NHTSA Complaint #10290847 — 2007 CADILLAC DTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, ENTERED INTO TRAFFIC, AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE ON-STAR SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, AND THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL ONLY DEPLOY IF THE SENSOR WAS IMPACTED. THEY ADDED THAT THE ON-STAR SYSTEM ACTIVATES ONLY WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY AND A DISLOCATED DISC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE POLICE INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.