While traveling at 5mph on dirt road and without any indication driver's air bag deployed. Please provide further information.
1996 Dodge Caravan airbags complaints
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Air bag light on the dashboard has come on and will not go off. Dealership has not examined vehicle, but informed consumer he would be responsible for any repairs to vehicle. *ak consumer states horn also is inoperable. Air conditioner evaporator coil failed. Door locks do not go down automatically.
Clockspring failure - airbag light illuminated, horn inoperable. Repaired at dealer ~$260. Original part is available for the federal safety agency use if desired.
Air bag light came on, then several hours later went off. 3 days later the light came on again. Then became intermitent for a few weeks, sometimes it goes off, then comes back on in a few minutes. Now the light stays on more than 95% of the time. At first, dealer recommended waiting until the light was on and then driving by the dealer for them to check out. We haven't had the dealer check it out yet.
The airbag in the caravan will not work due to the clockspring.
1. Airbag light stays on, horn quit working. We were told this is the clock spring failure. 2. Engine check light on - computer code indicates this is a coil pack failure. 3. Transmission replaced at 55,000 mi. 4. Windshield wipers come on for no reason 5. A/c freon charge at 98,000 6. Water pump failure at 98,000
Clockspring in steering column failed and my horn and cruise control failed and my airbag light came on. I had the clockspring replaced at a cost of $330.28.
With this out your air bags, horn and cruise control fail to operate.
Consumer's vehicle rearended another vehicle, and front air bags did not deploy. Front end was damaged. Did not contact dealer. Please add VIN.
Airbag light came on for about a week. Then, horn and cruise control stopped functioning at same time. Also, windshield wipers will come on by themselves. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further information.
Clock spring broke, causing several safety features in vehicle to become inoperable. Horn and cruise control are both inoperable. *ak consumer states that the first indication of a problem was the illumination of the airbag light, and then the cruise control and horn became inoperable, the horn began to sound constantly even with the vehicle turned off and key out of ignition, consumer had to disconnect the horn to get it to turn off.
Ea 01 007/air bag clockspring: air bag sensor light remained on while driving. Also, cruise control and the horn were inoperative, and windshield wipers would randomly operate while in off mode. Dealer/manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Transmission leaks, and windshield wipers comes on and off intermittently. Also, airbag light stays on dashboard all of the time. Dealership is aware of problem.
Air bag light came on, then horn and cruise control ceased to work.
Vehicle was involved in a left frontal collision with a 1997 lincoln, continintal impact of 35-40 MPH. Upon impact, which both air bags did not deploy. Feel free to provide us with any further information concerning this matter.
Air bag light stayed on after starting vehicle up and driving. Also, horn and cruise control did not work properly when put to use.*ak clockspring failure.
Air bag light has come on and stayed on during normal operation of vehicle. Dealership informed consumer that the clock spring was defective. *note, cruise control and horn also failed to function.
Airbags, horn and cruise control sporaticlly inoperative.
Due to the safty factors involved and the numerous complaints,dodge should be made to repair the vehicles at no cost to the owners. No safety defec tlisted in summary.
Air bag light has come on and will not go off. Consumer has taken vehicle to local dealership, and they informed him that defective component was clock spring. *ak the horn and the cruise control failed as well.
Airbag light stays on without prior warning, and there is no horn . Dealership is aware of problem.
Abs braking system light airbag light are on dashboard. Also, horn doesn't work. Dealership is aware of problems.*ak dealer replaced clock spring. Starter failed and was replaced.
Horn failed to work, airbag light came on and left directional did not retract. Dealer diagnosed as clock spring failure and charged 465.87 to fix. Now, I read in paper that this assembly has failed in numerous caravans from 1996 to 2000. Please advise if this is going to be a recall and if I can be compensated for my expenditures. In retrospect, it seemed as if the dealer knew exactly what problem I had and what needed to be done when I made the appointment; in other words, mine was not the first problem like this that they saw. Thank you
The air bag light stays on and the horn and cruise control do not work. Not sure if airbags would deploy in accident.
Cruise control, horn and airbag inoperable. Paid $221.60 for repair 9/13/00 at trail dodge dealer in inver gorve heights, minnesota.
Air bag light came on/off/ horn has failed to operate. Also, cruise control failed. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Air bag light has come on. Horn has failed, and cruise control did not function.
While traveling noticed air bag indicator light on. Technician stated clock spring neededto be replaced. Also, cruise control needed to be replaced due to clock spring. Please provide fuirther information.
Consumer states the electrical power for the horn, cruise control, and air bag were inoperable, ABS light illuminated, local garage replaced an electrical ring assembly int the steering wheel assembly.
Had started vehcle when air bag light remained on and failed to go off. Horn failed to work as well as cruise control when needed.*ak possible clockspring failure.
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