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2005 CADILLAC CTS — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

crash · 627178 · 2007-06-13

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
CTS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Miles at failure
27,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MULTIPLE SERVICE VISITS WITH COMPLAINTS RE BRAKES NOT WORKING FULLY, FUEL GAUGE WAS ALWAYS INCORRECT, PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT WORKING. AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING FUEL GAUGE AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK STBILITY SENSOR REPLACED WHILE GOING THRU PARKING LOT AT 15 MPH, SLIGHTLY TOUCHING THE BRAKES, THE CARS STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CAR DID HARD RIGHT, BRAKES FAILED AND CAR RAN OVER CURB AND INTO SIGN. GM FINALLY REPURCHSED THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MISCOMMUNICATIONS RE THE TERMS OF REPURCHASE BUT REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGE TO THE SIGN AND EXPECTED ME TO REPAIR THE CAR BEFORE THEY WOULD PURCHASE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10193301
Machine
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