1996 Chrysler Town And Country Seat belts Problems

ON A FEW SEPERATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MY DAUGHTERS SEATBELT HAS JUST RELEASED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DURING 3 SUDDEN STOPS THE SEATBELTS HAVE UNLATCHED BY THEMSELVES AND ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SEATBELT CAME UNDONE AFTER I ADJUSTED MYSELF IN MY SEAT. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN 2 MONTHS AGO. ALSO, WITHOUT WARNING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TOOK OUT MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING MY RADIO. THERE SHOULD BE A SENSOR THAT IT IS GOING BAD BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GOES. EVEN AFTER GOING TO JACK POWELL DODGE TO HAVE IT ALL FIXED, THE HORN DOESN'T WORK , THE STEREO IS MESSING UP, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS MESSING UP, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID

10122473

Incident

May 30, 2005

Mileage

117,500 mi

THIRD ROW SEAT BELT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FASTEN BECAUSE OF ITS LENGTH, IT IS TOO SHORT EVEN ON A NORMAL SIZE OCCUPANT. THIS LEAVES THE OCCUPANT UN PROTECTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS UNBUCKLING SEAT BELT. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BUCKLE AND THE SEAT BELT HAS TURNED 180 DEGREES, AND THE RELEASE BUTTON ENDED UP ON THE INSIDE INSTEAD OF THE OUTSIDE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10056070

I OWN A 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI AND AFTER READING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME ON THE UNSAFEBELTS.COM WEBSITE WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE GEN 3 SEATBELTS. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MY VEHICLE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ASSURED THAT IF I AM, THE SEATBELTS WILL RESPOND AS REQUIRED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10058590

Incident

Feb 20, 2004

WHILE STOPPING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 30 MPH. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT RETRACT, HOLDING CONSUMER IN PLACE, AND CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10055577

THE VEHICLE CHILDSEAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ISN'T STABLE. THE CHILDSEAT LOCK IN THE PELVIS AREA BELOW. BUT THERE IS NOTHING HOLDING THE CHEST UPPER AREA. NLM

NHTSA ID

8020097

Incident

Oct 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE 2-CHILD SEAT BOOSTER HARNESS AND STRAPS BUCKLE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*JB

NHTSA ID

8019216

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

THE INSURED WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT SO HARD THAT IT TIPPED OVER, THE SEAT BELTS FROZE AND THE INSURED HAD BE REMOVED FROM THE WINDOW, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES.(CLAIM#13-7259-940)*JB

NHTSA ID

6901119

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

AFTER HAVING PURCHASED A USED 1996 CHRYLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LXI MINIVAN I FOUND A CONSUMER ALERT AT WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM. THE WEBSITE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH UNSAGE GEN3 BUCKLES THAT COULD RELEASE AT A TIME OF IMPACT. THE SITE ALSO DIRECTED CONSUMERS TO CONTACT THE NHTSB AND FILE THIS REPORT. MY FAMLY HAVE HAD THE VAN ONLY SEVERAL DAYS AND HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATBELTS, BUT I WANT TO ENSURE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

759221

Incident

Mar 9, 2002

CONSUMER HAD SEEN ON NEW ABOUT THE SEAT BELT FAILURE, EVEN THOUGH THAT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED PROBLEM YET, WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN TO THIS VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005280

Incident

Mar 8, 2002

THE SEAT BELT IN THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS LOCKS UP AND THE CHILD CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT USING THE EMERGENCY RELEASE. THE LEFT SEAT IS PERMANENTLY STUCK AND THE RIGHT SEAT OCCASIONALLY RELEASES. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED 1995 AND SOME 1996 MINIVANS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO MY CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY MY CAR WAS BUILT AFTER THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL PERIOD; HOWEVER, THE TAG ON THE CAR SEATS STATES THEY WERE ASSEMBLED IN 1995. WHEN I TOLD THIS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAL PALAZZOLA HE ONLY SAID THAT I WAS NOT IN THEIR COMPUTER FOR A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

