2008 Cadillac DTS: airbags did not deploy in a crash

5 of the 86 complaints about the 2008 Cadillac DTS describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year

2011
4
2010
2
2009
1
2008
5
2007
3
2006
10

What owners say

Filed Jul 11, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 140,000 miles · TX · crash · 2 injuries

Air bag didn't deploy after head on collision traveling 23 miles per hour, on a city street, going straight. Car was considered totaled by usaa.

Filed Nov 16, 2014 · Body, Suspension · 90,000 miles · AL · crash · 1 injury

We were hit in right side by a driver who pulled out from a stop sign and crossed two lanes hitting our car in the passenger side on the fender and front door. Air bags did not deploy causing injury to head and neck.

Filed Sep 16, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 90,000 miles · GA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac dts. While driving 30 MPH, a deer crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the computer module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Jan 21, 2014 · Airbags · 111,730 miles · WA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 cadillac dts. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact crashed into cement wall as a result. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was not injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 111,730.

Filed Jun 26, 2013 · Airbags, Body · GA · crash · 1 injury

The cadillac was stopped in traffic on the highway and airbags failed to deploy when rear ended by semi-truck going possibly 40mph causing the cadillac to crash into the car in front as well. The car was total loss, the speed of semi truck is unknown but seeing the cadillac was total loss and with serious damage to the front and back of the vehicle the airbag should have gone off and did not.