When vehicle has been started air bag light comes on and remains. Would have to jiggle key in ignition and air bag light goes out. Currently, air bag light comes and wiggling key, does not turn it off. Horn & cruise control work fine.*ak
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan airbags complaints
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Was driving vehicle when air bag would flash on/off before becoming solid. This problem affected the horn and cruise control. Have taken to dealership, and was informed by mechanic that clockspring was broken.
Airbag warning light illuminated intermittently while driving. Vehicle has been inspected and repaired by dealer. *ak consumer states it was due to a failed clock spring.
Clockspring failed causing airbag, horn, cruise control to be inoperable.
Airbag light came on, dealer replaced clockspring assembly.*ak
An electrical short was causing airbag light to stay on. Dealer has replaced clock spring assembly, and not horn. However horn touch pad had a short causing the horn not to function. Dealer was looking into the problem.*ak dealer had to disconnect the horn to make it inoperative because the cost was 649 dollars, consumer feels this failure is because of the faulty clockspring assembly that shorted.
Airbag light stays on at all times which is effecting cruise control and horn. Neither item works because of air bag light. Have not contacted dealer. Please add VIN.
I am among the thousands of dodge minivan owners whose clock springs were defective.
Failing clocksprings allow for a dangerous cruise control mode as well as air bag failures.
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I first noticed that the airbag light on the dashboard of my 1996 dodge grand caravan was on while driving through a parking lot. This first occurred on 7/3/2001. It went off after 5 minutes. The pattern of the airbag coming on started occurring more regularly and staying on longer. We took the minivan into koon's dodge (falls church, va) on saturday, july 14, 2001. They diagnosed the problem as a problem with the clock-spring in the steering column that had gone bad and had made the airbag go bad. They gave me an estimate of $800 to fix it. I asked them whether dodge would pay for it since having an airbag go bad should not be an ordinary "wear and tear" item for any automobile. The assistant manager (scott) told me that his boss (ray rasado) would have to talk with dodge on monday, 7/16/2001 to see if they would pay for it. I called back on monday and they said that dodge refused to pay for it. Dodge had said it was not their fault that the clockspring had gone bad and made the airbag go bad. I then called dodge myself and talked to their warranty department (jessica). After talking with her dodge manager, she said that they would not pay for it. She said that there were no engineering problems with either the clockspring or the airbag. She gave me a case reference number of 8889836. I called koon's, the dodge dealership, back and asked whether they were positive that the airbag itself was bad in addition to the clockspring. The reason being that a repair of the clockspring was approximately $200 versus $800 for both the clockspring and airbag. They again said that the clockspring had made the airbag go bad and that the airbag would not deploy unless it was replaced along with the clockspring. I told them based on their recommendation to replace the clockspring and airbag. The final cost was $816.37. I strongly believe that this is an engineering safety defect on dodge's behalf. The consumer should not be put at physical risk for this.
Air bag clockspring failure.
Ea 01 007/air bag clock spring failure: horn / cruise control are inoperativ, and air bag sensor light remains on while driving. Dealer / manufacturer have not been notified at this time. Provide any further information .
Air bag light has come on, and horn has failed to function. Dealership has not examined vehicle. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Air bag light stays illuminated while driving. Also, cruise control and the horn assemblies are inoperable. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and determined that clock spring was defective. Please provide additional information.
Air bag light on dash has come on. Horn has failed to operate, and cruise control no longer works. Dealer informed consumer that clock spring assembly would need to be replaced. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
While driving the air bag light could come and stay on for while. Horn did not work, stopped working without prior warning. Also, cruise control did not work.
At about 60k miles, the air bag indicator lamp would occasionally light up. Now at over 63k miles, the air bag lamp stays on continuously.
Airbag light came on dashboard. Dealership is aware of problem.
Ea 01 007/air bag clock spring:inoperative horn operation. Also, air bag sensor light remained on on. Dealer notified and informed consumer that they are unaware of any recall, and any repairs would be at consumer cost.*ak consumer also states cruise control failed.
Fuel leakage from top of fuel tank. Dealer / manufacturer notified, and informed consumer no recall on that part, and any repairs would be at consumer's expense. Please feel free to provide and further details on this matter . *ak the vehicle is experiencing fuel odor inside the vehicle especially at fill up, the consumer believes this may be related to recall work performed several months prior, the dealer noticed leak at the top of the tank but stated that it was not related to prior recall repair (o-ring replacement), fule filter was replaced, air bag light is on. Nlm
Dealer replaced airbag and clockspring after I reported that the airbag light was on.
Air bag light has come on and will not go off. Also, horn and cruise control systems have failed. Dealership has not examined vehicle.
While traveling air bag indicator light would stay on. Dealer has been contacted. Technician stated clock spring needed to be replaced. Please provide further information.
Intermittently SRS light will illuminate when driving, and cruise control becomes inoperable.*ak consumer also states wiper switch was replaced twice, still intermittent wipers fail to operate correctly, also radio does not see cd player, unless vehicle is shut off and on sometimes more than once.
Airbag light remained on; horn &cruise control stopped; clockspring replaced at cost of $250. This vehicle has repairs every 2-3 months at cost of $200-400. In addition to regular maintainance. Will never buy a chrylser product again.
The airbag and horn are no longer fundtional. The airbag failure light remains on most of the time. An intermittant wiring problem in the dash is suspected. I understand that this is a common problem.
Air bag light stays on, clockspring has been replaced.
Air bag warning light on.
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