The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord. The contact stated that the steering wheel blocked his view of the speedometer and other gauges regardless of how the seat was positioned because of his short stature. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there was no failure. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 03/21/14 updated 03/28/2014

- Warrington, PA, USA

Purchased a new 2014 Honda Accord ex from the dealership. After a couple of weeks, I've experienced moderate to severe pain in my neck, upper back area and shoulders. I've felt discomfort even on my daily work commute of 15 minutes one way. The pain is more severe after driving for 40 min. I see my chiropractor more often now. I noticed the headrest is curved forward at an extreme angle, pushing my head forward, putting stress on my neck. My upper back and shoulders feels strained - regardless of the height of the headrest. The headrest was the cause of my pain. I am 4'11 and sit up straight. I've tried multiple seat adjustment and bought neck supports but nothing has helped. I resorted to putting my headrest backwards to provide relief. I've mentioned this to a salesperson and the parts dept. At the dealership. Both of them said Honda does not have any replacement and the headrest was designed to comply with federal regulations. Prior to this, I drove a 99 Honda Accord ex and this issue never occurred. I've tried putting the headrest from my 99 Accord into the 2014 but it won't fit due to different center-to-center post measurements. Even the backseat headrests from the 2014 will not fit in the driver"S seat. I had pictures taken of me sitting in my 99 Accord and the 2014 Accord. In the "99 Accord, my neck, upper back and shoulder rest comfortably against the seat and headrest. In the 2014, there is a gap between my neck, upper back and shoulder from the seat with the upper portion of my head pushed forward from the headrest. Please investigate so Honda can take action to provide a replacement or make it a recall issue. This needs to be corrected for health, comfort and safety's sake!

- Seattle, WA, USA

Got the car brand new from the dealership after a brief test drive. After the second time driving the car for a short trip, I began feeling severe pain in my neck/upper back area and felt the same discomfort every time I drove the car thereafter. The seat base is too deep not providing enough support to my spine and also the seat back is pushing my body forward causing me to round my neck and shoulders forward. In addition, my head cannot even make contact with the head rest unless I tilt the head back which is not a neutral position. I've tried multiple adjustments including buying expensive seat supports but nothing seems to help; the seat just seems to be poorly designed. I am at the point where I am willing to return/trade-in the vehicle for another at a loss because I do not want to sacrifice my health. Prior to this, I drove a 2000 Honda Accord and this issue never occurred. I hope you can investigate so Honda can take action to resolve.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA