This vehicle had an air bag readiness light that stayed on, as well as the cruise control and horn failing. The clock spring mechanism was relaced by the dealer on 3-22-01 at a cost of roughly $200 to me (the owner). I have heard you are investigating this problem and would like to know if I am able to get reimbursed for this cost. Thanks.
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan electrical complaints
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A piece inside steering wheel control unit broke. Also, air bags/ horn, and cruise control do not work. Has not contacted dealer yet.
Airbag light is on, horn and cruise control do not work.
Air bag light would come on and remain after starting and driving vehicle. Windshield wipers comes on by themselves. Horn fails to function properly when in use.
Intermittent failure - off/on for 3 years, total failure - air bag, horn, cruise control, 11/2000
The windshield has a stress crack. Nlm
Srs light stay illuminated while the vehicle is in motion. Also, horn assembly and cruise control are inoperable. Dealer has been notified.
Engine will die suddendly at any speeds and without warning possibly due to bad computer, after waiting 15-20 minutes vehicle will restart. Dealer cannot dtermine cause.
While traveling noticed air bag indication light on, and problems with horn and cruse control. Please provide further information.
Started car air bag dash light on , horn does not work, cruise control does not work. Had seen news paper story about investigation on this problem for my car, took car to dealer on 03/22/2001, dealer serviced car replaced clockspring,part cost $120.00 labor to install part was $84.60, which I had to pay outof my pocket, dealer said was not a recall as of this date. Please include me with theother 164 people that are complaining of a problem with the clockspring on 2.8 million daimlerchryler ag minivans,thank you bill courtney.
Air bags/horn, and cruise control all went out. Manufacturer has fixed problem.*ak consumer states spring in the steering column broke.
Ea 01 007/ air bag clock spring: vehicle experiencing no horn, and air bag light staying on. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Horn, cruise control & air bag indicator light stay lit. Consumer has noticed this for a while, but warranty has expired.consumer saw media alert, and will be contacting manufacturer.
Airbag light was on, horn and cruise control stopped working. Dealer replaced clock spring assembly. *ak
Airbag clock spring needed to be replaced because airbag light came on. Also, cruise control and horn were inoperative.*ak
Horn has failed and airbag light has come on. *ak also the cruise control in not working.
While driving horn and cruise control stopped working. Took to dealer, and they said that clock spring needed to be replaced. Also, airbags won't deploy. Consumer was worried about this being a safety problem.
The horn/cruise control do not work, and air bag light is illuminated. Dealer has been contacted.*ak
Air bag lighton and off/ horn and cruise control failure. *ak air bag light remains on all times.
Ea 01 00; malfunctioning of horn and speed control, and air bag light remaining on. Dealer / manufacturer were not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Electrical problems with the airbag light coming on/ horn failure and cruise control failure.
Air bag light illuminates on dash and horn is inoperable. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer noticed spring in steering column broke, causing problem. Spring is on back order. *ak serpentine belt replaced.
Consumer was driving at approximately 25 to 40 MPH when clock spring caused loss of cruise control/ horn, and airbag light was illuminated. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Airbag warning light stayed on, along with inoperative cruise control & horn.
Airbag light stayed on/ horn and cruise control stopped working.
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.
We purchased a used 1996 dodge grand caravan in december of 1997. It has an intermittent failure. During cold weather, occasionally the engine quits running. Sometimes failures occur every few days; sometimes they are more than a month a part. Failures occur following a cold start as the engines gets close to or reaches normal operating temperature. The failure usually happens from 9 to 31 minutes after the vehicle is started. Failures occur when the outdoor temperature is below about 400f. Failures most commonly occur when the minivan has been parked in a garage that is warmer than the ambient outdoor temperature. The engine quits running. This has happened while at a stop, while driving on local streets, and while driving on the interstate. Sometimes it recovers and sometimes it must be manually restarted. It appears that if the throttle is closed, the engine must be restarted manually and if the throttle is open, the engine recovers. When this failure occurs, the speedometer drops rapidly toward zero. It does not reflect the speed of the vehicle. Schaumburg dodge has made at least seven unsuccessful attempts to diagnose and repair this problem.
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