Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | |||
| 01/13/2004 | 97000 | 1 | |
| While driving at 25 mph, the consumer heard a loud pop. the padded shield of the seat broke and exposed a large spring. the baby was in the seat at the time of the malfunction. *nm *nm | |||
| 11/30/2001 | |||
| I had the scariest thing happen to me last night . on my way home from my in-laws with my two children. my 10 month old daughter got out of her car seat. i have a century model 1165onhs, man.062997, that was bought for my 3 1/2 year old son and was handed down to her. the seat is in perfect working order but she is a bit of an acrobat. as i was driving down the road i looked into my rear view mirror and saw her standing in her seat, facing me!!! i am absolutely positive i put her in her seat before we left my in-laws a few minutes prior to her escape. i immediately pulled over and tightened the strap from the back with the bar and put her back into her car seat, kicking and screaming mind you. not a 1/2 mile later, as she was still screaming, i noticed her crying became muffled. it was evening time so i couldn't see her in the mirror i installed on the seat in front of her. again, i immediately pulled over and was terrified by what i saw! she had again twisted out of her seat and was being strangled by the white clasp that holds the 2 straps together. she had twisted herself around, thrown he legs out of the seat to her right and was hanging by the clasp. from her waist down, she was completely out of the seat, hanging over the side and stuck. i had made sure the clasp was high up on her chest to prevent her from getting out, which had prevented enough room for her head to come out. the straps were also very tight on her. they pulled her shoulders down when i strapped her back in. i thought that would keep her in. it did not! the thought that something like this could happen has never crossed my mind. my son had never attempted anything like this. it scares me to think what could have happened if i wasn't able to pull over as fast as i did. maybe if all infant car seats were required to have a 5 point harness or lap bar, that would help. we did buy her a new car seat last night, equipped with a lap bar. please help! this is very serious.* | |||