NHTSA Complaint #759121 — 1998 DODGE CARAVAN

FAILED TRANSMISSION - AFTER TO TALKING TO SEVERAL DODGE OWNERS IT IS QUITE APPARENT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. OUR FAMILY VEHICLE NORMALLY CARRIES PRECIOUS CARGO OF THREE SMALL CHILDREN. HAVING A VEHICLE WITH A POOR TRANSMISSION AND A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN STANDING BEHIND THERE PRODUCT COULD BE VERY LIFE THREATENING TO OUR FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS. IT IS AT POTENTIAL RISK OF CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT FAILS AT THE WRONG TIME. PRIOR TO THE 1998 PRODUCTS AND CURRENTLY DODGE STANDS BEHIND THEIR DRIVE TRAIN BUT FOR MANY YEARS THAT STOPPED. WHICH MAKES ME WONDER DID THEY HAVE A TEMPORARY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR VEHICLES WHICH MADE THEM TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUE WARRANTING THEM FOR 100,000 MILES. AS FOR THE CAR SEATS I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AS WELL AS THE NHTSA ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE CHEST CLIP. THE CHEST CLIP SHOULD SNAP SAFETLY AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE PULLED APART BUT I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL OF THEM WITH A LITTLE PRESSURE CAN BE PULLED APART. I HAVE HAD THEM INSPECTED BY SEVERAL LOCAL OFFICERS AND THERE HAS BEEN PAPERS FILLED OUT FOR THE DMV BY A LOCAL CAR SEAT CHECK NOTIFYING THEM OF THE DEFECT ALSO. I HAVE A BUCKLE IN MY VEHICLE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!*AK