Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 180 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 180, in the owner's own words
WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS BEEN PULLED OUT FOR USE IT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK. ALSO THERE IS CONSIDERABLE SLACK IN SEAT BELT WHEN BEING USED. NOT ABLE TO ADJUST TIGHTNESS. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE 1 HIT VEHICLE 2. INSURED IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 16-N171-233. *JG
MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED THAT IT WOULD NOT RETRACT AND WAS LOOSE AND I COULD NOT EVEN BUCKLE UP MY SEATBELT. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON A RECALL AND I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE SEATBELT TO FIX IT. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT IT NEEDED PARTS AND WITH PARTS AND LABOR IT WOULD COST ME $300 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY FEELINGS ARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS A STATE LAW TO WEAR SEATBELTS. I DID FEEL THAT I HAD TO PAY $300 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN MEET ME HALF WAY $150. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, I WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. AND SINCE YOU ARE THE FEDERAL TRAFFIC SAFETY ORGANIZATION YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME INPUT IN THIS MATTER. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. RONALD LULA. *AK
SEAT BELT IN REAR SEAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS RECALL 97V14800 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ONE MENTIONED IN RECALL ON FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THEY WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.*AK THE FRONT PASSENGER'S 3 POINT BELT SPRING BROKE TOO. *YH
WHEN DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECAME UNLATCHED FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SEATBELTS BROKE . *AK
RECALL #742 FOR THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES WAS NEVER PERFORMED EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WAITED ALL DAY AT DEALER. NLM
REPAIRS TO FRONT END SUSPENSION TO STOP VIBRATION, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. MJS
RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM (97V-149). MJS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON DOES NOT WORK, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BE STUCK IN THE SEAT. ALSO DRIVER'S THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN BELT BUCKLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED SEAT BELT BUCLE UNDER RECALL. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KEEPS LOCKING UP, AND THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT. *AK
STEERING IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS'NT RETRO PROPERLY.
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO INOPERATIVE, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE DRIVE'S SHOULDER BELT GOT STUCK IN THE HOUSING WHICH MAKES THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE, AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE BELTWAY, CONSUMER WAS APPROCHING TURN OFF WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR COLLISION. SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
RECALL 97V148000/742; THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND CONSUMER'S WORK SCHEDULE DOES NOT PERMIT THE REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT HELP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHOR CLIP BROKEN PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
THE DRIVER SEATBELT 3POINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEATBELT NOT TO RETRACT WHEN PUTTING ON THE SEATBELT, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT PULL OUT OR RETRACT. DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED.AK
RECALL REPAIR WORK DENIED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND LIFTGATE SUPPORT WASHERS).
RECALL 97V149000; FOR 2 MONTHS MR. QUINGNEZ HAD BEEN TRYING TO SET AN APPOINTMENT AT JACK POWELL CHYSLER TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS HANGING THE PHONE UPON HIM. *AK
SEAT BELTS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY.
EA97005; SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUNETLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 91. THE SPRING CLIP IS BROKEN. DEALER REPLACED CLIP AT COST OF $106.94 . *AK
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED TWICE. DURING THE CRASH OWNER'S 2 CHILDREN WERE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE THROUGH THE REAR DOOR WHICH OPENED ON IMPACT. THE BUILT IN CHILD SEAT CLIP OPENED ALLOWING 3 YEAR OLD CHILD TO BE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. AIR BAG ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY.
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