2008 Cadillac STS Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 22%of 50 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Cadillac STS, 22% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 miles. 3 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.
“The information window under my speedometer warned me to check the driver side air bag. It then went off about 2 days later. I warned me again in the middle of april, beginning of may and may 22nd. I did not drive my car today (5/23) so I don't know if the warning is still on. If it is I will write again.”
NHTSA complaint #10721164, filed 2015-05, 45,000 miles“My airbag light is on and it remains on the passenger side and they want to charge me over a $1000.00 to fix it. This occurs while in motion and stationery. My car does a hard jerk when stopping on brakes it jerks from the rear end.”
NHTSA complaint #11140583, filed 2018-10, 190,000 miles“I had this car serviced at gold coast Cadillac, oakhurst, n.j. On march 25, 2013 and the mileage was 42,951. Since my wife does not drive much anymore, we do not use this car very much as you can see by the mileage. On or about november 13, 2014 I got into the car and when I started the engine the display said service air bag . Since I felt that this was a problem that should be addressed by GM because of all the problems with air bags, I emailed a letter telling GM about my problem. I received a follow up call from some women representing GM. …”
NHTSA complaint #10660265, filed 2014-11, 44,750 miles“The contact owns a 2008 Cadillac STS. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the tire pressure monitoring system warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10692521, filed 2015-03, 80,000 miles“Air bag alert says service air bags this should be covered as many of these bags have been recalled. Second problem: when turning off the ignition, it keeps dinging and says put car in park even though it is in park. This dinging noise lasts maybe 10 seconds to a minute. Sometimes shifting or putting foot on brake again stops the dinging.”
NHTSA complaint #11230433, filed 2019-07Related service bulletins
- 10201252Jul 21, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Cadillac STS
9 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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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