Air Bag On-off Switch Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan - part 1

I purchased a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan with approximately 60000 miles. The vehicle had one owner before me. At around 64,000 miles, my airbag light started coming on intermittently. It comes on and goes off when I hit bumps, apply brakes, or accelerate and sometimes when making turns. Also was the third owner of a 2002 model Chrysler town & country that had a similar problem do to a defective clock spring. Now have a 2014 Grand Caravan with way lower miles and this appears to be a common problem with Chrysler group. I attempted to contact the dealership I purchased the 2014 Grand Caravan from and told them the situation and they told me I was out of there 90 day warranty which led me into my extended warranty that I purchased for the vehicle which charges a deductible of $250. Don't know if this is due to a defective clock spring as this could be a different part failure. However checking the prices, a clock spring for a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan just for parts cost around $300 plus tax. I am now stuck with a $15,000 vehicle that could kill me in the event of a crash due to a faulty airbag system that has a possibly failing part for the last 20 years made by Dodge and Chrysler group and has somehow never been recalled. The only recall that has been made with this van was the vent window switch which was replaced. Also got a letter in the mail regarding a warranty extension on a headrest restraint however this was not a recall. Based on a common problem with clock springs especially made by Dodge and Chrysler group I have reason to believe that Dodge has been making faulty clock springs from 2002 all the way up to 2014 and possibly still does as of 2021. I wonder how many Dodge Grand Caravans / Chrysler town & countrys over 60k-100k miles chances are your airbag light might be coming on and turning off while driving. Have to pay out-of-pocket. Problem may come back.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan the contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the failure occurred several times. The contact found that the vehicle was involved in a previous NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system, airbags) and the vehicle received the recall repair for the replacement of the ignition switch. However, several the years later the part that was replaced has began to exhibit the same failures indicated on the original recall, where the ignition switch would move from run position to turning off the engine. The contact had not spoken with the dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA hotline to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 187,000. Gl.

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I flipped on my brights, while driving on back roads at night. The dash lights all lit up, the light brightness began blinking in and out, and even the radio switched off and on. When I turned the brights off, the airbag light stayed lit, then the stability assist light lit back up. I flipped the brights on again, with the same result as the first time.

I flipped on my brights, while driving at night on back roads. The dash lights all lit up, the light brightness began blinking in and out, and even the radio switched off and on. When I turned the brights off, the airbag light stayed lit, then the stability assist light lit back up. I flipped the brights on again, with the same result as the first time. I have since been made aware that the tipm is faulty. I had a problem with the airbag light at mile 172 when I first bought the vehicle new. At that time, I was told that the original tipm was faulty and it was replaced. 55000 miles on the vehicle, and we are working on tipm number three. Both of our tipm issues have involved airbag function, which makes this a dangerous problem.

After going sideways into a very steep ditch, both driver and passenger front side airbag charges went off, but neither airbag deployed. The seat belt locked so tight that I couldn't reach the door handle or window switch, or unbuckle the seat belt to exit the vehicle.

All the code light flashing on the dashboard, wiper automatically come on, speedometer cuts down to 0 when driving, driver side windows wouldn't roll down or the lock switch wouldn't unlock doors, lights flicker on and off while they are shut off, if lights on can't use bright light they cut out when all the code light flicker on. Like it shorting out. It does this sitting still or in motion. Happens when I am driving or sitting in a parking lot.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the ignition switch are very lose. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the part for the repair were not available. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:14v373000 (air bags, electrical system). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while attempting to put the gear shift in park the ignition became in operable without warning. The failure was consistent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch was failing and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical sysytem). However the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Ec.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle lost power. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. All warning lights and interior lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) however, the part needed to repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 137,000. Oo.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated some times when she starts the ignition, the vehicle windows, radio, and ingnition switch failed intermitiently without warning. The vicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system). However the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Ec.

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the key failed to remove from the ignition switch and remained in the accessory position. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle had stalled and was able to restart. In addition the key to the vehicle had fractured in the ignition switch and the contact was unable to remove the key. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000. Kc.

