2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Air Bags & Restraints Problems

MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2001 WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN OCTOBER OF 2015. I T-BONED ANOTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS GOING 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO TIGHTEN AROUND MY HIPS. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE I SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO MY RIGHT LEG. THIS INCLUDED A DISPLACED FRACTURE, NUMEROUS OTHER FRACTURES, A CRUSHED INJURY TO THE TIBIA PLATEAU. I HAD 5 MONTHS IN REHAB, 3 SURGERIES, EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY. I AM STILL RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT A YEAR LATER. IF THE SEATBELT HAD DONE WHAT IT . WAS DESIGNED TO DO, MY LEG WOULD NOT OF HIT THE DASH BOARD. THESE INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY A SEATBELT FAILURE OF MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN.. EXTENSIVE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT A TURN. THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND LATER, THE HORN ALSO FAILED. AFTER PERFORMING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT CONCLUDED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED AND NEITHER OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

CLOCK SPRING. HORN, CRUISE CONTROL STOP WORKING. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE, AS WELL AS LOCAL DEALER AS A PROBLEM AND/OR A SAFETY NOR A RECALL ISSUE.

THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING TO THIS FAILURE, MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY ON FOR A FEW DAYS, AND NOW MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE COME ACROSS A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK-SPRING, WHICH ONLY INCLUDES 1998-2000 MODELS. BUT HAVE ALSO READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF IT ON THE 2001 MODEL AS WELL. I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE YET. I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE A SERIOUS INJURY OR A DEATH TO HAVE THIS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. AT THE SAME TIME THE SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK

OWN A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IMMEDIATLEY AFTER VAN PLACED IN PARK AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. ONE MONTH LATER, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING PLACED IN PARK AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. NO PREVIOUS WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS.

MY 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK AS A RESULT. CONTACT DODGE VIA EMAIL AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM FOR MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A "CLOCKSPRING" ISSUE. THIS WAS A ISSUE ON THE 2000 DODGE CARAVAN- RECALL NUMBER 04V480000. *TR

I OWN A 2001 GRAND CARAVAN WITH A ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING MY VAN WAS BUILT IN DEC OF 2000 BUT IS LISTED AS A 2001 NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR VAN UP TO 2000 BUT MINE FALLS OUTSIDE OF THIS RECALL. *TR

FIRST MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEN MY CONTROLS FOR MY RADIO ON MY STEERING WHEEL QUIT WORKING. THEN MY HORN QUIT WORKING. THEN MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. THIS HAPPENED IN ABOUT A 2 MONTH TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A COUPLE OF MECHANICS THAT THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO HAVE A RECALL FOR OTHER DODGE VEHICLES BUT NOT MY MODEL. WHY? *TR

NOTHING UNUSUAL LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND OUR RADIO VOLUME CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FOR OUR 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WERE NOT WORKING. AFTER PAYING $70 TO DIAGNOSE THE DEALER TOLD US THE CLOCKSPRING WAS NOT WORKING (IT WAS "OPEN"). I SEE THAT THE PRIOR YEAR (2000) OF CARAVAN HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. DODGE ISSUED A RECALL WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY AS THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, PARTICULARLY ON TURNS. TALKED WITH LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND HIS ASSESSMENT POINTED TO THE CLOCKSPRING. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND IT CERTAINLY APPEARS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS ITEM. DEALER INDICATED IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTIES OR RECALL AND WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $200 TO REPLACE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. NO ACCIDENTS OR ADVERSE EFFECTS ENCOUNTERED TO DATE. *TR

SEATBELTS HAVE COME UNLATCHED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I THOUGHT THEY JUST WEREN'T SNAPPED IN GOOD BUT NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS. HTTP://WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM/INDEX.SHTML. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL BUT ONLY UP TO YEAR 2000(FIGURES). MECHANIC REPLACED "CLOCKSPRING" BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. MECHANIC SAID IF LIGHT ON DURING AN IMPACT, AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I SUPPOSE SOMEONE MUST DIE OR FILE SUIT BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE FOR ALL OF US 2001 CARAVAN OWNERS. A RECALL TO FIX THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE CONSIDERED / INSTITUTED! *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S FIVE YEAR OLD FRIEND GRABBED THE SHOULDER BELT TO FASTEN HER SEAT BELT WHEN THE BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE SIDE OF THE VAN. SHE WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE THIRD BENCH SEAT. FORTUNATELY, THE VAN WAS PARKED AT THE TIME, BUT I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD SHE BEEN WEARING THE BELT AND WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE HAS YET TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN. UPDATED 12/13/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ILLIMINATING RANDOMLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH IF THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRINGS, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 85,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THIS FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT HER RADIO AND ABS LIGHT ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO ACTIVATES APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER MONTH FOR TWO HOURS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS RANDOMLY ON AND OFF. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, IF THE LIGHT IS ON AND THERE IS A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC, AND ALL WAS WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. ALSO, FAILURE SPEED IS RANDOM. I WOULD LIKE SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT FROM OTHERS AND HAVE SEEN IT ON THE INTERNET AS WELL. PLEASE ADVISE IF POSSIBLE. *TR

I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN OCTOBER AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING FAILED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURERE WERE CONTACTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 04V480000 REGARDING AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.