Seats Problems of Honda Passport

The front seats on our new 2026 Honda Passport elite are extremely uncomfortable. To the point of actually being painful. It feels like there is something towards the back of the seat where you sit that is bulging. It puts considerable discomfort and pain on the pelvic floor of an individual. You have to scoot your behind forward to get off this object to be able to stand it. Not a safe sitting position for driving. I have googled 2026 Passport elite uncomfortable seats and there are actually quite a few complaints about the uncomfortable seats. All the complaints describe the issue the same way. Users seem to think we are sitting on the fan box for the air conditioned seats. This is a new design for 2026, and seems Honda has a systematic engineering flaw that needs to be addressed. To the point of being a safety recall. Honda is a great company and I hope that this complaint as well as the complaint I made to Honda will get this painful, safety issue resolved.

When auto climate control is enabled, the vehicle disables manually selected heated seat settings without driver consent. This requires repeated driver interaction to restore seat heat while driving. Auto climate should regulate fan speed and airflow only, not override manual seat heater controls. The behavior creates unnecessary driver distraction and removes expected manual control of interior comfort features.

After maybe an hour of driving, the driver's seat becomes uncomfortable to the point that my left buttocks and leg become sore and numb, causing me to have to continually shift positions and adjust the seat while driving. I feel this creates an unsafe driving habit. I am now reporting this issue to Honda, so they have not yet had a chance to respond to my concerns. After reporting to Honda, I may also take the car to the dealer to see if they have any suggestions.

Srs warning light came on. Diagnostic found code u3000-49 internal failure of the srs unit-seat weight sensors on front passenger seat front seat lower frame/rail required replacement and was completed by the dealer at my out of pocket cost. This vehicle was not included in the Honda 750,000 vehicle recall for this same defect. Reference notice 24-050.

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This is not an accident but a could contribute to an accident. The drivers seat on the 2026 Honda Passport is extremely difficult to sit in more than 30 mins. The fan ventilation "system" that is in the new 2026 Passport can be felt and puts pressure in the pelvic floor and tail bone area. I have had to put a 2 inch padding and tip the site higher than I would normally. I know that seat are designed for safety and I am aware doing all these adjustments takes from that safty in an accident. I can also add the structural (body) discomfort is very distracting while I drive which takes away from my focus. I have read many other complaints on reddit website forums. This is a design flaw that could possibly cause future harm. I feel this issue needs to be addressed by Honda .

Honda is not making the effort to correct this safety recall. Several dealers have been contacted and give the same old reply which is "Honda has not sent the parts". Meanwhile, safety is being jeopardized. This is about the 5th safety call on this vehicle which is ridiculous.

There were no warning light, malfunction errors or anything prior to 1/4/2025. My passenger seat weight sensor was supposedly finally replaced on 4/9/2025 (I kept being turned away due to the part not being available), but it is still not working, as it is not illuminating/communicating with the dashboard appropriately. I told the dealer this the same day and they said it was late in the day so I had to bring it back. I went back to the shop twice and the second time they kept my car for 5 hours and said they couldn’t figure out why it’s not working so I would have to go back to the collision shop from 1/9/2024 to see if it is a wire or air bag issue. I got in my car and noticed that now the passer seat belt alarm is on so I took it back. They told me they can’t keep examining my car and I would have to pay for a full diagnostic test to see why the seat belt alarm and weight sensor is not working. I kept going back and forth with them that this is a safety issue and it needs to be fixed and I should not have to pay for this because at least the seat belt alarm was working before I went to them on 4/29/25. I also asked for a supervisor and was told no one was available and I would have to come back a 4th time. I left and instead of going back for who knows how long, I called the collision shop on 4/30/25 and have gone back and forth with them about finding out why my car is still not fixed. It is now 5/7/2025 and neither my passenger air bag sensor or seat belt sensor is working properly and the alarm is still beeping unless I lock the passenger seat belt. I do not trust the dealership and I am pissed off at the collision shop because no one seems to care that there are safety defects that are still not working correctly. I should also not have to pay for something that was out of my control and should have been done correctly the first time. I need some help now as this is an urgent matter and I do not feel safe or that my passenger will be safe in my vehicle.

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Seat track failed causing the seat to be crooked. Nlm.