Tl-- the contact owns a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and it was determined that the ignition switch and the key fob needed to replaced. The dealer told the contact that there was a NHTSA recall campaign 14v373 (air bags, electrical system) however the vehicle was not included. The contact experienced the failure twice. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told there was nothing that could be done to repair the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was 90800. Rl.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while park, the vehicle was unable to start. In addition, the key could not be removed from the ignition switch. The contact received a notification of campaign number: 14v373000(air bags, electrical system) however, the recall part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Jo.

Call switched from on to acc . There are no additional keys nor key chains on the fob. Why is it taking so long for recall repairs to be made????????.

My vehicle turned off as I was driving causing me to almost be involved in an accident. This was not the first time my van has done this. It is caused by the faulty ignition switch issue sited in the l25 recall. I no longer feel safe driving my van alone or using it to transport my 4 children. I am seeking a loaner vehicle from Chrysler until mine is fixed.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that when the key was placed in the ignition, a bad key error message was shown in the message center on the console of the vehicle. The contact stated that on several occasions the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact also stated that the driver's side rear passenger sliding door opened independently while the vehicle was in motion. The contact also stated that the driver's and passenger's front windows would raise and lower without the window switches being depressed. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system). The vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 101,520. Ah.

Airbags: I've never received a recall notice on the airbags. Should I have? rear quarter vent window switch: I have taken my van to 1st cochran automotive in natrona heights, PA. They did not have the part to replace the faulty one, so they disconnected the rear window switch. I have received several recall notices on this part since, but 1st cochran never has the part needed in stock. I would like to have this fixed. They cannot tell me when the part will come in, and they will not call me when it comes in, can you help me? I would like to go on record that Dodge is not providing its dealers enough parts to fix the recall problem, and there seems to be nothing we can do to correct this.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that when the ignition switch was turned to the off position, the key was difficult to remove. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

2009 Dodge Grand Caravan requesting reimbursement the consumer stated the ignition switch failed and the vehicle lost power.

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving various speeds, the ignition switch turned off without warning. The contact lost power to the brakes and steering wheel and had to shift into neutral to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurred on several different occasions over the years. The contact took the vehicle several times to butler Chrysler Dodge Jeep (1555 salem rd, beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 474-0026), but the failures could not be duplicated or diagnosed. Recently, the contact spoke to an independent mechanic who stated that they would need to keep the vehicle overnight to complete diagnostic testing and attempt to duplicate the failure. Prior to this, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to butler Chrysler Dodge Jeep, but the diagnosis was unknown. The contact's insurance company informed her about NHTSA campaign numbers: 11v139000 (electrical system) and 14v373000 (electrical system, air bags); however, the VIN was excluded. The contact tried contacting the manufacturer four times by leaving voice messages, but had not received a response. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

The contact owns 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. While driving approximately 35mph, the frontal air bag deactivation light illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle identification number wasn't included the air bag sensor switch recall. The current mileage was 40,000 and the failure mileage was 38,000. Updated 03-25-08 updated 03/25/08.

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1998 Dodge Grand Caravan experiencing problems with the horn. There was a leak in the filler neck on the master cylinder. The consumer was informed that the air bags failed and that was the reason why the horn did not operate. The air bag had never deployed. In 2002 the clock switch for the air bag was replaced. The consumer requested assistance to help against the charge of the horn repair.

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I had the clockspring in my 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan replaced (after the warranty expired) somewhere around 40,000 miles. The clockspring caused my steering wheel to lock up when turning a corner. The dealer repaired the clockspring along with a related airbag component they said was also needed. This repair work was done at the dealership in July of 2004. On September 29th,2004 I was involved in a collision with a woman who ran a red light. I was in my Dodge Grand Caravan with my 4 children (14,10,6,and 5). There was extensive frontal damage to my car and my car went through a chain link fence following the impact. Myself and my children were injured in the accident and I am curious as to why this airbag (that I just had replaced) did not go off during the impact.

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Dodge 2001 Grand Caravan ir bag warning light stayed on. Had to have the clockspring replaced as it had failed. This was a recall item on 1996-1999 Chrysler products made in canada as was my vehicle.

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Clockspring unit fails to provide power to airbag, horn and cruise control switches in steering wheel. This unit can fail in an accident and prevent airbag from being deployed. Dc has sold over 150,000 replacement clocksprings at over $250 a piece. This is an obvious manufactures defect. I was unable to blow my horn at another driver to get his attention. Luckily no accident occurred. However unit has to be replaced as I am with no horn, no cruise control controls, and an airbag malfunction light.

