1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF ANY DEFECT WITH AIR BAG. *AK CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. *SLC

TOOK VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON, ENGINE CHIMES RING AND IT KEEPS RINGING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. *AK DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX HOWEVER DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *SLC

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ASSEMBLY ARE INOPERABLE.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON/HORN AND CRUISE CONROL STOPPED WORKING, DEALER STATED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER'S AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON & OFF FOR A MONTH. THEN, STAYED ON ANOTHER MONTH. DURING THAT TIME CRUISE CONTROL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING, SINCE THEN NO PROBLEM.*AK

IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER MINI-VANS, THE "CLOCK SPRING" IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT CONNECTS THE SPEED CONTROL, HORN AND AIR BAGS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VAN. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING AT ALL TIMES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SPEED CONTROL, AND HORN ALSO DO NOT WORK WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS CONCERNS ME THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE CONNECTION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ACCORDING TO A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE PRESS, CHRYSLER HAS SOLD OVER 124,000 OF THESE PARTS. I RECENTLY WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DIDN'T.*AK

CONTACTED DEALER AND CHRYSLER - BOTH INDICATED KNOW PROBLEM HOWEVER NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

IN JANUARY 2001, MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN'S "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOSLY SINCE THAT TIME. AT THE SAME TIME ... MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. TODAY, I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT CNN.COM REPORTED ON THIS VERY PROBLEM ON 3-19-01. THIS ARTICLE PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. WITH ALL THREE FAILURES, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL, I'M ASSUMING THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH. *AK

MULTIPLE FAILURES IN OTHER AREAS OF THE VEHICLE NOT LISTED. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK