| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004315107 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: GRAND RAPIDS | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:power adjust |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCG1657WA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 30 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 honda accord w/ 8 way power seat. have had two weld failures of front torque tube to lift levers. first failure was left hand corner two years ago. repaired this break myself with tig weld, the dealer would not warrant this repair because the vehicle was beyond honda's 36mo/36k warranty. second failure occurred on center lift lever this past november, 2004. my seat freely and loosely rocks back and forth the normal front seat tilt travel. i asked my local honda dealer about the replacement mentioned by honda in defect summary nhtsa action number pe02072. i was told my accord had too many miles (140,000). my replacement cost for this over $300.00 or disassemble the frame and redo all the "cold" welds. the welds on this seat frame are defective. none of them appear to have proper penetration. this is a safety defect, similar to a defective safety belt. i have not seen any cooperation from my honda dealer contrary to honda's statement, they are not providing "...no-cost reinforcement for the seat...". *ak |
