1997 Dodge Caravan: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Aug 23, 2005 · Acceleration · CO

Dt: just back from a road trip the vehicle started acting up, it would keep speeding like it was accelerating on its on, had to pull off the road, turn off the engine and physically push the throttle down ,it's like it gets stuck. It would do that after turning on the cruise control, and even after turning it off, it still would run away. It would only do this during time periods of using the cruise control. During that particular trip. This would happen regardless if the cruise was off or on. Had to brake very hard in order to get the vehicle to slow down to pull off. *ak customer stated the throttle sticks with cruise when on and after it has been on does not happen unless cruise has been on seems like it wants to drive away. *tt the consumer stated a vacuum hose associated with the cruise control was replaced. Updated 09/14/07.

Filed Aug 5, 2005 · Acceleration, Airbags · MN

Dt: air bag light stayed on/the cruise control switch didn't work, and the horn malfunctioned. Noticed these failures on june 1, 2005. Have not contacted the dealer. Had checked the fuses, they were still good.

Filed Jun 28, 2005 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · IL

Dt: air bag light is on and cruise control and horn doesn't work. *ak consumer states having a recall notice for these problems but delearship refuses to fix because the vehicle is not a 1998 or newer. The consumer's steering wheel is getting worst. Consumer's VIN #'s are not on the recall list, consumer also owns a 2000 dodge van. Consumer wants to be kept up to date on the progress of the claim.

Filed Jun 15, 2005 · Airbags · 150,500 miles · UT

I have a mini- caravan 1997 airbag light stays on or blinks intermittantly horn doesn't work or only works somtimes (thats fun) cruise control doesn't work

Filed Oct 15, 2004 · Airbags, Electrical · MI

The consumer requested reimbursement for recall repairs. The consumer was denied because the repairs were not done the dealer. *nm the A/C was inoperative, the cruise control was inoperative and the ses light. Recall# 04v480000. *sc

Filed Jul 29, 2004 · Acceleration, Airbags · 92,000 miles · NY

The cruise control stopped working. Then the air bag light came on. I later realized that the horn doesn't work. I reported this to the dealer service dept. At a nys inspection visit. The vehicle passed inspection.*ak I have had several incidents where I needed to use the horn, and was unable to. This is a serious safety defect.

Filed Apr 28, 2004 · Airbags, Electrical · MA

Hi my name is [xxx] and I purchased a 1997 dodge caravan for $3,600 and traded in my car which was worth $400 at least that's what the dealer man said. I brought back the caravan the next day to the dealership because I was told they were going to fix some minor problems, including the horn that was not functioning at all . They spent the whole day with the van and didn't do anything to it, then they said to bring it back the next day and told me that the horn was going to get ordered and that it was going to take a while because the part that they needed couldn't be sent via mail because it was considered to be explosive so when I decided to ask for my money back since it had a 30 day warranty they told me that they were going to fix it as soon as possible. I went to pick up my van and when I saw it they put it a different horn and told me that it would pass inspection and that they would replace the part that the van needed if I was willing to pay half on it. In conclusion to this the piece that they need is the clock spring which cost about $ 400 to $ 900 and they said that it was safe to drive the van with the horn that they put in instead of putting a new clock spring. They didn't tell me that once the clock springs breaks down the airbag , cruise control. And the radio wouldn't function properly. I don't think that I should pay for something that I think that they should've taken care of before selling that vehicle. Please help me with this matter I will appreciate if you can help me. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 3, 2004 · Airbags, Steering · 137,000 miles · AL

I own a 1997 dodge caravan, with approx 139,000 miles on it. I just read in the birmingham news about the federal safety agency investigating daimler-chrysler's 1998-1999 dodge caravans/chrysler town & countrys/plymouth voyagers. The article states the vans had a defect with the steering wheel/airbag. Mine is doing this exact thing. About a month ago, the airbag warning light came on, and the horn and cruise control quit working. Please include the 1997 model years in the investigation.

Filed Jun 20, 2003 · Acceleration · KY

Cruise control became inoperative and drove consumer off the interstate onto the shoulder at 70 MPH. *mr the cruise would not respond to the brake pedal or the controls on the steering wheel. After replacing the clock spring per recall, the service dealer assured the consumer the cruise was repaired. The problem returned when the consumer's wife had driven the vehicle. It was found that the throttle cable leading from the cruise control mechanism to the throttle itself failed at the point of the exit from the cable strands in the cable were pulled back into the cable housing locking the action of the cable, and caused failure. *scc

Filed Mar 19, 2003 · Acceleration, Airbags · NY

Clockspring failed, causing horn/air bag and cruise control to malfunction.

Filed Nov 29, 2002 · Airbags · MI

Air bags not working, horn not working, and cruise control not working. Was told by dealership it was the clockspring. Dt

Filed Oct 25, 2002 · Airbags · OR

While driving vehicle on the road, the air bag light suddenly came on for no reason. This caused the horn and the cruise control to not work properly. Have taken to dealer to have it repaired. Was informed that the clockspring had broken. Ts