Front Seat Head Restraint Problems of Hyundai Elantra

Driver of our car, the Hyundai Elantra touring, slowed to about 20-25 mph to let a car in front of us turn into a driveway. Driver of a Honda crv traveling behind us at about 45-50 mph did not slow and slammed into the back of us. Front seat passenger hit her head on the dashboard resulting in a bruise and black eye and whiplash because seat belt did not restrain her, and airbags did not deploy. Driver's seat slid backwards, loosening his seatbelt. He he hit his hip and knee on the door and experienced whiplash. Police on scene looked at seatbelts on both sides and determined there were no "stop marks" indicating the seatbelts had engaged.

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The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the driver's side head rest failed to remain in the downward position. As a result, the contact was unable to see the rear window in order to reverse. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 8.

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The headrests push my head forward into an uncomfortable & unnatural postion. I am a 5'4" smaller framed driver. When seated, my head is pushed so far forward that my line of sight is the steering wheel and dash, not the road. This makes me have to continually lift my eyes from their natural position to view the road. When trying to turn my head to see while driving, the natural turning motion of my neck is hindered with limited range of movement and awkward unnatural movement angle causing slower head rotation. The angle that my head is forced into interferes with comfortable natural breathing. I don't know about the safety of these headrests for short drivers in the event of an accident, but these aspects of newer styled headrests distract & interfere with my safe driving. The best way to avoid an accident in the first place is to be able to drive without interference & distraction. During & after my driving trip: my eyes were tired from being forced to look upward constantly to see the road, instead of being positioned in a natural forward view. My neck was tired from being forced downward, having limited range of motion and from the extra friction & effort when subconsciously attempting to put my head into a natural head position, but being hindered by the seat when I had to check for other vehicles at intersections, during lane changes and simply trying to look forward naturally. I was distracted by my discomfort in breathing for my entire trip by the strain/pressure in my neck/throat area that interfered with my breathing. I was distracted by my glasses sliding & interfering with my view because of the downward positioning of my head.

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2003 Hyundai Elantra defective seat and head restraint. Consumer sent in a statement from a court proceeding. ***** the consumer was injured in an accident from a defect related to the seat and head restraint.

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