Just bought a Graco Nautilus for my son. When you buckle him in it one side doesn't want to buckle. As in not even go in the buckle. You have to be at a perfect angle and it takes me and my husband like 3 minutes every time. The other side buckles normally without any problem.
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Defect or User Error?
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HaileysMommy
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User error. I hate the new buckle bc it's so dang hard to get together!
Call Graco and ask for an old buckle. They've had nothing but trouble with the new.
Wendy
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HaileysMommy
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NannyMom said:
This. And I was told by someone that they called Graco and said the old buckle wasnt compatible with the MR that came with the new buckle. That makes no sense to me though.
I can say that the buckle alone will prevent me from buying another Graco seat ever.
HaileysMommy
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Swmnmom said:
It was always the second side I tried to buckle. Switch it up and see if that's it. It didn't matter for me which side I buckled second it was always a pita.
TechnoGranola
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And I love the new buckle; better than the old buckle. I like how the tongues "pop" into place and make a definitive click. And I don't break my nails pressing the button to open.
Mine's on a SR35 though, so maybe the seat makes a difference (used differently even if same buckle or maybe the buckle is slightly different?).
Mine's on a SR35 though, so maybe the seat makes a difference (used differently even if same buckle or maybe the buckle is slightly different?).
macmomma
New member
I returned ours! We had bought one and it was a royal pain in my butt!! I could not deal with it- especially since my five year old buckles himself in the third row and he could not do it.... I tried and tried it myself and finally just returned the dang seat. graco kept telling me to try this way and that way but to no avail.
msg221
Well-known member
I just helped my friend install the Argos for Nour in her Sienna today and she had a hard time getting the second buckle in. I warned her before she decided to buy it, and just messaged her again about hanging on to the box, just in case she does find it to be too much of a PIA and wants to return it. I hate the new buckle and wish they'd bring the old one back!
Kobain's Mommy
Well-known member
That is one of the reasons I'm picking a Frontier over a GN.
robbertbobbert
New member
When I needed a replacement buckle for my GN (one side of the crotch buckle won't come undone a lot of the time), they said they didn't have any more old style left.
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