2006 Cadillac STS: airbags did not deploy in a crash

10 of the 139 complaints about the 2006 Cadillac STS describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.

owner complaints: 10
of this car's complaints: 7%
typical mileage: 55,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year

2009
2
2008
2
2007
5
2006
10
2005
2

What owners say

Filed Sep 5, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 99,450 miles · FL · crash

Involved in head-on collision on july 31, 2016 when a vehicle pulled out in front of me on a clear, dry, day on pavement I was traveling about 30 MPH and tried to swerve to miss the other vehicle, but my vehicle made contact on the left front quarter panel of my car hitting the other vehicle at the drivers side door. My air bag did not go off nor did the seat belt stop me from hitting the steering wheel. After the accident, the warning panel read "service air bag". The other driver was ticketed for failure to yield.

Filed Jan 15, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 69,000 miles · PA · crash · 2 injuries

Traveling 81 north in northeast pennsylvania, rounding turn car stalled. I lost complete control of the vehicle which caused me to slam into a guard rail and the car went down an embankment and into a boulder. Air bags never deployed. Passenger and I were severely injured and had to be pulled out of the vehicle. Although we were both buckled in, the seatbelts flew off upon impact. This car should be recalled, it is very dangerous and should not be on the road (its a death trap).

Filed Jan 15, 2015 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 85,000 miles · NY · crash · fire · 1 injury

I was traveling through the countryside on my way home from work. My car suddenly stalled, I lost control of the vehicle and slammed into an on coming car in the other lane. This caused permanent traumatic brain injury as our airbags never deployed causing us to slam our heads off windshield and side door window.

Filed Jan 14, 2015 · Airbags, Seat belts · 70,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac sts. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle causing it to veered off road and crashed into an embankment. The air bags failed to deploy. In addition, the contact stated that the seat belt lock disengaged. The contact and the front passenger sustained permanent brain injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jun 3, 2014 · Airbags · 44,920 miles · WI

The "service airbag" light came on and the message on the rearview mirror is no longer detecting a passenger when a passenger is sitting in the seat. The passenger detector sensor has failed in the passenger seat. The same model year for the cadillac cts had a recall for the same problem. The two vehicles are substantially similar and probably use the exact same part, yet the the sts model was not included in the recall. A simple internet search shows hundreds of complaints on forums with this issue in the sts model as well as the cts model. The result would be that the airbag would not deploy in the event of a crash.

Filed Oct 7, 2010 · Airbags, Engine · 55,000 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

Stopped the vehicle, placed into park position, shut off car and engaged emergency brake. Removed seat belt, driver and passenger opened doors to exit. Engine at that time went into a very high RPM making a horrible loud whining noise and auto accelerated in reverse with car in park and emergency brake on. Tried to stop the vehicle but brake pedal went to floor. No control of the vehicle and rode the vehicle as it reversed on its own, onto street, through the intersection ,colliding with a parked car and coming to rest with the rear of the car against a building. Speed unknown, no airbags deployed, small injuries.

Filed Jan 13, 2010 · Airbags · 27,000 miles · SC · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac sts which was purchased february 2007. While driving 60 MPH he fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a stone divider. The air bags did not deploy at the time of the crash. The front of the vehicle bounced off the stone wall causing the vehicle to spin in a 180 degree turn and then the rear end crashed into the same stone wall. The contact suffered a broken nose. He was treated at a local hospital. To date, the manufacturer had not been contacted. The current and failure mileages were 27,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2010 · Airbags · 27,000 miles · SC · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac sts. While driving 60 MPH a crash occurred and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The air bag light warning light never came on to indicate that it was malfunctioning. The contact is concerned about the safety risk. The failure mileage was 27000. Updated 01/29/10. *lj updated 01/29/10.

Filed Jul 17, 2009 · Airbags, Steering · 27,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac sts. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the steering wheel began to shake and felt loose. The contact attempted to pull the vehicle over, but lost control and drove into a ditch. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to her nose and broke her right ankle. The manufacturer filed case number 71741801936. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop and will be repaired. The current and failure mileages were 27,000. Updated 10/06/09. *lj updated 10/08/09

Filed Dec 10, 2006 · Airbags · 5,000 miles · VA · crash · 2 injuries

October 8, 2006 I was involved in an accident in my 2006 cadillac sts where a truck crossed the median on a four lane highway and hit my car in the side. The impact was so severe it bent the center post between the doors and needless to say I had to be cut out of the vehicle. The side air bags did not deploy. A few days earlier I had taken the car to the dealership with my mother sitting in the front seat and the sign on the mirror read "airbag off". Cadillac assigned a service request number 1-437819043 but to date refuse to discuss this issue with me. Question: has anyone else experienced a similar problem with the airbags? Are we riding around with the false impression we are protected?? December 7, 2006 I did hear from a cadillac representative today. The cadillac representative advised me my car did not have side and curtain air bags and it was only available as an option. I asked him to give me the option number. Needless to say we got into an argument and I told him I could not believe a representative of cadillac would tell me such erroneous information. All those air bags are standard on the sts. Apparently this is a very incompetent group of people and I have been assigned to a rock. Anyhow they are going to retrieve the airbag monitoring box in an effort to reconstruct what happened.