1999 Honda Odyssey seats problems

Filed Jun 26, 2011 · Seats · 65,332 miles · MI

Got into my car one morning and noticed that my seat was completely reclined. Used the power switch to bring it back up, but when I sat back on it, it ratched back into the recline position.

Filed Jan 31, 2009 · Seats · 120,000 miles · FL

Normal use of the car drivers electrical seat adjustment platform failed so the the seat was very loose and rocking. Felt like seat would come loose in an accident. Consequences could be very serious. Certainly violating the safety rating which honda advertises. The car has never to my knowledge, been wrecked. It first failed in dec. 2008 and was repaired by welding, which failed jan. 27, 2009. The entire adjustment frame was replaced at a cost of $1200.00. I have the old part for you or honda to inspect, if you wish.

Filed Dec 27, 2005 · Seats · 100,790 miles · NY

Driver power seat base broke making the seat unstable and unsafe. The vehicle is undrivable. If there was an accident, the seat belt would keep me from going forward, but then the seat would jolt back and most likely flip me backwards into the seat behind me or my child if he were in the seat!

Filed Oct 17, 2003 · Seats · MA

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.

Filed Aug 17, 2003 · Seats · 1,000 miles · KS

Power seat will activate itself when driver sits on it, without touching any controls. The seat moves forward pinning the driver into the steering wheel. The seat just activates itself. I am not an overweight person. It only happens when first entering the vehicle and sitting down on the driver's seat. This anomolie happens quite often.

Filed Jan 14, 2003 · Airbags, Seats · 116,872 miles · MA · crash · 4 injuries

The consumer was rear ended and pushed into the vehicle in front. The front seats collapsed along with the middle row seat backs, and the air bags did not deploy. *jb

Filed Feb 1, 2001 · Seats · CA

Driver's front seat was very loose. Electric power mechanism would either cause it to tilt forwards or backwards on its own. Other seats do not move. Have taken to dealership at least twice for repairs. Dealership was finally offering a new seat.

Filed Aug 14, 2000 · Body, Brakes · NJ

Check engine light on, rough sound on accleration at 50 MPH.

Filed Oct 31, 1999 · Seats · OH

Problems with power driver seat. I set the recline position in the furthest upright position out of personal preference. Every time I get in the car I have to incline to seat to its most upright because the seat always has reclined to some degree. The degree the seat reclines varies every day. Ocassionally when I exit my vehicle, the seat will automatically recline all the way down when I have not even touched the power seat controls. This has been an ongoing nuisance and my dealer has not been able to resolve this issue. Problem is that this problem is hard to duplicate while at the dealer service department.

Filed Sep 2, 1999 · Seats · SC · 1 injury

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.