# 2007 CADILLAC CTS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `913697` · 2012-04-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** CTS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 142,000
## Narrative
ON MONDAY MARCH 5, 2012 @ 8AM MY DAUGHTER WAS @ A STOP SIGN.  SHE WAITED FOR 3 CARS TO PASS SHE PULLED OUT ONTO 16TH STREET WHERE THE CARS TRAVEL @ 35MPH... SHE WAITED FOR THE TRUCK TO GO PAST & @ 8AM THE SUN IS BRIGHT SHE COULD NOT SEE THE TRAILER THAT THE TRUCK WAS TOWING & SHE TRIED TO GO STRAIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!  SHE HIT THE TRAILER HEAD ON & IT SMASHED THE FRONT END OF MY CAR & SPUN HER AROUND & SMASHED THE PASSENGER SIDE & DRAGGED HER DOWN THE ROAD... THE BATTERY ACID FROM CAR WAS MELTING THE ROAD.  THE POLICE & INSURANCE COMPANY WERE VERY SURPRISED THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF!!!!!  I HAD ONLY HAD MY CAR BACK FOR 8 DAYS FROM THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT WAS TOTALED.  I HAD JUST PUT NEW TIRES ON, NEW FILTERS, NEW SPARK PLUGS, A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ETC, THEY CHECKED MY CAR IN FULL AS THEY DID EVERY TIME & NEVER DID ANYTHING SAY I HAD AN AIRBAG PROBLEM.  I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR EVERY RECALL I EVER RECEIVED!  MY INSURANCE COMPANY & I BOTH HAVE TAKEN PICTURES.  MY PROBLEM NOW IS THAT I OWED MORE THAN MY CAR WAS WORTH.  MY COMPLAINT IS THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOR SUCH A HORRIBLE COLLISION, YET A FRIEND HAD A SOFTBALL HIT THE HOOD OF HER CAR & HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.  HOW CAN I TRUST MY CHILDREN WILL BE SAFE WHEN DRIVING, IF I DON'T HAVE THE ASSURANCE OF AN AIRBAG! *TR
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