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2009 Honda Accord seats problems

28 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2009 Honda Accord cite seats, 4% of all 727 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
28
4% of all complaints
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the seats

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“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”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 17, 2021Seats, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11429523
“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.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 24, 2018SeatsODI 11142337
“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...”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 5, 2016SeatsODI 10818155
“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.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 20, 2015SeatsCrash reportedODI 10735181
“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. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 24, 2014Air bags, Seat belts, SeatsODI 10649695
“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. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 2, 2013Structure, SeatsODI 10554395

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.