2011 HONDA ACCORD Seats Problems

No accident occurred!, seats are extremely uncomfortable and is causing me back pains when sitting for long periods of time, I can imagine in a collision these seats would be very unsafe to a persons body, they’re so stiff if would be like getting pressed against a wall if hit hard enough, it’s time Honda FIXES this problem!

THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS MOVED INTO THE FORWARD POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON (I.E., THERE WAS NO REAR COLLISION). IT HAPPENED FIRST WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND SEPARATELY, AT SOME LATER POINT, WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE RESTRAINTS WERE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY MOVE BACK TO THEIR NORMAL POSITION (ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL), BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN - THEY REMAINED LOCKED IN THE FORWARD POSITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCHAUMBURG HONDA IN ILLINOIS AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE SEAT FRAMES SHOULD BE REPLACED. HE SAID THE PROBLEM INDICATED THAT THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS MIGHT FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY IN A COLLISION. I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR HONDA MODELS/SEAT FRAMES.

Mileage: 80,000

I AM HAVING MAJOR LOW BACK AND TAIL BONE PAIN FROM THE FRONT SEATS. I HAVE A HARD TIME EVEN DRIVING 15 MILES TO WORK. THE SEAT ISSUES MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL FAR DISTANCES AND I NEED TO RENT A CAR. I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB, SO I'M IN THE CAR MOST OF THE DAY. THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT ARE IN EVERY POSITION THE SEAT CAN GO. THERE IS NO RELIEF.

THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD IS EXCELLENT CAR BUT THE SEATS ARE INCREDIBLY A NIGHTMARE. THE SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IN FACT I HAD TO SEEK THE HELP OF A CHIROPRACTOR. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR 3 MILES BEFORE YOU START FEELING NECK PAINS, SHOULDERS AND UPPER BACK. HEAD REST AND THE SEAT CURVES MAKES ONE MORE MISERABLE ON THE WHEELS. I HOPE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO HELP THIS SAD NEWS.

Mileage: 490,000

I PURCHASED THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD COUPE USED FROM NORM REEVES HONDA IN CERRITOS, CA. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXTREME LEG AND BACK PAIN AFTER LONG COMMUTES. I AM COMPLETELY AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO RESORT TO DRIVING A COMPANY CAR INSTEAD, THE PAIN STILL EXISTS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE INTO THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THE SEATS. HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING.

THE DRIVER SEAT CAUSE BACK PAIN, BACK INJURIES AND REQUIRE IBUPROFEN TO TOLERATE DRIVING THE CAR. SEVERAL OF HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT TO HONDA AND EVEN THOUGH THE LOCAL DEALER ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECTIVE SEAT THAT CAUSE BACK INJURIES AND REPLACE THE SEAT.

Mileage: 51,000

I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND I GET THE SAME ANSWER. IF I FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX MY SEAT PROBLEM IT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY. I CAN NOT GET THE SEAT ON A 90 DEGREE ANGLE.IT IS CUTTING OFF MY CIRCULATION AND MY FOOT GOES NUMB. I HAVE A KNEE REPLACEMENT AND CAN NOT GET MY LEG STRAIGHT ENOUGH SO MY KNEE DOES NOT START TO HURT. BETWEEN THE NUMBNESS AND THE KNEE PAIN I AM AFRAID OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE SEAT. I HAVE TRIED ALL SORTS OF PILLOWS, ETC. DOES NOT HELP. IF I REPLACE THE SEAT WITH ONE THAT WILL SHIFT TO A RIGHT ANGLE IT WILL VOID THE WARRANTY, SO WILL PUTTING A WEDGE OF ANY KIND UNDER THE BACK OF THE SEAT. I AM HEADING FOR AN ACCIDENT AND APPARENTLY I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE SITUATION WITHOUT GIVING MYSELF ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM. I CAN NOT IMAGINE THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS MAY NOT EVER REALIZE THAT THE CAUSE WAS - NUMB LEG AND FOOT DUE THE SEAT CUTTING OFF THE CIRCULATION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MID AUGUST 2014. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

