| Permobil C300 Corpus |  |
Front wheel drive power wheelchair.
• Front wheel drive.
• Corpus seating with size adjustments.
• 17.5" seat to floor height.
• 45 degrees of seating system tilt.
• 3" ground clearance.
• Four pole motors.
• Adjustable suspension.
• Length 43", width 24.25 to 28.5", height with standard back 43.75".
• 8" seat elevator.
• Weight with batteries 304 lbs.
• Maximum user weight 250 lbs.
• Two GR34 batteries with 16 mile range.
• 5 mph top speed. |
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| | End User | Caregiver | Clinician |
| # Reviews | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| Durability? | 3.31 | 2.33 | 0 |
| Ease of use? | 4.56 | 2.67 | 0 |
| Meet expectations? | 3.31 | 2.33 | 0 |
| Overall Rating: | 3.12 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
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| Mario from New York submitted this review on April 2nd 2013 at 04:44 PM. Mario is an end user who has one to six months of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | Seat is comfortable. Seat back automatically adjusts when reclining so that you don't get back compression or extension like most wheelchairs. | | Weaknesses: | 1. Rear battery extremely hard to replace. There is no access unless you have a power seat elevator. The hydrauic system on my chair doesn't put the chair in service mode. It may be due to a defect on my chair, but Permobil will not help. I followed the instructions on the service manual, but the chair doesn't work as stated in the manual. The only way to replace the rear battery is to have your vendor replace it.
2. Safety design problem: There is a safety problem with the Corpus 3G seat. The seat comes with power foot rest, power tilt, and power recline. These three functions are enabled by three linear actuators. The problem is that the linear actuators are the only things holding the chair in position. The seat back is held in place by the recline actuator. When an attendant pushes the chair, all the force is on this single actuator. When an actuator fails, the part of the chair held by the actuator will no longer retain its position. In my case, the actuator for reclining failed after I used the chair for a month and a half. I was putting the backrest to an upright position when the actuator broke. I fell backwards in freefall. Luckily there were two people nearby to help me out of the chair. If I was alone and my ventilator hose had come loose when I fell backwards, I wouldn't be here to write this review. | | Comments: | Liner actuators are electric motor driven devices that are used to move objects in a straight line. Most linear actuators that are rated for 600 pounds or less have plastic gears. Most linear actuators also have a 10% duty cycle. This usually means that you can run it continually for up to two minutes and then you must let it rest for 18 minutes. Even though these actuators are rated for 600 pounds, they don't always hold up to long-term use. The plastic gears are known to fail quite often. When designing system using these actuators, one must include a secondary mechanical device to prevent the system from completely failing when the actuators fail. The other option would be to use more expensive actuators that have metal gears. For these reasons, I don't think the Corpus 3G seat is well designed and can be potentially deadly. Imagine what would happen when you are on this chair in a van and you get rear-ended. | | Durability? |  | | Ease of use? |  | | Meet expectations? |  | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Renée from Gallatin, TN. USA submitted this review on March 23rd 2013 at 11:36 AM. Renée is an end user who has over five years of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | Durable, Comfortable, Most power options of any chair I've owned. I've had it for almost 7 years but I've been using power chairs full time for 36 years and I've owned 6 or 7 of them maybe more. This is by far the best because I'm not in for repairs every other month. It's also the least "hospital-ish" in appearance of all I've owned or seen. Infinite adjustments. I have yet to have a motor fail. | | Weaknesses: | As with ALL power chairs, the black seating is hot in warm weather but that's not exclusive to this chair. No complaints at all, really. Wish more of the options were standard so insurance wouldn't balk on things like increased speed, Permobil's retractable EZ Lock-In Pin and lights package. | | Comments: | The Permobil company has been wonderful to work with. I toured the plant and the employees are very enthusiastic about the product they make and are always happy to see someone using it. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? |  | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Chris from Warrensburg, MO, USA submitted this review on September 4th 2012 at 03:57 PM. Chris is an end user who has six months to a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | An almost great chair, so far. I have gone 1000 + miles without a break down in the last 9 months. Adjusts to many positions which makes it more comfortable as no two spinal cord injuries are alike. I had my first Permobil in 1991 and used it for 3 and a half years with only one wiring harness problem from moving joy stick armrest up and down to fit under tables. I used it forty hours a week at a large factory and pulled palates weighing over 1,500 lbs. This chair seems to be slower and to have less torqe but saying that it still is much better than the other 'modern' power chairs I have tried. | | Weaknesses: | Suspension is hard and hurts my back when going over the smallest bump or sidewalk expansion cracks. I have solid drive tires and will trade them off for pneumatic tires soon!
