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Gmc Acadia Seats Safety Report | Oct 27, 2013



Reported on Oct 27, 2013


THIS IS MY CAR, BUT MY HUSBAND AND I TRIED TO TAKE A LONG TRIP IN THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND FOUND THAT HE WAS NOT A SAFE DRIVER DUE TO THE UNCOMFORTABLE HEAD REST DESIGN. MY HUSBAND IS 6' 4 TALL AND THE ACADIA HEAD REST PUSHES HIS HEAD FORWARD AND DOWN AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE. THIS CAUSES HIM TO BE FATIGUED, GET A HEADACHE FROM HOLDING HIS HEAD AT AN AWKWARD POSITION AND DOES NOT ALLOW HIM TO LOOK THROUGH HIS GLASSES CORRECTLY. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION FOR A DRIVER DURING A LONG TRIP. I CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A DIFFERENT HEAD REST THAT WOULD BE SAFE AND COMFORTABLE FOR A TALL DRIVER BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP US. THEY DID ADMIT THAT MY HUSBAND IS NOT THE ONLY DRIVER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Make: Gmc
Model: Acadia
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2011
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: CASTLE ROCK CO
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1GKKVSED8BJ
Mileage: 22000 miles.
Speed:
Number of cylinders: 6
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel: GAS
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
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