Clock spring failed while vehicle was being driven, caused loss of air bag, horn, and cruise controll. Clock spring failed where the manufacture placed a plastic strip on the spring cable that put a severe bend in cable causing it to break the circuit and loose the vital safety functions of the vehicle.
1997 Dodge Grand Caravan acceleration complaints
Page 3 of 3: complaints 41 to 48 of 48, newest first, as owners wrote them.
My air bag light will not go off, I have no horn, and I have no cruise control... When I contacted dodge dealer, they said it would cost approx. $100.00 to put on analysis, and see what the problem is... Then I read this article last night, stating 164 people have complained about the same problem... What do I need to do.. Will the dealer, fix this at no charge?
While driving cruise control would shut off, and sometimes horn would not work, airbag light would come on. Consumer took to dealer and they said it was the clock spring. So they replaced it.
1)clock spring assy. Failed due to manufacturer defect. It causes air bag light to come on disabling air bag, cruise and horn also wont work. I have a digital picture of the failed part if you would like it. 2) belt tensioner just broke off while driving in traffic causing no powrer steering and very little brakes. Appeared the stud that goes through it snapped into.
When applying gas pedal at an intersection, vehicle will drift into the intersection and engine will not take off. Dealer has seen vehicle three times, and cant duplicate the problem.
While the cruise control is activated and the vehicle has been driven for long hours, the vehicle will decelerate to 0 MPH and bounce back up to 60 MPH, which may cause an accident. Dealer cannot determine problem. Cause unknown.
Vehicle rapidly accelerated backwards, and continued backards with the brakes applied until it hit a building.
Engine block failed.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history