag light is on a few days ago. Also, vehicle overheated and needed new water pump several years ago. Keep having to replace the battery. Smoke was coming up from front and turn signals did not work. Had to replace fall 2016 horn did not work, had to replace part inside steering wheel. Jan 2017
1998 Cadillac Deville: airbag warning light
5 of the 237 complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Dt: the contact stated on 10-17-05 was driving when she heard a noise that sounded like a something scraped the bottom of the car. Immediately the driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed. There were two people in the front seat of the car. No one was seriously injured. The dealer said there had been a problem in the past, but not the front. He also, said the sensors were probably bad. She did not recall an air bag light illuminating in the car prior to this incident.
Within 30 miles of service airbag light coming on the drivers side {door} air bag discharged pushing the driver side ways, although held in place by seat belt system.resulting injuries are still undergoing therapy/evaluation. Lack of response from cadillac to diagnose cause now exceeds 5 months.
While driving on highway 55mph the passenger's side airbag deployed for no apparent reason. Prior to that, airbag warning light came on and was serviced by the dealer.
Upon starting vehicle by placing the key in the ignition, passenger's side door mounted air bag deployed without any cause. Also, a week following the air bag deploying, air bag indicator light was flashing on the dashboard. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has disconnected the passenger's side mounted air bag. Manufacturer contacted. Repairs made. *ak
Service bulletins that may apply
- Information regarding product safety campaign, non-crash deployment of side impact air bags
- General motors has notified owners of certain vehicles that a condition could exist that may cause the...
- Subject regarding revised guidelines - service procedure to temporarily disconnect side impact air bags -...
- Subject regarding recall campaign 00066 - inadvertent deployment of side impact air bag
- General motors recently notified owners of certain vehicles that a condition could exist that may cause...
- This bulletin states that gm campaign identification number 00066 has been added to the gm vehicle inquiry...
Related recalls
Air bags: side/window
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of the side impact sensor modules have quality problems that can cause an inadvertent deployment of the driver or passenger side impact air bags. These side air bags deploy with less force than a frontal air bag and are designed to minimize the risk of serious injury.
- Risk
- However, an occupant can receive some injury from a deployment.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the driver and passenger side impact sensing modules. If the vehicle has had the side air bags temporarily disconected, the temporary disconnect will be removed before replacing the side impact sensing modules.
Recall number 00V217000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Cadillac Deville airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 1998 Cadillac Deville?
5 of 237 owner complaints about the 1998 Cadillac Deville (2%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Cadillac Deville?
There is 1 recall and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Cadillac Deville
Headlights 42Overheating 9Stalling 9Grinding brakes 7Adaptive cruise 6ABS 5No deployment 5Fuel leak 5Sudden acceleration 5Wipers 5
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