EVENFLO 264 (TRIUMPH) Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STYROFOAM PADDING, UNDER THE CHILD SEAT COVER, BECAME ACCESSIBLE TO THE CHILD THREE WEEKS AGO WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND RECOMMENDED ADDING VELCRO TO SECURE THE MATERIAL COVERING THE STYROFOAM. THE CHILD SEAT IS AN EVENFLO TRIUMPH, MODEL 3591328, AND WAS MANUFACTURED ON 03/03/04.

THE EVENFLO TRIUMPH CARSEAT, MY SON WAS IN IT REAR-FACING AS HE SHOULD BE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDES TO EXPOSE THE STYROFOAM. HE COULD PICK AT THE STYROFOAM AND PUT IT IN HIS MOUTH HE ALMOST CHOKED AND DIED. I CALLED EVENFLO. THEY SAID THE 2004 MODEL I HAVE HAD BEEN MADE WITH 3 CLIPS ... THEY STARTED MAKING THEM WITH 4 CLIPS IN 2005 BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THEY NEVER ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL OR NOTIFIED TH OWNERS AT ALL. THE ONE IS MY HUSBAND'S CAR HAD THE 4 CLIPS. THE STYROFOAM WAS STILL ACCESSIBLE, ALTHOUGH NOT AS EASILY. EVENFLO HAD ME SEND BOTH SEATS BACK TO BE EXAMINED. I AM GETTING FULLY REFUNDED. I TOLD THEM THEY SOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE A CHILD CHOKES AND DIES. *NM

THE CHILD RESTRAINT STRAPS IN MY EVENFLO TRIUMPH V CAR SEAT SUDDENLY LOST TENSION AND ARE NOW UNABLE TO BE TIGHTENED. THE CHILD IN THE SEAT WAS THEREFORE UNSECURED IN THE SEAT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHILD EATS STYROFOAM FROM THE SEAT AREA OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTED THE CONTACT TO DIVERT THE CHILD'S ATTENTION FROM THE AREA. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO CREATE ANY TYPE OF DIVERSION WHILE DRIVING. SINCE THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO REMEDY, THE CONTACT IS PLANNING TO REPLACE THE CHILD SEAT WITH A NEW ONE. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED BY EVENFLO, THE MODEL IS TRIUMPH #3591328 AND THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS 11/16/04.

EVENFLO RECLINE MECHANISM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE YELLOW LEVER TO LOOSEN THE HARNESS STRAPS DOES NOT WORK THEREFORE THE STRAPS WILL NOT LOOSEN. *TS THE SEAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE SEAT WAS RETURNED TO THE RETAILER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AND THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THEM OF THE DEFECT (MODEL NUMBER 3891609P1) *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02C004000 CONCERNING THE CHILD SEAT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUTIT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER BUILD DATE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

HARNESS SYSTEM ON MY EVENFLO TRIUMPH CAR SEAT SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. THE ADJUSTING KNOB SPINS CONTINUALLY AND DOESN'T CATCH. INCIDENT DATE GIVEN IS DATE WE NOTICED IT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A TENSION KNOB THAT SHOULD LOCK IN PLACE WHEN THE HARNESS STRAP IS ADJUSTED. THE KNOB NO LONGER WILL LOCK IN PLACE; THIS ALLOWS THE HARNESS TO MOVE FREELY WITH THE CHILD IN THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIREDTHEY COULD NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT IN REPAIRS. *AK

DT: EVENFLO TRIUMPH MODEL # 3591288P1, DOM 06/18/2003. THE CONTACT STATED THE BELT CAME LOOSE ON THE INSIDE OF THE HARNESS. THE BELT DID NOT RIP OR FRAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE WARNING LABEL ON MY CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT. THE WARNING LABEL STATES THAT THE SEAT CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE AN INFANT, REAR-FACING, UP TO 20 POUNDS. WHEN I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, I WAS TOLD THE SEAT CAN ACCOMMODATE AN INFANT, REAR-FACING, UP TO 30 POUNDS. WHILE THIS DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH, I THINK THE WARNING LABEL ON A CAR SEAT SHOULD ACCURATELY REFLECT THE WEIGHT CAPACITY OF THE CAR SEAT. *NM