1999 Dodge Caravan Seat belts Problems

AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR SEAT OF OUR MINIVAN, BEING THAT THEY DON'T' UNLATCH AT CERTAIN TIMES AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT AT TIMES WHEN TRYING TO LATCH THEM, THEY WON'T LATCH UNTIL MUCH DIFFICULTY, I DID A SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ON THEM, AND FIND THAT THESE SEAT BELTS ARE DANGEROUS (GEN 3) I CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK ABOUT HAVING THEM REPLACED AND THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO AS THEY WOULD JUST BE THE SAME (VERSION) PUT BACK IN. I WANT THE SEAT BELT REPLACED AS I HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND OFTEN HAVE THEM IN THIS VEHICLE, IT IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT LIKELY THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO HAVE THE CAR REPLACED AT THIS TIME, OR WE CERTAINLY WOULD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10173112

Incident

Nov 8, 2006

I OWN A DODGE/CHRYSLER CARAVAN. I HAVE GEN3 SEATBELTS WHICH ARE UNSAFE AND I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE BELTS FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10056273

Incident

Feb 1, 2004

I THINK THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT THE GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS ARE A FAULTY DESIGN. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH GENERATION 4 SEAT BELTS BEFORE ANOTHER PERSON IS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND AFFECTS ALL 3 OF OUR VEHICLES. WE HAVE CHILDREN AND I AM WORRIED THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO THEM, OR ME. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR WE WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANYMORE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THEY ARE ALL THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT IN THE PAST! *LA

NHTSA ID

10054829

Incident

Jan 1, 2004

CONSUMER WAS UPSET BECAUSE ALL FOUR BACK SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK. THERE WERE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS WHO COULD NOT BUCKLE IN SAFELY. *AK CONSUMER WANTED TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE AS TO HOW THE SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSE TO WORK IN THE CARAVAN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN PULED MANUALLY. *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID

10044146

Incident

Oct 16, 2003

CONSUMER PICKED UP CHILD SEAT BY THE HANDLE AND THE HANDLE SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING THE BABY TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR SEAT. *AK CONSUMER WENT TO LOCK THE SEAT BELT AND A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE BROKE. THIS WAS THE THIRD SEAT TO BREAK IN THE SAME PLACE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE COMPANY, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY WANTED TO REPLACED THE BROKEN PART. AFTER HAVING THREE OF THE SAME PARTS BREAK, THE CONSUMER WONDERS HOW EFFECTIVE THE SEAT WOULD BE IN A ACCIDENT. (EVENFLO HORIZON) *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10039678

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

CONSUMER NOTICED MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELTS HAD SNAPPED AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, CAUSING CHILD TO FALL OUT OF SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10032109

THE FRONT BENCH SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED 3 TIMES, WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CONSUMER'S CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, WHICH CAUSED THE CHILD TO FALL OUT AND HIT THE FLOOR. *AK *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10024001

GASOLINE SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, CAR MILEAGE PLUMMETED. *MR DEALER FOUND INJECTOR LEAKING AND REMOVED AND REPLACED PLEMUIN AND REPLACED INJECTOR. SEAT BELT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. ALL TIRES WERE UNDER PRESSURE. *TT *JB

NHTSA ID

10024643

Incident

Sep 24, 2002

Mileage

29,461 mi

SEAT BELT HOLDING OUR CHILD SAFETY SEAT CAME UNLATCHED. CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH GEN3 SEAT BELTS IN 1999 DODGE CARAVAN. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023019

Incident

Jun 13, 2003

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE SEAT BELTS BE REPLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. MORE THAN A YEAR PAST AND THE CONSUMER STILL DIDN'T HEAR FROM THE DEALER. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018245

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

THE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017940

Incident

Mar 12, 2003

SEATBELT IN MIDDLE POSITION OF BACKSEAT HAS COME UNBUCKLED 3 TIMES. CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS INSTALLED IN THIS SEAT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK *TT

NHTSA ID

8012905

Incident

Apr 25, 2002

DEALER (COURTNEY DODGE; WATERTOWN, CT; PHONE# 860/945-3633) UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. FEEL TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8008252

Incident

Apr 8, 2002

WHEN I STRAP MY TWO SONS AGES 3 MONTHS AND 2 1/2 YEARS INTO THEIR CARSEATS EVERYDAY, SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

759080

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CONSUMERS CAN DO TO GET REPLACEMENTS FOR THE GEN3 SEATBELTS WHICH HAVE BEEN TESTED AS UNSAFE ACCORDING TO THE ABC NEWS REPORT. THE SEATBELTS CAN UNLOCK IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HAVE THESE VEHICLES RECALLED.*AK

NHTSA ID

759071

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8003754

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

THERE EXISTS A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WHICH IS BEING HONORED BY THE DEALER, HOWEVER, THE LATCHING RECEPTACLE ON THE PASSENGE SIDE HAS FAILED. IT DOES NOT LATCH SECURELY AND WILL RELEASE OF ITS OWN VOLITION. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FOR A NEW LATCH AND WHILE THE COST IS NOT EXORBITANT, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND SHOULD BE FACTORY WARRANTED WITHOUT LIMIT. IF I WERE THE COMPANY I WOULD FAR RATHER REPALCE AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS AS OPPOSED TO BEING SUBJECT TO A LAWSUIT FOR SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

752784

Incident

Sep 15, 2001

WE WERE INVOLVED IN A MILD ROLL-OVER ON I-94 NEAR TOMAH, WIS. WE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND UPENDED INTO THE SNOW BANK. NO INJURIES. MY WIFE WAS RESTRAINED IN MID SEAT, R SIDE. AS CAR ROLLED SHE SLID OFF END OF SEAT OUT OF LOCKED SEAT BELT SYSTEM ENDING UP UNRESTRAINED ON THE ROOF. WE HAVE CONTACTED TANNER MOTORS AND WILL BE TALKING TO. *AK

NHTSA ID

744679

Incident

Dec 30, 2000

I WAS STOPPED, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED BY A 95 PATHFINDER. POLICE ESTIMATED THAT HE WAS DOING ABOUT 25 WHEN HE IMPACTED ME. MY SEAT BELT/SHOULDER STRAP HELD, BUT I WENT FORWARD AND CUT MY NOSE ON THE SUN VISOR, THEN MY HEAD SLAMMED BACKWARD IN TO MY HEADREST. I THINK I WENT FORWARD AND BACK AGAIN, AND THEN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND I FELL IN TO THE MIDDLE SEAT.

NHTSA ID

738147

Incident

Dec 6, 2000

I WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WAS REAR-ENDED. THE POLICE ESTIMATED THAT HE WAS DOING ABOUT 25 WHEN HE HIT ME. I WENT FORWARD AND CUT MY NOSE ON THE SUNVISOR AND THEN SLAMMED MY HEAD BACK IN TO THE HEADREST. I THINK I WENT FORWARD AND BACK AGAIN, AND THEN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND I WENT DOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

738146

Incident

Dec 6, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT CAME APART FROM IMPACT. *AK

NHTSA ID

867454

Incident

Aug 8, 2000

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IMPACT 30-35 MPH INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT UPPER CHEST CLIP BECAME UNDONE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. DEALER REPLACED CHILD RESTRAINTS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

865151

Incident

Jun 23, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 58 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER AN ICE PATCH, AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL OVER THE DIVIDER ONTO CURB. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY. DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

857445

Incident

Feb 15, 2000

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.

NHTSA ID

853237

Incident

Nov 1, 1999