Back rest makes me feel like on a bucking horse when adjusted to soft. Back rest sqeaks a lot. I paid $1,200.00 to have 1.3 miles an hour faster drive motors. This chair cost Medicaid $36,000+ and I couldn't afford the chair lift function at $1,800. Center of gravity seems high cross slopes scare me as I have tipped over one time, so far. The plastic caps on the back casters have come of twice. | | Comments: | You'd think that Permobil's engineers would have some test people with spinal cord injury try these before they make thousands of them and send them accross the world. In Missouri higher speed drive motors and chair lift are considered luxuries, they are needed if you do any traveling as beds aren't at a standard height. After all that I like the freedom this chair gives me compared to my manuel chair. I am not stuck in the house or sitting on a porch just watching the world go by when the bus doesn't run. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Michelle from Oakland, CA, USA submitted this review on August 6th 2012 at 05:00 PM. Michelle is an end user who has over a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | I like that the chair can go just about any where on grass etc. I've take both of my Permobil's off road. Chair is tall and I can transfer from chair to most beds and commodes etc. The chair is great because I got three features recline tilt and up and down. So it helps me in my every day life a lot. | | Weaknesses: | I miss tilt side to side greatly. When I went for this chair Permobil wasn't making side to side tilt at that time for awhile. My chair has been in the shop a lot more with this model that with the Man-2 model that I had before. It seems they don't make them like they used too and this chair is in the shop again for repairs to the electronics. Third time in three years. I don't recall ever having this many issues with my old chair. Also my chair is coming off the base feature that goes up and down and because I'm on Medicare and Medi-Cal my repair company says their saying thats a luxury feature and I' have to pay to have that fixed or leave it that way til it is unsafe and then they'd fix it at my cost. How fare is that. It's a feature I use everyday to help me in my home up & down in my chair but insurance doesn't want to fix it. But I can roll around in it unsafe til I fall out of it. Lovely. Or I pay to fix it. Like I have it to fix. The foot rest is hard to push up and legs are too long. | | Comments: | Make the chairs better like you used too. Stop being so cheap. Either that or allow me to switch chairs into the other one I used to have. I'd be happy to switch into another used model of the Man-2. TY | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Carol from California submitted this review on June 5th 2012 at 03:11 AM. Carol is an end user who has one to six months of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | This is a quality, well engineered chair. If anything, one might argue "over engineered." The features operate smoothly and perform as expected. The chair provides a smooth ride and provides all the comforts that are required when one "lives" in a chair. I tested the Invacare FDX and choose this chair. Higher quality and smoother operation than any of the several high end chairs I tested. | | Weaknesses: | This is a lot of chair for indoors. Must be careful or you will beat your house up, capable of causing major damage. Size makes it a little cumbersome maneuvering into the front passenger position of a van, but it is doable. The headrest design adds length that makes it hard to judge distance and often hits things in a tight turn. I think the headrest is designed more for aesthetics than functionality. | | Comments: | I have read the many reviews for this chair and it seems either you love it or hate it. I was frankly surprised by the negative comments for I love this chair. All things considered, I think this is the "top-of-the-line" considering all that's out there. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Heather from Florida submitted this review on August 10th 2011 at 01:24 PM. Heather is an end user who has over five years of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | This wheelchair is incredibly durable. It's also the first I've had that is capable of using tilt, recline, power leg rest, and elevate in one wheelchair. It makes it quite versatile. | | Weaknesses: | The speed is horrible! Who in the right mind only wants to go 5 miles an hour when they're confined to a chair? Not me! Also, front wheel driving is not really my thing. It swerves at the top speed, which I mentioned is hardly speed at all. It also tips forward at the slightest jerk motion, which is frightening, especially when you in a vehicle. The power leg rest motor has worn itself out after 5 years, which is to be expected, really. The padding on the arm rests, as well as on the corpus seating system itself has worn out, which is also to be expected. | | Comments: | This chair has been good for me, but I am definitely looking forward to switching to the Permobil Street soon. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Ervin from virginia submitted this review on June 2nd 2011 at 11:01 AM. Ervin is an end user who has over a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | it is good off road goes in grass mud rocks and is pretty ccomfortable other than that it SUCKS | | Weaknesses: | IT BREAKS EVERY FIVE SECONDS AND BREAKS VERY EASILY!! I DONT RECOMMEND THIS CHAIR TO ANYONE UNLESS YOU WANNA PAY TO FIX IT EVERY COUPLE WEEKS | | Comments: | JUST REALLY WOULDNT RECOMMEND THIS CHAIR | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| blake from binghamton submitted this review on February 16th 2011 at 06:44 PM. blake is an end user who has six months to a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | i've had it for a year and its still going strong. im 18 and i beat the crap out of it (i live in the sticks so i go off road). mine has everything lift, lights, everything tilts. if i tilt back a litle i can get in a normal mini-van. i can get threw tight turns. lots of power, smoth ride. | | Weaknesses: | i cant think of any, ive tested other chairs with diferint drive wheels and sutch but this is by far the best. | | Comments: | im a c-5 quad and this chair lets me do a lot of the things i couldnt do other wize. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Jeanette from New Jersey submitted this review on June 14th 2010 at 10:06 AM. Jeanette is a care giver who has over a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | HI ONLY thing I can say that is positive about this chair is that it has visual effects--it looks "pretty"...and that truely is ALL that I have found positive! | | Weaknesses: | 1. EXTREMELY poor design in foot rest--when footrest is in up position, to transfer a nonambulatory person onto chair the back of their legs get SEVERLY SCRAPED on footrest, if you decide to avoid injury to child--you hurt your back LIFTING them up approximately 6-8 inches which is as high as necssary onto chair-
2. height of chair required $17,000 in van roof modifications--chair couldn't even fit in van door--daughter could not sit in chair to drive hich defeats the purpose of having a chair! Chair also does not Fit under our kitchen table or restuarant table--tables/desk etc at home need to be on lifts for daily use
3. Jerks profusely in any speed over slow
4. practically impossible to maneuver inside handicap accessible van using EZ Lock lockdown system--back 360 degree rotating wheels are horendeous to position chair in lockdown!!
5. Chair's Standing position places person in extrmely poor body alignment if used for any length of time
6 PERFECT chair for a completely ambulatory person who doesn't have to drive in it, sit at a table or transfer from toilet/tub etc---if you can walk---it is the chair for you--it's Visually appealing! | | Comments: | Sales person COMPLETELY MISREPRESENTED this chair to us---bold face lies! It was supposed to replace our existing stander--i.e. won't have to transfer my daughter into "another piece of equipment"..but standing psoition is horrible alignment not meant for weight bearing!
It was also represented as PERFECT in stores to reach high shelves---only they dont tell you the chair needs approximately 8 ft of space to FIRST go into a supine position BEFORE going into stand---what store has that kind of room to maneuver into stand??
You ONLY find out these things when the chair is in your home---then THEY REFUSE TO TAKE THE CHAIR BACK even though they represented it as a multipurpose piece of equipment----it is a NIGHTMARE I regret ever having seen this chair!!!! HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND PURCHASE!!!! | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Roland from San Antonio, TX USA submitted this review on March 29th 2010 at 10:16 PM. Roland is a care giver who has over a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | My son has had no problems with this wheelchair. | | Weaknesses: | Weighs over 300bls. | | Comments: | Great wheelchair for a child to move around in. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Darin from Shelton,Wa. submitted this review on March 18th 2010 at 09:50 PM. Darin is an end user who has one to six months of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | comfortable, good in small house. | | Weaknesses: | in 4 months the left motor burned up. at 5 months the main base that the seat attaches to broke. i'm lucky i noticed something wrong before it broke completely off. i've only had it 6 months and tomorrow will be the 3rd 50 mile trip to to the shop. then a 3 week wait for parts, if i'm lucky. they moved the center of gravity forward so it has the 2 little wheels in the front that keep you from going over a 4 inch bump. my old permobil went anywhere. | | Comments: | i had a chairman basic from permobil that i got in 1999, used it until 2009, that thing would take a pounding and keep going. this new chair seems to be cheaply made. for $16,000 you'd think it would be more dependable. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Joshua from Lambertville, NJ, USA submitted this review on February 17th 2010 at 01:54 PM. Joshua is an end user who has six months to a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | Well designed, moves quickly (can easily keep up with someone jogging), durable, many great add ons (seat elevator, power legs-back-and tilt, light kit... all worth it), good battery life (3-days extensive usage), has a low profile for a big power chair. | | Weaknesses: | If your insurance doesn't cover it, price. Mine was about $26,000 after all the add ons. [I ended up paying $400 as my insurance covered 90% and MDA granted me $2,000 towards the purchase.] Large/heavy battery charger, not great when traveling. [Although, I saw a new one at the Permobile booth at the Abilities Expo '09 that was half the size... coming out soon I think.] I also had some cosmetic pieces pop off (plastic covers that cap off the back wheels). | | Comments: | I have FSHD and this is my first wheelchair. I took some time researching my options and wasn't thrilled with what I found. I was looking for the best possible chair (regardless of price) to meet my needs. At my PT evaluation a vendor brought a variety of chairs for me to try out. The Permobile C300 was by far the best product. The vendor said he almost didn't bring it because of the cost. I've had the chair for 8 months now and have been very happy with it to date. Now, if it could only climb stairs... | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| John from Escondido, Ca. USA submitted this review on August 28th 2009 at 09:49 AM. John is an end user who has over a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | Easy to maneuver in tight spaces. Almost infinately adjustable seating. Comfortable for extended periods of use. Good torque for steep hills. Rear wheel suspension and large diameter front wheels are nice outdoors on large sidewalk bumps. | | Weaknesses: | Price new is high. | | Comments: | I have been using a Permobil C300 for almost three years, (bought used), and used a Chairman for more than five years before that. My current chair has elevate, recline, tilt and footrest controls. I would rate the reliability of the C300 as "excellent." I've found Permobil's technical support to be outstanding, but I have had unhappy experiences with a local DME provider until I found a good one a little further away. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Reverend William R from Anaheim Hills-South Corona, CA submitted this review on March 2nd 2009 at 06:11 PM. Reverend William R is an end user who has less than a month of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | When working correctly, the Permobil's C300 Corpus serves it's designed purpose. Has an Excellent turning radius. When working the leg lift feature serves its purpose. The Tilt and Incline system serves it's purpose. | | Weaknesses: | one drive motor emitted loud clicking noise ignored by the supplier. The chair jerked from side to side and would not travel straight. Sudden stops will tip you over even with the seat belt on. Poor customer service at ATG Rehab the supplier and Permobil in Tennessee. No loaner service initially until forced to by the Lemon Law in California. Leg lift mechanism fell off. It is held on by a weak nylon strap. ATG Rehap repair use industrial glue to bind a supposedly custom removable back cushion. The main power module shorted and burned out. Permobil field representatives need sensitivity training working with the disabled community. | | Comments: | Permobil's distributor ATG Rehab of Cerritos, CA delivered a defective C300. Someone in the world will be getting this "new" chair without knowing it required major repairs after two weeks of use. After 30 days of use it suffered 4 major failures of its electrical system, the leg lift mechanism detached. Thank God I was