THIS MODEL CAR HAS THE MOST AWFUL, POORLY DESIGNED SEATS. I AM VARY SURE PEOPLE WILL GET SEVER BACK PROBLEM WITH THIS KIND OF SEAT DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 43,606

THIS VEHICLE HAS KILLED MY BACK, AND THAT TOO WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. IT HAS THE MOST AWFUL, POORLY DESIGNED SEATS. FOR OVER TWO YEARS I THOUGHT MY BAD BACK WAS A PROBLEM DUE TO MY WORK POSTURE AND DIET. AND I TRIED EVERY THING I COULD THINK OF, ALONG WITH MONTHLY VISITS TO A CHIROPRACTOR. I CONNECTED THE PROBLEM TO THE CAR QUITE ACCIDENTALLY. I HAPPEN TO CHANGE CARS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND MY BACK PROBLEMS JUST VANISHED. AND NOW I CAN NOTICE HOW MY BACK GOES OUT OF WHACK THE MOMENT I DRIVE IN THIS CAR, WHETHER A PASSENGER OR A DRIVER. I CANNOT LAST MORE THAN A MILE OR TWO. IF I GO LONGER THAN TEN MINUTES, I HAVE TO VISIT THE CHIROPRACTOR THE NEXT DAY. THOUGH THE CAR IS NOT WRECKED, IT HAS WRECKED MY BACK. *TR

THE SEATS IN MY CAR I FIND TO BE HORRIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM NOT SURE THIS SITE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE COMPLIANT, BUT THOUGHT I WOULD TRY. THE HEADREST IS NOT ERGONOMIC AT ALL, IT PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD WHEN I SIT BACK. THIS CAUSES LITERALLY A PAIN IN MY NECK FROM STRAIN, AND SIMPLY A DANGER SINCE THE ANNOYANCE IS A DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEATS ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. THESE SEAT ARE GOING TO CAUSE BACK PROBLEMS. HONDA SHOULD FIX THESE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

DRIVERS SEAT CAUSES UNBEARABLE PAIN AND DAMAGE TO CERVICAL SPINE, LUMBAR SPINE AND LEGS. POOR DESIGN PLACES SPINE IN UNCOMFORTABLE AND DAMAGING POSITION AND CAUSES NUMBNESS AND NERVE DAMAGE TO MY LEGS. I AM IN SEVERE PAIN WHENEVER DRIVING CAR HONDA SHOULD REPLACE OR REPAIR SEATS OR COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR COST OF TRADING IN CAR. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DUE TO OVER PROTRUDING LUMBAR SUPPORT. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT ADJUSTING THE SUPPORT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY TO DO IT AND THIS IS MY ONLY OPTION. WAS TOLD THAT LUMBER ADJUSTMENT WAS AVAILABLE IN HIGHER TRIM MODEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BASIC FUNCTION AND DON'T SEE WHY I WOULD NEED TO BUY A TOP OF THE LINE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE. IT IS SO BAD THAT IT IS ACTUALLY HURTING MY LOWER BACK WHEN I'M DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 16,250

THE FRONT SEATS IN THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. IT HAS CAUSED ME (AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ONLINE) TO HAVE SEVERE BACK PAIN. THE LOWER LUMBAR SUPPORT STICKS OUT WAY TO FAR AND CAUSES UNEVEN SUPPORT TO YOUR LOWER AND UPPER BACK. I HAVE NEVER HAD BACK ISSUES, BUT AFTER DRIVING THIS CAR FOR A WEEK, I AM IN SERIOUS PAIN. SO WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? GO BUY EXPENSIVE AFTERMARKET PILLOWS THAT DON'T WORK? TRADE THE CAR BACK IN AND LOSE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS? OR MAYBE I SHOULD JUST LIVE WITH THE PAIN AND ABSORB THE COST OF A CHIROPRACTOR? NORMALLY I WOULDN'T COMPLAIN, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. JUST LOOK IT UP ONLINE. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP OR HONDA COULD GET SUED. THERE IS ENOUGH INFO OUT THERE AND UPSET CUSTOMERS TO CAUSE HONDA A HUGE LEGAL NIGHTMARE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

