general problems of the 2010 Cadillac CTS

Airbag warning light and service air bag on dash. Code b0087-00 left rear sis. Replaced sensor, still getting warning. Sensor is in lr door. Research revealed possible known issue with bending fatigue from routine door open/close motion and subpar wire size/material causing wire failure. Opened wire harness at pillar and green/black wire was completely separated at typical bending point. Light blue wire was not visibly broken (insulation still intact) but the wire within was broken upon removal of insulation. These are the two wires (light blue and green/black) to the impact sensor. Please investigate gm use of substandard or undersize wiring in entire srs system especially at bending fatigue potential failure points. Three pictures attached - one picture showing initial finding of green/black broken wire but light blue still visibly intact (insulation only), one picture showing same in close up, one picture showing both wires are not intact (light blue wire was inspected further and determined insulation intact but wire within was not intact) and insulated separated with fingernail pressure only. Wires should not fail within typical lifetime of a vehicle. Uncertain on operation of system, but could short between two wires and/or grounding cause airbag to deploy without accident/at random causing personal injury to occupants and/or an accident because of random deployment? date of incident is when wiring issue was discovered and pictures taken upon discovery.

Diag: diagnosis c/s service air bag error message on display. Code dtc b0014- driver side air bag deployment loop- high resistance. Could not get repaired. Per dealership the part needed is "discontinued". Non- working airbags are a huge concern. I think that parts for airbags should have to be produced if a vehicle needs serviced for such a problem! the vehicle is in excellent condition overall and should last many more years but this very much needed part for safety isn't even available! that is not right!!! no accident or incident has occurred but this issue is very much a concern.

Air bag service light on dash and red air bag symbol is showing on the dash board.

Passenger presence module malfunction is intermittent. When the malfunction occurs there is a warning light plus "service airbag" on the instrument panel. Sometimes the light and warning go off after several minutes, sometimes stays on for days. In virginia presence of this warning during an annual safety inspection is considered a failure. The vehicle in question is a 2010 Cadillac Cts-v with heated/cooled recaro seats. Dealership has confirmed that the issue is the module but says the module is not available or on backorder (for years). Issue was first reported to dealer in 2018 and again in 2022 with no resolution. Estimated repair cost is in excess of $1500.

Takata recall - airbag passenger side mechanism is defective. Cadillac says $900 to replace, plus labor. Will not pass inspection. I can't afford replacement. Can't sell the vehicle until it's fixed.

While driving down the highway/freeway both driver and passenger side curtain air bags spontaneously deployed. I do not know as to why the air bags spontaneously deployed but I have seen other instances were this has occurred online.

Sporadically, a "service air bag" warning comes on when engine is running. Also, in a few instances, the airbag readiness light has stayed on after completion of the brief system check which occurs when the engine is started. The dealers service department reviewed the matter and found that the history code for the passenger seat air bag "cleared codes", indicating that air bag is in working order. It recommended that if the service warning and readiness light were on frequently, the passenger seat air bag should be replaced at a cost of $912. I do not know why the dealer focused only on that one air bag. This issue sounds like the problem for which gm recently recalled certain sport utility vehicles for years including 2010, our model year. I believe it should be determined whether that recall should be extended to cover additional vehicles, including ours. Updated 04/08/14.

2010 Cadillac Cts. Consumer states problem with brakes the consumer stated she began having problems with the brakes one week after purchasing the vehicle. The brakes were allegedly replaced in March 2010. Also, the driver's air bag compartment became loose and had to be repaired several times. In January 2011, the consumer became locked inside the vehicle. The problem was fixed in may 2011.