734878

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT A NEW STARTER HAD BEEN INSTALLED, CLAIM # 32-V339-978. NLM

NHTSA ID

6900712

Incident

Dec 20, 1999

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM # 23-1398-184. NLM

NHTSA ID

6900707

Incident

Sep 11, 2000

RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

552684

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MANUFACTURERS INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEATS. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE OCCUPIED SEAT HAS REFUSED TO RELEASE THE BELTED CHILD. WHEN THIS OCCURS, NO AMOUNT OF FORCE WILL RELEASE THE TENSION NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE OCCUPANT, AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO SO IS TO CUST THE CHILD OUT OF THE SEAT WITH LARGE KNIFE OR SCISSORS, WHICH WE ARE NOW FORCED TO CARRY WITH US AT ALL TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE.THE MANUFACTURER IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AS THE SEATS WERE REDESIGNED IN '97-98 MODEL. HOWEVER WE HAVE DESPITE 2 INCIDENTS, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UPGRADE TO THE NEW STYLE. I WOULD LIKE THE DOT TO INITIATE A RECALL INVESTIGATION, AND FORCE CHRYSLER TO UPGRADE ALL SEATS TO CORRECT THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

NHTSA ID

701903

Incident

Dec 28, 1998

SEAT BELT ANCHOR CAME OUT OF THE PILLAR HITTING CHILD I, CAUSING FAILURE OF OTHER COMPONENTS.

NHTSA ID

533597

Incident

Feb 1, 1998

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND CONTROL PANEL GOES BLANK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES. CHILD WAS STUCK IN BUILT-IN SAFETY SEAT BECAUSE BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE.

NHTSA ID

531944

STEREO RADIO FAILED.

NHTSA ID

603615

Incident

Aug 1, 1995

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS/STRAPS CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN AROUND CHILD AND WOULD NOT LOOSEN.

NHTSA ID

521562

AT LEAST TEN TIMES INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELTS FROZE UP, NOT ALLOWING CHILD TO EXIT. THE BELTS WILL TIGHTEN WHEN FURTHER ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE. THE RELEASE BUTTON IS EXTREMELY HARD TO GET TO. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

815528

CHILD BUILT-IN CSS; WENT TO TAKE CHILD OUT & RELEASED BUTTON FAIL TO WORK;HARNES STRAPS GOT TIGHTER WHEN TRYING TO PULL OVER CHILD'S HEAD. HAD TO USE SCISSORS TO FREE CHILD OUT OF SEAT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

814931

Incident

Jul 24, 1997

CHILD GOT OUT OF INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT.

NHTSA ID

520661

Incident

Jun 30, 1997

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT NOT FUNCTIONAL; STRAPS WOULD NOT PULL OUT- BOTH WHILE CHILD WAS, AND WAS NOT IN SEAT. HAD TO CUT STRAPS TO RELEASE CHILD. *AK

NHTSA ID

517588

Incident

Apr 26, 1997

THE CHILD WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CHILD SEAT BECAUSE OF THE RETRACTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND TIGHTEND ON THE CHILD INSTEAD OF RELEASING. *AK

NHTSA ID

812939

Incident

Jun 7, 1997

HAD PLACED CHILD IN BUIL- IN CHID SEAT WHEN GETTING CHILD OUT, LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE. WOULD PULL ON "T-SHIELD" & IT GOT TIGHTER. STARTED RISING TOWARD CHILD'S THROAT. TRIED RELEASING FROM BOTTOM, DID NOT WORK; HAD TO LITERALLY DRAG CHILD FROM SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID

812374

Incident

May 9, 1997

TOWN AND COUNTRY LXI, 1996, CSS BUILD IN MODEL, RETRACTOR LOCKED IN PLACE AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK AND COULD NOT REMOVE THE RESTRAINT FROM THE CHILD, A CLAMP THAT DISCONNECTED THE SEAT FROM VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

809410

Incident

Feb 23, 1997