Integrated Child Seat Belt Problems of Dodge Grand Caravan

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that the integrated child seat harness snapped open abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the buckles were defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that they would contact her back at a later date. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 123,915. Updated 04/19/lj the dealer informed the consumer the entire seat would have to be replaced. Updated 04/25/12.

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We own a stow and go Grand Caravan, while stopping suddenly my two year old went flying forward still strapped in his 5 point car seat and still strapped to the vehicle seat using the latch system. He hit the front passenger seat where he rest screaming till I could push the seat back in place. He hurt his cheek and nose! I feel there should be some kind of warning that the seat was not engaged, seeings I never use this seat to enter the back seat I've never thought to check the status of the chair! now he is afraid to get into his car seat and I'm afraid that it could happen again as well. I'm so glad it wasn't an accident because I'm afraid he wouldn't be with us today. Please let me know what I can do to help this to never happen to us or anybody else.

We've experienced problems with the middle row integrated child safety seats. Several times, the tensioner on the seat would not work, and I had to pop the end of the seat back cover off to access the mechanism to free what the belt was caught on. I didn't completely remove the cover so I could see exactly what was happening. Also, sometimes the buckle will not secure the belt plate. It will secure after several attempts, and we've recently noticed that it works better if we latch a particular side first, then the other side (5 point harness). I don't know if the mechanism sticks or if food or something got forced inside. These have both been recurring problems since we purchased the vehicle.

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The vehicle was equipped with an integrated child seat,in which the straps were loose, and did not retract when the vehicle stopped abruptly. Scc.

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Consumer stated that when buckling the child into the integrated child restraint it would not latch properly causing the child not to be restrained properly. Dealer notified. Ts.

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The female end of the seat belt buckle in the integrated child safety crumbled into several pieces. We are worried that the other seat may have the same defect. Chrysler says that the warranty has expired and won't do anything about it. I would think they would be more concerned, especially sine the problem involves a child seat. ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis***770772.

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Integrated seat broke at the latch plate between legs. There's a jagged plastic piece that can injure child. It's not covered under warranty. Vehicle's mileage is over 36,000. Consumer is responsible for cost.

Integrated car seat chest harness doesn't restrain, tight up against chest. Warranty doesn't cover after 36,000. Consumer has to cover cost.

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Periodic locking/jammingof seat belt, causing children to be trapped in integrated child safety seat.

Integrated child safety seat retractable harness comes out unevenly and it sticks, doesn't pull out smoothly. The child is very uncomfortable in the seat. Also the shoulder harness straps twist ever time using the seat.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The integrated child seat buckle doesn't latch all the time, and it is hard to release. The integrated seat is located on the passenger's side middle bench seat. Mechanic stated to the consumer that the buckle was defective.

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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.