Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2011 Cosco GB1A31C-021 Axe. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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THE RELEASE LATCH ON THE CAR SEAT GOING TO THE BASE WILL NOT DETACH WITHOUT A FIGHT. I HAVE PROBLEMS EVERY TIME. IT'S SO BAD, ITS EASIER TO TAKE THE CHILD OUT OF THE CAR SEAT AND LEAVE THE CAR SEAT IN THE CAR. THERE'S TIMES ITS TAKEN 15+ MINUTES TO GET THE CAR SEAT TO DETACH FROM THE BASE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A COSCO GB1A31C-021 AXE SAFETY SEAT, MANUFACTURED ON MAY 18, 2011. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY SEAT WAS REAR FACING AND WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE HARNESS STRAP. THE CHILD WAS IN THE SAFETY SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.
COSCO INFANT CARRIER THE STRAPS COME UNATTACHED FROM THE BACK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WAS LOOSE MY BABY PULLED IT AND BEGAN EATING THE STRAP IT COMES OFF ALL THE TIMES . IM FIXING IT ATLEAST 10 TIMES A DAY IF NOT MORE. ALSO THANK GOD WE WAS AT HOME I HAD BUCKLED HIM IN AND SAT HIM ON FLOOR TO FINISH GETTING MY THINGS TO LEAVE AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK HIM UP HE LEANED FORWARD AND ALMOST FELL OUT. HE WAS NOT HARMED JUST SCARED. I JUST PURCHASED THIS LAST YEAR I WISH I HAD $ TO BUY A DIFFERENT CARRIER BUT I DON'T I HOPE I CAN TURN IT IN AND TRADE THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND WHAT WAS DONE TO FIX IT I CAN'T. ALSO THE MANUFACTURE NUMBER I LISTED IS NOT CORRECT SINCE MINE IS NOT LISTED. GB1A2IC-021AKT MADE 11/12/2012 I PURCHASED THIS CARRIER 3 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS MADE THIS IS SAD. *TR
CHILD RESTRAINT STRAPS REPEATEDLY COME UNDONE EVEN WHILE DRIVING THOUGH DONE CORRECTLY PER MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. FEAR THAT STRAP FAILURE SHOULD ACCIDENT OCCUR WOULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OF CHILD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A COSCO HIGH GATE COMMUTER TRAVEL SYSTEM (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUCKLES OF THE SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH SECURELY AND COULD EASILY BE REMOVED FROM THE CHILD WHILE SEATED IN THE SAFETY SEAT. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE DEFECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A COSCO CHILD SEAT, MODEL: GB1A3IC-081AHJ, MANUFACTURED SEPTEMBER 27, 20111. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOULDER STRAP REPEATEDLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED.
CPSC#I12200870A. COSCO COMFY CAR SEAT AND BASE. CONSUMER STATED SHE BOUGHT THE CAR SEAT AND IT DOES NOT CLICK INTO THE BASE AT THE HEAD. IT ONLY CLICKS AT THE FEET. *LN THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS STICKER ON THE BASE, THAT READ THE CAR SEAT DID NOT CLICK INTO THE BASE AT THE HEAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO STICKER ON THE BASE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STRAPS DID NOT STAY IN PLACE. *JB
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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