WHILE DRIVING THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN BELT IS IN USE. *AK
1992 Dodge Grand Caravan complaints
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THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE, THE HOOK DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN, BUT DOES NOT REMAIN IN POSITION. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SPRING IN CLIP IS BROKEN, THIS CLIP ATTACHES TO THE FLOOR. *AK
SEAT BELT FROM THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR. *AK
THE CLIPS THAT HOLDS RIGHT HAND SIDE SECOND SEAT BELT IN PLACE COME UNDONE. *AK
SEAT BELTS: THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELT HAS A CLIP THAT SOMETIMES BECOMES UNCLIPPED FROM THE MOUNT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
SEAT BELTS: MIDDLE SEAT BELT CONSTANTLY BECOMES UNLOCKED WHEN DRIVING. SEAT BELT IS VERY WEAK AND CAN'T BE LOCKED. *AK
THE SECOND ROW SEAT BEHIND THE PASSENGER WILL COME UNDONE WHEN SOMEONE IS IN USE OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS OF THE MIDDLE ROW ON THE RIGHT SIDE LATCHING. CONSUMER SAYS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. *AK
THE RIGHT SIDE CENTER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN SEAT BELT IS BEING USED. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES: CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE:CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE: CENTER SEAT/RIGHTSIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MIDDLE SEAT BELT APPEARSTO BE SECURE BUT THE HOOK COMES UNDONE WHEN THE BELT IS BEING USE AND ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPRING CLIP WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE CENTER SEAT/ RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT SPRING CLIP BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE TO RELEASE WHEN BELT WAS IN USE. *AK
THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR, THE SPRING CLIP DOES NOT APPEAR BROKEN, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORGE FAILURE, THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE SEAT ANCHORAGE CLIP BROKE, CAN NOT FASTEN SEAT BELT, NOT IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK
CENTER SEAT RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT COMPUTER MODULE MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN ON TWO OCCASIONS AT APPROX. 55-60MPH. THEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO APPEARED, RENDERING POWER ASSIST INOPERATIVE, ALSO, VEHICLE COULDN'T BE RESTARTED, DLR'S REPLACED COMPUTER SENSOR AND MASTER COMPUTER MODULE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK
ONE LIFTGATE SUPPORT WASHER SHEARED, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO FALL DOWN AS CONSUMER WAS LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE BACK PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. (97V-079)
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON HAS BEEN RECALLED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL, AND THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT A RED LIGHT. *AK
IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE LEFT REAR ELECTRONIC WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHICH ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE LACKS A SAFE POINT FOR TOWING, WHEEL FELL OFF WHEN "J " HOOK WAS PLACED BEHIND DRIVE WHEEL DURING TOWING.
THE CLASP FOR THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT HAS SNAPPED OFF RENDERING IT UNUSABLE.
AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V099000 WAS DONE, ABS FAILURE PERSISTS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY THEN GOES TO FLOOR, CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, DEALER REPLACED ABS THREE TIMES UNDER RECALL. *AK
PUTTING INTO A PARKING LOT THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE PULLING AND MAKES A POPPING NOISE DUE TO TRANSAXLE FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TWO ENGINE FAILURES, AND ONE COMPLETE ABS REPLACEMENT.
ABS PISTON FAILURE.
VEHICLE UNDER RECALL #96V229000; TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES; FIRST 2 TIMES DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING; THIRD TIME WAS INFORMED THEY HAD NO PARTS. *AK
THE RETAINER CLIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BENCH BECOMES PERMANENTLY DEPRESSED AND ALLOWS THE HOOK TO DISENGAGE FROM THE FLOOR ANCHORAGE. TAKEN TO DEALER ONCE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
AT 89,000 TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. TOOK TO DEALER, TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
2ND ROW CENTER SEAT BELTS, WHICH HOOKS INTO SIDE WALL AND ANCHORS, ARE INOPERATIVE; METAL RETAINER CLIPS BROKEN, WON'T STAY LATCHED TO FLOOR ANCHOR, COMES UNDONE WITH ANY AMOUNT OF SLACK IN SEAT BELT. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER BRAKES CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS UNTIL FINALLY RECTIFIED AFTER THREE REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
ANTILOCK BRAKES DISENGAGE ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACE.
ABS SYSTEM FAILED.
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RECALL WORK COMPLETED HOWEVER FAILED, CONSUMER LOST ALL BRAKE POWER.
REAR HATCH DOOR PISTON PUMP BROKE OFF, CAUSING REAR HATCH DOOR TO COLLAPSE.
PIVOT SHAFT ON THE SPRING LOADED IDLER PULLEY BROKE.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
RED RELEASE BUTTON ON SEAT BELT REPLACED TWICE.
REAR LIFTGATE SUPPORT ROD HAS FAILED TWO TIMES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
TRANSMISSION FAILED 4 TIMES.
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE TWICE.
REAR TAILGATE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD PULLS OUT OF VEHICLE BODY, CAUSING SUPPORT ROD TO MALFUNCTION AND ALLOWING TAILGATE TO FALL WHEN UP. *AK SUPPORT HAS FAILED TWO TIMES, THE RIGHT SIDE HYDRAULIC SUUPORT BROKE OFF OF VEHICLE, CAUSING LIFTGATE TO CRASH DOWN, CONSUMER STATES IT IS NOT THE HYDRAULIC LIFT THAT FAILS, IT IS ITS ATTACHMENT MECHANISM TO THE VEHICLE THAT FAILS. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, UPON ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP BRAKE ACTION SEEM INEFFECTIVE, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE BELT BUCKLE.*AK
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