Problems with 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan CHILD SEAT

On november 28, 2007 my 2 year old son, dylan fisher depetro lost his life, along with 9 month old amelia demeuse, to a minivan fire that also seriously injured two others in the town of luxemburg, wi. our son's sitter ran some errands for another little girl's 1st birthday. while she was in a hardware store, purchasing decorations, the minivan, holding five children (along with my son) caught fire. the cause remains under investigation. i hold no anger towards sue laluzerne, the sitter. she loved my son and my son loved her. however, i know that my son's death was not in vain. he was called home to jesus for a reason and i feel it's my calling to ensure that something like this never happens again. the minivan was destroyed by fire in less than 5 minutes. my son was pronounced dead at the scene from smoke inhalation and soot. he probably only took two breaths before becoming unconscious. although the cause has not been determined, i firmly believe that there is no excuse for a vehicle becoming consumed in flames in such a short time. my son was in a car seat that was built into the minivan; a seat that contained highly flammable, toxic materials. we are working with gil ross, a lawyer out of chicago, to help us during this time. there is no amount of money that could ever ease the pain of losing my child. what i really want to happen out of all of this is for the auto industry to stop using flammable materials in their seats, especially if car seats are built in. i want people to be trained in the use of car seats in cpr classes across the nation and a mechanism for quick release of a car seat in the event of an accident or fire. i ask for your help in making the world aware of this safety issue and helping us to change the safety standards. my son deserves this. thank you. *tr

The rear seatbelts on the rear bench of our 2002 dodge grand caravan do not stay latched on our carseats. in june of 2003 i notified dodge and they stated they had not received any complaints regarding this issue. they now have my complaint - referral #11380233. the rear bench is also not latch equipped but does have one rear top tether anchor placed in the middle. i have 3 (soon to be 4) children in carseats. i was under the impression that all seats were to be latch compatible in all positions. as for the seatbelt issue, the dealer claimed ignorance to the internet so i have printed off the stories on unsafebelts.com to take to them today when i go to pick it up. they claim they have not been able to trigger the response - but then they didn't try to buckle in one of my many carseats either so they will be doing that today.*ak