NHTSA Complaint #11082259 — 2012 HONDA ACCORD

SEATS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11082259
Vehicle 2012 HONDA ACCORD
Component SEATS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 35,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IL

Consumer Description

THE DRIVER SEAT IN MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT I NOW HAVE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR MY NECK SHOULDER LOWER BACK AND LEG PAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND TRY TO TAKE IT BACK 2 DAYS LATER BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR I OWNED A SATURN FOR 16 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS I WAS SITTING ON 3 INCHES OF FOAM RUBBER FOR MY BACK AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BUT THE PAIN STILL PERSISTS. NOW I SIT ON PILLOWS AND THAT IS NO LONGER HELPING BUT I ALSO PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE SEAT OR UP ON THE DASHBOARD TO RELIEVE MY LOWER BACK. I KNOW IT IS THE CAR AS I HAVE USED OTHER PEOPLE'S CARS AND WHILE I STILL GET PAIN IT IS NOT AS SEVERE AS WHEN I AM IN MY HONDA FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. DRIVING TO SEE FAMILY 75 MILES AWAY I HAVE TO TAKE TWO BREAKS. THE PAIN I HAVE PERSIST WHEN I AM OUT OF THE CAR BUT IT IS NOT AS SEVERE AS IT IS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS THROUGHOUT MY LIFETIME AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING AS BAD AS THIS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS OF MYSELF WITH MY LEG ON THE DASHBOARD, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

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