Front Seat Head Restraint Problems of Honda Pilot

Front seat headrest are angled to far forward and hurt my neck!.

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The seats are miserably uncomfortable -- the headrest tilts far too forward and cannot be adjusted.

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Headrests (head restraints) in all the new cars I have sat in are extremely uncomfortable. I am a 5'10" woman. The head restraints push my head and neck forward. I was advised to recline my seat, but this is not ergonomically correct for me and causes me hip and lower back pain. After spending years and much money getting my spine in good alignment I am not about to have it ruined by riding in my car. The car insurance companies might feel that they are covering their **** by having these new rules/restrictions, but I hope the health insurance companies catch on soon that they will be paying many more claims for chiropractic and osteopathic adjustments, x-rays and physical therapy. These head restraints are ridiculous and uncomfortable and therefore encourage people to remove the head restraint entirely, obviously negating and possible benefit to the driver or the car insurance companies.

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I was rear ended while stopped at a traffic light in maryland. There was minor damage to the rear exterior of my vehicle. The main damage was to my neck which received a serious strain and has hurt ever since the accident. Because the headrests on the Pilot are not adjustable, the back of my head was several inches away from the headrest when I was struck from behind. This is a faulty design and needs to be fixed or replaced by Honda. It is impossible to avoid whiplash injury in this car if one is hit from the rear.

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The contact owns a 2013 Honda Pilot (n/a). The contact stated that the third row seat head rest would block the contact's rear view when driving. The contact also stated that when placing a child safety seat in the third row seat, the head rest would push the child restraint forward when lowered. When the head rest was raised, the metal bar would contact the child¿s head. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the design of the vehicle could not be altered. The failure and current mileage was 42.

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Honda Pilot headrest is canted too far forward. A person wearing their hair in a bun, ponytail or clip cannot fit safely in the seat with the head rest in place. This is a dangerous defect because the most tempting solution is to raise the headrest to an unsafe height or to remove it completely.

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My 2003 Honda Pilot is an unsafe vehicle, because the head restraints on the front seats can not be adjusted. That is, they must stay down against the top of the seat and can not be adjusted to fit the back of your head. Honda customer service stated they will not fix the problem because that is the way it is designed. This means the vehicle is unsafe and an immediate recall should be issued. How is it that you never discovered this? Honda should replace all these vehicles with new safe vehicles. This problem means that in a potential rear ended accident, my neck will be broken. I need your help to fix this problem immediately and alert all USA citizens that Honda built an unsafe vehicle.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. He checked the head rest and noticed that when he got into the vehicle again, he hit his head at one spot about 1 inch down from the top of his head. The consumer stated the front head restraints can not be adjusted. The second and third row seats were fine. The manufacturer advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated that nothing could be done because the head rest was designed in that manner. The current and failure mileages were 35,245. Updated 06/03/08.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Pilot. While driving at various speeds, the headrest will gradually rise on its own and continue to do so until it reaches its highest point on the seat. The contact notified the dealer once for the defect and they kept the vehicle overnight. After test driving the vehicle, they could not duplicate the failure or offer a remedy. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

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Please, please back off on your head rest requirements for safety. Please allow the consumer to choose the position of the head rest. Not only Honda, but Ford, gm, Chrysler, all manufacturers are creating very painful car seats since 2009 due to this awful headrest requirement. Seatbelts are a law, but I choose to wear them. Motorcycle helmets are no longer a law, but I choose to wear them. Now let me choose my headrest position. I think these new designs are going to cause far more injuries and insurance claims from people having their heads cocked forward, in a forced improper posture. I had migraines due to my headrest before I resolved this issue in my car by making modifications. I sit with proper posture and my head is forced forward. The only choice I had was to sit improperly in order to try to avoid the terrible discomfort this new law forces on me. Please change this law.

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Headrest of the driver and passenger seats are really far away. This causes serious neck strain and pain. This is a serious safety hazard since it could cause a major injury in the event of a crash. The headrest of the driver and passenger seat is a doughnut hole types headrest. This headrest is not adjustable and sits far back away from the back. So, it does not provide support to the neck. Quite a few people seem to have this problem.

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Headrest of the driver and passenger seats are really far away. This causes serious neck strain and pain. This is a serious safety hazard since it could cause a major injury in the event of a crash. The headrest of the driver and passenger seat is a doughnut hole types headrest. This headrest is not adjustable and sits far back away from the back. So, it does not provide support to the neck. Quite a few people seem to have this problem. . Read more...

Consumer concerned about the position of the head restraint on the front seat. The back of the consumer's head would hit the lower edge of the top bar of the head restraint about an inch below the top of the consumers head.

When the consumer is in the front seat the head restraint tilts forward, causing the consumer's head to lean forward. Consumer is 5'3," and says head restraint cannot be adjusted any lower. The dealer has no remedy or suggestions for this problem.

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Front seat head rests do not adjust upward for tall people (5'-11') and taller causing head restraint bar to rest on top of persons head. This potentially will causing neck or spinal injury injury if vehicle is hit from the rear. The top bar acts as a pivot point with no rear neck support.

Cannot rise head rest for a tall person. It could cause neck injuries if consumer hit brakes or in the event of an accident. Dealer will be notified.