2005 Cadillac STS Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 11%of 101 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Cadillac STS, 11% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When I move the driver's seat the airbag symbol appears on the dashboard. If I move the seat back and forth , after a few tries, the airbag symbol disappears. I was not able to look under the seat, but I have seen a video where somebody had the exact same problem but found burnt wires under the seat. I am wondering if there is a fire hazard. This happened when the car is stationary.”
NHTSA complaint #11144607, filed 2018-11, 194,000 miles“The service airbag light is now on and I notice numerous other complaints for this vehicle including injuries. Cadillac dealer says they wish to charge for diagnostics and believe it is a seat-belt pretensioner which they would not cover. Repairs would be as much as vehicle value. I notice a recall was ordered for vehicles one or two years newer with the exact same issue. Why not extend to this years same vehicle model.”
NHTSA complaint #11326395, filed 2020-05, 70,000 miles“I had the service air bags light repaired at 55,000 miles now have 70,000 miles and have the same problem if my car was a 2005 cts and not a STS Cadillac would repair it. I am driving a car with out air bag protection. I never owned a foreign car and now see why the are so popular. No more american built cars.”
NHTSA complaint #10983619, filed 2017-05, 70,000 miles“I notice that my airbag light came on and a message saying service airbag soon, so I went to a mechanic and he told me that I can push the reset button and it should go off, well we pushed it and the light never went off. A week or two later I heard GM was doing a recall for that some problem but on later model luxury cars.”
NHTSA complaint #10575556, filed 2014-03, 135,000 miles“I was driving my 2005 Cadillac STS doing about 45 miles and all of a sudden my car lost control. I put on brakes and my car would not stop. I tried steering to the left to avoid trees and my car would not turn it appeared that my accelerator was stuck and my steering wheel would not turn. My car hit three trees and when it struck the third tree I kept applying the brakes it still wouldn't stop then I turned my car off and that's the only way I got it to stop. My back wheel on the passenger side came off and my car was totaled. My air bag did not deploy. …”
NHTSA complaint #10561798, filed 2014-01, 11,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Cadillac STS
23 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsEngine
12 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSeats
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Cadillac STS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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