Front Seat Recliner Problems of Honda Odyssey

Upon heavy braking the left (driver side) second row seat recliner collapsed and folded over. Seat now does not lock in upright position.

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2002 Honda Odyssey. Consumer writes in regards to safety recall campaign related to transmission the consumer was informed the recall had already been performed at 28,232 miles. However, the consumer has an invoice which showed the recall was not performed at that mileage. The consumer is seeking reimbursement for the transmission replacement. Also, the left middle seat recliner handle was replaced.

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The caller said the passenger side sliding door opens without warning. It happens when driving. The indicator light comes on , and the alarm goes off. The caller says the door does not open all the way. Had it to the dealer 10 times for this problem. Dealer said it was dirty connections and did not do anything to fix it. Manufacturer will offer no help for free. Also, the caller received a recall letter concerning gas recirculation valve ( egr valve). The manufacturer will not approve the recall work. Also wanted to take vehicle to the dealer. The rotors were resurfaced, the seat reclined when the consumer exited the vehicle.

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Consumer stated that while her husband was driving driver's side seat broke. She took vehicle to the dealer and had it repaired. But felt this was a safety issue. Also, consumer was seeking reimbursement.

Wife rear ended while parked at red light. Other car travelling 40-45 mph when it struck her car. The driver's seat broke on the right side, causing her ribs and soft tissues to be injured. Car has not yet been totalled by insurance, it is still being investigated. We wonder if this is a common occurence in these cars, a 2002 Honda Odyssey.

Consumer stated on 11/25/03 he was involved in a side impact accident, while his wife was driving. The consumer stated that the air bags did not deploy and that his seat, which was the passenger side at the time of the collision, collapsed. He stated he injured his shoulder, and while his daughter was seated on the third seat, she was also injured. He states also that his wife was traveling about 35-40 mph.

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When I exit the driver's seat and step down, my thigh sometimes hits the power seat reclining control and causes the seat to recline. The switch is spring loaded and would normally automatically jump back to the neutral position when released. For some unknown reason, it's possible to nudge it with my thigh at just the right angle that the switch does not return to its center/neutral position. I've tried to reproduce this manually by pushing it in this and that direction and I just can't do it. There seems to be some cause related to body positioning and the right amount of pressure in the right direction. I'm 5'-10", about 180 lb so it's not a case of being over/underweight or above/below height. This problem has happened a number of times. The first few times it happened, I exited the van and returned to find the seat reclined all the way. Needless to say, I was confused. I thought the seat support had broken. One time, I exited the vehicle, to check something in the rear of the car and heard my son crying. He was seated in a car seat behind the driver's seat. The driver's seat had reclined and the handlebar behind the driver's seat was pressed firmly against his legs. Luckily he was ok; but this incident highlights the potential danger of this defect. Something is wrong with the design or manufacture of the switches and/or seat. They should not be so easily activated. The switches are located close to the foam of the driver's seat which compresses easily. The switches should either be relocated further away from the cushion or the switches themselves should redesigned to be more robust.

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Consumer states when rear ended the driver and passenger seats went into a recline position upon impact, causing injuries. Ts.

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Right front passenger turned in right front seat to adjust rear air conditioning controls. In doing this, pressure was put on the seat back and the seat back snapped and broke loose from the seat bottom on the left hand side. The seat was no longer safe to sit in because the seat back was not secured to the seat bottom on the left hand side. When taken to the dealership, they said that the inner adjuster stud was broken. American Honda agreed to pay for the part out of warranty ($100) but the dealership did not want to help with any of the labor at first. In talking to american Honda, they said labor had to be handled with the dealership and the dealership finally agreed to cover $60 of the $160 labor charge. The cost is one thing, but more importantly, I am concerned about the safety of this part for other people. I feel there could be a serious safety issue here and that this part should not have failed. With the small amount of pressure applied to the seat back to cause it to break, the seat would have surely failed in an accident (much greater force), possibly causing serious injury to anyone sitting in the seat. I am concerned that the part that failed was defective and do not want someone else to find out as a result of an accident that possibly injures someone. We have not had the part repaired, but need to do so this week. I will have the dealership save the part for me in case you need it for future reference. Back to the cost of repair, I feel that due to the nature of the failure and possible safety issues that Honda should pay for the entire repair. American Honda did agree to pay for the part, obviously because they felt that the part should ot have failed, but the dealership is not willing to install it at no charge. I will take the issue up with them again. Respectfully submitted, russell chason.

Driver was stopped at a crosswalk and was struck from the rear at a speed of 25-35 mph. Driver was wearing a seat belt and thrown forward and back when hit . As driver came back the seat bent back/broke and bent to the right at a 15-25% angle causing injuries.

The seat-back of the driver seat will start tilting back automacticly. It happened all when the key is in the off position. When this happened, the driver seat presses down on to the passanger's thigh/knee who seats behind the driver. It won't stop until I pull the adjustment switch. When it happened, my 3 years old daughter sat on her car set, behind the driver seat was crying, and my 8 years old son was screaming. My daugther had bruises on her thigh which was caused by this.

When exiting the drivers seat, the seat angle switch is depressed, which lowers the seat back. We had noticed the seat was in a reclined position each time we reentered the vehicle, but until the current incident when I remained in my seat with one leg outside the vehicle, the seat began to recline on my son directly behind the drivers seat in a child safety seat. This of course scared us and he cried for some time due to the pain of this incident. After about an hour he seemed to be ok other than some bruising. I will contact my local service department about this, but the position of this switch or the switch itself needs to be corrected to prevent injuries.

Conusmer was rearend by a vehicle that was driving at approximately 30 mph. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's seatbacks reclined backwards, causing back pain and whiplash. Vehicle is still being fix , cause unknown.

Middle row seats can be configured as bench seats or captains chairs. In the bench seat configuration, the passenger is not safely restrained from a side or corner impact. The passenger can slip out of the seat belt on impact, risking injury or death. I compensated for this when my son was in a booster seat by strapping the booster seat to the seat but now that he is no longer in a booster seat he is not restrined by the seatbelt. Putting him in the seats in the captains chair configuration puts him at risk since he would then be next to the door and point of impact. Ford deals with this by requiring you to "latch" the seatbelt on the side facing the door, which restrains the passenger securely. Have any injuries been reported as a result of this defect with the Honda minivan?.