Air bag light is illuminating on the dash. Also, the horn is inoperable and cruise control failed to work, due to a malfunction in a clock spring in the instrument panel. Consumer has yet to contact the dealer. Please provide any further details.
1997 Dodge Grand Caravan airbags complaints
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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.
After extensive research I have determined that this is a highly common problem with dodge caravans. When the clock spring fails, the airbags are prevented from deploying in a major accident. If chrysler has intentionally installed a faulty safety device into their vehicles, they should be responsible for replacing it, not the consumer. A critical safety part should not fail so early in the life of an automobile.
Clock spring failed causing the air bag warning light to come on.*et.
Consumer was in an accident with her family in the dodge van. Was going about 30 MPH when she hit the another vehicle very hard, the air bags did not deploy.
While driving vehicle about 16 MPH on the city street, both air bags deployed at the same time for no reason, hitting wife on the face while on passenger 's seat. The vehicle was taken back to dealer to be fixed.
Owner hit a pickup truck at the front left driver's side and the air bags didn't deploy.
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