SEATS IN 2011 HONDA ACCORD ARE UNBEARABLE ESPECIALLY PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER RIDING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BACK HURTS & REMAINS SORE AFTERWARDS. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED(STILL UNDER WARRANTY), WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. ITS THE SEATS DESIGN & WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO TRY USING A PILLOW TO SIT IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. I DON'T THINK U SHOULD HAVE TO USE A PILLOW FOR COMFORT IN A $ 28000 CAR. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

BACK PAIN BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. INITIALLY JUST IN CAR; EVENTUALLY BECAME CHRONIC. THIS LEAD TO CHIROPRACTOR CARE, PHYSIOLOGIST, X-RAY, MRI, SHOTS, PAIN MEDS AND LIKELY WILL INCLUDE SURGERY FOR 2 BULGING DISCS/SCIATICA. I HAVE PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK, EXTENDING DOWN ONE LEG AND NUMBNESS IN MY FOOT AS WELL AS SPASMS. MY DOCTOR ADVISED ME TO SELL THIS CAR; BUT IT WILL BE AT CONSIDERABLE LOSS. I HAVE HAD TO GIVE UP DRIVING THIS CAR BUT SINCE MY PAIN IS CONSTANT; IT NO LONGER MATTERS WHAT I DRIVE. WE PURCHASED HONDA BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION FOR LONGEVITY; BUT WE DIDN'T COUNT ON HOW LIFE ALTERING THAT DECISION WOULD BE. *JS

Mileage: 5,000

I OWNED A 2003 ACCORD AND LOVED IT. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO GET A NEW CAR, I ONLY WANTED A NEW ACCORD. I DIDN'T EVEN TEST DRIVE IT. WHAT A MISTAKE! FOR THE FIRST WEEK, EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR I TRIED TO READJUST THE SEAT TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE. NOTHING WORKED. I HAVE BEAUTIFUL LEATHER SEATS, BUT I SIT ON A WEDGE AND HAVE A LUMBAR PILLOW STUFFED BEHIND MY BACK. MY HIP AND BACK WERE THROWN OUT OF LINE TO THE POINT THAT 4 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, I WAS USING A CANE. I NO LONGER USE THE CANE, BUT I NO LONGER TAKE THIS CAR FOR LONG DRIVES. THE SEATS CAUSE PAIN IN MY BACK, HIPS AND LEGS. IN MY 2003 ACCORD I WAS ABLE TO TIP THE SEAT SO MY KNEES WOULD RAISE UP OR DOWN. THE NEW "IMPROVED" SEATS DID AWAY WITH THAT FEATURE. IN ADDITION, THE HEAD RESTRAINT PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD AND DOWN CAUSING NECK PAIN. MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER IS IN THE MARKET FOR A 4 DOOR CAR TO REPLACE HER 2 DOOR CAR. I OFFERED TO GIVE HER THE ACCORD AND PAY TO HAVE IT SHIPPED TO L.A. FOR HER. ON A RECENT TRIP HOME FOR A WEDDING, SHE DROVE THE CAR FOR HALF AN HOUR AND REFUSED THE GIFT. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW BAD THE SEATS ARE TO TURN DOWN A 1 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IT'S SO UNCOMFORTABLE?? HONDA HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER. WHEN I CALLED HONDA TO COMPLAIN SEVERAL TIMES, THEY MADE ME FEEL AS IF I WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD EVER COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