at home when fell off. It is much too heavy for us to lift. John Coffy of Permobil refused to discuss the malfunctions and defects. He is a difficult person to work with since he never returned telephone calls and emails regarding the issues. ATG Rehab took the chair for repairs and has not returned it for almost 1 year. They received full payment for a new chair without defects. I had the chair less than 30 days after March 11, 2008. An attorney was required to get a replacement chair without defects. I have requested an extended warranty because of the established and patterned repair issues. The chair is what I need to enjoy a good quality of life as best as I can with Charcot Marie Tooth Disorder. Permobil please be honest with your other disabled clients. Defective chairsY should not be delivered to your disabled clients and their caregivers. Medicare will not give us chairs for five years assuming your medical devices will last that long. I used mine for less than 30 days before it had major malfunctions. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? |  | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Susan from Dallas, Texas USA submitted this review on November 19th 2008 at 04:37 PM. Susan is an end user who has one to six months of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | Very adjustable. I had tilt in space, recline, leg elevation and lift. | | Weaknesses: | Plastic vinyl seat is slightly sticky. Almost impossible to lift or move my seat while in the chair. Thin plastic back that breaks very easily. Arm rests are now a plastic shell around a metal frame with metal t-bars inside. The "T" of the metal is against the plastic shell, so the first casulty was the side of the armrest. The dealer never could get the chair to go in a staight line. It would turn abruptly to the right or left at random times. The controller failed after only 3 months. There are electronic connections under the chair that are completly exposed to the outside. This is a very expensive waste of money. | | Comments: | I do not know if any of the heavy rehab type chairs are any better, but this was very expensive and a total loss at this point. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| James from Frankfort, KY USA submitted this review on August 20th 2008 at 10:31 PM. James is an end user who has six months to a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | Very reliable-well built-everything works as expected-even comes with its own tool kit. Mine has tilt, recline and seat elev. I also have a special built Jay seat that makes it even more comfortable. I also drive from this chair using the EZ-Lock system. | | Weaknesses: | hard to lift manual foot rests. | | Comments: | I would recommend this chair to anyone. It rides and performs better than the Quantum 6000Z. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Sonja from Minneapolis, MN USA submitted this review on May 23rd 2008 at 11:19 PM. Sonja is an end user who has over a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | My name is Sonja Johnson I live in Minneapolis, MN. The very first time I used a Permobil Wheelchair was in 95 or 96. I was still in High School. I really liked my chair it had head lights til lights easy for me to use. | | Weaknesses: | I ONLY HAD MY PERMOBIL C300 NOT EVEN A WEEK AND IT BROKE DOWN ON ME IN THE MIDDLEOF THE STREET! THESE WHEELCHAIRS ARE EASY TO PUSH. MY BOYFRIEND HAD TO GO AND GET MY OTHER WHEELCHAIR IT WAS AROUND WINTER TIME. | | Comments: | I WILL NEVER USE THIS PRODUCT AGAIN. I'LL LET ANYONE NOW NOT TO PICK A PERMOBIL WHEELCHAIR! THANKS | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Wilson from Berkeley, California, USA submitted this review on April 28th 2007 at 07:29 PM. Wilson is an end user who has six months to a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | Great comfortability | | Weaknesses: | Too heavy, parts needed to be ordered from UK, needs special tools for minor repairs | | Comments: | The chair looks and feels great, but needs to come with its own speed adjuster (especially for high functioning users). Other than that, no real complaints. | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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| Beverly from Winter Garden,Florida USA submitted this review on February 28th 2007 at 02:40 PM. Beverly is a care giver who has over a year of experience with the product. | | Strengths: | ????????? | | Weaknesses: | Arms are horrible,too wide to go thru widen doors, plastic keeps breaking which is dangerous because its really sharp. .Under the padding in the arms is a thing balsa wood with plastic screws. Not too smart engineering. It is clear that a user did not design the Permobile chairs...Cable has broken 3 time in the joy stick controls. Had the legs lifts less than 5 months and the motor went out. The plastic arms are laughable.Thight pads have screws in them,causes the covering to get holes. Etc, etc, etc. | | Comments: | Permoniles Mr. John Coffay is very had to work with. When you call he tries to blame all problems with the user. Which is mostly not the cause. The chair is very unreliable.Stuck in the middel of busy downtown intersection 2 weeks after her got the chiar. Would never buy again,Much ,much too expensive. My son is now sitting on a chair with all new attachments needed costs $45,000. No joke...We all know how rich the disabled are.>>>>>>>>>> | | Durability? | | | Ease of use? | | | Meet expectations? | | | Overall Rating: | |
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