I saw an atricle in the paper, my airbag light was intermittent for several months now always on my stopped working 1 1/2 month ago I haven't checked my cruise control but I will know.
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan airbags complaints
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Airbag light stayed on/ horn and cruise control stopped working.
My airbag light came on, cruise control quit. Mechanic says clock spring.
Air bag light went on, horn failed, cruise control does not work. This is consistent with problems cited in a assoc. Press story on mar 19, 2001.
Doors do not close properly and do not stay open when opened. A problem with the clock spring has caused the airbags to be inopperable, the cruise control does not work, the horn does not work, and the windshield wipers do not work (it does rain in phoenix sometimes). We had to replace the power window motor in the drivers door. This is the first 6 of 15 problems with this vehicle.
Uges on dash would float up or down and not give a true consistent reading. Dealer fixed but I was not satisfied with the result - this appeared to be a manufacturer defect.
Clock spring fatigued completely disabling drivers airbag, horn and cruise control.
The airbag, horn, & cruise control failed. Took to dealer - told clock spring assembly failed. Will cost about $400 to fix. Was told this is a very common defect. Would like some assistance from chrysler. This is our family car for a family of six. Unsafe to drive in this condition.
Pe00-032, airbag light came on. Took vehicle to dealer . Diagnostic test showed that airbag clock spring had failed.
Clock spring assembly failed preventing deployment of air bags, horn operation, and cruise control operation. Appears to be a common failure!!
Air bag light stays on continuosly, the horn no longer works, cruise control no longer works, front interior lights no longer come on when the front doors are opened, cooling fans will not run even with A/C on, hood latch doesn't always release the hood.
Was driving, and was about to make a turn, when vehicle lost power. Driver lost control of vehicle. Applied brakes to stop. Had checked vehicle & noticed pulley belt had came off. Tension bracket had failed (serpentine belt). Also, driver's side air bag did not deploy.
Service engine light on for the 4th time since july 2000. Airbag light just bee fixed, now door is stuck open and has to be closed from inside. Windshield wipers come on of their own accord. Get it sorted dodge.
Right before vehicle shifts into overdrive there is a jerky motion. Dealer cannot find problem, at 40 -45 MPH. Also, transmission has to be rebuilt, and airbag light stays on. Dealer says it's due to an open circuit, brakes replaced twice, rotors replaced. *ak the consumer had transmission problems numerous times. Noise in engine while driving due to serpentin belt and tensioner failure.
The clock spring controling the horn, airbag, and cruise control broke recently making the air bag system useless. According to the service manager this has happened on many of the grand caravans. I feel this should be a recall item and repaired so it will not make the safety system of the car in operative when it fails.
I still had other compnents replaced in my vehicle, but you did not have enough room for all my information.
Pe96-051, airbag light stays on all the time which could mean failure of the airbag. Please provide further information.
While driving speed control activated without manual operation. Air bag warning light remained illuminated, and headlights could not be manually turned off.please give any further details.
Pe96-008; airbag light started to come on intermittently. After ward lost horn and cruise control function. At that point, consumer took vehicle to dealer, and was told that cause was a defective airbag clock.
Horn will not work at times, and air bag light will stay on. A spring came out from the inside of the steering column.
The tackometer and speedometer flatlined to 0 then returned to normal, the horn and cruise control, have stopped working and the airbag light stays on most of the time. The transmission had a total failure in the highway and had to be rebuilt. The wipers occasionally come on by themselves and cycle a couple of times and then stop and occasionally stop in the middle of the windshield (this has been tothe dealer in madison heights, va several times for repair under warranty, but not since the warranty expired. The left speakers on the sound suystem periodically go off and on while the system is on. The starter went out and had to be replaced the end of june, 2000.
Air bag light comes on and off . Took it to the dealer and was told the control module & kick spring are bad . Chrysler will not repair it unless pay I for it . My question is how can something go bad that has never been used. Not to mention the horn doesn't work even though the fuse is good and my wipers come on and off at random. This is all in the steering colum, how ironic.
While driving the tackometer and speedometer flat lined to zero. Also, transmission indicator light went out. Consumer shut engine off and restarted vehicle. Air bag warning light remained illuminated/ horn and cruise control were inoperable. Please give any further details.
Once van is started, the airbag light stays on plus the horn and cruise control will not work. I have not taken it to a dealer yet. I have posted this problem on the chrysler internet newsgroup website and it appears that many other minivan owners are having or had the same problem. The fix for the problem seems to be to replace the clock spring. Will the federal safety agency force chrysler to do a recall on this problem? Thanks
While driving air bags light will come on unexpectedly and stay on. Technician told consumer to find out information about it.
04/1997 - windshield wipers randomly turn on and off. Interior lights also go on and off randomly. Dealer said, "couldn't determine cause." 01/1999 - cruise control and horn stopped working. Air bag light constantly on. Mechanic said, "due to air bag problems"
Windshield wipers still engage by themselves originally repaired 05/99. Transmission went out at30904 miles. Airbag light came on and horn stopped working had to replace click spring. Car stall while driving said it needed tune-up. When using AC or driving in rain and making a turn steering gets stiff and cannot control. Interior lights flash dealer could not duplicate. Power door locks lock and unlock by themselves. Had to replace axle due to it being bent when new transmission was put in. Had to get new tires because axle threw off balance. Keep replacing batteries. Drove car for 10 minutes and fan came on and stayed on after car was turned off.
Air bag disabled drivers side, horn disabled, cruise control disabled.
Clock spring in steering wheel needed to be replaced again (est $250). This is the second time within 18 months. This switch controls cruise control, horn, and air bag functions. When it fails, those functions don't work. Particularly the air bag and horn are major safety issues. The front wipers would activate for no reason (startling driver) - repaired at owners expense by dealer. Door locks have always acted spooky. Immedialtley locking after unlocking with fob or with key. Dealer found door drivers door switch shorted. Repaired at owners expense (est $160). Local dealer notified of all problems - have not contact manufaturer directly.
Vehicle experiencing a malfunction within clock spring. Also, air bag/ horn and criuse control failed to operate properly. Dealer /manufacture. Notified, and informed consumer that part was not covered under recall, and any repairs would be at consumer's expense.
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