Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 Cadillac CTS has 21 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
21
Complaints
1
Recalls
13
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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AIR BAGS
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE AND VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2018 | AIR BAGS | IN BACK SEAT ON LEFT AIRBAG IS REALLY COMING OUT. IM AFRAID IT WILL EXPLODE WHEN I HAVE A CHILD OR F... |
| Feb 22, 2018 | AIR BAGS,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE AI... |
| Oct 6, 2016 | AIR BAGS | THE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE OCTOBER 2016. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT AFTER MY MECH... |
| Jun 8, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALLED MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER, A DIABETIC, RECENTLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF A COP CAR IN MYRTL... |
| Mar 10, 2016 | AIR BAGS,TIRES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CADILLAC CTS EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TOURING TIRES, SIZE: 235/... |
| Mar 8, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER... |
| Sep 3, 2015 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT AND WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED. TOOK TO GM CERTIFIED DEALER... |
| May 1, 2014 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED... |
| Dec 23, 2011 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. UPON RESEARCH OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY HI... |
| May 1, 2009 | AIR BAGS | I HAD A 2004 CADILLAC CTS AND I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 60 MILES PER HOUR AND HAD A HEAD ON COLLI... |
| May 31, 2008 | AIR BAGS | I HAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A VEHICLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A TURN SIGNAL ON, THE BACK BUMPER ... |
| Apr 12, 2006 | AIR BAGS | MY 2004 CADILLAC CTS WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING ME INJURIES AND EVENTUALLY SURGERY AND DISABILITY.... |
| Jan 12, 2006 | AIR BAGS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A STOPPED POSITION THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE... |
| Jan 12, 2006 | AIR BAGS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSED A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER ... |
| Nov 20, 2005 | AIR BAGS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT 10MPH FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PA... |
| Oct 14, 2004 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE... |
| Aug 2, 2004 | AIR BAGS | ONSTAR SYSTEM ACTIVATED BY SAYING THAT AN "IMPACT WAS DETECTED", BUT THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF M... |
| Jul 17, 2004 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SWERVED BECAUSE THERE WAS A DEER IN THE ROAD, AND WENT INTO A DIT... |
| Jul 5, 2004 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CRASH... |
| Apr 1, 2004 | AIR BAGS | SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS AND CENTER PILLAR CRUSHED. SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. |