2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Airbags Problems

You were in a crash at 40 mph where your vehicle hit another car from behind, but your airbags did not deploy. An independent mechanic was unable to diagnose why the airbags failed to activate during the collision. The fix will likely involve having a Dodge dealership inspect and replace the airbag system components to restore proper safety functionality.

Your 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan was involved in a rollover crash on black ice where it flipped and rolled multiple times. The airbags did not deploy during the accident, and despite wearing a seatbelt, you were able to lift out of your seat and hit your head on the roof and windshield, suggesting the seatbelt did not restrain you properly. You're concerned about why the airbags failed to deploy and whether there were any recalls you weren't informed of. Addressing this will likely require a diagnostic inspection of the airbag system sensors and seatbelt pretensioner mechanisms to determine if they functioned correctly.

While driving your 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan, the steering wheel became hard to turn to the right. A mechanic found that the clockspring pin (a component in the steering column that connects to your airbag system) had fractured and caused the problem. Replacing the fractured clockspring pin should restore normal steering operation.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON STARTUP, REMAINS ON, THEN TURNS OFF. WILL COME BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THEN CYCLE ON-OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LIGHT REMAINS ON MORE THAN OFF DURING DRIVING. THIS LOOKS LIKE CLOCKSPRING RECALL THAT EFFECTED 98-99 CARAVANS, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

PROBLEM BEGAN WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT AND STEERING COLUMN NOISE OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. CURRENTLY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, WITH PERIODIC STEERING COLUMN NOISE. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT RESULTED IN A CLOCKSPRING RECALL ON MINIVANS AGED 1998-2000. CALLED DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $250-300 TO REPAIR. SEEMS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE STILL AND SHOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE. HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED COMPLAINT TO DAIMLER/CHRYSLER AS WELL. *TR

2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 90K MIS. AIRBAG LIGHT ON, INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION. PROBABLE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. *LN

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DOES NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT STAYS ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINS ON. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. I AM SURE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN HAS THE SAME CLOCKSPRING PROBLEM THAT MY 99 CARAVAN DID,THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS REDESIGNED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AIRBAG INDICATOR STAYED ON FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES AND GOES OFF. AFTER FEW MINUTES IT COMES BACK ON. THE CYCLE KEEPS REPEATING AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. BECAUSE THE AIR BAG IS REQUIRED FOR SAFETY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS OPEN CLOCK SPRING AND REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING. BASED ON RECALL HISTORY OF DODGE GRAND CARAVANS RELATED TO AIRBAG INDICATOR, I FELT THAT THE PROBEM STILL EXISTS WITH AIRBAG INDICATOR IN 2003 DODGE GRANDCARAVAN SPORT VEHICLE. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A COW. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRIOR BRAKING AND THE IMPACT WAS ON THE GRILL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD TURNS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE AIRBAG, A SENSOR, OR THE WARNING LIGHT ITSELF. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 11/2002 AND HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE AIRBAG REPLACED OR WORKED ON.

WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE MORNING FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *SC

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.

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING AS OF YET.*AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON CONTINUOUS, THE HORN IS NOT WORKING, THE CRUISE CONTROL ISN'T WORKING, AND DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE. I CALLED AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED A DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PART. *AK

CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY FAILURE - AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON. *NLM