Consumer's airbag warning light flickered on & off for a month. Then, stayed on another month. During that time cruise control was malfunctioning. Dealer replaced clock spring, since then no problem.
1996 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration complaints
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In january 2001, my 1996 chrysler town & country minivan's "airbag" warning light came on and has stayed on continuosly since that time. At the same time ... My horn and cruise control stopped working as well. I have checked the fuses and they are all in proper working order. Today, I learned from your web site that cnn.com reported on this very problem on 3-19-01. This article prompted me to file this report. With all three failures, airbag warning light, no horn and no cruise control, I'm assuming the airbag is defective and will not deploy in the event of a frontal crash.
I saw on the news that you are looking into cruise control and air bag failures in 1996 chrysler town & country vans and I wanted to notify you that I am having problems with mine. In addition the front wipers come on unexpectantly - distracting the driver.
Srs light stays illuminated while vehicle is in motion. Also, cruise control/ horn assembly are inoperable.*ak dealer replaced clock spring assembly.
Air bag light is on, horn and, cruise control do not work.*ak driver side passenger door lock failed.
Horn is not active/ cruise control doesn't work, and air bag light is illuminating on dash panel. Dealer has been contacted, and was willing to replace clock spring for a fee.
Airbag light is on, and horn/cruise control doesn't work at all. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak spiral clock spring replaced.
Airbag light came on, and both horn and cruise control do not work. Defect can cause serious damage in event of an automobile accident.
Airbag light came on/horn, and cruise control failure. Consumer took vehicle to a private mechanic who has repaired vehicle. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Airbags light stays on. Also, cruise control and horn are not working due to defective clock spring.
Airbag light came on intermittently and then stayed on at all times, cruise control and horn did not work. Mechanic replaced clock spring which corrected defect. *aik
Clockspring ribbon wire broke disabling both front air bags, the horn and the cruise control. Clockspring ribbon conductors both severed and shorted to each other. Disassembly of mechanism found that ribbon wire was stuck together and not able to flex and rotate with steel wheel rotation. It appears that the lubricant used in the clockspring assembly degraded and glued the ribbon together. Free end of ribbon flexed back and forth during steering wheel movement until it folded over on itself (180 degree fold) and eventually failed. Vehicle operated in phoenix, arizona for the past four years. Extreme summer heat may have caused lubricant breakdown.
Air bag light permanently on due to failed clock spring assembly, air bags disabled, also affected horn and cuise control. Vehicle suffers from unusual power drains/fluctuations, battery replaced 3 times within 3 1/2 years. Electronic door locks (four doors) frequently fail, can only service when failure is consistent. Vehicle occasionally stalls (abruptly) at any speed, throttle system serviced a few times (outside of tune-ups) with little benefit. Front and rear windshield wipers activate by themselves quite often (but never at the service shop/dealership), with no set pattern, multifunction switch replaced twice. All problems except for air bag (customer paid for repair as well as for other problems) still persist.
When starting up vehicle will stall. Contacted the dealer, and dealer told consumer that this was common. Dealer was indicating that throttle body should be cleaned every 30,000 miles. Vehicle stalled out while driving on highway and lost all power in the steering and brakes. Engine stalls when starting, and throttle body requires cleaning every 9000 to 10, 000 miles. *ak
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Consumer driving with cruise control on at 65mph when vehicle accelerated to high speed. Tried to disengage cruise control by pressing on brakes, but acceleration continued at high speed. Consumer literally stood up with both feet on brakes before vehicle was stopped. Dealership diagnosed problem and parts are on order.
The engine stalls with no warning, usually when slowing or coming to a stop, but it has happened a few times at speeds up to 45 MPH. After the engine stalls, it will sometimes not start unless I "race" the engine to keep it going. The dealer cannot duplicate this problem. We have paid to have the throttle body cleaned and to have the fuel filter replaced, but the problem continues. Since vehicle has power steering and brakes, these do not function during an engine stall, and I am concerned that this could eventually produce a collision.
Weather strip at cowl coming off.
When the cruise control is engaged, the van accelerates passed the set speed. The cruise control does not disengage when hitting brakes or turning the system off. The van has to be put in park or neutral to disengage cruise control. Owner took van to the dealership, cruise control cable defective.
Consumer has experienced problem with vehicle acceleration. After pressing down on gas pedal, pedal got stuck and would not release itself. Consumer had to turn vehicle off to get it to relesae itself.
While pulling into garage, foot on brakes and slowing vehicle, suddenly vehicle accelerated when foot was off brake. Vehicle hit garage wall.
Computer malfunction of the factory installed theft alarm system, randomly activating and therby locking the ignition.
Cruise control failed.
When pressing the accelerator to increase speed, the throttle stuck, causing the vehicle to increase speed. Please provide further details.
Idle speed motor failed, causing vehicle to stall.
Vehicle has surged forward while driving on several occasions. Tt
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