Cruise control stopped working, and windshield wipers work intermittently. Dealership is aware of problem. Mechanic at the dealership told consumer she needed a clock spring.*ak
1996 Dodge Caravan airbags complaints
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Air bag, cruise control, horn, was not working. Clockspring was defective. Change clockspring myself.
Ea 01 007; air bag clock spring: air bag light stayed on, and horn assembly did not operate. Dealer was notified. *ak head gasket and time chain replaced due to tremendous oil loss, engine light is now illuminated, vehicle's temperature gauge went up and vehicle locked up. Windshield wipers come on by themselves. Sliding door latch inoperable.
Was driving and noticed air bag light came on & stayed. Horn failed to work properly. Had used cruise control, and it failed to work after being initiated.
The airbag indicator goes off and on. The horn does not work and the cruise control has gotten stuck.
Srs light stays illuminated while vehicle is in motion. Also, horn assembly and cruise control are inoperable.
Srs light stays illuminated while vehicle is in motion. Also, horn assembly and cruise control are inoperable.*ak
Ea-01-007; consumer has noticed air bag light illuminated on dashboard. Also, horn was inoperable/ windshield wipers worked intermittently, and electrical door locks failed to lock or unlock. Also, note ABS brake light illuminated on the dash, brakes have failed. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer unable to determine cause of failures. Please provide any further details.
Ea01007; clock spring failed, causing loss of airbags/ horn and cruise control. Please provide further information.
Horn stopped working and airbag light was on/off. Vehicle had 68,000 miles on it when clock, spring was repaired. Since then there have been no problems.
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Clockspring failed also disabling the horn and the cruise control. After contacting the dealer about the airbag light being on and describing the symptoms I was told it was going to be the clockspring. The service department acknowledged this is a common failure in the caravan but refused to warrant it as veh out of manufacturers warranty. Contacted daimler-chrysler customer service and they acknowledged the problem is widespread but no recall issued and they are unwilling to reimburse me at this time.
Airbag light came on and off, and horn failed on vehicle. Dealership repaired defect in clock spring. *ak
Consumer was traveling about 20mph on street, passing onto highway. When another vehicle veered into her driver's side door, causing a collision, and forcing passenger's side airbag to go off. But driver's side airbag didn't deploy, the consumer was hit by a vehicle which was going paaroximarely 40-50 MPH, vehicle was deemed a total loss. Nlm. Two people were injured in accident.
While driving air bag light will light up, and stay on for while . Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced clock spring on the driver side.*ak
Ea10007; clock spring assembly was replaced by dealership mechanic. He stated that airbag light came on the dashboard, also, horn not working.*ak consumer stated cruise control was also inoperable, air bag light illuminated at all times until the clock spring assembly was replaced.
Airbag light in vehicle has come on, and the horn failed to operate.
Air bag light stayed on. Shortly after that horn and cruise control stopped working. Dealer wanted to fix vehicle and charge counsumer $300.*ak
Air bag warning light is illuminated on dash panel, horn dose'nt work and cruise control are not working. This is due to a bad clock spring. Dealr has been contacted.
Ea-01-007- consumer has noticed air bag light illuminated on dash. Also, horn and cruise control were inoperable. Consumer contacted dealer, dealer noticed clock spring in steering column broke, causing problem. *ak
Airbag light would come on and off about 3 months ago, and now it stays on all the time.
Ea-01-007; consumer noticed air bag light illuminated on dash, horn and cruise control were inoperable. Also, windshield wipers worked intermittently. Consumer has contacted dealer , dealer noticed the clock spring broke, causing problems. *ak
While traveling noticed loss of horn. Also, air bag indicator light would stay on.
When turning on the vehicle, I noticed the air bag light did not go off. The next day I saw an article in the paper about the problem and upon checking the horn and cruise control, discovered they did not work either. I took the article to the dealer but they said the item was not under recall and would cost $210 to repair. I'll wait for you to issue the recall!
Airbag light stays on dashboard continously, and horn/ cruise control doesn't work. Dealership is aware of problem.
While driving airbag light would come on and horn stopped working. Consumer felt this may be a problem with clock spring. *ak dealer replaced clock spring.
While traveling, air bag light illuminated for 1 year. Dealer has been contacted. Consumer lost horn and cruise control. *ak possibly failure of the clock spring assembly.
Cruise control would work soon after air bag indicator light would flash on. *ak consumer states on 2 occasions the cruse would only disengage by pushing the off button, also cruise control would not work unless the steering wheel was turned at a certain place.
Airbag light has come on. Also, failure of horn to operate properly.
I saw an article in the paper that said this was related to the clockspring assembly. I was preparing to have it fixed when I saw the article about your investigation and plan to contact the local dealer to see if they will repair for free.
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