Mint Original

2001 intrepid rt--car is original-mint--but the air bag light came on /horn stopped working-related ???

CAR IS ORIGINAL OWNER---MINT IN EVERY DETAIL--AND 100% STOCK----BUT AT THE TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON --THE HORN ALSO STOPPED WORKING ??/THINK IT MAY BE RELATED--SOMEONE SAID THIS A COMMAN PROBLEM !!!--HOPE NOT--AS THEY WOULD BE SAFTY RELATED--AND SUBJECT TO RECALL AS SUCH ---ANY IDEAS ???thanks---buzzy

The clockspring is a ribbon wire that is coiled up inside the steering column. Once you remove the airbag module and the steering wheel, it is usually the very next component stacked in the column. It delivers current to all of the systems mentioned above, airbag, cruise control and horn. When it fails (and they do a lot) the wire breaks leaving the circuit open and inoperative. This will cause the airbag light to come on and shut down the system. As long as that light is on, the airbags will NOT deploy, even in an accident.
This was a factory recall and many customers are unaware of that. Contact your local dealer and they will accommodate the replacement for you.
Check out these web pages for a more complete description:

http://www.airbagsolutions.com/docs/Clockspring.pdf
http://www.airbagsolutions.com
http://www.airbagsolutions.com/docs/NHTSA1.pdf

If you want to check for a recall, check out this page
http://www.airbagsolutions.com/nhtsa.aspx

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