2000 DODGE CARAVAN Air Bags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (EASTCHESTER CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, 4007 BOSTON ROAD, BRONX, NY) AND A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. AFTER TWO HOURS OF WAITING AT THE DEALER'S, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. ALSO, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, OIL FUMES WERE NOTICED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,444. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AIR BAGS AND THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, NECK, BACK, AND HEAD THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO MECHANIC FACILITY WITH PENDING DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 296,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL, BUT NOT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,194.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE HORN FAILED, AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

***BLF NOTE CALL CONSUMER TO GET MORE INFO*** MY MOTHER BOUGHT BRAND NEW MIN VAN FROM DODGE, SHE HAS FOR 8 MONTHS. SHE DROVE IN COUNTY ROAD. SHE HIT POTHOLE IN 40 MPH THEN AIR BAG BLEW UP. SHE NOT ABLE TO SEE ROAD WHEN AIR BAD BLOW UP, THAT CAUSE VAN RUN OFF RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER. COUNTY ROAD HAVE A LOT CURE. VAN HAS NOT HIT TILL, SHE CAN NOT SEE ROAD AND WHEEL GO STAY STRAIGHT WHILE ROAD IS CURE. SHE HAVE CLAIM TO DODGE TWICE AND STILL DENY. SHE LOST EVERYTHING. I GAVE HER MY OLD TRUCK FOR HER TO DRIVE. I AND MY MOTHER HAVE TALK WITH INSURANCE TO FIND OUT WHAT GOING ON. HE SAY IT HAVE TO WAIT FOR RECALL. SO NOW THIS RECALL AIRBAG FINALLY COME OUT. SHE HAVE TO GO HOSPITAL BECAUSE HER HEAD HIT BY STEEL WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE DRIVE BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE IDLE PULLEY BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR

DRIVERS AIRBAG CAME OUT FOR NO REASON...ONLY DOING 10MILES A HOUR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

2000 DODGE CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ILLUMINATED *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE CLOCKSPRING WAS NOT THE REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NOT GIVEN ANY PAPERWORK ON THE VEHICLE STATING THE CLOCKSPRING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP SIX MONTHS LATER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE CLOCKSPRING WAS BAD. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ACTIVATED THE HORN, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2007 UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V480000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAULTY AIR BAG. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE TO REPAIR IT, AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH DOGE CARAVANS. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V480000; COMPONENT: AIR BAGS AND CONTACTED HIS LOCAL DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE; HOWEVER, THE CLOCK SPRING WAS ON BACKORDER AND THEY COULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS AT THAT TIME. THEY ALSO ADVISED HIM THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER AND DID NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL. TO DATE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 155,000. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,600.

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. THE VAN HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN 3 YEARS. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND HORN DON'T WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE CAUSED NON-SEVERE BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GAS STATION AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAGS) AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 121,700. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY VEHICLE BEING ON A RECALL LIST. CAN A CAR DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX A PART ON A NATIONWIDE RECALL LIST? I HAVE A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE HORN, TURN SIGNALS, DASH LIGHTS WOULD BECOME INOP BUT THE CAR WOULD START UP. USUALLY I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF AND JOLT THE TILT WHEEL UP AND DOWN FOR IT TO OVERCOME THIS DEFECT. IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY - WOULD BE FINE FOR WEEKS AND THEN ACT UP. NOW, A NEW PROBLEM IS OCCURRING - TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT STARTING THE VAN. AGAIN, IF I PLAY WITH THE TILT WHEEL AND KEEP ON TURNING THE KEY, IT WILL THEN START. I TOOK IT TO A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME ITS THE 'CLOCKSPRING'. THEY TOLD ME IT IS ON A NATIONWIDE RECALL SINCE 2004....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE SPUN, OVERTURNED ON ITS SIDE, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS FLOWN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND IS IN A COMA. THE CONTACT HAS COPIES OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,938.

2000 DODGE CARAVAN SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AT A SPEED OVER 55 MPH, STRIKING THE FRONT END AND UNDERCARRIAGE AS IT CAREENED DOWN AND THEN UP A DRAINAGE DITCH, TO THE EXTENT THAT PARTS OF THE VAN WERE TORN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGED. THE VAN THEN WENT THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE STRIKING ONE OF THE MAIN POSTS WITHIN THE ANGLE OUTLINED ON THE PAMPHLET DODGE SENT IN RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT, AND FINALLY CRASHED INTO A PINE TREE. THE CARAVAN WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN MULTIPLE INJURIES: TO THE DRIVERS LEFT ARM, HEAD WHEN IT BOUNCED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL REPEATEDLY KNOCKING HER UNCONSCIOUS, INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, AND RIGHT RIBS FROM THE SEAT BELT. WE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WERE SENT A FORM LETTER DENYING ANY FAULT IN DEPLOYMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY WE...

