1995 Dodge Caravan: airbag warning light

Filed Sep 29, 2009 · Airbags · 48,000 miles · TX

Bought a new 1995 dodge caravan in may of same year. Short time later a letter notifying us of rear latch door coming open at impact----took care of it. About 3 years after that a 20 amp fuse in position #20 kept blowing, air bag light would come on and rear window wiper would go out. A short time ago while looking up parts for another vehicle at advance auto parts,just for curiosity looked up recalls for the 95 caravan and found out about the short to ground that exists in the airbag circuit. I never received a recall letter from dodge. Yesterday the 28th of sept 2009 went to dodge and they confirmed that there is a problem with this vehicles but they want to charge me for the diagnostic test if it was something else. The diagnostic runs like $110. Now I'm unemployed and my wife is picking up our grandboy from school with this safety item not working properly I'm worried sick. I feel that chrysler should take care of this problem at their own expense,because there is definitely a short in the circuit. My name is enrique gonzalez would like to get an opinion from you as to what can be done to avoid a possible accident. Thank you

Filed May 26, 2005 · Acceleration, Airbags · 104,500 miles · MN

Dt: consumer stated: had to replace the clock spring. Contacts inside were bad, it malfunctioned, the air bag light was on, horn and the cruise control didn't work.

Filed Nov 13, 2003 · Airbags, Visibility · 78,345 miles · FL

Air bag light came on and stayed on when I turned on the rear wiper and the rear wiper motor froze.

Filed Apr 1, 2003 · Airbags · 81,268 miles · CA

The horn and speed control was inoperative, which was caused by faulty clock spring. The air bag warning light stayed on , because it was discovered the passenger air bag was missing, the bulb was removed from the instrument panel, and the air bag will not deploy in a collision. Scc

Filed Feb 19, 2003 · Airbags · FL

The air bag light illuminated on the dashboard.

Filed Feb 1, 2002 · Airbags · CT

Air bag light will come on and off periodically. Contacted dealer, and dealer noted that clock spring could be reason for problem.

Filed Sep 29, 2001 · Airbags · NY

On at least 7 occasions when starting the vehicle if the air bag light on the information center stays on the turn signals,stop lights ,A/C etc will not work. If I turn off the ignition and restart and the air bag light goes off then everything is normal. I know there was a campaign on the air bags sometimes deploying through an electrical problem but the dealer I contacted and gave the id # to assured me that campaign have been done on this vehicle. I do not want to get into a lenghty repair bill on an electrical problem unless some one knows specifically what is wrong. I would appreciate any help you can provide in regard to this problem.

Filed Aug 3, 2001 · Brakes, Transmission · MA · crash

The gear shift indicator and the emerg. Brake failed on a hill. Accident was reported to the waltham police ept. In waltham, ma incident took plce on 07/27/2001. There were no people in either vehicle. A dog with idiopathic epilepsy was in the back of the caravan. The vehicle had been repaired for this defect at brookfielfd motos in brookfield , ma on 07/23/2001. The vehicle was towed to brookfield motos on 07/21/2001 for the airbag light being on and for the problem with the gearshift indicator. The van rolled unattended except for a dog in the very back of the vehicle down a hill into a parked vehicle. It was towed to peter fuller dodge where the service mgr. Kristin callan said that there were no problems.in addition to the body damage to both vehicles,the insurance agent estmates a surcharge of 900$ per year to me for both vehicles in the state of ma. I am being held at fault for the collision although I have never gotten a ticket or caused an accident and have driven in ma since 1968. It is interesting to nte the airbags did not go off..??? Thank you j klorer.

Filed Jan 6, 2001 · Airbags · RI

I went to turn on my rear window wiper and the air bag light came on and has not turned off.

Filed Jul 17, 2000 · Airbags, Electrical · TX

Recall 99v113000. After dealer repaired the vehicle under the recall, the airbag light illuminated. Since the initial repair, dealer has attempted to correct the problem three times.*akduring the last repair, the dealer replaced module because it was rusted out.

Filed May 22, 2000 · Airbags, Visibility · IL

Air bag light which illuminated on dashboard blew out three fuses and caused the windshield wipers to malfunction. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.

Filed Mar 23, 2000 · Airbags, Electrical · OH

Consumer received recall letter 99v113000/air bag deployment. Air bag sensor light came on. Vehicle lost everything electrical, but car was still on. Dealer repaired vehicle. Consumer got 2 blocks away, and air bag light came on again.