SEAT BELTS FROM THE MIDDLE PASSENGER RIGHT BENCH SEAT DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR BY THEMSELVES. *AK
1992 Dodge Caravan complaints
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LATCH THAT HOLDS SEAT BELT COMES OFF ALL THE TIME (EA 97 0005). *AK
THE CLIP THAT SECURES THE SEAT BELT TO THE FLOOR BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME UNSAFE. *AK
THE RIGHT SIDE CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BEING USED. *AK
THE RIGHT SIDE CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN SEAT BELT IS BEING USED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
THE SECOND ROW RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT CLIP ON THE FLOOR COMES UNDONE WHILE A CHILD IS IN THE SEAT. IT IS AN UNSAFE SEAT BELT. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES: CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN IN USE. *AK
REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE BROKE, THE ANCHORAGE RELEASE WILL NOT STAY HOOKED. *AK
CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE,SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN IN USE OR NOT IN USE. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HER SEAT BELT IS BROKEN ,AND THAT THE SPRING CLIP WHICH HOLDS SEAT BELT IN PLACE, HAS ALSO BROKEN. DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM. *AK
CENTER SEAT/ RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FRQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE DISLODGING FROM THE FLOOR, MAKING OCCUPANT FEEL INSECURE. *AK
SEALT BELT ANCHORAGE, THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE CAME UNLATCHED WHEN DRIVING, SPRING HOOK COME LOOSE AFTER BUCKLED , IN FOR REPAIR , NO REPLACEMENT BOUGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS USED. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE, THE MIDDLE SEAT RIGHT HAND SPRING CLIP HOOK WHEN FASTENED SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE, WHEN REFASTENED WILL NOT STAY SECURE, IN FOR REPAIR, NO REPAIR DONE, BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN JUL OF 92. *AK
EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN IN USE. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. VEHICLE NOT SEEN BY DEALER. VEHICLE PURCHASED USED IN JAN OF 96. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HER SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR WILL NOT HOLD. SHE ALSO NOTES THAT UPON PUTTING SEAT BELTS ON THE SPRING CLIP WHICH HOLDS BELT TO THE FLOOR BECOMES UNDONE. OWNER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERS. *AK
THE SEAT BELT THAT CLIPS TO THE FLOOR ON THE MIDDLE PASSENGER ON THE RIGHT SIDE EASILY COMES UNHOOKED. NO FORCE IS NEEDED TO UNHOOK THE CLIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE RIGHT SEAT MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELT COMES UNHOOKED FROM THE FLOOR BOARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
EA97-005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BET ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MAR OF 92. DEALERSHIP WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE NEXT WEEK. *AK
EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 94. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. DEALER WILL REPLACE WITHOUT CHARGE. *AK
THE HOOK ON SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR. THE SPRING CLIP HAS NOT BROKEN; HOWEVER, THE MIDDLE METAL PART OF THE CLIP DOES NOT REMAIN IN POSITION. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE, THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE CLIP BROKE OFF FROM THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO REPLACE THE BELT. EA97-005. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR BECOMES DETACHED AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT PROBLEM CONTUED UNTIL CLIP BROKE. INVESTIGATION NO.EA97-005. *AK
MIDDLE SEAT BELT IS COMING APART FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT. EA97-005 INVESTIGATION. *AK
MIDDLE SEAT BELT IS COMING APART FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT. EA97-005 INVESTIGATION. *AK
MIDDLE SEAT BELT COMES DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR ATTACHMENT. EA97-005 INVESTIGATION. *AK
THE MIDDLE SEAT'S ANCHOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE SPRING CLIP POPS OFF (EA-97-005). *AK
EA-97-005, THE CENTER REAR SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE SAFETY SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASED, CAUSING IT TO UNHOOK SO THAT THE SEATBELT CANNOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL CAME APART IN SEVERAL PLACES WHERE CRACKS WERE EXTENDED FROM END OF GROOVES IN TREAD PATTERN. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, REPLACED ENGINE PISTONS AND ABS BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED AND COMPLETELY BLEW OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO. BEING REPAIRED BY MECHANIC. *AK
AT 60,000 MPH THE FIRST HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND AT 120,000 MPH THE SECOND HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK
ABS SYSTEMS HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKES WORKED FINE BEFORE THE WORK WAS DONE UNDER THE RECALL. AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED, THE ABS STARTED TO LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (40-45) MPH HEARD A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE, PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO TURN OFF ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. PROCEEDED TO GO ON AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THE ENGINE DIED OUT. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH STARTER. *AK
THE WELDING ON THE FRAME IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBACK TO FALL INTO THE RECLINING OR RESTING POSITION. *AK
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT AD WAS HIT SIDEWAYS, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
RECALL RELATED, 96V099, IN FOR REPAIRS ON 11-1-96, AGAIN 2-26-97, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS, ABS, COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; ALSO, BACK BRAKES STAYED ON/LOST FLUID. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE KEY TO FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION.
HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.
FRONT BUMPER HANGS OVER CURB WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AFTER TWO REPAIRS.
THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BECOME LOOSE BEFORE REPAIRS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LATCH AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS LATCHED IT WILL COME UNLATCHED FOR NO REASON. THE RIGHT MIDDLE SIDE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH IS BROKEN WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VAN. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER . *AK
RECALL #96V099000, DEALER IS NOT ABLE REPAIR CONDITION UNDER RECALL. NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, ALTHOUGH THEY INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. *AK
THERE IS A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND HARD TO SHIFT GEAR, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE STUCK, UNABLE TO RETRACT OR TO PULL FORWARD TO WEAR.
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