MY CURRENT ACCORD IS THE 4TH I'VE LEASED SINCE 2002. WHEN THE CAR HIT 1,000 MILES THE SPRINGS IN THE BOTTOM SEAT CUSHION STARTED TO FEEL LIKE THEY WERE PUSHING UP THROUGH THE SEAT. THE LONGER I WAS IN THE CAR THE WORSE IT GOT. IT ACTUALLY BECAME PAINFUL TO DRIVE. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I SAW THAT I WAS NOT ALONE. MANY COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD BY THEIR DEALER THAT THE SEATS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. SADLY, MY DEALER TOLD ME THE SAME, ALTHOUGH THEY MADE AN "ADJUSTMENT" TO THE PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T EXIST AND REDUCED THE SEAT FROM PAINFUL TO JUST REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. I'M 6'3". IF YOU SIT INTO THE BACK OF THE SEAT YOU WILL REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. HONDA IS IN DENIAL ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

FRONT DRIVER SEAT LUMBAR PAINFUL TO SIT IN FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME (NOW THAT MY BACK IS IN SPASM CREATED BY THE SEAT) DUE TO THE MISALIGNMENT AND OVER INFLATED LUMBAR SUPPORT BAG, EVEN WHEN COMPLETLEY DEFLATED. THIS IS CAUSING SIATICA AND LOWER LIMB NUMBNESS AND TINGLING RELATED TO SPINAL NERVE COMPRESSION. DRIVING IN A CONSTANT DISTRACTED MANNER DUE TO SEVERE PAIN AND NUMBNESS INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DISTRACTION. I WAS DISTRACTED :LAST NIGHT TRYING TO READJUST THE SEAT FOR THE 50,000TH TIME TO DECREASE THE PAIN, AND I ALMOST HIT A JAYWALKER! SO, I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SEATS . WHY DON"T YOU DO ANYTHING TO HELP US? *TT

Mileage: 100

TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, HE WOULD SUSTAIN INTENSE BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN THE LEFT LEG WHICH WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESIGN OF FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45.

Mileage: 45

BOUGHT ACCORD 2011 SE ON JULY 22. AFTER FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, I FOUND IT HARD TO ADJUST THE DRIVER SEAT TO A CONFORTABLE POSITION. IT STARTED GIVING ME EITHER LEG PAIN OR BACK PAIN OR SHOULDER/NECK PAIN. THE SEAT FEELS SO HARD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A GOOD POSITION TO DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN. THANKS TO THE POWER SETA, I KEPT ADJUSTING THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING BUT COULD NOT FIND A GOOD POSITION. CALLED HONDA, THEY ASKED ME TO CALL DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO TRADE IN THE CAR. ONLY IF I HAD FELT THIS DURING MY TEST DRIVE..AHH....TOO LATE NOW. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. DONT WANT TO LOOSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLORS IN REPLACING THE CAR, BUT CANT SEE MYSELF DRIVING THIS CAR UP TO 150,000 MILES. *TT

Mileage: 200

THE FRONT SEATS IN MY 2011 HONDA ACCORD LX-P GIVE ME LEG CRAMPS AND LOWER BACK PAIN. THE SEAT BOTTOM IS VERY HARD AND UNFORGIVING, AND THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IS TOO PRONOUNCED. I TEST DROVE THE CAR FOR 15-20 MINS. AND DID NOT NOTICE THIS. BUT I SURE NOTICED IT ON MY 30+ MIN. COMMUTE TO WORK THE FIRST TIME. I'VE TRIED NUMEROUS SEAT ADJUSTMENTS AND SEAT CUSHIONS TO NO AVAIL. I'M 6'2" 170 LBS. SO I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF AN ABNORMALLY SIZED PERSON. I ACTUALLY CONSIDERED TRADING IN THE CAR AFTER A FEW WEEKS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS. I REALLY HOPE HONDA DOES SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THESE UNCOMFORTABLE FRONT SEATS.

Mileage: 80

I JUST PURCHASED MY NEW 2011 HONDA ACCORD EX MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR ON 8/12. I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CAR EXCEPT FOR TWO THINGS. THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY HARD AND THE HEADREST IS AT A SEVERE ANGLE THAT FORCES MY HEAD FORWARD WITH MY CHIN DOWN. I NORMALLY SIT WITH MY BACK AGAINST THE BACK REST WITH THE BACK REST AT A FAIRLY UPRIGHT POSITION. IN MY OTHER CARS (1994 SATURN SL2 AND 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE), THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM. WITH THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD MY NECK GETS STIFF AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT ALLOWED ON THE HEADREST AND THE ONLY RELIEF IS TO SET THE BACK REST TO A RECLINED POSITION AND SIT UPRIGHT WITH MY BACK AWAY FROM THE BACK REST. I KNOW OTHER 2011 ACCORD OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN MADE FROM HONDA. I'VE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION. I NEED HONDA TO RESPOND BY PROVIDING A REPLACEMENT HEADREST WITH A LESS ANGLE OF INCLINE AND/OR A HEADREST THAT ALLOWS FOR ADJUSTMENT TO OTHER ANGLES. THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. DURING THE 10 MINUTE TEST DRIVE MY WIFE AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THESE SEATS. DURING A 1 HOUR TRIP WE BOTH REALIZED WE WERE VERY FATIGUED AND OUR LEGS WERE STARTING TO BECOME NUMB. ON THE RETURN 1 HOUR TRIP HOME WE FELT THE SAME SENSATIONS AND BY TIME WE RETURNED HOME WE WERE BOTH FEELING BACK AND LEG PAIN AND FATIGUE. I'VE BEEN ASSURED BY TWO SALES PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE SEATS WILL 'BREAK IN' AND BECOME SOFTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE OTHER NEW CARS I'VE DRIVEN OR RENTED. I'VE NEVER HEARD OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR NEW CARS EITHER. I CANNOT BELIEVE A NEW CAR WITH MANY GREAT FEATURES AND A GREAT DRIVING EXPERIENCE CAN HAVE SUCH UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE SEATS HAVE AIRBAGS INSTALLED AND CANNOT SIMPLY BE REPLACED WITH NON-STANDARD SEATS OR WITH SEAT CUSHIONS OR COVERS. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY HONDA. *KB

Mileage: 134

I JUST PURCHASED MY NEW 2011 HONDA ACCORD EX MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR ON 8/12. I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CAR EXCEPT FOR TWO THINGS. THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY HARD AND THE HEADREST IS AT A SEVERE ANGLE THAT FORCES MY HEAD FORWARD WITH MY CHIN DOWN. I NORMALLY SIT WITH MY BACK AGAINST THE BACK REST WITH THE BACK REST AT A FAIRLY UPRIGHT POSITION. IN MY OTHER CARS (1994 SATURN SL2 AND 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE), THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM. WITH THE 2011 HONDA ACCORD MY NECK GETS STIFF AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT ALLOWED ON THE HEADREST AND THE ONLY RELIEF IS TO SET THE BACK REST TO A RECLINED POSITION AND SIT UPRIGHT WITH MY BACK AWAY FROM THE BACK REST. I KNOW OTHER 2011 ACCORD OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN MADE FROM HONDA. I'VE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION. I NEED HONDA TO RESPOND BY PROVIDING A REPLACEMENT HEADREST WITH A LESS ANGLE OF INCLINE AND/OR A HEADREST THAT ALLOWS FOR ADJUSTMENT TO OTHER ANGLES. THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. DURING THE 10 MINUTE TEST DRIVE MY WIFE AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THESE SEATS. DURING A 1 HOUR TRIP WE BOTH REALIZED WE WERE VERY FATIGUED AND OUR LEGS WERE STARTING TO BECOME NUMB. ON THE RETURN 1 HOUR TRIP HOME WE FELT THE SAME SENSATIONS AND BY TIME WE RETURNED HOME WE WERE BOTH FEELING BACK AND LEG PAIN AND FATIGUE. I'VE BEEN ASSURED BY TWO SALES PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE SEATS WILL 'BREAK IN' AND BECOME SOFTER AND MORE COMFORTABLE. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE OTHER NEW CARS I'VE DRIVEN OR RENTED. I'VE NEVER HEARD OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR NEW CARS EITHER. I CANNOT BELIEVE A NEW CAR WITH MANY GREAT FEATURES AND A GREAT DRIVING EXPERIENCE CAN HAVE SUCH UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE SEATS HAVE AIRBAGS INSTALLED AND CANNOT SIMPLY BE REPLACED WITH NON-STANDARD SEATS OR WITH SEAT CUSHIONS OR COVERS. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY HONDA. *KB

Mileage: 134

CAR SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE MAKING DRIVER TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE BACK PAIN AND LEGS TO GO TO SLEEP.

Mileage: 100

I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF HOW NEW NTSA REGULATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF HEAD RESTRAINTS HAVE INJURED ME PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY. I TRADED IN A 2000 TOYOTA FOR A 2011 HONDA, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT GAVE ME SEVERE NECK MUSCLE SPASMS. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT SINCE 2008, ALL NEW CARS MUST FOLLOW UPDATED NTHSA REGULATIONS IN HEAD RESTRAINTS. I WENT TO MANY DEALERSHIPS TO FIND A HEAD RESTRAIN THAT I COULD TOLERATE. ALL OF THEM HAD THE SAME PAIN-PRODUCING, FEDERALLY-MANDATED STYLE. FINALLY, AFTER MUCH SEARCHING, I FOUND A FORD SUV THAT HAD A MORE TOLERABLE HEAD RESTRAINT. I WAS VERY RELIEVED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY AN OLD USED CAR IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. I HAVE MILD NECK ARTHRITIS, AND YOUR NEW STYLE OF HEAD RESTRAINTS CAUSED ME SUCH DISCOMFORT THAT I WAS WILLING TO SELL MY 5 DAY OLD HONDA ACCORD (WITH 225 MILES) AND LOSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS (DUE TO DEPRECIATION)! IN ADDITION, I WORRY THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE HURTING OTHER PEOPLE. I AM A PHYSICIAN, AND I KNOW THAT CHRONIC REPETITIVE STRESS CAN SOMETIMES LEAD TO SEVERE INJURY. WITH SO MANY DEALERS AND CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NEW HEAD RESTRAINTS "NOT BEING COMFORTABLE," I SUSPECT THAT THE NEW RESTRAINTS ARE CAUSING NECK STRAIN TO MANY PEOPLE. I JUST HAPPEN TO BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE BECAUSE OF MY NECK ARTHRITIS. PERHAPS YOU CAN USE ME AS A SENTINEL CHICKEN TO REALIZE THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE CREATED. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR ADVISING PHYSICIANS ABOUT WHETHER THE NTHSA COULD BE INADVERTENTLY CAUSING NECK STRAIN AND EVENTUAL NECK INJURY TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. I DON'T WANT THIS EXPERIENCE TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. REGULATIONS SHOULD HELP NOT HURT. YOURS HAVE HURT ME PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY. PLEASE ALLOW MANUFACTURERS TO REDESIGN THE HEAD RESTRAINTS SO THAT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE AS WELL AS SAFE, OR AT LEAST GIVE OPTIONS TO PEOPLE LIKE ME WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

SEATS IN 2011 ACCORD ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE RESULTING IN ME BEING DIAGNOSED WITH SCIATICA. HAVE HAD SEVERE LEG AND BACK PAIN SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR IN MARCH AND AM OTHERWISE HEALTHY. HONDA DENIES ISSUE DESPITE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND WAS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SIT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MODIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.

