Three problems related to air bag on-off switch have been reported for the 2001 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The cruise control on my 2001 Chrysler town and country doesn't turn on when the switch is activated. I had the same problem with my 1997 Plymouth grand voyager. The problem in the voyager was taken care of when the dealer replaced the clock spring (safety recall) in the steering column. If a defective clock spring forced a safety recall in my 1997 grand voyager, why is it acceptable for me to drive my 2001 town and country with the same defective clock spring?.
2001 Chrysler town and country minivan. Airbag warning light has come on intermittantly over last few months. Dealership recommends immediate replacement of airbag clockspring, as well as replacement of headlamp switch for an "unrelated" electrical issue with flickering instrument cluster lights. Neither are covered under the 8 year/80,000 mile warranty we purchased for car. We were charged $135. 00 to replace a $3. 00 clockspring. Upon further investigation, I found that in the late 90's many Chryslers were recalled for clockspring and many complaints have been made on later models. I think the problem is still a manufacturer issue and should be recalled.
We purchased our 2001 Chrysler town and country new in July of 2001. Since that time it has been in and out of the shop for various odd electrically related issues and numerous recalls. We have had problems with the power door locks and even problems opening them with the key several times on the sliding doors(service dept at dealership just dismissed it as "unable to duplicate"). Two years ago, the radio got stuck on (could not adjust volume, turn it off or anything). This was the beginning of upwards of 5 times the radio has been taken out and replaced with a new unit after being sent off. This requires two visits each time to drop off the car. The latest time, they had our radio for 5 months! the console lights would not come on, so you could't read anything on the panel at night. They replaced the dimmer switch knob. They had to replace the clockspring in the steering wheel because the airbag light kept coming on when you turned the wheel. We keep telling them that there is something wrong with the electrical system but they say it checks out fine. We have also had the driver's window lock up a few times, and the automatic locks not operational when you reach 20 mph. I believe that there are several other issues that we have had, but I cannot recall them as the list is so long.