1997 Dodge Caravan Seat belts Problems

BUILT IN CAR SEAT STOPPED LATCHING WITH NO WARNING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141217

Incident

Oct 29, 2005

Mileage

78,000 mi

I OWN A 1997 DODGE CARAVAN, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN THE SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED SEVERAL TIMES. TWICE MY 8 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER LEANED TO THE SIDE AND HER ELBO HIT THE RELEASE BUTTON IT UNLATHED, MY OTHER DAUGHTER IS 5 FEW TIMES WE NOTICED HER BOOSTER SEAT IS UNLACHED FOR NO REASON. NEED HELP TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM . *AK

NHTSA ID

10114360

Incident

Mar 10, 2005

THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT ALLOW THE BELTS TO BE USED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD TWO SUCH SEATS IN THE VEHICLE, WHERE SEAT BELTS COULD NOT BE USED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE BELTS COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNLESS THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079515

Incident

May 11, 2004

Mileage

74,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN ONE YEAR AGO AND SO FAR WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OXYGEN SENSOR, SPEED SENSOR, HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHENEVER THEY WANT NOT JUST THE 16 MPH THING, BALL JOINTS ARE CLUNKING, THE CD PLAYER QUIT AND THEN SOON AFTER FM RADIO ONLY AM WORKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10056554

Incident

Feb 4, 2004

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RELEASE. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10009776

Incident

Nov 15, 2000

THE PASSENGER SIDE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKED IN POSITION WITH THE INFANT BUCKLED IN AND THE SEAT BELT AROUND THE CHILDS NECK. *JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10008721

Incident

Nov 27, 2002

WE HAVE BUILT IN CHILD SEATS IN THIS CAR. THE STRAPS ON THE CAR SEATS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, SO THE SEATS ARE UNSAFE. ONE SEAT HAS BEEN HEAVILY USED, THE OTHER STOPPED RETRACTING ON FIRST FEW USES. WORSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO GET THESE SEATS REPAIRED. DODGE HAS OFFERED ONE LOCATION, ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY. WHERE THE SEAT COULD BE REPAIRED AT STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR RATES. IN FACT WHEN I CALLED THIS LOCATION THEY COULD NOT DO IT. NOTE THIS MEANS THAT DODGE IS COMFORTABLE WITH TWO UNSAFE CHILD SEATS IN THIS VEHICLE. DT

NHTSA ID

769363

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA ID

8019821

Incident

Sep 11, 2002

THE CONSUMER WENT TO TAKE HER CHILD OUT OF THE CARSEAT. AND THE STRAP TIGHTENED UP, SHE HAD TO CUT THE STRAP IN HALF TO RETREIVE HER CHILD FROM THE SEAT.*JB

NHTSA ID

8019238

Incident

Sep 20, 2002

ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS I'VE BEEN DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT (OK FRONT BENCH OF MINIVAN) AND ON SHARP TURNS OR ABRUPT BRAKING THE SEATBELTS HAVE JUST POPPED UNDONE. BOTH THE ONE THAT HOLDS MY 18 MONTH OLD SON'S CAR SEAT AND THE ONE THAT MY 4 1/2 Y/O DAUGHTER USES WITH HER BOOSTER. UP TO NOW IT'S BEEN A MATTER OF INCOVENIENCE OR MINOR BUMPS, BUT I'M SCARED IT COULD HAPPEN AT A MORE CRUCIAL MOMENT AND THEY COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. BOTH SEATBELTS ON THE FRONT BENCH ARE SHOULDER HARNESS TYPES.*AK

NHTSA ID

765757

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WASN'T RESTRAINING TIGHT ENOUGH. CONSUMER HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY SEEM TO THINK IT'S WORKING PROPERLY. *JG

NHTSA ID

8013144

Incident

Jun 28, 2002

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V076000 NOTIFICATION REGARDING SEAT BELT FAILURE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, CONSUMER SET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE SERVICES RENDERED. WHILE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, MECHANIC STATED PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE CONSUMER HAD TO RESET APPOINTMENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013075

CONSUMER STATES REAR-SEAT SHOULDER-HARNESS SEAT BELTS (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT) ARE JAMMED. ENABLING PASSENGER TO EXTEND THE SEAT BELTS OUT FROM THE OPENING IN THE OVER THE SHOULD INTERIOR ROOF TRIM. DEALER FOUND ADHESIVE / INSULATION FROM THE HEADLINDER HAD MELTED ONTO THE SEATBELTS. *TT UPDATED *JB

