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2009 Honda Accord seats problems

28 complaints (4% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 8,000. 3 crashes reported.

owner complaints
28
of this car's complaints
4%
typical mileage
8,000
crashes
3
recalls
0

Which part fails

  • Front assembly: head restraint
    3

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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200k+

Honda Accord seats problems in other years

19901995200020052010201520202025

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2009 Honda Accord owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Aug 17, 2021 · Engine, Fuel system · UT

1st the check engine light continues to come on, when it does it makes loud noise and seems to either speed up like idling to fast or loss of power, continues the normal maintained, already replaced the head gaskets and belts it burns through so much oil when we do test on car they say catalytic convertor and then it will stop and work and some thing over and over again, I have 157000 on my car the leather in the car it is forming hard spots on seats front and back I don't have other passengers its like the seats are superglued . I have heard Honda is aware of these problems and with this amt of complaints why is not Honda heard accountable, in park city a fire started due to faulty catalytic convertor I don't want that to happen to me

Filed Oct 24, 2018 · Seats · 84,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda accord. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the front driver's seat reclined backwards and would not lock in position. The contact stated that the failure occurred everyday for the past six months. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

Filed Oct 4, 2016 · Body, Seats · CA · crash

The paint faded, clear coat coming off and it is peeling. Terrible quality! Leather seats have bubbled and ripped. Terrible quality.

Filed Jan 5, 2016 · Seats · 80,000 miles · FL

Front driver's seat, backrest upper right corner first one hole appeared now there are three, behind these hole is a metal bracket that is coming through the seat, in an accident this bracket would strike just above the base of my skull. I have notified the dealer and they don't want to deal with it...

Filed Jul 20, 2015 · Seats · 83,000 miles · TX · crash

When I was rear ended at a red light the drivers seat fell back wards and now the seat is not stable. It concerns me that the seat went back on its own upon impact.

Filed Oct 24, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 87,500 miles · FL

While making lane change, side curtain airbag, seat, and seatbelt retractor, deployed with out any contact to vehicle. 2009 honda accord located in orlando. Airbags, controller module, headliner, and seat have not been replaced yet. Seatbelt retractor was replaced with original honda part.

Filed Dec 2, 2013 · Body, Seats · 80,000 miles · VA

The noise coming from the passenger side under the glove box when the air is on is annoying and pretty loud. The radio can't even conceal the sound at low volume. Likewise, the glove box isn't latched according to the lines of the dash (1 cm gap). The glove box moves and rattles. The seat also rattles and shakes when going over any surface whether highway or city streets... These noises are just too much. The car is 09 not 1988. Actually 1988 probably wouldn't have all these problems. The deal said the air noise is normal??? Sorry it's not normal to not be able to talk to someone because the car feels like it's breaking down and noise is coming from every direction.

Filed Apr 23, 2013 · Seats · TX

I have had upper back and neck pain for about 3 years now and could not figure out why. I've recently gone to a back pain specialist and found that my problem has been caused by my posture, mainly from the newer cars I've been driving the past couple years. I've now bought and sold several cars in the past 3 years thinking "I just need a larger more comfortable car" however that I not the case. The known fact that automobile seats are "very uncomfortable" made so by the forward design of the headrest, causing your head to bent forward while driving. To correct the problem, I've turned my headrest around backwards "not too safe" to relieve my neck pain and this has worked, but it is very unsafe.....but I have no choice another example, I am renting a car because my honda is at the body shop. The rental car company gave me a 2012 chevy malibu "it is even worse" I started driving this car at 5am this morning and within 10 miles, I was in severe pain. The problem now is I cannot turn this headrest around backwards as it appears you are not able to remove the headrest to turn it around. To resolve this, I'll be turning this car back in today in an attempt to get a different car that might allow me to drive without severe neck and back pain. Please - change the headrest requirement "now" to allow a safe but more comfortable ride while driving. I've now driven a 2006 civic, 2009 accord and a 2012 malibu in the past 3 years and all three vehicles are very uncomfortable. At least the honda's you can remove the headrest and turn them around. Please help!

Filed Nov 12, 2012 · Seats · 28,500 miles · AL

The head restraint is too far forward and causes neck pain. I've only had the car a week, and I'm having the same issues as others who have filed complaints and hundreds of people in online forums.

Filed Aug 23, 2012 · Seats, Steering · 3,000 miles · WV

The driver seat is very uncomfortable to drive. The seat design is kind of pushing and putting pressure particularly on the lower back and causing too much back pain even driven for less than 20 miles. The seat design is also causing neck pain. Did not complain till now because thought it was design issue rather than safety issue. When driven even for few hours (less than 2 hrs), causing a lot of back pain. The steering wheel is not properly designed to hold it causing bad shoulder pain when drove for few hrs, particularly the lower spokes are designed to resemble the honda logo 'h' which prohibits the driver to hold the steering wheel either at the bottom (or) at the outer end of the lower spokes which has very less space to hold the steering wheel.

Questions about the 2009 Honda Accord seats

Does the 2009 Honda Accord have seats problems?

Owners have filed 28 complaints about the seats of the 2009 Honda Accord, 4% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2009 Honda Accord seats problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 8,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2009 Honda Accord seats?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Honda Accord have bad seats?

The Honda Accord model years with the most seats complaints are 2012 (64 complaints), 2013 (47 complaints) and 1999 (42 complaints).

Other 2009 Honda Accord problems

Brakes 236Airbags 144Engine 140Electrical 44Transmission 36Steering 30Body 26Lights 22Acceleration 21Visibility 16Fuel system 14Tires 14Suspension 11Wheels 10Driver assistance 9Seat belts 8Locks 2

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