Integrated Child Seat Belt problems of the 1996 Dodge Caravan

Ea97003, when removing the child from seat the belt locked up and caused the t-shield to tighten around child's neck. The belt had to be cut in order to remove child from seat.

Built in child safety seat belt will not release to get over child's head & get child out of seat. Under investigation #ea-97-003.

When removing child out of the integral child safety seat the belts would not release, but kept tightening up and harness went up under the child's neck, almost choking child. Straps had to be cut with knife to remove child.

Chrysler built-in css, the retractor is built to0 close, causing the child's hair to get caught in the retractor and large amount of hair fell off.

Chrysler integrated child safety seat plastic harness retainer clip is missing.

Built in child seat jams when trying to release belt, had to cut the seat to get the child out.

Failure of the child safety seat, buckle will not unlatch, causing the child to be trapped in the seat.

Could not remove child from integral child seat without cutting the straps. Straps got real tight, couldn't get straps above child's head. Describe details.

Rachet mechanism on the integral child safety seat constantly jams. Cannot pull seat belt out of the mechanism. Problem has been corrected once by dealer, same exact problem occurring again.

Consumer rent the van and the child seat lock up wouldn't release only by the emergency release. Tt.

Intergrated child seat belt locks up, seat belt also jams. Owner notes that when seat belt is pulled it gets tighter. Owner also noted that the seat belt area is clean.

Intergrated child seat will not allow forward movement and that seat moves back. Child becomes slanted in seat and is slammed into back of seat.

New design integrated css; straps for securing upper portion is too wide at shoulders allowing child to slip through. Please describe details. Tt.

Intergrated child seat began to tighten up on the child. It had to be cut off to release child. Dealer has been contacted.

Child integrated restraint systems located on the middle bench seat did not function properly. On both systems, the harness straps tightened and buckle would not release. On all the rear seat belts release buttons on the buckles were sensitive and released with little pressure.

Consumer complains that integrated child safety seat jams, causing child to be locked in seat.

Vehicle's intergrated child safety seat straps are locking up around the child's neck. This will be the 4th seat which is being replaced by the car manufacturer. Currently, manufacturer wants to replace seats with bench and refund owner for the intergrated child seat. The anchor points on the belts are in the wrong place.

When taking the child out of the integrated built-in css, the retractor mechanism locks up and the release clip becomes very difficult to depress.