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Airbag light intermittently comes on and off. Cruise control off switch doesn't disengage vehicle, only if brakes are applied cruise control shuts off. Steering wheel makes a squeaky noise, but doesn't seem to affect consumer's steering ability. Dealer advised consumer to bring vehicle in to be inspected.

Defect clockspring leads to airbag light is on, and propely mailfunction. The instrument panel started burning in the switch contacts and smoke came out of the dashboard. The car was parked with two small kids sitting in their baby seats. One of the kids, 3 years old manged to knock on the window for getting help. The fire stopped without making additional damages and nobody were injured. The fuses did not blow.

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The airbag warning light on the dash has been activated. The horn and speed control are also inoperable which occurred about the same time the airbag light went on. Also, the windshield wipers activate occasionally even though the switch is in the off position. The outside mirrors also move when the automatic door locks are activated. It is my understanding that the air bag, horn and speed control problems are currently being investigated by NHTSA. A faulty clockspring assembly is the possible culprit.

Coolant gauge, tach,and speedometer all flatline at same time and return intermittently, air bag warning light stays on and horn and cruise control stopped working at same time. Drivers side sliding door lock works when it wants to. Windshield wipers work when they want to when it is cold outside. No fuel leaks until recall repair made then leak developed when tank filled ( dealer fixed). Radio does not switch from am to fm unless button pushed 3 or 4 times. Just one big electrical lemon.

Vehicle experiencing problem with air bag sensor light remaining on. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that problem was due to a clock spring which needed replacement. Also, horn failure was caused by air bag moving on to relay switch. Dealer informed that repairs would cost consumer $950. 00.

Clock spring in steering wheel needed to be replaced again (est $250). This is the second time within 18 months. This switch controls cruise control, horn, and air bag functions. When it fails, those functions don't work. Particularly the air bag and horn are major safety issues. The front wipers would activate for no reason (startling driver) - repaired at owners expense by dealer. Door locks have always acted spooky. Immedialtley locking after unlocking with fob or with key. Dealer found door drivers door switch shorted. Repaired at owners expense (est $160). Local dealer notified of all problems - have not contact manufaturer directly.

I purchased this vehicle October of 1995, in March of 96 the fuse block had to be replaced along with a multi function switch because the wipers would come on by themselves while I was driving, a contact and plunger kit because the right sliding door would not always unlock when using the unlock button, the fuel tank was replaced because it only held 12 gallons of gas when it was supposed to hold 18 - 20, the tank was installed so that the tank was bowed in the middle and the front door panel was reattached to the door and the left sliding door was repaired because it would not unlock with the key. In August of 1997 the switch for the interior lights was replaced because the lights would flicker, the left side sliding door lock was replaced again along with the rear door latch. In sept. 0f 97 a gear was replaced for the power steering, the left sliding door had moulding replaced because the clips were broken. In August of 98 the stereo was replaced because the treble would fade, the vehicle shut off while I was driving no one could explain this phenomenon, the relay switch was replaced and the rack and pinion was replaced also the multi-function switch was replaced again. In sept. Of 98 the car was back in the shop because the air bag light came on. Evidently when they replaced the relay switch just 7 days earlier things in the dash started working that had not worked up til that point for instance I was not aware that the chime would go off if the blinker was left on for over a mile. It took 7 days to get my car back because they found out that there were never any screws holding the air bag in the module so as far as I know for the two years that my husband and I were driving this car there was no protection by and air bag. This past week July 1, we were on vacation and we had to replace the transmission to the tune of $l771. The car is back in the shop today (7/6) because it appears that the transmission continues to slip and run at high rpm. Please help!!.

After starting vehicle, air bag light stayed on. Would go off and on by itself. Problem was consistent. Vehicle at dealership, informed by mechanic that air bag will not deploy if light was on. Ran a diagnostic check and nothing was found. The consumer wants an off switch for the air bag or have it removed because it is not working properly.

Intermittently srs light will illuminate when driving, and cruise control becomes inoperable. Consumer also states wiper switch was replaced twice, still intermittent wipers fail to operate correctly, also radio does not see cd player, unless vehicle is shut off and on sometimes more than once.