Front windshield wipers come on without activating them. In addition, bench passenger seatbelt disconnects when buckled; brakes wore out when the car had 32,000 miles; left front tire blew out on the freeway at 7,000; transmission overhauled at 44,000 miles; passenger's sliding door locks do not open when unlocked, and gas tank was leaking.
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan seat belts complaints
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When consumer drove off a red light about 5 MPH she noticed that her child had fallen out of safety seat because the seat belt did not hold car seat. The child was on the middle of the center seat of the van. Dealer was contacted.
Seat belt failure during accident.
Vehicle's intergrated child seat retracting belt was retracting by itself and was choking the child. The parent had to cut out the child.
The intergrated child seat in vehicle is faulty. When child is placed in seat it jams and straps cannot be pulled out. This has occurred on three different times. Dealers have not been able to correct problem.
Periodic locking/jammingof seat belt, causing children to be trapped in integrated child safety seat.
Integrated child seat failed twice prior to recall.
Integrated child safety seat belt locks up, tightens around chest of occupant, 3 year old, dealer removed entire seat belt system, replaced system.
Integrated css: pushed red release button to unlock seat, pulled down to loosen, seat continued to retract tighter/tighter, crushing childs chest; same problem with child seat on passenger's side. This time child's hair caught in retractor, parent literally had to cut child's hair out, down to scalp out of retractor; has appointment with dealer to have seats lubricated.
Consumer was in a collision and the driver's side automatic seat belts did not restrain driver who was injured . Please describe .
Owner has built-in child seat in her mini van, she states that the straps lock child in and that buckle can't be released when exiting vehicle.
Child safety seat; when engaged as instructed by manual, t- shield does not hold adequately, child can stand up in css; also, after releasing locking mechanism it will not release; gets tighter/tighter around neck of occupant, nearly choking child.
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