EVENFLO 264 (TRIUMPH) Complaints

I BOUGHT A CAR SEAT FOR MY SON WHO IS ALMOST TWO YRS OLD. WE WENT TO A FAMILY TRIP, THE CAR SEAT BECAME SO DIRTY DO TO SOILLS AND I NEEDED TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CAR SO I COULD CLEAN IT. THE BELT THAT GOES ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT (ON THE FLOOR) TO SECURE FROM MOVE IT, GOT STUCK, WHEN I TRY TO HOLD THE CAR SEAT AND UNLOCK THE BELT. THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE, THE STYFOAM WAS JUST BEING HOLD TO TWO PLASTICS TO THE ACTUAL HARD COVER. I'M SO WORRY TO PUT THEM BACK THAT IN CASE OF A REALLY CAR ACCIDENT THIS CAR SEAT WILL BREAK AGAIN AND WILL NOT PROTECT MY CHILD AT ALL .

CPSC#I1190052A. EVENFLO TRIUMPH LX. CONSUMER STATED SHE RECENTLY REVIEWED A REPORT ON CHEMICALS IN CAR SEATS AND FOUND THAT HER CAR SEAT HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD IN THE BUCKLES. SHE ALSO STATED SHE IS VERY UPSET THAT SHE HAS BEEN PLACING HER CHILD EVERYDAY INTO A DEVICE SHE TRUST TO KEEP HIM SAFE ONLY TO LEARN THAT HE IS HANDLING LEAD AND THAT SHE IS ALSO EXPOSING HERSELF DAILY. *LN MODEL # 38211110. *JB

2003 EVENFLO TRIUMPH CAR SEAT RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE CLOTH COVER THAT COULD BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE SHELL AND EXPOSE THE FOAM ALLOWING CHILDREN TO CHOKE ON PIECES OF FOAM THEY BREAK OFF. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED TO HER SON'S CAR SEAT, AND SHE HAD TO TAPE DOWN THE COVER. THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON MANAGED TO PICK SO MUCH OF THE FOAM APART THAT EVENTUALLY THE FOAM CRACKED COMPLETELY ON ONE SIDE, RENDERING THE CAR SEAT USELESS AND UNSAFE. RECALL# 07C008000 *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN SHE MADE A CALL TO REPORT CAR SEATS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. CUSTOMER JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THEY COULD MAIL OR FORWARD A COPY OF THE RECALL TO A FRIEND. *KB

EVENFLO TRIUMPH MODEL 3591453 P1. THE SHOULDER STRAP FOR THE 5 POINT HARNESS SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT. IT APPEARS THE SPRING AND THE KNOB IT WINDS AROUND TO TIGHTEN HAVE BROKEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO USE THE SEAT AND I DO NOT THINK THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF ABUSE OF THE SEAT. WE BOUGHT THE SEAT NEW IN JANUARY 2006, THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN DEC OF 2005.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN EVENFLO TRIUMPH CHILD RESTRAINT. THE CONTACT'S CHILD IS OVER ONE YEAR OLD AND WEIGHS OVER 20 LBS. WHEN THE CHILD IS SEATED, THREE FINGERS CAN FIT BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE BELT. THE STRAP CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY CLOSER TO THE CHILD. THE CHILD SLIDES DOWN DUE TO THE EXTRA SPACE AND CAN SLIDE HER ARMS OUT. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED JAMMING A PIECE OF MATERIAL IN THE SPACE WHENEVER THE CHILD IS SEATED. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STRAPS THAT GOES BEWTEEN THE CHILD'S LEGS.

EVENFLO TRIUMPH COMFORT TOUCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EXTRA PADDING IS INTERFERING WITH THE HARNESS ADJUSTMENT. *MC *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A EVANFLO TRIMPH CHILD SAFETY SEAT. WHILE RESTRAINED THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF A LARGE PIECE OF THE INSULATING FOAM. THE CONTACT THEN EXAMINED THE CHILD SEAT ,WHICH NO LONGER FITTED PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE, SHE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY WILL SEND HER A NEW FOAM LINER TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED ONE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CHILD SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THE FOAM LINER AND PULL OUT PIECES WHILE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE SAFETY SEAT.*AK

I OWN TWO EVENFLO TRIUMPH V CAR SEATS. BOTH HAVE BROKEN PIECES OF FOAM AFTER VERY LITTLE USE. I CONTACTED EVENFLO ON THREE OCCASIONS AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. I FOUND OUT ON A PARENTING WEBSITES MESSAGE BOARD THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND EVENFLO HAS REPLACED A FEW. HOWEVER, MOST OTHERS LIKE MYSELF HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE REPLACEMENTS WERE VERY INEXPENSIVE, BUT I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A BIGGER ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALSO, MY TWO SEATS THAT WERE PURCHASED IN 2004 (AND MANUFACTURED JUST MONTHS APART) HAVE DIFFERENT EXPIRATION DATES ON THEM. ONE OF THEM EXPIRES IN 2007 AND THE OTHER IN 2010. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER OUT GREW THIS SEAT AT AGE TWO AND HALF YEARS SO I KNOW LONGER HAVE TO USE A SEAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SAFE. *NM

I PURCHASED THE EVENFLO TITAN FOR MY SON ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PLASTIC BASE OF THE CARSEAT IS CRACKING JUST FROM NORMAL DAY TO DAY USE. THE SUPPORTING FORM PIECES HAVE BROKEN ALSO. THE CAR SEAT NO LONGER PROPERLY SUPPORTS MY SON. I TRIED CONTACTING EVENFLO AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THE ASSOCIATE KEPT TELLING ME TO JUST PURCHASE REPLACEMENT PIECES. SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE PIECES WERE NOT REPLACEABLE AND DID NOT LISTEN TO ME AT ALL REGARDING MY CONCERNS. *NM