2004 HONDA ODYSSEY Seats Problems

THE METAL BRACKET THAT IS RIVETED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT SECURING IT TO THE FRAME SNAPPED. THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND IN A COLLISION THE SEAT WOULD NOT HOLD THE DRIVER IN A FIXED POSITION.

BRACKET HOLDING SEAT TO BODY OF VEHICLE SNAPPED. APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY JERK AND FALL.

Mileage: 189,000

OUR DRIVERS SIDE PLASTIC MOLD HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN THE SEAT FRAME HAS ALSO BROKE CAUSING THIS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF I AM REAR ENDED, THIS SEAT WILL HAVE NO WAY TO PREVENT ME FROM BEING THROWN BACKWARDS! THE SEAT IS WOBBLY AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE! I HAVE READ MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!

Mileage: 160,000

OUR 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE FROM THE BRACKET. THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE SEAT TO THE BRACKET BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO START TILTING AND WOBBLING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING INCREASING RISK OF COLLISIONS.

Mileage: 215,000

NEED A RECALL TO BE ISSUED BY NHTSA OR PROPER GOV ORGANIZATION. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND THE BUCKLE WERE REPLACED AFTER THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NOW THE DRIVER-SIDE BUCKLE AND SEAT BELT TENSIONER IS CAUSING A PROBLEM AND SRS LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. HONDA IS USING DELAY TACTICS. WANT TO SCAN THE CAR FOR $100 TO RE-CONFIRM THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS SCANNED IN THE PRIOR WEEK! SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER ENGINE START (OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY)

Mileage: 273,000

DRIVER SEAR FAILURE BROKE AND RECURRED AGAIN,5 MONTHS LATER. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS MY SECOND HONDA ODYSSEY I GOT FROM THIS DEALER. UP DATE DRIVER SEAT BROKE AGAIN.

DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COME LOOSE AND IT IS NOT STABLE WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ADJUSTED FOR DIFFERENT DRIVES IN THE FAMILY. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T FIX THAT!!! MOVES SIDE TO SIDE AND STAYS ON ONE SIDE. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, AND WHEN STOPPED.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BENCH SEAT WAS LOOSE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE UNI-BODY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. DUE TO THE CORROSION, IT WAS UNSAFE TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 255,000.

Mileage: 255,000

THE DRIVER SEAT BROKEN FOR NO REAZON, THE ALUMINIUN[ PART ,THE SEAT SUDDEN ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND IS NOT STABLE

Mileage: 6

THE DRIVERS SEAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND IS NOT STABLE. I REMOVED THE SIDE PANEL AND COULD SEE THE METAL BRACKET THAT IS RIVETED TO THE SEAT HOLDING FRAME BROKE - METAL ACTUALLY CRACKED ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM STARTED.

Mileage: 200,000

DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED AND NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? I WOULD THINK THAT HONDA WOULD WARN PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND COME ISSUE A RECALL?

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BECAME FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE SEATBELT AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,835.

Mileage: 172,835

DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FAILURE (METAL FATIGUE) RENDERS BOTTOM OF SEAT LOOSE, NOT HOLDING DRIVER IN FIXED POSITION. FAILURE RENDERS SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM INEFFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP POSITION IS THAT FAILURE IS DUE TO AGE, AND WILL NOT REPLACE AT ITS COST. METAL BRACKET IS NOT RUSTED AT FAILURE LOCATION. PICTURES SHOW STRESS FATIGUE DUE TO RIVETING PROCESS. REPAIR COST = $1681. CURRENT BLUE BOOK VALUE = $2475. COST FOR ME TO REPAIR IS EXCESSIVE. OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES REPORTED ON INTERNET SINCE 2002. MY POSITION IS THAT HONDA CORPORATION IS SHIRKING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO MANUFACTURE A SAFE VEHICLE (THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED) REGARDLESS OF AGE. *TR

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT LIFTED UP INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/21/2015 *JS

