10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 9
Average Mileage:
175 miles

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problem #83

Nov 152001

Caravan

  • miles
Ea-01-007; air bag light illuminates on the dashboard. Also, cruise control and horn are inoperable. Consumer has yet to contact dealer.

- Lexington, KY, USA

problem #82

Feb 212001

Caravan

  • miles
While driving at any speed the air bag light stays on. Horn and cruise control are inoperative. Contacted dealer.

- Davie, FL, USA

problem #81

Nov 112001

Caravan

  • miles
Airbag light remains illuminated on dash. Horn and cruise control are inoperable. Dealer has been contacted.

- Orange, NJ, USA

problem #80

Dec 272001

Caravan

  • miles
Ea-01-007/clockspring caused air bag light to stay illuminated while driving, and horn/ crusie control to be inoperable. Dealer was notified and will replaced clockspring.

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #79

Nov 012001

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving airbag light illuminated, causing cruise control and horn to malfunction. Possibly a clockspring failure.

- Grand Salem, TX, USA

problem #78

Dec 172001

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
While driving air bag light illuminated. This caused cruise control and horn to malfunction.

- Grand Salem, TX, USA

problem #77

Dec 202000

Caravan

  • miles
Airbag light on, horn does not work and cruise control does not work. Dealer acts as if this is a new problem and has never heard of it.

- Loveland, OH, USA

problem #76

Nov 202001

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Air bag warning light illuminated/ horn and cruise control inoperable/ suspension control arm wornout, and windshield wiper pivots and arms worn out.

- River Grove, IL, USA

problem #75

Nov 202001

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Air bag warning light illuminated/ horn and cruise control inoperable/ suspension control arm worn out, and windshield wiper pivots and arms worn out.

- River Grove, IL, USA

problem #74

Aug 172001

Caravan

  • miles
01 007; air bag clockspring: Air bag light remains on while driving, and horn/ cruise control are non operational. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.

- Boynton Beach, FL, USA

problem #73

Aug 092000

Caravan

  • miles
Dealer diagnosed that the clock spring had failed which in turn caused the failure of an electrical module resulting in disarming the air bag, horn, and cruise control. Total cost to repair was $644.14.

- Vista, CA, USA

problem #72

Jun 152001

Caravan

  • miles
Clock spring failure causes horn and cruise control to stop working and lights airbag light. This is a serious safety issue.same problem as EA01007. Manufacturer is fully aware of the problem, but refuses to cover the repair costs.

- Chelmsford, MA, USA

problem #71

Jun 012001

Caravan

  • miles
Clockspring in steering column failed and my horn and cruise control failed and my airbag light came on. I had the clockspring replaced at a cost of $330.28.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #70

Jul 012001

Caravan

  • miles
With this out your air bags, horn and cruise control fail to operate.

- Pauls Valley, OK, USA

problem #69

May 012001

Caravan

  • miles
Airbag light came on for about a week. Then, horn and cruise control stopped functioning at same time. Also, windshield wipers will come on by themselves. Consumer has contacted the dealer.

- Trenton, GA, USA

problem #68

Jul 162001

(reported on)

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Clock spring broke, causing several safety features in vehicle to become inoperable. Horn and cruise control are both inoperable. Consumer states that the first indication of a problem was the illumination of the airbag light, and then the cruise control and horn became inoperable, the horn began to sound constantly even with the vehicle turned off and key out of ignition, consumer had to disconnect the horn to get it to turn off.

- Moore Park, CA, USA

problem #67

May 152001

Caravan

  • miles
Ea 01 007/air bag clockspring: Air bag sensor light remained on while driving. Also, cruise control and the horn were inoperative, and windshield wipers would randomly operate while in off mode. Dealer/manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

- Centersville, VA, USA

problem #66

Nov 022000

Caravan

  • miles
Air bag light came on, then horn and cruise control ceased to work.

- Moorpark, CA, USA

problem #65

May 022001

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
The cruise control changes speed and must be watched continually. Nlm

- Parma, MI, USA

problem #64

Mar 102001

Caravan

  • miles
Air bag light stayed on after starting vehicle up and driving. Also, horn and cruise control did not work properly when put to use. Clockspring failure.

- Fenton, MO, USA

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