Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / CARAVAN / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002275094 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2002
Consumer's City: FONTANA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CARAVAN Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 2B4FP25B6YR Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Subj: copy of letter sent ~ rear end low-impact collision/seats breaking subj: re: daimler chrysler customer assistance ([xxx]) date: 6/25/03 9:09:50 pm pacific daylight time from: usfromcalifornia to: customerassist@daimlerchrysler.com dear daimler/chrysler, it seems unbelievable that a company that is suppose to be as reputable as yours, and can spend billions, and billions of dollars on advertisements to sell your cars, but will do nothing to help someone when you know that your seats have been a problem since the 1960's (just check the nts&h website, and you will see all the problems that are now already well-known, that you have known about for years, with your front seats breaking in low-impact rear end collisions! i am now permantelty disabled due to your seats causing a severe concussion & traumatic brain injury from this problem! and the real thing that we just cannot understand is that your so called trusted and safe automobiles have caused me and my family to go through a living [xxx] for the past 11 months, and your reputable company is refusing to take your adult responsiblities and acknowledge your problems and compensate us and our families for our tragedies!!!! most of all, your lack of fixing this front seat problem, so that others will be saved from being hurt! we were hit in the rear end of our 2000 dodge minivan, at a low speed, and both of our front seats completely broke backwards, and now i will never be the same from the concussion and brain damage i incurred from the seats breaking! unfortunately, we cannot afford an attorney to help us get some type of compensation from your company, so we are at the mercy of friends and family trying to help us get through all this. thank you! sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr