Airbags did not deploy in a rear end crash. Seat belts may have failed as well. Car is located at an offsite strorage facility for insurance purposes. I suffered head trauma and a concussion. Bruising on my torse from what I believe was from the seatbelt. Car is totaled and no inspection has been done by a service center. Insurance will be doing a valuation of the value only. No warning lights or messges were visible prior to the accident.
Cadillac DTS no deployment problems
25 of the 527 owner complaints about the Cadillac DTS describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 50,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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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.
I was driving sw on design and did not see a stop sign at the intersection of dragon, in dallas, texas. As a result, my 2011 cadillac dts collided into (t-boned) a 1995 or 1996 nissan maxima. I was traveling 25-30 miles per hour at impact and never saw the collision coming. Prior to the accident, my vehicle had not been in any collisions. The collision caused significant damage to both vehicles the front of my vehicle and the driver's side of the nissan). Both airbags deployed in the nissan, but my dts airbags did not deploy. Both dallas police officers responding to the scene, indicated they "could not believe the airbags did not go off." neither can I and I believe the federal safety agency should investigate why this occurred. My vehicle is presently at sewell collision center, 6303 cedar springs road, dallas, tx (214) 956-3600 [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 cadillac dts. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the vehicle accelerated independently. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The contact also stated that two years later, while attempting to reverse at a low speed, the vehicle accelerated in the forward position. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle, a curb and bushes. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported.the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 cadillac dts. While driving at approximately 50 MPH, the contact crashed the vehicle into the front driver side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained shoulder injuries and the passenger sustained bruises to the chest from the seat belt, which both required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,500.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac dts. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. On another occasion, the contact lost control of the vehicle and rolled over. As a result, the contact crashed into a ditch and the was able to exit the vehicle only through the front driver's side window. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle failed to restart. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to the arm that required medical attention. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v355000 (electrical) after the crash. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac dts. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle veered to the right without warning and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a shoulder injury that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,995.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 cadillac dts. The contact indicated that while waiting at a traffic light, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle, which caused the contact to hit the vehicle in front of her and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact indicated that the vehicle was the third out of the six vehicles involved in the crash. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to the left arm which required medical attention. The vehicle was not repaired and was to be further inspected by the insurance adjustor. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 12/9/14
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.
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The model years with the most reports are 2006 (10 complaints), 2008 (5 complaints) and 2011 (4 complaints).
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