Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2007 Cadillac DTS

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 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.

The contact owns a 2007 Cadillac Dts. While driving approximately 45 mph, a vehicle failed to yield the right of way, entered into traffic, and then crashed into the left side of her vehicle. The vehicle spun around several times. The vehicle stopped when it crashed into a wall. The drivers frontal and side air bags did not deploy, and the on-star system did not activate. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer stated there was no reason for the air bags to deploy, and that the air bags will only deploy if the sensor was impacted. They added that the on-star system activates only when the air bags deploy. She received injuries to the left side of the body and a dislocated disc. The current and failure mileages were 50,000. The police information was not available.

The contact owned a 2007 Cadillac Dts. While driving 55 mph, the contact fell asleep at the wheel and drove into a 3 foot ditch, and crashed into a cement culvert. The vehicle flipped over a few times and was destroyed. The front end, rear end, and roof of the vehicle were heavily damaged. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver and passenger were wearing their seat belts. Neither were ejected from the vehicle; however, the driver sustained a broken neck and shoulder damage. The cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The current and failure mileages were 4,000. Updated 06/17/08.