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2004 Honda Accord seats problems

Owners reported seats problems in 21 complaints for the 2004 Honda Accord, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
21 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2004 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

2004 honda accord-ex (cloth); bought new at honda dealership. From the purchase date to present, problems with the following: *air conditioner/heater: water dripping from vents and window area; musty/moldy smell. *driver's seat: only one-way power is up; extremely uncomfortable. *stereo/entertainment: display goes on and off; cd's are burning hot when removed after playing for short time; whole area around system and panels are hot; sound is muffled from speakers.

Reported at 50 miles, March 2005 Injury

The air bag warning indicator is illuminated spontaneously regardless if the vehicle was in motion or at start-up and whether the front passenger seat was occupied or unoccupied. The recall 07v001000 (air bags: frontal: sensor/control module) does not include my VIN.

Reported at 55,000 miles, January 2012

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