1997 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ELECTRICAL AND LIGHT APPEARED ON AND OFF ON DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING, AIR BAG LIGHT REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING AND HORN IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK. THE ENGINE BLEW AT 73000 MILES ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN AND ADVISOR AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. *JG

FIRST THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND DID NOT GO OFF. THEN THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT COME ON. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS IS THAT CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN THE CURRENT CONDITION THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE ESTIMATED COST IS ~ $300.00. I HAVE SCHEDULED THE WORK FOR NEXT WEEK. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS THEY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR COST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. PER ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET CHRYSLER HAS REPLACES OVER 124,000 CLOCK SPRINGS, ON THEIR OWN ADMISSION!

DODGE CARAVAN SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, THE HORN DOES NOT FUNCTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC AND THE DEALER BOTH FOUND THIS TO BE A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

FIRST TIME CLOCKSPRING FAILURE RENDERED DRIVER AIRBAG INOPERATIVE. SECOND FAILURE RENDERED CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. A NON-WORKING AIRBAG IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WASN'T RESTRAINING TIGHT ENOUGH. CONSUMER HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY SEEM TO THINK IT'S WORKING PROPERLY. *JG

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION, CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED GEAR STICK CAUSING GEAR TO CHANGE AND ROLL FORWARD WITHOUT HAVING TO APPLY BRAKES. MECHANIC STATED THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *AK *YH

FRONT CRASH AT 25 MPH, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODED. PASSENGER SUFFERED CHEMICAL BURNS ON FACE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V076000 NOTIFICATION REGARDING SEAT BELT FAILURE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, CONSUMER SET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE SERVICES RENDERED. WHILE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, MECHANIC STATED PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE CONSUMER HAD TO RESET APPOINTMENT.*AK

AIR BAG/ HORN AND CRUSIE CONTROL FAILED DUE TO CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTIONING. HORN COULD NOT BE USED IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK