47 of the 2,178 complaints about the 1996 Dodge Caravan are about the child seat — 2% of everything reported for this model year.
47
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
CHILD SEAT
THE SEAT BELT OF THE INTEGRATED CAR SEAT MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10039894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
INTEGRADED SAFETY BELT STACKED AND MY WIFE COULD NOT REMOVE CHILD FROM THE SAFETY BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER WON'T REPLACE THE SAFTY BELT FREE.
NHTSA complaint #761755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
STRAPS ON INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT IS TANGLED. STRAPS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. STRAPS DO NOT HOLD CHILD IN SEAT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8004242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD WAS IN INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT AND SEAT WOULD UNBUCKLE, BUT THE STRAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT SO CHILD COULD GET OUT OF SEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED A CABLE AND/OR INTERNAL PARTS HAVE BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #8003551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
THE SEAT BELTS ON BOTH INTERGRATED CHILD SEATS RETRACT BUT DO NOT LOCK, OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600.00 EACH FOR PARTS TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED. CJ
NHTSA complaint #559249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
THE RECALL ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS NOT A COMPLETE REPAIR TO THE PROBLEM, OWNER MUST REPLACE THE UNIT TO COMPLETE REPAIR AND IS BEING DENIED FULL REIMBURSEMENT. (98V-185) *MJS
NHTSA complaint #552854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
UNABLE TO FASTEN CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE INTEGRATED CAR SEAT. YH
NHTSA complaint #552685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
SEAT BELT KEEPS RETRACTING, AND CONSUMER HAD TO GET A KNIFE TO CUT BELT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT ON THESE VEHICLES, AND CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #862374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
THE STRAPS ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO CUT THEM TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT.
NHTSA complaint #721644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
NHTSA RECALL 98V185000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 791/INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #857814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CSS HARNESS STRAPS DOES NOT RETRACT. CHILD WON'T BE PROTECTED IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER IS WILLING TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #857110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
THE CHILD BELT RETRECTOR CATCHES CHILD'S HAIR, AND PULLS IT INTO THE SPOOL FOR THE SEAT BELT, CAUSING HAIR TO GET STUCK IN SPOOL, CAUSING PAIN TO CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #710905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WONT RETRACT WHEN PULLED OUT. WEATHERSTRIPPING ON DRIVERS DOOR FELL OFF FOUND OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. CONSTANT BELT NOISE ESPECIALLY DURING WET CONDITIONS. DEALER MUST REPEATEDLY TIGHTEN THEM. BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. REPLACED NUMEROUS COMPONENTS ON REAR BRAKES. FUEL TANK WOULD NOT READ FUEL LEVEL CORRECTLY. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND OTHER COMPONENTS AND SAID THE FUEL TANK WAS BOWED. DUAL SLIDING DOORS HAVE TO BE REPEATEDLY ADJUSTED BECAUSE THEY BECOME DIFFICULT TO SLIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RIGHT REAR CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAD HOLE IN THE BUCKLE. REPLACED BATTERY ONCE.INSTALLED CHILD SAFETY BELT EXTENSIONS DUE TO RECALL. VAN IS NOW BACK IN SHOP FOR UNKNOWN PROBLEMS, WILL NOT START.
NHTSA complaint #710334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
THE HARNESS STRAPS ON THE CHILD SEAT WITH THE CLIP CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. THE CLIP RIDES TOO LOW ON THE CHILD'S STOMACH. THE CHILD CAN SLIP THROUGH THE HARNESS. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO ADJUST THE CLIP OR HARNESS STRAPS.
NHTSA complaint #843826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
HARNESS CLIPS FOR BUILT-IN CSS FAILED TO KEEP STRAPS TOGETHER. THE CLIPS WOULD FALL OFF OR SLIDE UP OR DOWN ON THE CHILD'S CHEST. CHILD CAN GET OUT OF STRAPS EASILY.
NHTSA complaint #837304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS AND STRAPS/HARNESS TANGLE CAUSING RELEASE PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #544402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS AND STRAPS/HARNESS TANGLE CAUSING RELEASE PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #544402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
BUILT IN CHILD RESTRAINT FAILED LOCKING UP ON CHILD, CONSUMER HAD TO CUT TO REMOVE CHILD, INFORMED THAT RESTRAINT WAS RECALLED PRIOR TO INCIDENT, HOWEVER NOT NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #543783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
THE BUILT-IN CSS LATCHING MECHANISM WOULD PRESS UP AGAINST THE CHILD'S CROTCH AREA, CAUSING THE CHILD TO BE IN PAIN OR CLAIMS TO BE HURTING CHILD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANISM EXTENDED. WAS REFUSED DUE TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
NHTSA complaint #833926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
BUILT IN CHILD SAFTY SEAT LOCKS DO NOT WORK.THE PART THAT GOES OVER THE CHILD WILL NOT RETRACT TO RELEASE THE CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #833991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CONSUMER HAD RECALL # 98-V-185-000 REPAIRED YESTERDAY. THE DEALERSHIP ADDED EMERGENCY RELEASE CLIPS WHICH HELPS TO RELEASE THEM. BUT WHEN PULLING UP OVER CHILD'S HEAD THE BELT GETS TIGHTER ON THE CHILD'S CHEST, NOT COMPLETELY RELEASING.
NHTSA complaint #833077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
THE CHILD'S SAFETY DEAT DOES NOT ACCOMODATE A CHILD UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE--THE BUCKLY MECHANISM IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROIN OF THE CHILD, CAUSING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. ALSO, THE LATCH MECHANISM OFTEN GETS OBSTRUCTED BY FOOD/CRUMBS AND WILL NOT RELEASE.
NHTSA complaint #832392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
RETRACTOR FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN CONSUMER WANTED TO REMOVE CHILD FROM THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT. BELT WOULD CONTINUALLY TIGHTEN . CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO REMOVE HER CHILD. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED SINCE 14-SEP-98. MFR. NOTIFIED, AND CONTINUED TO INFORM CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE IN ; BUT NO DATE COULD BE GIVEN. PART HAS FINALLY BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #831596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD SEAT LEFT SIDE WILL NOT RELEASE.
NHTSA complaint #515524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS JAMES TRAPPING CHILD. ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN CAUSES BELT TO TIGHTEN FURTHER. EMERGENCY RELEASE DIFFICULT TO USE WITH BELTS UNDER TENSION.
NHTSA complaint #540199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS JAMES TRAPPING CHILD. ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN CAUSES BELT TO TIGHTEN FURTHER. EMERGENCY RELEASE DIFFICULT TO USE WITH BELTS UNDER TENSION.
NHTSA complaint #540199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS JAMES TRAPPING CHILD. ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN CAUSES BELT TO TIGHTEN FURTHER. EMERGENCY RELEASE DIFFICULT TO USE WITH BELTS UNDER TENSION.
NHTSA complaint #540199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS JAMES TRAPPING CHILD. ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN CAUSES BELT TO TIGHTEN FURTHER. EMERGENCY RELEASE DIFFICULT TO USE WITH BELTS UNDER TENSION.
NHTSA complaint #540199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS JAMES TRAPPING CHILD. ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN CAUSES BELT TO TIGHTEN FURTHER. EMERGENCY RELEASE DIFFICULT TO USE WITH BELTS UNDER TENSION.
NHTSA complaint #540199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CHILD SEAT
CHILD SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS JAMES TRAPPING CHILD. ATTEMPTS TO LOOSEN CAUSES BELT TO TIGHTEN FURTHER. EMERGENCY RELEASE DIFFICULT TO USE WITH BELTS UNDER TENSION.
NHTSA complaint #540199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.