Mileage: 400

AFTER PURCHASING CAR DROVE HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS STARTED NOTICING PAIN SHOOTING DOWN LEGS AND LEGS GOING NUMB. ALSO CAUSING BACK PAIN AND ON OCCASIONS PAIN SHOOTING DOWN ARM. CONTACTED LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING AND SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT FEEL THE FUEL OR BRAKE PEDALS. *TR

Mileage: 500

THE DRIVER SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. IT CAUSES NUMBNESS ON THE LEGS AND THE BUTTOCK, AND LOWER BACK PAIN EVEN WITH A SHORT TRIP OF ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. CANNOT FIND A COMFORTABLE ADJUSTMENT WITH THE 10 WAY POWER SEAT. I FIND MYSELF KEEP SHIFTING SITTING POSITION IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND A MORE COMFORTABLE POSITION. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING ON THE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 100

UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVER'S SEAT IN HONDA ACCORD 2011 LX SEDAN . CAN'T DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT A STRETCH WITHOUT SQUIRMING /SHIFTING IN SEAT AND THIS MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS . THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSES BACK PAIN PLUS THIGH PAIN AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING OR 45 MINUTES LUMBAR SUPPORT PILLOWS, THIGH SUPPORT PILLOWS DOES NOT HELP MUCH WITH BACK OR LEG PAIN. I HAD A CAMRY SOLARA AND I OWN A MERCEDES AND THEY DON'T GIVE ME BACK PROBLEMS. *TR

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD 2011 LX-P IN THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE LUMBAR SEEMS TO BE OUT OF PLACE AND HURT THE BACK AND NECK. FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT DESIGN IN NOT CORRECT. UNFORTUNATELY, DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE BUYING THE CAR, ELSE WOULD NOT HAVE GONE FOR ONE. THE SEATS DESIGN NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BY HONDA TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAVE PEOPLE FROM THE BACK AND NECK PAINS. *TR

DRIVER SEAT IS CAUSING CHRONIC BACK PAIN. THE SEAT HAS ADJUSTABLE LUMBAR BUT, ABOVE THAT, THE SEAT HAS A HARD SECTION THAT PROTRUDES DIRECTLY INTO MY MID BACK. AFTER A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, THE PAIN IS SO BAD AS TO MAKE THE CAR EFFECTIVELY UN-DRIVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD LX 2011 WORST SEAT EVER BACK PAIN LOWER BACK PAIN EVERYDAY WITH SINGLE COMMUTE TO WORK IT IS HORRIBLE. *TR

1.VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVER SEAT, CAUSES SERIOUS BACK PAIN FROM MID TO LONG DRIVE. 2.PAIN OCCURS EVERY DAY DURING DAILY COMMUTE. 3. ONLY SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE COMPLETE SEAT REPLACEMENT WITH DIFFERENT DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 800

2011 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER SEAT IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM CONSTANTLY ADJUSTING THE SEAT, BUT UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE SEATING POSITION. LUMBAR SUPPORT IS VERY HARD AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO MY SATISFACTION. I FIND THE DISCOMFORT WITH THE SEATING VERY DISTRACTING. *TR

BACK PAIN SEAT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 850

JUST PURCHASED A 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVERS SEAT IN THIS CAR CAUSES YOU LEGS TO GO NUMB AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES (A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE). SINCE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS FORUMS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2008 APPARENTLY AND HONDA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. THIS SEAT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. IF HAVING YOUR FEET FALL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. *LN

Mileage: 200

HONDA 2011 DRIVERS SEAT IS EXCEPTIONALLY UNCONFORTABLE TO THE EXTENT THAT I HAVE BACK PAIN FROM DRIVING EVEN SHORT TRIPS. I HAVE NOT YET FOUND A WAY TO ELIMINATE THE DISCOMFORT. I'VE TRIED A BACK SUPPORT, AND VARIOUS CUSHIONS TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE HAD 5 PREVIOUS HONDA (2 PREVIOUS ACCORDS, 1 PILOT, 1 PREVIOUS ODYSSEY, AND CURRENTLTY HAVE AN ODYSSEY) MODELS WITH NO COMPLAINTS. *TR