One problem related to air bag on-off switch has been reported for the 2005 Cadillac CTS. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Cadillac CTS based on all problems reported for the 2005 CTS.
The contact owns a 2005 Cadillac Cts. The contact started the vehicle and the air bag service warning and front passenger air bag off indicator lights were illuminated. When the air bag service switch was engaged the illumination would stop although the front air bag warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The failure occurrences were continuous whether the front passenger seat was occupied or not. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed the contact that both the passenger sensing system and the passenger seat would need to be replaced to correct the failure. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number: 10v644000 (air bags: frontal: sensor/control module) but the contacts VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 73,000.