Wiring system is suspect, airbag light seems to be symptom but not sure is car is safe.
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan airbags complaints
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Coolant gauge, tach,and speedometer all flatline at same time and return intermittently, air bag warning light stays on and horn and cruise control stopped working at same time. Drivers side sliding door lock works when it wants to. Windshield wipers work when they want to when it is cold outside. No fuel leaks until recall repair made then leak developed when tank filled ( dealer fixed). Radio does not switch from am to fm unless button pushed 3 or 4 times. Just one big electrical lemon.
Drivers air bag, horn and speed control shorted out and inoperable
Vehicle experiencing problem with air bag sensor light remaining on. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that problem was due to a clock spring which needed replacement. Also, horn failure was caused by air bag moving on to relay switch. Dealer informed that repairs would cost consumer $950.00. *ak
Air bag light now stays on. Cruise control no longer works as does horn. Will need to replace the clock spring in the steering wheel.
Air bag module failed causing the air bag light to illuminate. Nlm
Air bag light illuminated. Dealer found faulty clockspring, which rendered air bag system inoperable.
Air bag sensor light stayed on, causing horn and cruise control to become inoperable. Dealer suggested a defective clock spring inside the steering wheel column. Cost for repaired around $200, this is a safety hazard for the horn and passive restraint airbag. These components should be in working order at all the time. Since it's defective parts there should be some kind of goodwill toward the repairs of these items. It seems like everything gone wrong when the warrenty ran out. Should there should be a recall out for these defective parts? I've had noticed there are 3 complaints oid # already out for this van. Any support will be grateful!!
While driving airbag light stayed illuminated, resulting in loss of horn and speed control. Vehicle is being repaired by the dealer .
Vehicle was experiencing ongoing / intermittent problem with air bag senosr light coming on. Condsumer believed this problem causes horn and cruise control failure as well. Dealer notifed, and repaired / replaced air bag module and clock spring. Would like the federal safety agency to provide additional information on this matter.
This car has gone to the dealer so many times and not been fixed. After my warrantee expired I took the van to a trusted mechanic and at a great cost to me is the van being repaired. The dealer never once acknowledge or fixed any problems that the independant car mechanic was able to find easily.
Airbag light is coming on. Clock spring in airbag intermittently opens and closes.
I purchased this vehicle october of 1995, in march of 96 the fuse block had to be replaced along with a multi function switch because the wipers would come on by themselves while I was driving, a contact and plunger kit because the right sliding door would not always unlock when using the unlock button, the fuel tank was replaced because it only held 12 gallons of gas when it was supposed to hold 18 - 20, the tank was installed so that the tank was bowed in the middle and the front door panel was reattached to the door and the left sliding door was repaired because it would not unlock with the key. In august of 1997 the switch for the interior lights was replaced because the lights would flicker, the left side sliding door lock was replaced again along with the rear door latch. In sept. 0f 97 a gear was replaced for the power steering, the left sliding door had moulding replaced because the clips were broken. In august of 98 the stereo was replaced because the treble would fade, the vehicle shut off while I was driving no one could explain this phenomenon, the relay switch was replaced and the rack and pinion was replaced also the multi-function switch was replaced again. In sept. Of 98 the car was back in the shop because the air bag light came on. Evidently when they replaced the relay switch just 7 days earlier things in the dash started working that had not worked up til that point for instance I was not aware that the chime would go off if the blinker was left on for over a mile. It took 7 days to get my car back because they found out that there were never any screws holding the air bag in the module so as far as I know for the two years that my husband and I were driving this car there was no protection by and air bag. This past week july 1, we were on vacation and we had to replace the transmission to the tune of $l771. The car is back in the shop today (7/6) because it appears that the transmission continues to slip and run at high RPM.please help!!
Passenger's airbag did not deploy properly, during a 40 MPH frontal crash, staying in the dashboard and not protecting the occupant. The right front passenger went over the airbag and struck the windshield because bag did not fully inflate. Vehicle has not been inspected.
This may not be the appropriate forum for this concern, but I was unable to e-mail the web master. I recently read that the federal safety agency conducted some SUV/van vs. Car (accord) crashes, which yielded disproportionate damage in the car and troubling information about the passenger airbags in the dodge caravan. Results of the crash test, suggest that deployment of the bag in this 35 MPH collision would likely result in serious neck injuries and/or death. As owners of a 1996 dodge grand caravan, we were obviously troubled by this information. I visited your web site today in hopes of finding more information about this recent crash test, but have not been successful in this endeavor. I'm interested in reading the results, if they are available and learning how the federal safety agency and/or chrysler plan to address this problem. We are currently in the final month of our 3 year warranty period on our vehicle and I wonder if, based upon the results of this crash test, I can claim that the bag is defective and request either replacement with a new lower-powered bag or repurchase of the vehicle. Please advise. Thank you!
While driving at 8mph on a smooth dirt road both air bags deployed without warning. Dealer has ben contacted.
Almost at stop hit small bump and both air bags deployed. No accident or damage to the vehicle other than the bag deployment.
12 year old child received neck injury in crash. Air bags did not deploy.
No deployment of driver's/passenger's ait bag during a crash, resulted in injuries to driver.
Design of vehicle with air bags is not conducive for drivers 5 feet tall and 110 lbs.
Passenger's airbag deployed to left instead of rectangular or square shape, did not inflate fully, passenger fell forward to right of airbag, caused injuries.
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