Interior & seats
Filed May 11, 2004
THE SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BROKE. *MR WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED IT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICEL WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10073767
- Incident
- Feb 28, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 10, 2002
SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS OPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, WILL NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED BOTH SLIDING DOORS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT SHUT AT ALL. THE LATCH DOES NOT CONNECT TO THE DOOR. AS CONSUMER DRIVES THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN. THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR OPENS IN MOTION ALSO. THE LATCH IS NOT CONNECTING, CONSUMER STATES ON THE FORM THAT THERE WAS A CRASH AND TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED, HOWEVER DOES NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 8011362
- Incident
- Dec 20, 2001
Body & structureElectricalInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Sep 26, 2001
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT POWER MIRROR SWITCH ON DRIVER'S DOOR BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AND MELTED PLASTIC, CAUSING RADIO/ INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 896899
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 30, 2001
THE BOLT SHEARED SUDDENLY AND THE HATCH FELL. ALMOST HIT SOMEONE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 751433
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 23, 2001
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 878812
- Incident
- Jan 19, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 23, 1999
TWICE, NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE RECLINER MECHANISM LET LOOSE AND MY SEAT BACK WENT INTO FULL DECLINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING! FIRST WAS IN JUNE, 1997, AND NOW IN JANUARY, 1999. IT REALLY SCARED ME AND I WONDER IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I DRIVE FAIRLY CONSERVATIVELY, I AM NOT OBESE, I ALWAY USE LAP/SHOULDER BELTS. THE THOUGHT OF POSSIBLY LOSING CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED MAKES ME WANT TO ASK FOR A PERMANENT LOCK ON THE SEAT, ALTHOUGH I DO CHANGE THE POSITION EVERY SO OFTEN FOR COMFORT. LUCKILY, I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER. MY WIFE FEARS TO DRIVE THE VAN. PLEASE REPORT THIS TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE AT CHRYSLER. I'VE PAID $219.00 ON THE RECENT INDIDENT (INVOICE 169536 OF 1/22/99 FROM ELMHURST DODGE, DEALER #51-57002, I.E. #36-2474717) AND THE EARLIER ONE IN JUNE '97 WAS A SIMILAR AMOUNT, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE INVOICE NUMBER. I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE. SINCERELY, TEMPLE E. NIETER
- NHTSA ID
- 702493
- Incident
- Jan 21, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 3, 1998
DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE HITTING A BROKEN PIECE OF CONCRETE HIGHWAY. DRIVER BARELY ABLE TO KEEP VAN UNDER CONTROL DUE TO SEAT MALFUNCTION.
- NHTSA ID
- 537713
- Incident
- Jun 24, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 13, 1996
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806312
- Incident
- Dec 11, 1996
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.