2001 Dodge Caravan: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Apr 28, 2018 · Acceleration · 44,900 miles · FL

After the engine warms up and at speeds around 45-50 the acceleration sticks as if the cruise control is on. The only way to stop it is to put the car in neutral then drive,or shut the engine off. I disconnected the servo to the cruise control to eliminate the cruise as the cause. The problem is intermittent but occurs often.

Filed Mar 18, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 176,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge caravan. The contact stated the air bags warning indicator was illuminated, and the horn and cruise control became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 176,000.

Filed Feb 26, 2015 · Acceleration · 195,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge caravan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the cruise control button was inadvertently engaged due to it being to close to the horn. As a result, the contact stated that the vehicle became stuck at a certain speed, which caused him to drive above speed limits. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 195,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2013 · Acceleration, Airbags · MD

Air bag warning light is on constantly. Horn will not work .cruise control will not work.

Filed Sep 6, 2012 · Acceleration, Airbags · NJ

Driver's side air bag, the horn and the cruise control do not work. It is quite obvious that these defects are caused by a defective clock spring. This was a matter of recall for the dodge caravan and grand caravan, plymouth voyager and grand voyager and chrysler town and country from the 1996-2000 model years. Our car is 2001 model and is not in a recall list, but it is quite obvious to me that the defect was not fixed in 2001 year models. Am I alone complaining about this unfixed problem? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Mar 18, 2008 · Steering · 67,000 miles · MD

I have a 2001 dodge caravan. First noticed (a few months ago) the cruise control did not work; then the horn would work intermittently. Now, the horn does not work at all. Had the dealer troubleshoot and they said the clockspring is faulty and needs to be replaced. I noticed that there had been a recall to replace clocksprings in caravans up to year 2000. I ordered my caravan in november, 2000 and received it january, 2001.

Filed Jul 20, 2005 · Acceleration, Airbags · 87,000 miles · WI

Dt: contact complained about the recall of earlier models of the same car where the clock spring in the steering column was bad. The steering was not affected .this caused the horn and cruise control to malfunction. The air bag light came on intermittently. Contact called dodge and told them.he had this problem for the past week.

Filed Mar 3, 2005 · Airbags · 96,733 miles · KY

(1) the airbag light was staying on during vehicle operation, and the horn and cruise control were also non operative. This is on our 2001 dodge caravan. We also have a 1999 dodge caravan that received a safety recall (notification code d17) for the exact same problem, only it covered 1998-2000 for the recall of clocksprings. Our 2001 dodge caravan had the same symptoms as the recall for the 1998-2000 dodge caravans, but was not covered, since it is a 2001. Since the same part is failing on the 2001 models, I believe the same defective part is being used on the 2001 model dodge caravans. (2) airbag, horn, and cruise control were inoperative (3) dealer replaced the clockspring, which is the same defective part covered under a recall of the 1998-2000 models of dodge caravans, which was notification code d17. This was done at our expense, and I feel that there are many other owners out there having the same defective clocksprings replaced on their 2001 (and even later) models of dodge caravan.