The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that the horn was inoperable, and the air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the related undisclosed recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.
2006 Dodge Caravan: airbag warning light
16 of the 173 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 62,500
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 4 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
The airbag light is on & mechanic said it's the left sensor & should be covered under recall? Is this?
"takata recall" the air bag lights are on all the time when the car engine is turned on.
When I start engine everything is ok but air bag light stay on dashboard all the time and I hear 2 or 3 sounds after that no sound but airbag light is on all the time when engine is running. I see that 2006 dodge caravan have recall on air bag module, I did not receive any mail from chrysler regarding this recall .
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. The contact stated that while parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v008000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated on an instermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but the dealer could not diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v008000 (air bags: frontal: sensor control module). The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 67,000. Updated 03/05/12*lj updated 03/06/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the air bag lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200,000 and current mileage was 241,000.
I bought a 2006 dodge caravan in 2009. It had 20,000 at that time. Shortly after purchase we drove the van approximately 100 miles. It began making roaring noises so I pulled over and stopped. After sitting for about 20 minutes, I started the car again and there was no noise. Every time I traveled for over 45 minutes, this would happen. I took the car to be looked at several times but no one could find a problem. Finally in january of this year the car started making this noise all of the time and my son-in-law, who is a mechanic, said that it needed power steering fluid. That fixed the problem for awhile. In march, I took my car in and was told that the rack and pinion needs to be replaced! Very expensive! The car is now only making noise when I go through standing water. Also, the airbag warning light illuminates at intervals. It seems that a lot of people are having these same complaints. I think that dodge needs to do some recalls and some repairs!
I own a 2006 dodge caravan and about a month ago I noticed a problem when I use my turn signals. Sometimes they work fine, sometimes not at all, and sometimes the opposite blinker will turn on (ex: I use the right blinker but the left blinker come on and vise versa). This has been happening pretty much everyday since it first started. A couple of days ago when I started the car I noticed the airbag light stayed on and the passenger airbag off light on the dash stayed lit. This was very concerning because I don't know if that means the airbag is malfunctioning and won't work in an accident. I decided to do some online searching for these type of problems concerning the dodge caravans and realized that hundreds and hundreds of people were experiencing the same exact problems I am having. This is a huge safety concern because this is primarily my wife's car in which we carry our 3 children. From what I hear from other people experiencing the same issues is that this is related to a wind shield wiper problem as well. This has not yet happened to my car but I am sure it will probably start soon. If so many people are having the same problems I don't understand why there has not been a recall on this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer advised that the passenger air bag sensor was defective. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 51,347 and the current mileage was 55,600. Updated 09/09/10. *lj the consumer was informed his vehicle was not a part of the recall. Updated 09/14/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated on the warning panel. The dealer advised the contact that the air bags sensor had failed and would need to be replaced. The dealer also stated that if the vehicle was involved in a crash, the air bags would not deploy upon impact as long as the light remained illuminated. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000 and the current mileage was 44,209. Updated 5/3/10 *cn updated 05/10/10
2006 dodge caravan airbag warning light illuminated.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 dodge caravan, grand caravan and chrysler town & country vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, massachusetts, maine, maryland, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north dakota, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin, alaska and the district of columbia. The front crash sensors may crack under certain environmental conditions and allow water to enter into the sensor. This can cause the sensor to become inoperative and illuminate the airbag warning light. These sensors were added to enhance the performance of the airbag system in certain frontal crashes.
- Risk
- If the front crash sensors become inoperative, the driver is immediately alerted by illumination of the airbag warning light and the vehicle should be promptly serviced. Until the vehicle is repaired, the airbags may not provide the enhanced protection in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- Chrysler will replace the front airbag sensors with a new design. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety improvement campaign will begin during june 2010. Owners may contact chrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 10V008000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2006 Dodge Caravan airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2006 Dodge Caravan?
16 of 173 owner complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan (9%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Dodge Caravan?
There is 1 recall and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Dodge Caravan
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