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT) SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLE BROKEN. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. A SEARCH OF FORUMS REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HONDA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR ENGINEERING. TSB 02-059 PER HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 179,000

DRIVER'S SEAT TURNS INTO A ROCKER AND RECLINED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE SECOND ROW WHILE IN MID TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THAT THE SEAT TRAY IS BROKEN AND COSTS TO THE OWNER IS $2500 TO REPLACE IT. SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE INCIDENT WAS NOT PROVOKED AND SEATS LOOKS NEW. I NOTICED DRIVERS SEATS IN MODELS POST 2004 ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY, A ONE-PIECE UNIT INSTEAD OF A TRAY+SEAT. BELIEVE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE PROMPTING REDESIGN OF SUBSEQUENT MODELS. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKING AND RECLINING. ALL OTHER SEATS SEEM TO BE FINE. *JS

Mileage: 119,000

THE WELD FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED IN MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 125,000 MILES. NO WARNING. MY WIFE ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE SHOP FOREMAN AT THE HONDA DEALER SAID IT WAS SAFE FOR A WHILE. IS A BROKEN WELD ON A SEAT A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION OR AT THE LEAST DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS? *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEATED SEAT BECOMES SO HOT THAT IT BURNS THE CONTACT'S SKIN. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 47,000. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

Mileage: 46,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEATED SEAT BECOMES SO HOT THAT IT BURNS THE CONTACT'S SKIN. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 47,000. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB

Mileage: 46,900

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BAD JOINTS THAT LET IT ROCK FROM FRONT TO BACK. WE HAVE HAD THE SUBWOOFER INSTALLED UNDER THE SEAT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE CHECKED THE SEAT AND HAVE SAID THIS NORMAL FOR THE SEAT TO DO THIS. *JB

I AM GUESSING THAT WHEN I WENT TO THE CAR WASH ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THEY LIFTED UP THE CAPTAINS CHAIRS, IN THE 2ND ROW, IN MY HONDA ODYSSEY TO CLEAN. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY HAD DONE THIS AND CHECKED MY 2 YEAR OLDS CAR SEAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE BUT NOT THE SEAT ITSELF AND DROVE AWAY. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES WHEN MY DAUGHTER, CAR SEAT, AND CAPTAIN CHAIR FLEW INTO THE BACK OF MY DRIVERS SEAT. THE CAPTAINS CHAIR WAS NOT SECURE. MY DAUGHTER WAS JUST FINE WITH A FEW CUTS AND BRUISES. I SPOKE TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS TO WARN THEM ABOUT THIS AND NOT A ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT AS BEING AND ISSUE. YOU CANNOT SEE EASILY THAT THE SEAT IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED AND BECAUSE I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE SEAT MYSELF I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA THAT THEY WOULD BE ANY ISSUE. I KNOW NOW THAT I SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THAT BUT SEEING AS HOW NONE OF MY FRIENDS EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT EITHER, I THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE AWARE. IT SHOCKS ME THAT SO MANY SAFETY FEATURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BUT NOT ON SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS. PLEASE HELP ME. *NM

Mileage: 16,690

DT: 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE SECOND ROW SEAT DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TIPPED FORWARD WITH CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. THIS SEAT HAD BEEN IN THIS SPOT FOR MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS NOT LATCHED CORRECTLY AND THEY SECURED IT. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED CONSUMER HOW TO DO THIS. SHE TRIED TO LATCH THE SEAT AND COULD NOT GET IT IN. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED THAT IT WOULD NOT GO IN. THEN THEY LOOKED AT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SEAT HAD TO BE DROPPED DOWN VERY HARD INTO PLACE TO MAKE IT LATCH; THIS WAS NOT INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY STATED COULD VISUALIZE THAT ITWAS LATCHED, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS ENTERING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE PLACING THE CHILD ON THE SECOND ROW SEAT THE SEAT SNAPPED BACKWARDS AND HIT THE CHILD. THIS CAUSED THE CHILD TO HIT THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT SPRING LEVER WAS TOO FORCEFUL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK