10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #19

Aug 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Child seat shoulder harness james trapping child. Attempts to loosen causes belt to tighten further. Emergency release difficult to use with belts under tension.

- Sumneytown, PA, USA

problem #18

Aug 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Child seat shoulder harness james trapping child. Attempts to loosen causes belt to tighten further. Emergency release difficult to use with belts under tension.

- Sumneytown, PA, USA

problem #17

Aug 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Child seat shoulder harness james trapping child. Attempts to loosen causes belt to tighten further. Emergency release difficult to use with belts under tension.

- Sumneytown, PA, USA

problem #16

Aug 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Child seat shoulder harness james trapping child. Attempts to loosen causes belt to tighten further. Emergency release difficult to use with belts under tension.

- Sumneytown, PA, USA

problem #15

Aug 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Child seat shoulder harness james trapping child. Attempts to loosen causes belt to tighten further. Emergency release difficult to use with belts under tension.

- Sumneytown, PA, USA

problem #14

Aug 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Child seat shoulder harness james trapping child. Attempts to loosen causes belt to tighten further. Emergency release difficult to use with belts under tension.

- Sumneytown, PA, USA

problem #13

Aug 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Child seat shoulder harness james trapping child. Attempts to loosen causes belt to tighten further. Emergency release difficult to use with belts under tension.

- Sumneytown, PA, USA

problem #12

Jan 211998

(reported on)

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Child seat failed several times.

- Plymouth, MA, USA

problem #11

Nov 021997

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Integrated child safety seat would not unlock, when trying to disengage the belt became tighter and choked the child. The consumer had to cut straps to remove child.

- Winchester, VA, USA

problem #10

Oct 061997

Caravan

  • miles
The police department had to cut the harness straps to get the child out of the intergrated css because the more one would try to get the child out of the intergated css, the more the harness straps would tighten up.

- Bellingham, MA, USA

problem #9

Aug 081996

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Toddler's seat retracts and the belt restraint system malfunctioned. Contacted the dealer.

- Lancey, IL, USA

problem #8

Jun 201997

(reported on)

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Integrated child seat will not unlock, causing children to be trapped.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #7

Jun 011996

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Integrated child safety seat harness/straps retractor, won't release and can not get child out, cut the straps, straps where replaced but still hard to release straps.

- Brighton, MI, USA

problem #6

Apr 301997

(reported on)

Caravan

  • miles
Intergrated infant css belt is inoperative, belt won't release. Dealer is ordering css for replacement.

- Auburn, CA, USA

problem #5

Nov 121996

Caravan

  • miles
Intergated css harness tightens up on the child when trying to release the harness. This is a safety defect because this harness can tighten up around the child's neck and really harm him.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #4

Mar 281996

Caravan

  • miles
Child safety seat latch sticks not allowing child to be released.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

problem #3

Jan 161996

Caravan

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer was driving 50 to 55 mph and the transmission locked up, causing the vehicle to stop instantly and the occupant was pushed in the the windshield. Also ABS brakes pulsated under heavier braking applications/child safety seat locked up, and it was nearly impossible to get 2-year old out/heater hose developed a hole and leaked/replaced power window fuse, and driveshaft broke, vehicle lost control, driver sustained injuries.

- Oakdale, MN, USA

problem #2

Jun 071996

Caravan

  • miles
Built in child safety seat retractor locked/would not release when buckle was released, trapping child inside the child safety seat/harness had to be cut.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #1

Mar 211996

Caravan

  • miles
Cable within the integral child safety seat broke.

- Auburn, ME, USA