Air Bag Light On problems of the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country

The airbag light had been on for months and was on when I bought the car last November, 2013. So it had been on for an unknown period of time. The horn and cruise control stopped working after I blew the horn at someone who did not turn on green arrow in front of me. I am sure it was the clockspring which operates those three features. The dealer would not fix it at Chrysler's cost because the VIN number was not part of the clockspring recall.

The contact owns a 1998 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while starting the ignition, the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The failure recurred when driving various speeds. Additionally, the horn and cruise control became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. There was a recall associated with the failure under NHTSA campaign id number 04v480000 (air bags) however, the contact's VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 05/19/14 MA.

My air bag light would come on and go off and now it just stays on and horn does not work, I just learned there was a recall on the clockspring part a few years ago but I just bought the car used in April of 2006 and a few months ago I just had a brake problem fixed because light came on and that cost over $400. 00 which I had to open an account to pay for as I am on disability and could not afford that amount so I sure can't pay hundreds of dollars again for something that is a defect. So far have not taken in to be checked as did not know what problem was until I started searching the web, had asked others in prior month but no one knew what could be causing it and had no cash to take it in.

There has been a recall of the 1996-98 minivans for the clockspring failure. Dealer says that my van is not covered under this recall and Chrysler's customer service center is of no help either. My 1998 t&c exhibits the exact same issues as the other minivans affected by this defective device (airbag light, cruise & horn not functional). The airbag and horn are safety devices and must be replaced/repaired. I have had to replace this part at my own expense. Why is my vehicle not covered under this recall? it has the same manufactured date, same issues, same defective part. . . I expect Chrysler to pay for this repair ($233. 94).

Airbag light stays on. Horn doesn't work. Told by Chrysler that the car is not among the cars recalled for clock spring failure.

After starting the vehicle air bag light would come on and would stay on the reminder of the time that vehicle operated. Dealership had been notified, but the problem had not been resolved.

The air bag light illuminated on the dash board, the dealer stated the clock spring needed to be replaced, there was a recall regarding the issue, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.

Airbag light came on, horn and cruise control would not work. We had to have the clock spring replaced. Missed a recall by 5 days.

The airbag light kept coming on, took to dealer, couldn't find problem. Cruise control stopped working. Found out it was the clockspring. Had to replace it myself at a cost of $90. 00, would have cost almost $400. 00 to have dealer install.

Airbag light was on, horn and cruise stopped working. Dealer stated clockspring assembly needed to be replaced.

Airbag light illuminated, horn and cruise control are inoperative, dealer replaced clockspring assembly.

Airbag light came on, and horn stopped working.

Air bag light has come on and will not go off also, the cruise control and the horn assembly is inoperable. Consumer has not taken vehicle in to dealership to be examined. Consumer states the horn went out, as well as the steering column which locked and vehicle had to be towed into dealership and the parts had to be replaced, also the cigarette lighter does not work.

Air bag light was coming on dashboard. Consumer saw taken vehicle for service where at dealer clock spring had to be replaced.

While traveling air bag indicator light was flashing, there was no horn, and there was a loss of cruise control. Technician stated that clock spring needed to be replaced. Dealer replaced clock spring.

Recently, my air bag light went on and is now illuminated continuously. Simultaneous to this, the horn stopped working. I have seen on the internet where others have had similar problems. Apparantly, it is a defective "clock-spring" device. This is a serious manufacturers' defect which renders the horn and the air bag useless. The vehicle cannot be driven nor will it pass inspection. What can I do to have Chrysler repair rthe defect? thnak you.

Air bag light would keep coming on when vehicle has been started. Sometimes would go off by themselves, but mostly would remain on entire time until vehicle has been shut down.

Defective clock spring caused problems within steering and cruise control operations. It can also effect horn and airbag light. The clock spring failed prematurly resulting in air bag and the cruise control failure.

Air bag light sounds like same problem being investigated by NHTSA - air bag mechanism. What can I do from here?.