This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The driver has difficulty seeing over the head rest attempting to change lanes, the consumer is 5'2" and uses a car seat which raises her 2 inches, she believes the configuratin of the vehicle interfers with views at different seeing levels. Nlm
Consumer was backing out of driveway and noticed that driver's side head rest was too big. In order to look around to make sure traffic was clear in view of looking into mirrior she had to turn her whole body around. Dealership was aware of problem.
- St Louis, MO, USA
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Consumer removed head rests, since consumer is only 5 feet tall, she could not see out the rear window due to the head rests being too high, dealer stated there are no smaller head restraints that can fit into holes that hold the head rests.
Design of the headrest obstructs the view of the driver to look over to left side, and cannot see the "blind spot" in the rear. The over sized head rest on 2000 vehicle are dangerous because it limited visibility over the driver's left shoulder, and it is impossible to view an infant inchild seat behind the driver.
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- Mt Angel, AK, USA