The driver's seat sucks. This 2008 Honda Accord is by far our best car for long trips, in terms of long term reliability of the car and gas mileage, but we still choose to drive our older car that has had some mechanical problems because the driver's seat in the Accord is so unbearable and leaves your back in pain for days. Even though my dream car is a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry (reliable, affordable, will last many many years and many many miles, has good gas mileage), we are thinking about selling the car, even considering that it is relatively new and only has around 85,000 miles on it so far. And now that I see complaints online about the driver seat of every Honda model from 2008-2016, I am thinking about only looking for Toyota Camry's and such. I just read that is was listed as the 7th worst problem on all of CarComplaints.com in 2012, and that these seats are still giving people problems into 2016 -- Mind-blowing. I hope you got it fixed for 2017-18. Why can't you Honda people just by a dang Camry and figure out how they make a tolerable seat??? Everything else about the car is great! Which makes it all the more frustrating.

Bought my used 2008 Honda Accord LX-P last month after an average test drive. I knew the headrests were too far forward but remedied that problem by flipping them around at first. I thought the headrests were the problem until I realized that it's the seat design that sucks. The upper seat back rounds in way too far causing your back to be too far back also, or maybe it's because the lumbar causes your lower back to thrust too far forward. Either way, the design is awful. I was able to turn the headrests back around after hanging about an inch thick memory foam seat cushion around the headrest with a shoelace so that it keeps my upper back forward a little by filling in that dip in the seat back cushion.

As far as the seat bottom goes...it really, really sucks. The angle of the seat where the two seat pieces meet is so pinching to your lower back, it causes pain. Not only that, the way the seat cushion is built up on the sides makes it dig into your outer thighs causing hip pain. There's not enough cushioning in the seat middle to make it comfortable and it also digs into the backs of your lower thighs where your legs go over the front of the seat cushion. Just a horrible design all around. Right now, both my wife and I have cushions hanging from the headrests and also two cushions we sit on, including one that has a wedge shape to make up for that terrible seat design. Someone could make a pretty penny designing and selling sets of seat cushions that would form fit these cars and fill in the gaps with something comfortable that doesn't cause all this pain.

FIRST, MANY OF THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH MY COMPLAINT AND THERE SHOULD BE A "N/A" AVAILABLE SO YOU DONT HAVE GUESS OR MAKE UP SOMETHING JUST TO GET TO THIS POINT.

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE HEADREST ON THE FRONT SEATS THEY ARE VERY POORLY DESIGNED AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. IN ORDER TO TRAVEL ANY DISTANCE, I HAVE TO RAISE IT UP AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO AND WEDGE A PILLOW IN UNDER IT. THIS NOT ONLY IMPEDES THE LINE OF VISION FOR THE DRIVER BUT IS STILL NOT VERY COMFORTABLE. EVEN WHEN IT IS IN PLACE THE LEAN FORWARD DESIGN IS HARD TO SEE AROUND WHEN CHECKING TRAFFIC. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS SITE BEFORE NOW OR MY COMPLAINT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED MUCH SOONER.

I had only driven the car 2,000 miles when I had a fall in April of 2013. After the fall I ended up in the hospital and had a spinal fracture. The fracture was healing nicely and I drove the car on a 25 mile round trip. (What a mistake). My back was killing me. I do have osteoporosis so my bones are a little fragile. I had an MRI and my doctor asked me if I fell again because the MRI showed extensive damage to my back. No, the only thing I did was drive the car. I looked up the problems with the Accord and found that practically everyone had back problems from the lumbar support.

I took it in to an auto upholstery shop and had them remove the lumbar support. It turned out be a HARD plastic piece. A hard plastic lumbar support?

I am still suffering 9/14.

The head restraint system in this car is definitely not working properly for drivers who position their seat correctly for driving. If I position the seat in the correct driving position the headrest juts forward, pushing into the back of my head and leaning my head down so that I am basically looking at my feet. If I lean the seat back far enough that this does not occur, then my arms are too short to reach the steering wheel comfortably and I cannot see over the hood. Perhaps it works for those who lean their seat back to the reclining position "gangsta style" while driving but NOT for those of us prefer to sit more upright so we can see over the hood.

I have had the car since April 8 and the negative effect on my neck is becoming critical. There are MANY MANY MANY complaints about this issue on the internet......just search for "08 Accord head rest" or "08 Accord head restraint"and you will find them. Can't Honda create a solution to this problem?

After taking a job that required a 1 hr and 20 minute commute, I began to experience severe lower back pain, numbness, stiffness, and excruciating pain in my right thigh and knee. It has been painful getting out of the vehicle and walking any distance beyond 10 feet cause my leg buckling underneath me. I am not putting any significant stress on my body as I am a business professional standing 5'10" and weighing 178 lbs. I contribute it to a seat design that places to much pressure on my lower spine and does not allow my body to get into a normal seating position.

The pain makes it tough sleeping comfortably at night due to the pain in my right hip and restless leg type symptoms in my right leg. After several visits to my physician, I was given muscle relaxers and a back stretching exercises as the first remedy. After thirty days of treatment the symptoms have not improved. Now, the next remedy he suggests is prolonged physical therapy for at least three days per week. If that does not work, he believes the only remaining option is surgery on the vertebrate in my lower back that have shifted out of position.

The only way I can minimize the pain is to put lumbar support in my seat along with a bed pillow to sit on. I hope that Honda will offer a replacement seat or find an aftermarket replacement that does not put the stress on my body and reverse the nearly crippling condition of my back and leg. I honestly feel like I have aged 20 years in 3 months,

Too bad I didn't notice these god awful seats the day I was test driving the car. Otherwise I would've left that lot without another word. I'm dusgusted at how bad these front seats in my Accord are. Honda's are supposed to be the highest quality cars on the road... and these seats feel like they were made out of concrete with a hint of stabbing in the back. Literally. There is absolutely no seat position that I can be comfortable in. I am not kidding when I say that I change my seat position every time I get into my car trying to do so. The good news is that Accords have lumbar adjustments... bad news is that even when the adjustment is set to the lowest amount of support, the active headrest restraint system build into the seatback digs into your lower back. The entire seat is garbage. Going on a 20 minute drive? Expect a numb ass and a sore back and neck on the way there.

head rest causes severe and chronic neck pain in driver

It wasn't until I was driving to work everyday (I used to take the train) did I notice that I was experiencing severe and chronic neck pain. After seeing a Chiropracter, Orthopedic Doctor, Physical Therapist have we finally discovered the root of my problem. My pain would subside on the weekends, but return on Monday. I originally thought it was work, but we have narrowed it down to driving in the car. The position of the head rest forces the driver's head in an unnatural forward position. This causes fatigue and eventually neck alignment problems. I am aware that the headrest is designed to prevent injury in a crash, however it is providing injury when not in a wreck. If I cannot find a solution to this problem I will have to sell this car because of a HEADREST. That is absurd. I bought a Honda because I knew it would be reliable and it has been. I really, really don't want to sell it - especially since that would mean I would have to buy another make. I have been checking all the Hondas that I see on the road (they are very popular here in Connecticut) and they all have the same style headrest. It's crazy to think I would have to give up driving a Honda because it gives me SEVERE and CHRONIC neck pain.

new headrest design, or make it adjustable