# 2024 CADILLAC XT5 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1961232` · 2024-01-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** XT5
- **Year:** 2024
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
On 10/18/24 I was making a left turn out of my development when a vehicle crashed into the front driver portion of my vehicle.  The vehicle was going approximately 40+mph.  I was driving approximately 5-10 mph making the turn.  I was wearing a seatbelt, hit my head on the drivers door jam/window and immediately complained of neck and head pain.  No airbags deployed.  I sustained a severely herniated disc at C5-6 causing severe spinal cord compression and cervical myelopathy requiring urgent surgery.  It was found that I not only had the severely herniated disc but ligament and cartilage that was severely compressing my spinal cord due to the trauma of the accident. I had a seat belt sign (bruising from the seatbelt) and sustained a concussion from the head strike.  If the airbags would have deployed likely I would have not had as severe of a cervical spine injury.  The vehicle only had 663 miles and only 3 weeks old.  The car has at least 21K of damages.  The vehicle is still being repair and not in my possession. My collision shop towed by vehicle to GMC/Cadillac dealership for computer/electrical malfunctions.  They have been working on these electrical issues for over 2 weeks.  The dealership verbalized that they could not differentiate if these electrical issues occurred before or after my accident.   Given my serious injuries and high rate of speed that I was hit I have concerns that my airbags should have deployed.  Combine with the new electrical/computer issues raises
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