Front Seat Head Restraint Problems of Honda Civic - part 2

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic ex. The contact stated that the head rest caused him to lean his head forward and place his neck in a bent position. This affects people who are 5'1 to 5'5. The dealer advised him to remove, bend, turn the headrest around, or purchase a headrest for his year, make and model vehicle. The current and failure mileage were 76. The engine size is unknown.

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I began to have back and neck pain after buying a Honda Civic 2007. I finally realized this pain is due to the forward tilt of the headrest which pushes my head forward and down whenever I am seated in the car. I have developed serious neck problems requiring treatment, physical therapy, and possible surgery in the future. This headrest design causes problems for passengers too. These headrests cannot be adjusted to a comfortable position. Hundreds of drivers are complaining online and in other ways of similar problems with headrests on Honda and other makes of cars manufactured to us "safety" regulations. These headrests have caused additional safety concerns as drivers must try to adapt seat and/or headrest positions in order to experience some relief from the pain caused by abnormal body posture. I cannot afford a new car. It is the responsibility of the NHTSA to develop and provide a solution for the problems they have created with this design regulation or to allow the car makers to do so.

The design of the head restraints forces the head and neck into an abnormal, uncomfortable position. This has caused pain and injury to my neck as a result of driving in this position. I want Honda to provide replacement head restraints with an alternate design which will alleviate the bodily stress caused by this awkward position. This is an ongoing problem since I purchased the car in 2007. Hundreds of others have complained about this dangerous safety issue.

Head rest pushes the head forward until it is an unnatural neck position. This should be very stressful on a long drive.

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Head rests are installed to far forward. It makes the occupant almost to have their chin on their chest.

The head rests on the car are built too far forward, resulting in the passenger sitting more forward than what is safe for driving. There is no way to adjust the head rest backward.

I was a passenger in a 2002 Honda Civic (2-door) involved in a head on collision with a Hyundai elantra. My airbag (passenger side) did not deploy, but the driver side air bag did deploy. Additionally, my seat (passenger side) broke loose from the floor mounts and did not restrain me from smashing forward into the dash with my legs and forarms taking the impact. As a result of the seat becoming un-fastened I suffered bruising and lacerations on my legs and arms and neck and back injuries from my head whiplashing because a lack of airbag deployment. The driver did not suffer any back or neck injuries because his airbag restrained his head from "snapping" forward. To summarize: passenger seat came loose from floor mounts and passenger side airbag did not deploy.

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I dropped my car of 7/21/03 for engine repair and body work. The body shop said it would take 10 days. 7/28/03 my car was broken into while in their shop and I was not alarmed until 21/2 weeks after the "break in" incident by the detective on the case. In between the time before I knew about the break in, I've spoken to the owner inquiring about the time frame my car would be finished, the owner never mentioned of the incident. When I did find out of the incident and confronted store owner he stated that he thought I knew. I expressed my anger and mentioned the fact that my car was broken into and if he had advised me of the situation, I would have taking that in consideration of the time frame of prolonged service and understood more of the delay. The owner said the fact that my car being broken into had no reason of the delay. I had numerous unpleasant conversations with him, from where he's called me a "!@#$%," that I don't give him enough business to "harass him" about information on my car as much as I do. I've already gave him $1,500. 00. When I finally had the time and transportation to go see my car, there were some parts of my car that was taking that needed to be repaired, for example my front bumper was totally ripped and needed to be replaced- that was stolen, my passenger rear view mirror was taking, that also needed to be replaced. My strut bar was taking but the person or persons who took it had the time to put the screws back on, whoever broke in my car also took my back spoiler, gauge cluster, speedometer, headrest, both of my door panels and door speakers, my console, and some other stuff. My car is three times worse then when I dropped it off. The owner stated that he does not have to replace these items if he doesn't want to. I still pay car notes my car, it I've mentioned this to the owner how important it is for me to have work done and right ASAP many times but he seems to not understand or care. My car has not been worked on.

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Headrest restricts the view of the driver. Dealer notified.

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Foam/cushion is gone from headrest, and a metal piece is sticking out. This could cause head injuries in event of a crash. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

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Problem with head rest.

My husband and I just finished and extensive search for a new car. I found very few cars that were comfortable to me due to the active head restraints. I am five feet four inches tall and I like my seat to be more upright. Unfortunately, when you put the seats in this position, the head rest forces your head down, chin to chest. This would not be a problem if I were a man with large shoulder muscles or if I liked my seat to be in a reclining position. My reaction to the restraints is that they feel very unsafe. When I checked the federal web site, I found that the government tested only for the size of an average man. Will the rest of us die or sustain incredible injury? I am really worried about this, especially after reading that the restraints come further forward in the event of a rear collision. Can you check into this problem? I have bought a Honda Civic, but I will have to have a pillow behind my shoulders to keep my head from being in an impossible position for driving. This is not about an accident but I am afraid their will be problems. I will put today's date in your form to make it work.