1996 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

CONSUMER STATES INVOLVED IN A COLLISION TRAVELLING APPROX 35MPH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S BAG DID NOT. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY LIT AND VEHICLE'S HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED THAT AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCKSPRING IN GEAR BOX WENT OUT CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ALLUMINATED. HORN GOES OUT\AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND NO WARNING THE FUEL TANK HAD CRACK CAUSING FLUID TO LINK OUT AND THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO REFILL MORE THAN OFTEN. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE HORN WILL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE CAUSES THE AIR BAG AND HORN TO NOT WORK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING AND THEN MY AIR BAG AND HORN WORKS. THESE 2 ITEMS ARE SAFETY FEATURES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768035

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING, THE RIBBON CABLE BROKE AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER. *NLM *SCC

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS IN ON (DOES NOT WORK.) MECHANIC TELLS US THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO AIRBAGS PLUS NO HORN = SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH, IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER CARAVAN USERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MR

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. MR

FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR