1996 DODGE CARAVAN Electrical Systemhorn Problems

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT SAME TIME. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN WERE INOPERATIVE, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD RANDOMLY OPERATE WHILE IN OFF MODE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

CLOCK SPRING BROKE, CAUSING SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES IN VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE BOTH INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT, AND THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN BECAME INOPERABLE, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND CONSTANTLY EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION, CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. *SLC

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL CEASED TO WORK. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE UP AND DRIVING. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN PUT TO USE.*AK CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

AIRBAGS, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SPORATICLLY INOPERATIVE. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. *NOTE, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. NOT SURE IF AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL, HORN AND AIRBAG INOPERABLE. PAID $221.60 FOR REPAIR 9/13/00 AT TRAIL DODGE DEALER IN INVER GORVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA.

HORN FAILED TO WORK, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND LEFT DIRECTIONAL DID NOT RETRACT. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AND CHARGED 465.87 TO FIX. NOW, I READ IN PAPER THAT THIS ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED IN NUMEROUS CARAVANS FROM 1996 TO 2000. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECALL AND IF I CAN BE COMPENSATED FOR MY EXPENDITURES. IN RETROSPECT, IT SEEMED AS IF THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM I HAD AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT; IN OTHER WORDS, MINE WAS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM LIKE THIS THAT THEY SAW. THANK YOU

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT DEFECTIVE COMPONENT WAS CLOCK SPRING. *AK THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AS WELL. *YH

THE TWO TIMES WE HAD FAILURES WITH SIMILAR SYMTOMS (HORN, ENGINE LIGHT, CRUISE, WIPERS, ETC.... ) DIFFERENT PARTS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY WE HAD ANOTHER "FLUKE" WITH THE WIPERS GOING HAYWIRE (STARTING ON THERE OWN) BUT IT HAS NOT DONE IT AGAIN SINCE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND THERE IS NO HORN . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT AIRBAG LIGHT ARE ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN DOESN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS.*AK DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR GOES OFF AND ON. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS GOTTEN STUCK.*AK

AIR BAG, CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, WAS NOT WORKING. CLOCKSPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. CHANGE CLOCKSPRING MYSELF.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON/OFF/ HORN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. THE NEXT DAY I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND UPON CHECKING THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL, DISCOVERED THEY DID NOT WORK EITHER. I TOOK THE ARTICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THE ITEM WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD COST $210 TO REPAIR. I'LL WAIT FOR YOU TO ISSUE THE RECALL!*AK

CLOCKSPRING FAILED ALSO DISABLING THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON AND DESCRIBING THE SYMPTOMS I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE THE CLOCKSPRING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE CARAVAN BUT REFUSED TO WARRANT IT AS VEH OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD BUT NO RECALL ISSUED AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REIMBURSE ME AT THIS TIME.

MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING BRAKE, AIR BAG, FUEL. HORN STOPPED WORKING.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. HORN HAS FAILED, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OUT, HORN DOESN'T WORK. DELAYED ACTION BECAUSE OF EXPENSE. OIL LEAK: IGNORED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS USUAL VALVE COVER LEAK. NOW LOSES ABOUT A QUART OF OIL A DAY. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS HEAD GASKET. TOTAL COST TO BE ABOUT $1500.00. FAILURE DATES APPROXIMATE.

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HORN NOT WORKING WHEN IN USE. CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IN USE, WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN.*AK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON COINCIDENT WITH OTHER FAILURES. *YH

HAD STARTED VEHCLE WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON AND FAILED TO GO OFF. HORN FAILED TO WORK AS WELL AS CRUISE CONTROL WHEN NEEDED.*AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *SLC

WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. HORN FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. HAD USED CRUISE CONTROL, AND IT FAILED TO WORK AFTER BEING INITIATED.*AK

EA 01 007; AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND HORN ASSEMBLY DID NOT OPERATE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK HEAD GASKET AND TIME CHAIN REPLACED DUE TO TREMENDOUS OIL LOSS, ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP AND VEHICLE LOCKED UP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. SLIDING DOOR LATCH INOPERABLE. *SLC

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

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

HORN STOPPED WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON/OFF. VEHICLE HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT WHEN CLOCK, SPRING WAS REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS.*AK

EA01007; CLOCK SPRING FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF AIRBAGS/ HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EA-01-007; CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERABLE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, NOTE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, BRAKES HAVE FAILED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, AND HORN FAILED ON VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED DEFECT IN CLOCK SPRING. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED LOSS OF HORN. ALSO, AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD STAY ON.*AK

EA-01-007; CONSUMER NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER , DEALER NOTICED THE CLOCK SPRING BROKE, CAUSING PROBLEMS. *AK *SLC

EA-01-007- CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL, HORN DOSE'NT WORK AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS DUE TO A BAD CLOCK SPRING. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. DEALER WANTED TO FIX VEHICLE AND CHARGE COUNSUMER $300.*AK *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT IN VEHICLE HAS COME ON, AND THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. ALSO, FAILURE OF HORN TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 1 YEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CONSUMER LOST HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK POSSIBLY FAILURE OF THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER FELT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH CLOCK SPRING. *AK DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON DASHBOARD CONTINOUSLY, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

EA-010-007- CONSUMER HAS NOTICED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON T DASHBOARD. ALSO, HORN WAS INOPERABLE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND CURISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T DEALER, DEALER NOTED SPRING WITHIN STEERING WHEEL NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. *AK

CONSUMER NEEDED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. PROBLEM COULD'VE BEEN A REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER THEY USED. CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO REPLACED BECAUSE HORN DIDN'T WORK. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL WENT TOTALLY OUT.*AK DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR JAMS, LINKAGE APPEARS OKAY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETOMES WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER KEY IS REMOVED. *SLC

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT FROM A STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE HAD NO WARNING WHATSOEVER.THE TRANSMISSION COST US $1800. TO REPLACE. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, WE HAD A NEW COMPRESSOR PUT IN AND HAVE HAD THE FREEON REPLACED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH CONTROLS THE AIRBAG,CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN QUIT WORKING AND COST US $200. TO HAVE FIXED.*AK

FAILURE OF CLOCK SPRING CAUSED FAILURE OF AIRBAG, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN. CHRYSLER CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON ROAD AND HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHERE THE BELT TENSIONER WAS LOOSE, AND SERPENTINE BELT WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAYED ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL/ HORN WILL NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON/HORN WILL NOT WORK/ CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK