Horn Assembly problems of the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan

Air bag indicator illuminated, cruise control did not function. Manual & dealership confirmed cruise would not work if air bag indicator is lit. Vehicle ran hot during slow speeds in hot weather. Dealership first said driver's airbag sensor & tipm were bad, & bad tipm affects all electronic components from airbags, lights, brakes, wipers, horn, windows, temp control, & more. Learned that Dodge has had widespread problems with the tipm, and did not want to chance the airbags not working, so we had to replace it even though it was not under recall. We are reporting the problem even though it did not cause a safety incident - we can not wait until *after* a potential safety incident that involved malfunctioning airbags. . . The vehicle has spent 3 wks + at the dealership, and we don't have the docs verifying the work they have completed yet. We will gladly provide the paperwork after the work is finished.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Dodge caravan. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the air bags warning indicator illuminated and the horn failed simultaneously. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000. Sg.

October 2014. The tipm malfunctioned causing an electrical fire that melted the fuse box and all of the wire harnesses. The entire electrical system had to be replaced and cost $6,000 out of pocket. The horn, radio, loss of lights, and wiper fluid activated causing me to be unable to see at 50mph. Then I lost all power as smoke came into the vehicle. I put the van in neutral and turned off the ignition key and coasted to a safe area. I was unable to get into my wheelchair from the drivers seat and was forced to exit the drivers side door. I have a wheelchair accessible van with a folding ramp out of passenger sliding door. My drivers seat is a 6 way power seat the slides back and turns. I transfer from my wheelchair to the drivers seat. Luckily I had someone with me who could get my wheelchair and bring it to the drivers side door so I could get out of the van. We were even luckier that the van didn't burst into flames. Woodbury Dodge of NJ refused to work on my van made false statements, and had me take it elsewhere. The same issue happened again on 1/19/16 - see that post.

Van traveling at 70 mph and the horn goes off. Pulled over to the side of the road, turned ignition off and on, horn still activated. Had to pull two fuses for horn. 8 hours later, tried to re-install fuses, horn still activated. Three days later; horn is still not in operation. Numerous complaints have been made without resolve. The tipm is on back order and that is the part that needs to be replaced.