NHTSA ID

566048

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

AM FILING A COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO REPORTEDLY UNSAFE "GEN-3" SEATBELTS INSTALLED AS OEM EQUIPMENT IN OUR VAN. THE MFR. REFUSES TO REPLACE THESE REPORTEDLY DEFECTIVE BY DESIGN SEATBELTS, AND WANTS US TO PAY THE COST ($1600.00) TO REPLACE THESE BELTS. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE BELTS HAVE FAILED THE INDUSTRY STANDARD "BALL TEST" I FEEL THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO US. *AK

NHTSA ID

759168

Incident

Mar 10, 2002

PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER RECALL THESE GEN-3 SEATBELTS BEFORE I HAVE TO MAKE A CLAIM ABOUT A DEATH IN MY FAMILY BECAUSE OF A FAILED SEATBELT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

759151

BELT RETRACTOR FOR THE INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED. BELT IS EXTENDED FULLY AND CANNOT BE USED PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO EXAMINE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

895980

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

THIRD ROW SEATBELT ON DRIVERSIDE WILL NOT PULL OUT. CONSUMER HAD NOT USED THIS SEAT IN THE PAST, NEVER NOTICED IT BEFORE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

885989

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

REAR SEAT BELTS GOT JAM INSIDE THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT RETRACTS THE BELTS. CAUSE = THE "TAR"USED AT THE FACTORY (DODGE) FOR RUSTPROOFING GOT TO THE INSIDE OF THE RETRACTION MECHANISM MAKING TOTALLY USELESS THE SAFETY BELTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

743845

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN STOPPED WORKING, MECHANIC STATED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK ALSO CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO THAT HAS BEEN WORKED ON FIVE TIMES AND REPLACED TWICE AND STILL DOESNOT WORK TO CONSUMER'S SATISFACTION, CONSUMER ALSO HAD BRAKES REPLACED, ALSO THE TENSIONER BELT ON THE TIMING BELT, ALSO THE WATER PUMP BROKE, ALSO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*JB

NHTSA ID

884000

Incident

Feb 20, 2001

WHILE PUTTING REAR SEAT BELT ON SEAT BELT BOLT PULLED FROM FLOORBOARD. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE SIDE DOOR HAD BEEN DAMAGED RIGHT WHERE THE SEAT BELT WAS. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME SEAT BELT PROBLEM. *YH

NHTSA ID

883609

ALL SIX SEATBELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE SEATBELT WAS WEARING OUT WHICH MAY CAUSE LESS PROTECTION IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *AK THE SEAT BELTS WERE POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE. *YH

NHTSA ID

876676

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

ONCE REAR LEFT SIDE SEAT BELT WAS PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT IT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. VAN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHOLE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. IT TOOK MORE THAN TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

873124

Incident

Jul 7, 2000

CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE STRAP ON THE INTEGRATED SEAT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CHILD, THE SEAT WAS UNDER RECALL 98V-0185 BUT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

NHTSA ID

556059

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD SMELL GASOLINE, CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE, CLAIM 13-7076-635. *SLC

NHTSA ID

6900629

Incident

Sep 19, 2000

IN VEHICLE, REAR 3RD ROW PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER RESTRAINT/SEAT BELT DEVICE FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS THAT AT ROOF ANCHOR POINT, THE BOLT ASSEMBLY "UNSCREWED" AND FELL OUT WHEN DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO SECURE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS NO INJURY, BUT SHOULD THIS BOLT BE ABLE TO DO THIS? THERE HAD BEEN NO PHYSICAL CONTACT OUTSIDE OF NORMAL SEATBELT USE. IF A COLLISION HAD OCCURRED AT THE TIME THIS BOLT WAS FAILING, THE RESTRAINT SAFTEY SYSTEM COULD HAVE FAILED CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DEATH WHEN IT OUGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RESPOND. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO CHRYSLER DEALER FOR REINSTALLATION. ALSO, ALL OTHER ANCHORS OUGHT BE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED TO INSURE NO OCCURRANCES OF SAME.

NHTSA ID

725079

Incident

Jun 30, 2000