1999 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSION IDLE ARMS NEEDED REPLACED IN AUGUST 2003 AT 63,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED SO WE ARE UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS NOW APRIL 2004, 6000 MILES LATER AND THE BELT NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *AK WHEN THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED, IT ALSO CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERATIVE. *JB

HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO GET THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. ALREADY WE HAVE PAID $35.99 FOR THEM TO TELL US IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. IT WILL BE AT LEAST ANOTHER $165 (NOT INCLUDING THE POSTAGE CHARGE FOR THEM TO ORDER PARTS) TO FIX IT. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL?*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND HORN DON,T WORK, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WENT AND HAD A DIAGNOSIS DONE CAME BACK AS SQUIBB ON DRIVERS SIDE. WE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE CLOCKSPRING FOR $200+.WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ?AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY 1996,1997,1998 & 2000 BUT NOT 1999 A PIECE OF ELECTRIC TAPE COVERS THE AIRBAG LIGHT RATHER NICE. *JB

COLLISION AT 30 PLUS MILES PER HOUR AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT OF THE VAN STRUCK ANOTHER CAR ON THE SIDE TRAVELING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. CAUSING SEVERE NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK .

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THE FRONT AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE, AND THE HORN TO MALFUNCTION. *AK

THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT OIL WAS GETTING INTO THE RADIATOR. *AK THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO WARN THE CONSUMER OF THE PROBLEM. *SC

I OWN A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. I'VE CHECK ALL FUSES AND LINKS. I WEB SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A NOTED PROBLEM DUE TO A "CLOCKSPRING FAILURE" *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE TGHE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAS ALREADY HAD ONE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED IN IT. I PAID FOR THIS OUT OF MY POCKET, SINCE IT HADN'T BEEN RECALLED. THAT WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. NOW, THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AGAIN AND WILL MAKE A RINGING NOISE - JUST AS IT STARTED THE LAST TIME. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PART. WHY HASN'T DODGE RECALLED THE 99 MODELS? *JB