2000 DODGE CARAVAN SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AT A SPEED OVER 55 MPH, STRIKING THE FRONT END AND UNDERCARRIAGE AS IT CAREENED DOWN AND THEN UP A DRAINAGE DITCH, TO THE EXTENT THAT PARTS OF THE VAN WERE TORN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGED. THE VAN THEN WENT THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE STRIKING ONE OF THE MAIN POSTS WITHIN THE ANGLE OUTLINED ON THE PAMPHLET DODGE SENT IN RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT, AND FINALLY CRASHED INTO A PINE TREE. THE CARAVAN WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN MULTIPLE INJURIES: TO THE DRIVERS LEFT ARM, HEAD WHEN IT BOUNCED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL REPEATEDLY KNOCKING HER UNCONSCIOUS, INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, AND RIGHT RIBS FROM THE SEAT BELT. WE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WERE SENT A FORM LETTER DENYING ANY FAULT IN DEPLOYMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY WE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN MAY OF 2003, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND IN JANUARY OF 2004 THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. IN MAY OF 2004, THE STEERING WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CLOCK SPRINGS WERE AGAIN REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2004. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 04V480000, CONCERNING THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRINGS, HOWEVER WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2004 IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ALSO ,COMPLAINED ABOUT CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING, AND REPLACED CCLOCKSPRING . IN ADDITION, REPLACED CANISTER DUE TO LEAKING. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES WHEN HER CHEST STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING GARAGE. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HOLIDAY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN: CLOCKSPRING RECALL. *NM RECALL# 04V480000. *SC THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD OVER 70,000 MILES, AND THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLE WITH 0-70,000 MILES. *JB

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR CLOCK SPRING. REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *BF RECALL# 04V480000. *SC

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. HORN AND SPEED CONTROL WERE OPERABLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *AK

DEALERSHIP IS NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES OF THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 04V480000 IN WHICH THE CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE REPLACED ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE 70000 MILES OR LESS. INSTEAD THEY ARE ONLY INSPECTING THE AIR BAGS.*AK

THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 04V480000 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED FOR DISABILITY USE.*AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, WITHOUT ADEQUATE CAUSE ON SUNDAY AUGUST 7, 2004 AT AROUND 5 P.M. I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2000 DODGE CARAVAN ON A LIGHTLY TRAVELED GRAVEL SURFACE ROAD THAT IS ROUGH IN SPOTS, AT 10 MPH OR LESS WHEN BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS . I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, UNAWARE OF WHAT HAD CAUSED THEM TO DEPLOY IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY FRONT END OR SIDE COLLISION. GIVEN THAT I WAS SEATED UPRIGHT AND NOT THROWN FORWARD BY ANY COLLISION, THE DRIVER SIDE BAG SLIGHLTY CONTACTED THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE, SCRAPING IT. MY READING GLASSES, PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, OPEN, UPSIDE DOWN AND WITH LENSES FACING FORWARD, WERE FLATTENED BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SURVEYED THE SITUATION. A HAED-SIZE STONE HAD CONTACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MUFFLER AND BEEN ROLLED UP AND FREE. OBSERVING NO DAMAGE OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE,...

04 V 480 000/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, HOWEVER THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. *JB

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HORN FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE CHARGES EVEN THOUGH THERE AS A RECALL ON MODELS UP TO 1999. *JB

ANOTHER EA04013. AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. BAD CLOCK SPRING.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. TWO DAYS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK ON THE STEERING COLUMN, HOWEVER, THE HORN OPERATES WHEN USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. I CALLED A DODGE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 24, 2004 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY A BAD CLOCK SPRING THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE WORK REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I RESEARCHED THIS CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT BECAME APPARENT THAT CLOCK SPRING REPLACMENT ON CERTAIN JEEP AND CHRYSLER MODELS IS FAIRLY COMMON. SOME MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM.

WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN NOT TO WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. DEALER NOTIFIED. AK

WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING CLOCKSPRING FAILED, CAUSING HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED ON AUG. 4 2003, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT WORK EITHER. *PH

THE CLOCK SPRING SNAPPED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING NECK INJURIES TO CONSUMER. NLM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON 18 JULY 2002. REPAIRS WERE DELAYED UNTIL I HAD $224 TO PAY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ON 8 AUGUST 2002. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 0801001, NHTSA NUMBER 620059 AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA01-007 DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 01V153 DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER DODGE TRUCK. ALL MECHANICS CONTACTED KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHY ALL STEERING WHEEL WIRING STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL.*AK

CONSUMER STATED AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT TIMES.*JB

CONSUMER STATED AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT TIMES.*JB

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RAMP. APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK, AND PEDAL DIDN'T GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK