Reviews for Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 toddler car seat

This seat has so much going for it - fairly easy to install, SHOULD be usable for a several years, easy head height adjustment, fairly light weight. It was somewhat difficult to remove from the car but I could live with that. I really loved this seat UNTIL I realized the crotch strap was slightly under my 28lb., 36 inch three year old. I wanted to keep him in the harness until at least forty pounds but as per Graco instructions, I shouldn't due to crotch strap placement. I don't feel he is big enough for the lap belt at this time so we are getting rid of this seat and have replaced it with the Britax Frontier.

Comments from The Staff:

Thank you so much for your review. I?m SO sorry to hear that you were unhappy with your Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 toddler car seat. We try to provide as much information we can on our website and through our customer service staff to ensure customers like you end up with a product that is perfect for your needs.

Based off of your feedback we will be contacting the manufacturerto make sure that crotch strap issue can hopefully be corrected on the manufacturing end so others may have a better experience. Please feel free to contact us with any other questions or concerns you may have and thanks again for the feedback!

Thanks,
Melissa T.
(EliteCarSeats.com)

We've been using this car seat for over a year now and have found it very easy to use. My husband and I can take the car seat apart and install back into the car in 5 minutes flat! Once you get the hang if it, it's a piece of cake. My daughter loves it too. She can put her water bottle in the cup holder all by herself, which is very important to a two year old. No complaints!

We bought this seat after our daughter outgrew her Chicco KeyFit30 (which we highly recommend). I like the ease of installation, the cup holder is great, and the infant cushion helps her stay seated well in the larger seat, but I am disappointed with this seat for 3 reasons: My daughter is just fitting into a forward facing seat at 13 months and has very little head support when sleeping in the seat, even when we reclined the seat all the way. 2. The straps to secure the seat to the LATCH and Anchor system are hard to tighten and loosen due to the way they are positioned. I have to kneel on the seat, twist myself to get ahold of them, and they aren't that easy to move. 3. The crotch strap for the harness is positioned so far into the seat, even in the furthest position my daughter is almost sitting on the thing. As per another review, Graco told us the same thing - once the child "sits" on that strap, they have to go without the harness. I know she'll outgrow that strap long before the 65 lb weight limit, which is very disappointing given the cost of the seat and our wish to have her in a harness for as long as possible. Overall I like the seat, but wouldn't buy it again. We are looking into the Britax or Recaro for the other car instead.

My three year old has been riding in this seat for 6 months. It is the easiest seat to install, takes about 2 minutes and it's solid. (I've had it checked by a CST) My daughter loves the pink color of the seat and having her own cup holder. I also like that the 5 point harness is easily adjustable, much easier than my son's Britax. We have not used the booster mode yet. Downfall is that the seat is very wide. I found out that I am pregnant with our third child and the seat is too wide to fit in our car with two other seats. We will have to replace it again.

Best car seat for the money! Easy to use, easy to install, easy to move, and my son loves it. The little side compartments hold his pacifier and small toys while the drink holder gets the sippy cup. I gave up the Alpha Omega Elite for this car seat because of the ease of use. We travel all over Europe on the Autobahns and I feel my son is completely safe and as a bonus very comfortable! I can easily get him in and out of the seat while he is sound asleep without waking him. If that isn't enough; he can use this seat until he outgrows car seats completely. This is a must have!

We were given this seat at a local car seat safety check. Our daughter (3 1/2) had outgrown her previous seat. She loves this one. It seems comfortable for her and she likes having her own cup holder. We like the 5 point harness and how well built the seat is. Her head seems better protected in this than in her last seat. However, we hate the way the harness tightens. Our old seat had a dial that could be turned to tighten or loosen the harness. To tighten this you have to pull on the strap that comes out of the latch in the front. We find that it's hard to tighten - and awkward to loosen. It's the only reason we are giving this a 4 instead of a 5. Installation was easy in our 2009 Rav4 using the anchor system.

My daughter is 1 year old, and is actually a very small child for her age (as I was very tiny throuought my pregnancy). We have had this seat for 3 weeks now. She loves this seat, as do her father & I. It matches the interior of the car great, the harness fits snug & keeps her in place, and seems to be very padded & comfy. The only problem I have with this seat is that I have rheumatoid arthritis, and it can be very difficult sometimes to press the button down far enough where it clips in on the harness. Other than that, I am very pleased with the seat!

We love this carseat! We got it to replace our much pricier britax that had to be replaced after an accident in May - instantly my son loved being in it and seemed to enjoy the car a lot more! It went on vacation with us from TX to CA and was great on the plane as well! The cupholder is my sons favorite feature, he likes to put his cup in there when its not in use. Its easy to remove and reinstall into another car, and installation itself is easy. It installs securely and tightly using latch or seatbelt configuration and isn't too big for my accord. My son can get in and out of it easily (with us working the buckles of course) I look forward to having this for a long time.