Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 4573 | 10022481 | Air bag indicator is on dtc 52 in sdm. *kb | 08/15/2007 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 47200 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 cadillac catera. the contact stated that while traveling 15 mph, the passenger side curtain airbag erroneously deployed. the contact was able to merge the vehicle into a nearby parking lot. the vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's home. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the manufacturer was contacted about the issue. the failure mileage was 47,200 and the current mileage was 47,300. kmj | |||
| 10/02/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 cadillac catera. the contact stated while traveling 15 mph the passenger side curtain airbag erroneously deployed. the contact was able to merge the vehicle into a nearby parking lot. the vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's home. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the manufacturer was contacted about the issue. the failure mileage was 47,200 and the current mileage was 47,300. mh | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 87994 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2000 cadillac catera. the contact stated that the front passenger side airbag deployed without warning. the contact stated that the air bags deployed unexpectedly two days after the vehicle was involved in a crash. the dealer and manufacturing were contacted and were expected the perform an inspection on the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 87,994 and the current mileage was 88,000. | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 87994 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 cadillac catera. the contact stated that the front passenger side airbag deployed without warning. the contact stated that the air bags deployed unexpectedly two days after the vehicle was involved in a crash. the dealer and manufacturing were contacted and were expected the perform an inspection on the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 87,994 and the current mileage was 88,000. kmj | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 87994 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 cadillac catera. the contact stated that the front passenger side airbag exploded without warning. the contact stated that the vehicle was in a crash two days prior to the airbags exploding. the dealer and manufacturing were contacted and were expected the do an inspection on the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 87,994 and the current mileage was 88,000. nw | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 01/26/2004 | 44000 | 1 | |
| While turning a corner at 10 mph consumer's vehicle was broad sided on the right side by another vehicle. there were four passengers in the vehicle at the time of the collision. all four passengers were wearing seat belts, but none of the four air bags deployed. police arrived on the scene and no one was cited. *ak | |||
| 06/19/2003 | 34478 | 1 | 02/17/2000 |
| While driving at 35 mph, the driver side air bag deployed out provocation. *ak the air bag deployment filled the vehicle up with smoke which made it difficult to see. *ts *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving, consumers wife heard what sounded like a gun shot with a bullet crashing through the passengers front side window, she then swerved into another lane, after being able to pull over she discovered that the white smoke and noise was the result of the passenger air bag which had deployed.*jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/11/2004 | 48000 | 2 | |
| Passenger side air bag deployed while the consumer was driving the vehicle, causing him to loose a portion of his hearing. manufacturer rectified the problem and made the repairs. some months later while driving the same passenger side air bag deployed . *ak | |||
| 01/26/2004 | 44000 | 1 | |
| While turning a corner at 10 mph consumer's vehicle was broad sided on the right side by another vehicle. there were four passengers in the vehicle at the time of the collision. all four passengers were wearing seat belts, but none of the four air bags deployed. police arrived on the scene and no one was cited. *ak | |||