Anyone else struggle with the A-pillar blind spot?

[Jettix2]

My wife is short........4-10", and she's struggling with the blind spot on our new 22 Suburban LT. I drove across the state and picked this car up new, without having her drive it first (in hindsight, dumb) as she had driven multiple examples of both previous generations and not had any issues with them.

I'm 5-10" and don't have any issue at all - in fact, I love the car. But she says the passenger A-pillar + black triangle trim + the huuuuuuuge mirror (bec it has a camera on the end) makes an 18" long blind spot in her vision when trying to look out the passenger front corner.

Anybody else having issues with this?

....bummed.

 

[Kpwweb]

Yes. Regulation thing where the roof has to support 2.5 x the vehicles weight. Makes for large A pillar.

I am same height as you and I lose cars, pedestrians, etc.

 

[swathdiver]

Too bad she can't raise her seat to get the mirrors out of the way and have the pedals come up to meet her feet. If you don't drive it, you could always modify the pedals for her.

 

[jforb]

there weren't any tahoes/suburbans on the lot to test drive when I ordered, kind of hard to know about that stuff when things were as they were at the time.

Sympathy, no solutions unfortunately.

 

[B-train]

I have the 2017 and 2008 versions. And I much prefer my 2008 over my wife's 2017. I like the truck, but find myself always having to double check when turning left onto a road. Drives me nuts. I guess the newer ones carried it over, or 'improved' on it more.

I totally understand the purpose of it and the newer vehicles have pretty cool crash crumple zones. There is a reason for it, but I feel your wife's frustration.

 

[Jettix2]

Too bad she can't raise her seat to get the mirrors out of the way and have the pedals come up to meet her feet. If you don't drive it, you could always modify the pedals for her.

I found a seller online (several, actually) that sell seat track lifters, whether it be a full steel spacer to put between the seat track and the floor, or just blocks that go between the track and the floor where the bolts are. I bought one of those kits, which includes 1.25” blocks and new longer high-strength bolts. I will experiment with it and see if I’m successfully able to raise the seat higher, and if it makes a difference for her!

 

[Polo08816]

My wife is short........4-10", and she's struggling with the blind spot on our new 22 Suburban LT. I drove across the state and picked this car up new, without having her drive it first (in hindsight, dumb) as she had driven multiple examples of both previous generations and not had any issues with them.

I'm 5-10" and don't have any issue at all - in fact, I love the car. But she says the passenger A-pillar + black triangle trim + the huuuuuuuge mirror (bec it has a camera on the end) makes an 18" long blind spot in her vision when trying to look out the passenger front corner.

Anybody else having issues with this?

....bummed.

This is why manufacturers will eventually have to have some inventory on dealer lots despite the push to be "leaner".

As a consumer, are you going to order a vehicle that you can't test drive because of non-existent inventory or are you going to settle for the vehicle you can sit in/test drive because know it meets your needs?

"Better the devil you know".

 

[mountie]

Some years ago, an inventor made a clear 'wrap' on the inside of the right-hand window A-pillar.
A mini camera displayed the hidden space, "view" on the inside of the pillar. It looked like the pillar was not there, and you saw an unobstructed view when looking to the right.

I am 6'2" and catch myself leaning to see what is blocked.....in certain maneuvers.

 

[Blackhawkscrna]

Not until yesterday, when I almost hit a bicycle rider. I looked, did not see them. Hit the gas, and they appeared out of the blind spot. Thankfully my wife was with me and screamed so I was able to stop. Scary stuff.

 

[todayusay]

Volvo had a concept car 20yrs ago that I'm surprised hasn't been implemented...

 

[89Suburban]

I have read it's 4 times worse if you decide to go with the tow mirror conversion FWIT.

 

[mountie]

" Whats'a behind-a me, donna matter "

 

[Doubeleive]

visibility has gone down every generation I drove my gmt800 for 15+ years and every time I drive a newer one I was like nope....this blows
the 2021+ are the worst yet, may as well have a little crossover with no rear visibility at all.

 

[Matt1t]

Ok, so I'm not crazy and its actually a problem for some. We have a round-about right up the road and twice I've come up to it and a vehicle is moving at just the rights speed I don't see them until I'm right on them. Since then, I really look around it to make sure. Good post!

 

[BlaineBug]

The a-pillar is pretty large in my 2019 but I only have occasional issues with the passenger side a-pillar. I remember driving a company Ford Taurus of the early 2010s variety with the very tiny narrow windows, those a-pillars REALLY sucked.

 

[Toasty]

I daily drive a 2011 Camaro. The Yukon doesn't bother me.