Side/window Air Bag Problems of Cadillac DTS

Air bag failure - 2006 lux iii car totaled 12-03-12 51558 miles totaled car. We were hit on the driver side door by a 2003 1/2 ton extended cab Chevrolet pickup truck at 35 to 40 miles per hr. , the driver was drunk and being pursued. He went into the center of the intersection with stop signs on all sides and hit me as I was turning left. There were several cars at the intersection taking their turns. The accident was a hit and run dui. They did catch him later. The side air did not go off, also onstar did not go off. I had my cell phone in my pocket and called 911. We were transported to the hospital. I had a laceration to the head and my wife had 2 broken ribs. We were really shaken up , dazed and my wife was screaming for help. . Reported to general motors, no explanation of the airbag failure yet (12-16-12). I have talked to at least 5 people at gm. Onstar said the onstar help is not notified if the air bags do not go off. We had no dashboard warnings about the air bags. All of our monthly onstar reports have had no problems reported.

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Drivers side air bag didn't deploy in accident. Whole drivers side smashed in and person wouldn't have been injured as badly had it gone off like it was supposed to.

The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac Dts. While driving between 15-20 mph, the driver side curtain air bags suddenly deployed without an impact. After the air bags deployed, the lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to her residence and then called the dealer. The dealer did not want to repair the failure. The contact took the vehicle to another dealer, but they would not assist. The dealer finally agreed to repair the vehicle, but would not state what caused the failure. The contact stated that this was a serious safety hazard. His daughter and grandson sustained temporary hearing loss and headaches when the air bags deployed. The current and failure mileages were 30,000. Updated 11/12/08 updated 11/13/08.

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