NHTSA Complaint #10475500 — 2006 CADILLAC SRX

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10475500
Vehicle 2006 CADILLAC SRX
Component AIR BAGS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 59,500 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State FL

Consumer Description

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT WOULD ALSO STAY OFF FOR A DAY OR TWO. AS IT STARTED STAYING ON FOR LONGER PERIODS, I TOOK IT TO COX CHEVROLET, BRADENTON, FL, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. AFTER CHARGING ME $110.00 USING "EVIDENCE BASED" METHODS TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR/ CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD, AND WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $600.00 TO REPAIR. THEY LEFT THE BACKING OFF THE PASSENGER SEAT, LYING ON THE REAR SEAT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE THAT WAS BAD. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE, SINCE THE SEAT IS ONLY RARELY OCCUPIED. IT ALSO SURPRISED ME WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE, UNTIL I REPLACED THE MODULE. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT A BAD MODULE, IN AN UNUSED SEAT, WOULD SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE SYSTEM. THEY KNEW RIGHT WHERE TO LOOK, OBVIOUSLY. I CHECKED FOR ISSUES WITH 2006 CADILLACS, AND FOUND RECALL #84734 AIRBAGS FRONTAL SENSOR / CONTROL MODULE FOR THE 2005-2007 CTS-V CADILLAC. SAME ISSUE, SAME SENSOR? I AM CONCERNED THAT POOR QUALITY PARTS THAT ARE CONTROLLING MAJOR SAFETY FEATURES, IS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY, EVERY TIME I USE THIS PRODUCT, AND WONDER IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

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