8.4
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$110.00
Average Mileage:
11,113 miles
Total Complaints:
9 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
- optional seat design available?? (3 reports)
accessories - interior problem
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2008May 01
Accord EX 2.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 20,000 miles
Front Leg room in Accords is not for anyone taller than 5'9". Honda has never figured out that some people are tall. But overall, the nature of the bucket design and the minimal leg room create a cramped, overly anchored seating space. Really lousy design.
2009May 03
Accord LX-P 2.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 48,000 miles
I noticed my driver’s seat was torn on the right hand upper bolster. When I looked closer, I realized it ripped on the metal seat frame, and that the bar’s edge was unfinished metal that was sharp. For the last 18 months, my shoulder has been rubber against that unfinished edge until it cut through the padding and the seat cover. I complained to Honda and they first agreed to pay 25% replacement. When I told them that I’d look for other avenue to have the problem resolved, they came back and said I misunderstood, that they would pay 75% and that the cost for seat cover where only ½ as much as they expected.
This could be a very dangerous situation. If someone was to get into an accident, the force of the airbags could force your shoulder blade into that sharp steel seat frame doing a great deal of personal injury.
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2008Jun 01
Accord EXL V6
- Automatic transmission
- 15 miles
The seat has a strange U-shape...made for people with short legs and a big butt, I guess. The seat has adjustments to lean forward going diagonal, but my legs are long. And the back end of the seat caves in a bit, so there's little lumbar support, unless I adjust the "lumbar support" to come out further, but then the top of my back can not rest against the seat either. So now, If I'm driving long distances, I need to pull over and walk off the pinched nerves I get behind my knee, from the pressure of the front of the seat, and the ache I get in my back from lack of support. All over, a very uncomfortable experience.
2008Sep 02
Accord EX-L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 1,000 miles
I love my Accord (my first), but after 10 minutes, the seat is so uncomfortable I want to get out. May have to trade it in for another brand. Does anyone know if an optional seat design is available?
2008Sep 01
Accord LXP 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 1,400 miles
This 2008 Honda Accord I"m driving is really bad for my back. I've tried everything I can think of to make the seat comfortable to drive in but to no avail. PLEASE, anyone who has had a similar problem I would like to hear what remedy was used to correct this very annoying problem.
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2008Jul 31
Accord LX 4
- Automatic transmission
- 4,100 miles
The seats in the Accord are awful for driving of any distance. I drive 1 hour to work 6 days a week and with in 10 minutes of driving, I'm ready to get out. I previously drove a 04 Dodge Ram 3500 Diesel pick up truck and it was way more comfortable.
2008May 02
Accord LX V4
- Automatic transmission
- 1,000 miles
design of front seats not comfortable, back pain encounters after sitting for long time
2009Feb 23
Accord LX 2.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 4,500 miles
i am glad to see that other people have had a beef with the drivers seat in this car. i bought the car brand new and should have returned it immediately because i noticed the seat right away after driving the car only a couple of days. well i didnt and now im stuck with a car that i can hardly drive. this car is not made for tall people either as i am about 6 ft 2in and with the seat all the way back my foot is always at an awful angle. the seat doesn't go back near far enough. i have tried every possible seat adjustment and it is impossible to get comfortable in these seats. it is really bad. how could a company like honda put seats like this in a car? what an absolute engineering disaster. i am wondering why i bought this car in the first place. other than the seats though there is honda quality throughout this car. i guess that's why i bought it. the seats have what is called an active head restraint system. if you feel a hard spot in your lower back, this is what is causing it. pulling the head rest forward will remove the hard spot a little. also the side bolsters are way too angled and hard and they are always pressing against my sides and i am not even a large man. passenger comfort should come before anything else, but honda has put safety above everything else. but if a car is so uncomfortable that you can't drive it safely means nothing.
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2008Apr 23
Accord
The driver seat lumbar inflates by itself. In general the seat is so uncomfortable that I now drive my husband's vehicle. It truly is a pain in my butt. It hurts my tailbone. He also hate driving the Accord for the same reason and will take his motorcycle. As soon as my lease is up.....that car is gone!!!!
Melissa T.
Easley, SC, USA
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