There are 7 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2006 Cadillac DTSin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Suffered chemical burn to my right lower arm after airbag deployed & ruptured in my 2006 Cadillac DTS sedan during a front-impact motor vehicle accident.
TODAY I HAD THE GM RECALL 14299 PERFORMED ON MY CADILLAC DTS AT MY LOCAL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. THE REPAIR TOOK ABOUT 1 HOUR AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT ONE KEY HAD A "CLAMP" ON IT AND IF I REMOVED THE "CLAMP" AND THE NEW KEY INSERT DID NOT STAY IN PLACE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO "FIGURE SOMETHING OUT". I WAITED AN HOUR FOR THE GLUE TO DRY AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE "CLAMP" AND THE INSERT WAS ADHERED TO THE CLAMP AS IT APPEARED RESIDUAL GLUE HAD STUCK TO THE FACE OF THE INSERT AND THE UNDERNEATH SLIDE OF THE CLAMP. I THEN WENT TO PUT A KEY CHAIN ON MY GM VALET KEY AND THE INSERT POPPED OUT OF PLACE ON THAT KEY AS WELL. I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE GM DEALERSHIP, BUT THIS RECALL REPAIR IS VERY TROUBLING AS IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS REPAIR WILL HAVE THE LONGEVITY NEEDED TO STAY IN PLACE AND PROTECT THE CONSUMER. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE KEYS IF NEEDED. *TR
AIR BAG FAILURE - 2006 LUX III CAR TOTALED 12-03-12 51558 MILES TOTALED CAR. WE WERE HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY A 2003 1/2 TON EXTENDED CAB CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK AT 35 TO 40 MILES PER HR., THE DRIVER WAS DRUNK AND BEING PURSUED. HE WENT INTO THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION WITH STOP SIGNS ON ALL SIDES AND HIT ME AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS AT THE INTERSECTION TAKING THEIR TURNS. THE ACCIDENT WAS A HIT AND RUN DUI. THEY DID CATCH HIM LATER. THE SIDE AIR DID NOT GO OFF, ALSO ONSTAR DID NOT GO OFF. I HAD MY CELL PHONE IN MY POCKET AND CALLED 911. WE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A LACERATION TO THE HEAD AND MY WIFE HAD 2 BROKEN RIBS. WE WERE REALLY SHAKEN UP , DAZED AND MY WIFE WAS SCREAMING FOR HELP.. REPORTED TO GENERAL MOTORS, NO EXPLANATION OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE YET (12-16-12). I HAVE TALKED TO AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE AT GM. ONSTAR SAID THE ONSTAR HELP IS NOT NOTIFIED IF THE AIR BAGS DO NOT GO OFF. WE HAD NO DASHBOARD WARNINGS ABOUT THE AIR BAGS. ALL OF OUR MONTHLY ONSTAR REPORTS HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS REPORTED. *TR
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM JACKSON,MS AND A DEER CAME OUT IN FRONT OF HIM HE TRIED TO MISS THE DEER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IT FLIPED AND WENT INTO SOME TREES AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN THE STERNING WHEEL AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY THE CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO IT BEING DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT. WHOLE DRIVERS SIDE SMASHED IN AND PERSON WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN INJURED AS BADLY HAD IT GONE OFF LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. *TR
2006 CADILLAC DTS INVOLVED IN MODERATE FRONT END CRASH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ONSTAR'S AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE DID NOT ACTIVATE. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026