Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2003 Cadillac CTS

While starting to back out of my driveway the driver side air bag in headliner deployed.

The contact owns a 2003 Cadillac Cts. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph when she attempted to avoid a crash by swerving. The contact crashed into the divider and the frontal land side air bags deployed only partially. In addition, the contact stated that there were holes in the air bags. The contact sustained injuries to the head and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene and the insurance company deemed it as destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000. The VIN was unavailable.

My Cadillac Cts (2003) was hit directly in the drivers door at approximately 50-55 mph and the side impact or curtain air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was pushed so hard, the witness thought it was going to flip over. Cadillac indicated that there was no problem, and the air bags didn't deploy because the sensor did not receive a direct hit. The sensor is located on the door frame between the driver and rear left passenger door. I find it hard to believe that the door was totally smashed in to the drivers seat, the vehicle frame damaged, the window blew out and air bags didn't go off, because the sensor was not hit.