22 of the 1,860 complaints about the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan are about the seat belts — 1% of everything reported for this model year.
22
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT,IN WHICH THE STRAPS WERE LOOSE, AND DID NOT RETRACT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. *JB SCC
NHTSA complaint #10012100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLES SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE UNSAFE AND IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE SEATBELT UNLATCHES TO EASILY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM
NHTSA complaint #8023800 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING THRU MY NEIGHBORHOOD I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR BACKING OUT OF ITS DRIVEWAY WITHOUT THEM LOOKING. MY 2 YEAR OLD ALONG WITH HER CAR SEAT CAME FORWARD AND SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. I HAD JUST CHECKED THAT HER CAR SEAT WAS TIGHT EARLIER. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A DEFECT FROM THE GEN 3 SEAT BELT. I FEEL EITHER HER OWN CAR SEAT OR THAT OF HER BROTHER NEXT TO HER RUBBED ON THE RELEASE BUTTON. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I MAY HAVE DRIVEN WITHOUT HER CARSEAT BEING BELTED IN IF THIS INCIDENT HADN'T HAPPENED. SOMETHING MUCH WORSE COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. DT
NHTSA complaint #770183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IN WHICH THE REAR SEAT BELTS BECAME DISLODGED, NOT SECURING THE INSURED'S CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR SEATS, THERE WERE 4 INJURIES.(CLAIM#25-5524-222)
NHTSA complaint #6901117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RED RELEASE BUTTONS ON VEHICLE IS SITUATED HIGHER THAN THE BUCKLE. WHEN PASSENGERS' ELBOWS HIT BUCKLE IT RELEASES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #8006988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #759588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 3O-35MPH AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED DURING IMPACT. SEAT BELT RETRACTED AND WAS CAUGHT AROUND PASSENGER'S NECK. CHRYSLER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #8002109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELTS HAVE BROKEN AWAY FROM ITS HOUSING MOUNT. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE SHOULDER STRAPS WERE USED WITH CAR SEATS. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #873154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE BUILT-IN CHILD SEAT GETS STUCK WITH THE CHILD IN THE SEAT AND WHEN THE SEATS ARE CLOSE AND THEN A CHILD CANT GET IN THEM. CHRYSLER DID A RECALL AND INSTALLED A SAFTY CLIP TO ADDRESS GETTING THE CHILD OUT. BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES THAT YOU CANT USE THE SEAT WHEN THE GET STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION SO YOU CANT PUT A CHILD IN THE SEAT. ALSO NOTE CHRYSLER HAS CHANGE THE MECHINISM ON NEWER VANS. THEY GAVE A AN ESCAPE ROUTE NOT A FIX TO THE PROBLEM OF THE BELTS GETTING STUCK DUE TO FOOD FALLING IN THE LOCK AREA. REMEBER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A CHILD SEAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO UNLOCK THE SEAT BELTS WHEN THE GET STUCK PERMINANTLY CLOSED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH I CALL OVER 25 TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND FROM MY HOME AND WORK ONLY TO RECEIVE A BUSY SIGNAL EVERY TIME. I ASK THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL SINCE THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER AND THEY DECLINED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS CHILD SEAT SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #715466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN CONSUMER DROVE OFF A RED LIGHT ABOUT 5 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT HER CHILD HAD FALLEN OUT OF SAFETY SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD CAR SEAT. THE CHILD WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTER SEAT OF THE VAN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #826990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED CAUSING INFANT SEAT TO FALL TO FLOOR WITH CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #539887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT ACTIVATING THEM. IN ADDITION, BENCH PASSENGER SEATBELT DISCONNECTS WHEN BUCKLED; BRAKES WORE OUT WHEN THE CAR HAD 32,000 MILES; LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY AT 7,000; TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED AT 44,000 MILES; PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPEN WHEN UNLOCKED, AND GAS TANK WAS LEAKING.
NHTSA complaint #540423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT FAILURE DURING ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #533887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
VEHICLE'S INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT RETRACTING BELT WAS RETRACTING BY ITSELF AND WAS CHOKING THE CHILD. THE PARENT HAD TO CUT OUT THE CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #815071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
THE INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT IN VEHICLE IS FAULTY. WHEN CHILD IS PLACED IN SEAT IT JAMS AND STRAPS CANNOT BE PULLED OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #814341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
PERIODIC LOCKING/JAMMINGOF SEAT BELT, CAUSING CHILDREN TO BE TRAPPED IN INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #526165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED TWICE PRIOR TO RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #517645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, TIGHTENS AROUND CHEST OF OCCUPANT, 3 YEAR OLD, DEALER REMOVED ENTIRE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, REPLACED SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #812089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
INTEGRATED CSS: PUSHED RED RELEASE BUTTON TO UNLOCK SEAT, PULLED DOWN TO LOOSEN, SEAT CONTINUED TO RETRACT TIGHTER/TIGHTER, CRUSHING CHILDS CHEST; SAME PROBLEM WITH CHILD SEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. THIS TIME CHILD'S HAIR CAUGHT IN RETRACTOR, PARENT LITERALLY HAD TO CUT CHILD'S HAIR OUT, DOWN TO SCALP OUT OF RETRACTOR; HAS APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO HAVE SEATS LUBRICATED.
NHTSA complaint #810137 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS IN A COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER WHO WAS INJURED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #806059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
OWNER HAS BUILT-IN CHILD SEAT IN HER MINI VAN, SHE STATES THAT THE STRAPS LOCK CHILD IN AND THAT BUCKLE CAN'T BE RELEASED WHEN EXITING VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #805852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
CHILD SAFETY SEAT; WHEN ENGAGED AS INSTRUCTED BY MANUAL, T- SHIELD DOES NOT HOLD ADEQUATELY, CHILD CAN STAND UP IN CSS; ALSO, AFTER RELEASING LOCKING MECHANISM IT WILL NOT RELEASE; GETS TIGHTER/TIGHTER AROUND NECK OF OCCUPANT, NEARLY CHOKING CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #801268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.