1997 Plymouth Voyager Airbags Problems

RECALL NOTICE FOR CLOCKSPRING ON A 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. *NJ THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE. RECALL 02V293000

NHTSA ID

10273369

Incident

Nov 28, 2006

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1997 VOYAGER UP A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5-10 MPH. BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OF ANY KIND. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER BOTH SUFFERED BRUISING AND FACIAL ABRASIONS FROM THE AIR BAGS. IT IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE STATING IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD COVERED BY CHRYSLER FOR ALL PARTS AND SERVICE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10147872

Incident

Jan 14, 2006

Mileage

178,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE BORN BUTTON IT WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10071500

Incident

Apr 23, 2004

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAGS AND HORN DID NOT WORK. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS. BUT, CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. ALSO, REAR VIEW MIRROR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10074165

Incident

May 24, 2004

DEALERSHIP CONTACTED THE CONSUMER TO INFORM HIM THAT THE SEAT BELT RECALL 02V076000 AND AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 02V293000 REPAIRS WERE ALREADY PERFORMED. THEN, CONSUMER NEVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10074028

Mileage

10,000 mi

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE COCKSPRING WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IN ORDER TO DIGNOSE THE PROBLE THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING AND REPL;ACED IT. THE CONSUMER REQUEST RIMBURSEMENT FOR THE EXPENSES PAID TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10071525

Mileage

85,721 mi

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE IN 1997 FROM A FRIEND. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HORN STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE REPLAED THE FUSES. I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE WIRES. I HAVE REPLACED THE HORN. THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. WHAT DO I DO. I DONT THINK THAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY IF THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG IS IT?*AK

NHTSA ID

10062141

Incident

Mar 14, 2004

WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT A PIPE WITH LEFT FRONT WHEEL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10055995

1. THE REAR HATCH LEAKED UPON DELIVERY. THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PUT SOME KING OF SEALANT ON THE EXTERIOR TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. SOME WATER DAMAGE TO INTERIOR WAS NEVER FIXED. 2. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. WAITED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS FOR CHRYSLER TO ISSUE RECALL WHILE PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. 3. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 115,800KM. ESTIMATED $1,800 TO REPAIR AT TRANSMISSION SHOP.

NHTSA ID

10071389

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

Mileage

95,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042370

Incident

Jun 12, 2003

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. *AK THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS AND THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10022880

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

Mileage

97,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 30/35 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10026827

Incident

Jun 9, 2003

AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 02 V 293 000, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY AND LOCKED UP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014730

THE VEHICLES CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. PH *NLM

NHTSA ID

10011489

Incident

Nov 2, 2001

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER STATED A NEW CLOCK SPRING WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND THE BLOWER AND CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10011432

CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE ON THE MINIVAN'S CLOCK SPRING. *DT *JB

NHTSA ID

10008858

Incident

Jul 18, 2002

THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10004235

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #02V-293-000 REFERENCING THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME PART THE VEHICLE ALREADY HAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10003975

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE CLOCK SPRING AND IF THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 70,000 MILES IT WOULD BE REPLACED EVEN IF IT APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS OK AND THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE ASSISTANCE CENTER AND THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THE CLOCK SPRING SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED NO MATTER WHAT, BUT CARLSON STILL REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. *JB NAR 01/07/2003

NHTSA ID

10004729

Incident

Jan 1, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TROUBLE WITH INTERMITTENLY AIR BAG LIGHT, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER STATES A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION THANKS. TS

NHTSA ID

8023554

Incident

Dec 2, 2002

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. CONSUMER STATED DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR ALL THE ITEMS USING THE RING SWITCH DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD GO OUT FREQUENTLY AND CAUSE THE DRIVER AIR BAG, CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN NOT TO WORK. *JG *JB

NHTSA ID

8022779

Incident

Nov 1, 2002

Mileage

75,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT CLOCKSPRING HAS FAILED. CONSUMER HAS NO HORN, NO CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

8021640

Incident

Mar 3, 2002

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID

8021294

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE WHICH IS RESULTING IN THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON AND ALSO THE CRUSIE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING AND ALSO THE HORN. CONTACTED DEALER. MR

NHTSA ID

8020778

Incident

Aug 2, 2002

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME BY A LOCAL CHYRSLER DEALER, THIS PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ON JUNE 6, 1997, AT 7922 MILES. MY COMPLAINT AT THAT TIME WAS A CRUNCHING SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE AREA OF THE STEERING COLUMN, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION.

NHTSA ID

767724

Incident

Sep 21, 2002