1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager Seat belts Problems

IN 2005 WHILE ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY GOING HOME FROM SOME PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS A SMALL CAR HIT OUR FULL SIZE VAN FROM BEHIND AND CAUSED US TO FLIP OVER AND ROLL OVER 8 TIMES AND SLIDE AT LEAST 2 CITY BLOCKS BEFORE IT STOPPED. WE WERE NOT EVEN DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN WE WERE HIT. THE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED AND GLASS WAS IN OUR EYES BUT OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE STUCK UPSIDE DOWN MY SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO PULL ME OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I HAD TO TREAT FOR TMJ PROBLEMS, STRESS AND TRAUMA IN MY NECK AND BACK FOR A FEW YEARS AND I STILL HAVE SOME ISSUES. DO WE HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER?

NHTSA ID

11112744

Incident

Oct 14, 2005

Mileage

73,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER TK. THE VEHICLE HAS AN INTEGRATED CAR SEAT THAT WAS BUILT IN AND THE STRAPS KEPT TIGHTENING WITH THE CHILD IN THE SEAT. THE CHILD SEAT STRAPS HAD TO BE CUT TO GET THE CHILD OUT OF THE CAR SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THIS OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005.*AK

NHTSA ID

10136480

Incident

Sep 10, 2005

THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS ARE FAULTY. *MR RECALL# 97I001000. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10092751

Incident

Sep 1, 2004

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY AGREED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR, BUT LATER THEY RESCINDED THE OFFER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10083636

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

66,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE , SECOND ROW, IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10026668

Incident

Jul 7, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE CHILD UNLOCKED HIS/HERSELF FROM THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018213

Incident

May 1, 2003

THE VEHICLES WAS EQUIPPED WITH GEN III SAFETY BELTS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD 3 CHILDREN UTILIZING 3 BOOSTER SEATS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT BELTS MAY COMPROMISE THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY BECAUSE THE BUCKLES UNLATCH TO EASILY. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017943

PASSANGER SUFFERS TRAMATIC/PERMANENT LEFT EYE INJURY DUE TO RESTRAINT MECHANISM FAILED TO LOCK KEEPING HIM FROM A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE AIRBACK AND HITTING WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

768759

Incident

Oct 12, 2002

THE CHILD SEAT FAILURE CONSISTED OF A CABLE CONNECTING THE LATCH PLATE TO THE BELT TENSIONER MECHANISM. THE FAILURE IS NOT FAILE "SAFE". A FAILURE SAFE MODE WOULD MAINTAIN THE SEAT BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINED. THE FAILURE MODE INSTEAD LEAVES THE BELT LOOSE. THIS LEAVES PARENTS WITH A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY SINCE THEY BELIEVE THEIR CHILD IS SAFELY RESTRAINED. THIS IS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR SINCE CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS CONTAINED IN THE BENCH TO BE UNMAINTAINABLE REQUIRING PARENTS TO PURCHASE THE COMPLETE BENCH IN EXCESS OF $600. NLM

NHTSA ID

758692

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

THE CHILD SEAT FAILURE WE EXPERIENCED CAN EASILY GO UNDETECTED. THE CABLE CONNECTING THE LATCH PLATE TO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM HAS BROKEN WHICH PREVENTS THE SEAT BELT FROM TENSIONING AND RESTRAINING OUR CHILD. I F THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE SEAT BELT SHOULD WORK THE DRIVER WILL BE LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. WHEN CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE OWNED RELIABLE CHILD SEATS WHICH HAVE ENDURED FOR MANY YEARS, ALL OF WHICH WERE FAR LESS EXPENSIVE AND NONE WITH SUCH A SILENT AND DANGEROUS DEFECT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE AND BELIEVE THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE PURSUED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OTHER UNKNOWING DRIVERS.

NHTSA ID

754134

Incident

Apr 23, 2001

STRAPS ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD CAR SEAT ARE TOO LOOSE. CHILD CAN CLIMB OUT OF THE SEAT. THERE IS NO WAY TO TIGHTEN THEM UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

868666

WHEN REMOVING CHILD FROM THE INTEGRAL CHILD SEAT HARNESS RETRACTED UP AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK, CHOKING THE CHILD. PARENT HAD TO CUT THE STRAP TO REMOVE THE CHILD. A DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

865959

Incident

Jul 13, 2000

NO HEADS RESTRAINTS IN THE MIDDLE AND BACK ROW SEATS, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK

NHTSA ID

865932

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS REARENDED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND THE PERSON WHO HIT ME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE GOING 50 MPH. I WAS WEARING A SET BELT. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO SENSATION OF BEING HELD BACK AND NO SHOULDER INJURY. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AND I SUFFERED MULTIPLE FACIAL FRACTURES AND CUTS, REQUIRING 25 STITCHES. I HAVE PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE ON MY FACE AND LIPS. *AK

NHTSA ID

707275

Incident

Feb 12, 1999

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEN WITH INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT LATCH; LATCH AREA BECOMES CONTAMINATED WITH FOOD WHILE CHILD IS EATING, CAUSING LATCH TO BE DIFFICULT TO RETRACT AFTER UNLATCHING THE BELT. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PICKED UP BY CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID

827495

Incident

Aug 31, 1998

UPON ATTEMPT TO REMOVE CHILD FROM BUILD-IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT, HARNESS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT DIS-ENGAGE. ONLY ALTERNATIVE FOR REMOVAL WAS TO CUT THE BELT. PLEASE CONTACT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPAIR AND/OR FURTHER ACTION.

NHTSA ID

536863

Incident

May 28, 1998

DRIVER IS 5'5" FEET TALL. THE SHOULDER BELT CUTS RIGHT ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK, CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME DIZZY AND LIGHT HEADED.

NHTSA ID

534799

INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO RELEASE CHILD.

NHTSA ID

534368

Incident

Jan 11, 1998

SEAT BELTS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH.

NHTSA ID

528744

CONSUMER STATES CHILD SAFETY SEAT'S STRAPS DON'T LOCK IN PLACE AT TIMES, AND OTHER TOMES THE STRAPS TIGHTEN UP WHILE CHILD IS IN THE SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID

815133

EA97-003, THE STRAPS ON INTEGRAL CHILD SEAT TIGHTEN UP SO TIGHTLY ON THE CHILD THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE CHILD. THE SAFETY CLIP COULD NOT BE RELEASED BECAUSE OF TIGHTNESS OF STRAPS. STRAPS HAD TO BE CUT BY DEALER IN ORDER TO REMOVE CHILD. *AK

NHTSA ID

812094

Incident

May 5, 1997