FaultScore

1996 Plymouth Voyager child seat problems

27 of the 1,111 complaints about the 1996 Plymouth Voyager are about the child seat — 2% of everything reported for this model year.

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27

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

2

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Child Seat 17 63.0%
Strap/Webbing 5 18.5%
Infant 3 11.1%
Harness Retainer/Chest Clip 2 7.4%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Boise, ID

CHILD SEAT

THE CAR SEAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND HARNESS LATCH OPENED AND CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED INTO THE BUILT IN CAR SEAT, AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GET HER OUT, THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T EXTEND OUT TO RELEASE. THE STRAPS REMAINED LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. SCC

NHTSA complaint #10011418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Eunice, LA

CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON CHILD SEAT BELT STRAPS BUT THE DEALER CLEANED THE STRAP INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE BUT THE CONSUMER STATES THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE AND HE SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE.

NHTSA complaint #563093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bakerfield, CA

CHILD SEAT

BOTH INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT STRAPS WOULD NOT UNLATCH. NEEDED TO USED A SCREW DRIVER TO UNLATCH HARNESS STRAPS. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8001593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Eunice, LA

CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON CHILD SEAT BELT STRAPS BUT THE DEALER CLEANED THE STRAP INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE BUT THE CONSUMER STATES THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE AND HE SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE.

NHTSA complaint #563093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sandy, UT

CHILD SEAT

BELT FOR INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS FAILING TO LOCK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS WOULD PREVENT FORWARD MOVEMENT OF CHILD/SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #889259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cheyenne, WI

CHILD SEAT

CHILD SEAT CHEST PIECE WILL TIGHTEN, MOVES UP TO CHILD'S NECK, STRANGLING CHILD. CHEST PLATE KEEPS TIGHTENING WHEN CHILD MOVES.

NHTSA complaint #884362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hogansburg, NY

CHILD SEAT

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT RESTRAINTS RETRACTED BACK WHEN RELEASE BUTTON WAS PUSHED, CHOKING CHILD.

NHTSA complaint #882548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Canton, IL

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT

THE INTERGRATED CHILD SAFTEY SYSTEM SETBELT LOCKED, NOT ALLOWING THE BELT TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM CHILD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE BELT TO LOCK. AFTER THE CHILD WAS REMOVED, BY RELEASING THE ANCHOR CLIP, THE BELT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH BOTH INTERGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #737085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brookly Center, MN 1 injured

CHILD SEAT

CONSUMER HAS AN INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE, AND THE CHILD'S HAIR GOT CAUGHT IN IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE CHILD TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE BUNCHES OF HAIR HAD BEEN PULLED OUT. ALSO, CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD LOCK UP. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CALL HERE FIRST AND MAKE A COMPLAINT.

NHTSA complaint #856850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clackamas, OR

CHILD SEAT

THE BUILT IN CAR SEAT MAKE THE CHILDRENS LEGS FALL ASLEEP WITHIN A 10 MINUTE RIDE. YH

NHTSA complaint #549126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clackamas, OR

CHILD SEAT

THE BUILT-IN CHILD SEATS CAUSES CHILDREN'S LEGS TO FALL ASLEEP AFTER BEING IN SEAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE LEGS DO NOT SUPPORT THEM RIGHT AWAY AFTER GETTING OUT OF SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #851081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Virginia Beach, VA

CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING

HARNESS ON THE CSS IS NOT SECURE BECAUSE IT IS EASY FOR THE CHILD TO GET OUT.

NHTSA complaint #837651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hartford, CT

CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT STRAPS ARE FAULTY, CAUSING CHILD TO GET STUCK IN SEAT. CONSUMER STATES STRAPS HAD TO BE CUT TO REMOVE CHILD FROM SEAT. *AK CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS TO CHILD SEAT. CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS LOSSING AIR, DEALER FOUND NAIL IN TIRE AND PLUGGED REAR TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #825565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Jacksonvil, FL

CHILD SEAT

INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED CAUSING THE STRAPS TO TIGHTEN WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE.

NHTSA complaint #543473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Jackson, NH

CHILD SEAT

RECALL REPAIR ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS DID NOT FULLY FIX THE FAILURE, ENTIRE SEAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AFTER REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #543110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Guys Mills, PA

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT

CONSUMER COULD UNBUCKLE THE BUILT-IN CAR SEAT, BUT COULD NOT PULL IT OUT TO RELEASE THE CHILD. GRIFFIN MOTORS HAS NOW PLACED EXTENSIONS ON HARNESSES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS TO DATE. *AK

NHTSA complaint #832653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Scott, LA

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP

INTREGRATED CHILD SEAT; THE CHILD IS ABLE TO REMOVE THE CHEST CLIP AND GET OUT THE CAR SEAT. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #832212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Seneca, NY

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP

2 BUILT-IN CHILD BENCH SEAT HARNESS STRAPS WILL LOCK IN CONSTANT SITUATION, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S CHILDREN TO BECOME LOCKED IN OR TRAPPED IN SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #823629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gahanna, OH

CHILD SEAT

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #520264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cliffdale, NC

CHILD SEAT

THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS RELEASE IS UNSAFE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE AND IS PAINFUL TO THE CHILD.

NHTSA complaint #522560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lumberton, TX

CHILD SEAT

EA-97003; BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE/UNLATCH TO ALLOW CHILD TO BE PLACED IN BUILT-IN SEAT OR TO BE TAKEN OUT OF CSS; CANNOT PULL SEAT BELT OUT BECAUSE IT RETRACTED. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #815275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gahanna, OH

CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING

EA97003, WHEN REMOVING CHILD FROM THE CHILD SEAT THE STRAPS TIGHTEN UP AROUND THE CHILD CHEST, MAKING RELEASING IMPOSSIBLE. MOM HAD TO CUT STRAPS TO REMOVE CHILD.

NHTSA complaint #813340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Shirley, AR

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT

SEAT BELT IN SEAT LOCKS UP, TRAPPING THE CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, ALSO BELT TIGHTENS AS CHILD MOVES AROUND.

NHTSA complaint #603314 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hilliard, OH

CHILD SEAT

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS/STRAPS RETRACTOR, WILL NOT RELEASE, VERY HARD TO GET CHILD OUT OF SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #812114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cockeysville, MD

CHILD SEAT

BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT STRAPS TOO TIGHT ACROSS CHILD'S CHEST'S, CAUSING DIFFICULTY RELEASING CHILD FROM STRAPS.

NHTSA complaint #513885 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bloomfield Hill, MI 1 injured

CHILD SEAT

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, CHILD WAS IN THE CHILD SEAT AND COULDN'T GET THE CHILD OUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAS A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES CHOKING IF THE BELT IS TWISTED IN RECOIL ASSEMBLY, CHILD HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF SEAT AND HAD BRUISING IN THE NECK AREA. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #803126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bettendorf, IA

CHILD SEAT

WHILE SITTING IN AN INTEGRATED SAFETY SEAT, CHILD WAS ABLE TO FREE HIS SHOULDER FROM RESTRAINING STRAPS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #483203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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