2006 Cadillac Sts

FROM AN INTERNET SEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE MODELS (ALSO 2005, 2007 & 2008) IS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSORS EITHER NOT DETECTING PASSENGERS OR, AS IN THE CASE OF MY VEHICLE, NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL EITHER INTERMITTENTLY OR ON A CONTINUUM. A DEALER WANTS BETWEEN $900 AND $1000 TO FIX THEM AND HAVE REPORTED TO ME THAT THEY "SEE THEM ALL THE TIME". THE 2009 CTS MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN GET SOME ACTION AS GM WAS NO HELP AT ALL. THANK YOU. [XXX] [XXX] PLS DON'T HESITATE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,447. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. UPDATED 12/09/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE WHEN NO ONE WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP PAID TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WAS TOLD. PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE SYSTEM FAILURE. QUOTED PRICE FOR $900 TO REPAIR. I RESEARCHED ONLINE SAW RECALL FOR CTS FROM 2005-2007 HOWEVER NOT FRO THE STS. I CONTACTED GM. WAS CALLED BACK IN 48HRS TO BE TOLD THEY DO NOT HELP WITH FIXING ANYTHING THAT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. CAN YOU PLEASE RECALL THE STS AS WELL. I SEE SO MANY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME THING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ITS THE SAME AIRBAG SYSTEM AS IN THE CTS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. NOTHING IN THE MANUAL SAYS THIS WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICED OR REPLACED. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON JUST AS I WAS STARTING THE CAR FOR THE DAY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE THIS IS A ON GOING ISSUE FOR THE 2006 STS, BUT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE SAME PARTS WERE USED IN THE STS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ? THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ALMOST A $1,000 TO FIX IT AND I WAS TOLD NONE OF MY AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED . I BELIEVE AIR BAGS AS A SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE FOR ISSUES LIKE THIS. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CADILLAC NOT INCLUDING THE STS IN THE RECALL ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

I HAD THE AIR BAG HARNESS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE 2.5 YEARS AGO ON THIS VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND I'M BEING TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008. IF THE FIRST AIRBAG LASTED FOR 5 YEARS FROM YEAR MADE 2006 (WHICH IS NOT VERY LONG). THE ONE THAT WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2011 SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 2.5 YEARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND I DON'T WANT TO BE KILLED OR MAIMED BY THE AIR BAG AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR ANOTHER ONE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD. I HAVE HAD ALL THE TIRE MONITORS REPLACED ALSO AND THE TIRE PRESSURE READINGS ARE ALWAYS OFF. WHEN I TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AFTER PAYING A FEE OF COURSE. THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM AND THEY JUST PUT AIR IN THE TIRES. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS NO LONGER DETECTING A PASSENGER WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER DETECTOR SENSOR HAS FAILED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SAME MODEL YEAR FOR THE CADILLAC CTS HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TWO VEHICLES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR AND PROBABLY USE THE EXACT SAME PART, YET THE THE STS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE STS MODEL AS WELL AS THE CTS MODEL. THE RESULT WOULD BE THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR