1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Air Bags Problems

AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON, NO HORN NO CRUISE CONTROL NO RADIO CONTROL. WENT TO DEALER FOR RECALL ON AIRBAG STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND ALSO PAY FOR PART " IN CASE IT WAS NOT COVERED. THIS IS NOT HOW A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO MY UNDERSTANDING

Mileage: 135,025

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE 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 ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NO CRASH INVOLVED...NOTICED AFTER A RAINSTORM HERE ON THE COAST, THAT THERE WAS THE SOUND OF WATER ROLLING BACK AND FORTH IN THE DASH AREA WHEN I WAS DRIVING..NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT(HUGE FLOOD) OF WATER COMING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM THE DASH AREA IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT...ENOUGH WATER THAT MY CARPETING WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED, AND RUINED. AFTER THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES..I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WAS..THERE IS SOME SORT OF DRAIN HOSE TO A WATER COLLECTION RESERVOIR UNDER THE WINDSHIELD...WHICH CAN BE DISCONNECTED TO DRAIN, BUT IN THE EVENT OF DEBRIS WASHING INTO IT...WOULD CLOG UP AND OVERFLOW..RESULTING IN THE DESCRIBED CONDITION..THIS IS VERY POOR DESIGN IN MY OPINION..SOME OF FOLKS I HAVE HAD THIS TO..DID NOT HAVE A CLUE WHAT WAS GOING ON...I HAVE NOT SAID ANYTHING TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS...BUT THINK IT IS NOT JUST ME WHO HAS THE ISSUE..AND IT ALSO COULD BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES I HAVE READ ABOUT..PARTICULARLY THE CONDENSATION ISSUE AND THE AIRBAG ISSUE..I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRONICS WILL FAIL...PLEASE ADVISE...I AM PICKING A RANDOM DATE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED...ALSO..HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE UNLESS I CLEAN THE DRAIN HOSES...NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE...? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE ON TURNING STEERING WHEEL ON THE 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. DEALER INSPECTED IT AND STATED THAT CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTIONED AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY. ON THE DAY OF SCHEDULED REPAIR STATED THAT AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED, SHOULD START BEFORE THEY WILL REPLACE CLOCKSPRING. I AM NOW INTERMITTENTLY HEARING A CHIME SOUND ON TURNING THE WHEEL. I AM WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY OF VEHICLE AND RISK OF INJURIES IN VIEW OF POTENTIAL AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER' S APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM IS PUTTING MINE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE AT RISK. *AK

Mileage: 105,785

1999 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL FAILURE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE SPRING WHICH HELD THE LATCH FOR THE TILT STEERING IN PLACE FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH THE LATCH FORWARD TO ENGAGE IT BECAUSE THE SPRING WOULD NOT INTO ENGAGEMENT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TILT WHEEL LATCH MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR NOT RE-ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY WHEN HE HAD THE RECALL REPAIR DONE REGARDING THE CLOCKSPRING .*JB

1999 CHRYSLER MINIVAN DEFECTIVE AIR BAG EQUIPMENT. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** . *MR ONE WEEK PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL ON THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES. *NM

RECALL 04V480000/AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING: SINCE THIS RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 04V480000. DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED SIMILAR AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR CLOCK SPRING. REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. *BF RECALL# 04V480000. *SC

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS FROM CHRYSLER CONCERNING THE CLOCK SPRING. WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO REDLANDS AUTO CENTER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK IT FROM THE FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NO ACCIDENT, CRASH, OR INJURY. MY AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT MY AIR BAG WILL NOW NOT WORK (ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL & STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNTIONAL). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE & I AM GETTING IT REPAIRED QUICKLY AT A COST OF OVER $220. THIS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER!. *AK

Mileage: 96,500

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, HORN DOESN'T WORK, STEREO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL DON'T WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I'M AFRAID AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY ON ACCIDENT AND I CAN'T HONK MY HORN IF IMMEDIATE PROBLEM ARISES.*AK

Mileage: 78,000

HORN STOPPED, BUT AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION.*AK

Mileage: 53,906

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, THE CRUISE SYSTEM AND HORN IS NOT WORKING.*AL

THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $270.00 TO FIX IT. I WAS CHARGED $70.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THIS, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR 5-6 MONTHS, LATER CRUISE CONTROL & HORN IN STEERING WHEEL QUIT WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 69,430

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON, THE HORN WOULD NOT OPERATE, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO ON THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK. *SC *JB

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING HORN FAILD AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THA TEH CLOCKSPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON 1996-1998 MOBELS, BUT NOT THE 1999 MODEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *NM

Mileage: 53,120

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, HORN, AND RADIO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. AFTER INVESTIGATION BY CHRYSLER MECHANICS THEY FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT INCASE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY.*AK HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED, THEN SAW THAT THE 96 - 98 MODELS HAVE A RECALL FOR THE FAILING CLOCK SPRING.

THE CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER T&C CAUSED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE; OTHER ITEMS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AREA DO NOT WORK- 1) CRUISE CONTROL, 2) RADIO VOLUME AND STATION CONTROL, 3) HORN

Mileage: 63,000

HORN, CRUISE CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL STEREO CONTROLS & AIR BAG NOT WORKING. POSSIBLY RELATED TO CLOCKSPRING FAILURE.*MR

Mileage: 92,129

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY, INDICATING THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING. DEALER SAYS THE UNIT HAS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. THE CLOCK SPRING WAS RECALLED FOR MODELS UP TO 1998. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR 1999 OR LATER. I HAVE A 1999. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG'S CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE REPLACED BY CHRYSLER. *NM

Mileage: 43,000

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLOCKSPRING FAILED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN WOULD NOT WORK. TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS A CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. SAW AN ODI RESUME ONLINE CONCERNING THIS.*AK

Mileage: 79,800

AIR BAG LAMP LIGHTED UP IN DASHBOARD SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSING HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. AR INVOLVED: CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI, 1999.*AK

Mileage: 101,000

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON OR BLINKS INTERMITTANTLY, HORN DOESN'T WORK OR ONLY WORKS SOMTIMES CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES

Mileage: 48,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL, HORN AND STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK-SPRING WHICH WAS A RECALL ITEM ON EARLIER MODELS. I THINK THE 1999 MODELS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. LMB. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE. AIR BAG LIGHT IS LIT AND THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO CONTROLS DO NOT WORK.*AK

Mileage: 67,000

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE CLOCKSPRING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED # 02V293000, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE INOPERATIVE AIR BAG. *CB *JB

Mileage: 100,000

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH BOARD HAS BEEN ON FOR A WEEK.CCORDING TO THE DEALER THE "CLOCK SPRING" IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, I HAVE NO AIR BAG, HORN, OR CRUISE CONTROL. WHERE IS A RECALL UP TO YEAR 1998 BUT NOT 1999. MY VAN WAS BULIT IN 1998 WHY IS IT NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? MAYBE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE YEARS.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT OPERATE DUE TO A FAULTY AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WHICH WAS REPLACED. *AK *SCC *JB

MY 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S HORN STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. MY 3RD PARTY MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VAN HAS 61000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. IT COST ME $250. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING. SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT STOPS THE HORN AND THE AIRBAGS FROM WORKING WOULD GENERATE A RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 60,700

A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2002 FOR CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VANS 1996-1998 MODEL YEARS. SITUATION: THE CLOCKSPRING ON ABOUT 1,475,000 OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY LOSE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. [NHTSA RECALL NO. 02V293/DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. B24] MY 1999 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS POSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VAN IS NOT COVERED. IT IS ONLY LOGICAL THAT OTHER YEAR VANS EVEN NEWER THAN THE RECALL YEARS BE COVERED. MINE WAS BUILT 6 MONTHS AFTER RECALL END. CONSIDERING THE RECALL OF OVER 1.5 MILLION OTHER UNITS. IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT THE 1999 MODEL YEAR WAS ALSO PUT TOGETHER WRONG ALSO. I HAVE WRITTEN TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER BUT WAS TURNED DOWN BY: ANDREW MILLER SENIOR STAFF REPRESENTATIVE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER HE GAVE ME THE TYPLE CORPORATE REPLY IN TRYING TO GET OFF THE HOOK. IS THERE ANYTING YOU CAN DO?*AK

Mileage: 62,000

THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLOCK SPRING. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *CB *NLM

Mileage: 80,000

SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY 80 YR. OLD MOTHER. 1999 TOWN & COUNTRY PURCHASED NEW SEPT. 1999 NOW 40000 MILES. REQUIRED REPAIRS PAST 2 WEEKS. AIRBAG AND HORN $250, SPEEDOMETER $135, CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD COST TO BE DETERMINED. AIRTCONDITIONER $ TO BE DETERMINED EST. TO COST $1100. OUR PHONE CALL TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE (800-426-6451) WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIECE. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINED WHEN DRIVING. HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO CONTROL ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. MECHANIC IDENTIFIED DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING ASSY. SAID IT WAS A RECALL ITEM. DEALER SAID RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO 1996-1998 MODEL YEARS, NOT MINE WHICH WAS 1999. SAME CLOCK SPRING ASSY AS RECALL. *NLM

Mileage: 81,000

MY 1999 TOWN AND COUNTRY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE STOPPED WORKING. DEALER CLAIMS IT'S A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY AND THEY ARE BEING RECALLED IN THE 1996-98 YEAR MODELS, BUT NOT 1999. MY COST - $180. I BELIEVE 1999 YEAR MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. I SEE FROM YOUR WEBSITE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN THE 1999 YEAR CATEGORY THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM (OR SHOULD I SAY THE PRIVILAGE OF PAYING FOR IT). *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

THE OWNER NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING, WHICH WAS RECALLED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT APPLY. RECALL #02V293000. *JB THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE RADIO CONTROL WERE ALSO AFFECTED BY THE CLOCKSPRING, WHICH WAS RECALLED ON THE 1996-98 TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLE'S. SCC

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 02-V-293-000 WHICH IS RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WOUND INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. NO CORRECTION DONE; DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR RECALLED PART. *NLM

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE HORN DOESN'T WORK. I OWN A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LXI VAN. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOCK-SPRING (CRUISE CONTROL,HORN,REMOTE RADIO CONTROLS,AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT) PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER . REPLACED ON 1/14/03 [64,100]. *NLM

Mileage: 49,013

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO, HORN AND THE FUNCTIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL ARE INOPERATIVE. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. *NLM THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS BAD. THE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1996-98 MODELS. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT SIX OTHER SAME MAKE/MODELS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 99 MODEL AND FELT THAT THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. RECALL#02V293000 SCC

HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS LIT, AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND CHIMES. DEALERSHIP BELIEVES FROM THE DESCRIPTION THAT IT MAY BE THE CLOCKSPRING EXCEPT THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL STILL WORKS. VEHICLE FROM 1996-1998 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED THAT RECALL ARE SHOWING UP ON 1999 MODELS.

Mileage: 50,000

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED.*JB

Mileage: 760,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON AND HORN DOSEN'T WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY THAT CONNECTS THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE LOST THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THOSE COMPONENTS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER MINIVANS FROM 1996-1998. WE HAVE A 1999 TOWN-AND-COUNTRY AND IT ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO INCLUDE 1999 MODELS IN THIS RECALL.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCK WENT OUT CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO STAY ILLUMINATED, HORN TO GO OUT, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT ENGAGE. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING AS IN RECALL NUMBER 02 V 293 000, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED CAUSE THE RECALL IS NOT ON THIS YEAR VEHCILE.TS

HORN DOES NOT BLOW UNLESS HIT VERY HARD AND IN COLD TEMPS IT WILL NOT BLOW AT ALL. DT

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THIS CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR TO DEPLOY PERMATURELY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT IF SHE ADJUSTS THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL GO OUT. FORD DEALER SUGGESTS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *SCC

CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, FRONT CRASH AT AN ANGLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, $ 4135.51 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35MPH AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER IS GOING TO INVESTIGATE. *AK