2001 Dodge Dakota: airbag warning light

Filed Jun 29, 2013 · Airbags, Electrical · 98,762 miles · FL

Air bag light came on and stayed on. I was not moving, just started vehicle. Light has remained on for 5 days with my normal driving. Horn and cruise control work.

Filed May 8, 2013 · Airbags · 105,000 miles · TN

Clockspring in steering column. The air bag light stayed on, the cruise control, horn and radio stopped working. A new clockspring was installed and now everything works fine. Updated 06/10/13

Filed Sep 4, 2012 · Airbags · 29,350 miles · HI

While driving I turned the steering wheel my airbag light came on and now it comes on every time I turn the wheel, it doesn't matter what direction. There seems to be a recall for the 2000 model year, but not my year.

Filed Nov 10, 2010 · Acceleration, Airbags · 236,000 miles · FL

I bought my 2001 dodge dakota quad cab brand new and until this date, I have only had one issue. The power window motor quit and was replaced in 2008. On october 1st, 2010, my cruise control went out. Thinking it was wear and tear, I was not in a rush to fix it. Then the horn quit working. When the air bag light started flashing when I turned the steering wheel, I took it in to be serviced. My concern is that I have the same issues as a previous recall, but my VIN # is not included in that period. My mechanic says it is the clockspring assembly that needs to be replaced and the part is expensive. Looking online, it appears dodge is not making good. My VIN # matches the other complaints. After contacting dodge (11/10/10), I was offered a 50% refund on repair work. This says to me that they acknowledge there is something wrong with other models/year. This is unacceptable no matter how old the vehicle is. It is a safety issue with dodge.

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Airbags · 85,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The dealer advised that the clock spring would need to be replaced in order to correct the failure yet the part needed for repairs was on a national backorder. The dealer advised that the part was being re-designed due to the common failure. The contact was concerned with the safety of the air bag failure. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage 86,000. Updated 11/16/10.

Filed Nov 16, 2009 · Acceleration, Airbags · 98,000 miles · WA

The horn quit the cruise controls quit working. The air bag light are on air bags are dead the clock spring is bad in all the 2000 2001 dodge dakota 's all have the same problem. Dealer said sounds like you got a problem. This is a safety problem.

Filed May 14, 2009 · Airbags · 63,000 miles · NM

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. While driving approximately 45 MPH on normal road conditions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the clock spring assembly failed. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 63,000. Updated 6/18/09 *cn updated 06/22/09

Filed Sep 24, 2008 · Acceleration, Airbags · 125,000 miles · CA

My husband was driving his 2001 dodge dakota home at night, on a country road, around august 5, 2008 and the headlights flickered on and off. When he got home, the windshield wipers went haywire, the horn continued to honk, the door locks began locking and unlocking, and the air bag light came on. We found out the central timer module (cmt) and clock spring had failed and was told the truck was unsafe to drive. We had both repaired for $530. I was told that recalls existed on several dodge vehicles but not one of them specified our truck. I contacted dodge and they just said it was not my truck so I was out of luck. I then did some research on this on-line and found several forums with this same problem on this year of truck, plus several others, and they could not find any help from dodge either. This is a really serious malfunction and could of cause a very bad accident. I just need dodge to own up to the problem and reimburse us for the repairs we had. Also admit there is a problem on all dodge vehicles, before someone get seriously injured or killed.

Filed Sep 13, 2008 · Airbags · 95,000 miles · CO

Airbag warning light comes on intermittently or stays on. Horn works only sometimes. Dealer says I need a new clockspring.

Filed Mar 10, 2008 · Transmission · 62,970 miles · MN

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. The contact received a safety recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v555000 (power train: automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift). He took his vehicle to the dealer for repair and when he retrieved it, the driver side air bag light illuminated. He believes that the recall repair caused the clock spring to fail. The repair would cost $197 to repair. The dealer stated that the clock spring was defective. The current mileage was 63,300 and failure mileage was 62,970. Update 04-02-08 *bf the consumer stated while driving, the air bag light illuminated. There were no problems with the air bag light until after he picked the vehicle up from having a recall performed. Updated

Filed Sep 4, 2007 · Airbags, Electrical · 175,725 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge dakota. While driving 15 MPH, the horn and cruise control failed. The contact stated that the air bag light and o/d light remained illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer stated that the cause of failure was the steering column and suggested that a dodge dealer make the repair. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was 176,225 and failure mileage was 175,725.

Filed Apr 2, 2007 · Airbags · CA

Air bag light continually goes on and off. After extensive researching online, it looks like the clockspring is defective. Apparently the air bag won't deploy in an accident, but dodge refuses to issue a recall. However, there are recalls on other year dodge trucks - but not the 2001 dakota, even though they were built at the same factories in the same year as the other models that did get issued a recall.