The clock spring failed without warning. As a result the horn was inoperative and the air bag sensor light stayed on. The consumer was concerned the air bags will not deploy upon impact. Please provide additional information.
1998 Dodge Grand Caravan: broken coil spring
5 of the 554 complaints about the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Broken coil spring by model year
What owners say
Air bag sensor light flashed intermittently. Dealer stated that clock spring failed, and air bags were inoperative. A recall 02v293000 was issued. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
The air bag light illuminated, which caused the horn and cruise control to be inoperative. The dealer stated the clock spring failed. Related recall 02v293000, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. *jb *ts
My clockspring broke,it makes the airbag light stay on and disables the horn, cruise control and airbags. Dealer wants about $200 to repair, I bought the part from the dealer for $73.15 and replaced it myself. I have friend with the same problem in her 97 caravan.s
Our clockspring broke in the steering column. It controls the horn, airbag and unfortunately the cruise control. We were on a trip and approaching a town. I tapped on the brakes to shut the cruise control off and it wouldn't shut off. In fact, I couldn't slow down at all. I was going about 60 or 65 when this happened and eventually I was at the speed of 90. The van was accelling while I was trying to stop it. We finally got over to the side of the road and put it in either neutral or park just so we could get it to stop. Our horn doesn't work now and our airbag probably won't deploy in case of an emergency. This could cause alot of accidents and may hurt people if something doesn't get done about it.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan?
5 of 554 owner complaints about the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan (1%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan
Airbag light 47Adaptive cruise 32Power steering loss 25Transmission failure 25Loss of power 24Overheating 21Wipers 16Stalling 15No deployment 13Fire or smoke 12ABS 11Brake failure 11Headlights 9Check engine light 8Engine failure 8Won't start 8Fuel smell 6Seat belt 6Tire blowout 6Fuel gauge 5
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