2000 Chrysler Town And Country Seat belts Problems

“This vehicle has flawed seatbelts. It unhooked during the crash and flew in the air, landed in the squarepants family yard then came back up and landed on a 1995 plymouth magic wagon that rolled away at principal brown's house.”

“Consumer complained about seat belts located in the middle which secured child safety seat. When the driver made a sudden stop the seat belt, which secured the child seat positioned behind the driver's seat, became unlatched and as a result the seat hit the back of the driver's seat. The child was not injured. The consumer had the buckles checked at two different dealership and both times the consumer was told that the buckles were fine. The front brake pads and rotors were replaced. The driver's side tail light cover fell off. The sliding door handle came off.”

“We own a 2000 Chrysler town & country minivan. I was reinstalling my childs booster seat in the second row. I was kneeling into the middle of the booster seat to secure it tightly, I then latched the buckle (and double checked to make sure it had indeed latched). Next I was shocked to see it come unbuckled after I had hardly even bumped a corner of the latch with my knee (I think), as I tried to get off of the seat. It scares me to consider, what if my daughter, while moving about as kids do, accidently unbuckles her booster seat! …”

“Recently my daughter moved from a car seat to a booster seat. On the way home she fell asleep. When I turned the corner, she moved around like a crash test dummy. When I came to a stop, she fell forward. I am very concerned, so I began checking with friends and relatives who have children my daughters age. Someone told me about the emergency lock feature of the seat belt. By pulling the seat belt all the way out and then slowly allowing it to retract, the seatbelt will lock in place keeping a child in a booster seat more secure. I checked my Chrysler Town And Country van, no locking feature. …”

“The contact owns a 2000 Chrysler Town And Country. Whenever the contact depresses the brake pedal, her child's seat belt unbuckles. She took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the failure occurred because her child did not weigh enough. They further stated that after 50 MPH, the seat belt would lock automatically. If she travels below 40 MPH, the seat belts would unlock due to the weight of the child. The contact was advised to install a tether strap, but she already had one in the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 85,000.”