On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 06:53:25 -0600, "harrison"
<harrisonWOWfamily1@rcn.com> wrote:

>
>"Me" <Me@My.Computer.com> wrote in message
>news:slA_b.17395$VH2.15690@newssvr31.news.prodigy .com...
>> I have a 2003 Honda Accord. 6cyl 4 doors.
>>
>> Ther drivers seat seems to have alittle 'play' in it....i.e...It's loose.
>>
>
>I have an 2003 EX 4 cyl/doors with power seats. There is no play at all no
>matter where I position the seat.
>
>On the other hand, I had a Volvo 850 which had a similar rocking for the
>entire 10 years I had the car. Kept hearing "They all do that".
>
>Keep bugging the dealer, might want to say its a safety issue as it
>disconcerts you when the seat moves. That approach did not work for me with
>the Volvo, unfortunately.
>
>Dave
>

I too have the power seat and have noticed no play. The right hand
seat is manual. No passenger has mentioned play, but then again, that
seat is not occupied as frequently as the driver seat.

I agree that it can be struggle to get dealers / manufacturers to deal
with this kind of stuff. The odd logic seems to be that they will fix
it if it is a problem only you have, but won't fix it if many of the
cars have the problem.

I would be more receptive to a dealer saying, hey, we could replace
the seat but it is not likely to totally fix the problem since it
seems like most of the cars do this (ie, there is a design flaw rather
than something defective in your car). Then it is an issue for Honda
to address; the dealer can't do much about it other than make sure
Honda understands that they have a lot of people complaining about the
same thing.

 

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 06:53:25 -0600, "harrison"
<harrisonWOWfamily1@rcn.com> wrote:

>
>"Me" <Me@My.Computer.com> wrote in message
>news:slA_b.17395$VH2.15690@newssvr31.news.prodigy .com...
>> I have a 2003 Honda Accord. 6cyl 4 doors.
>>
>> Ther drivers seat seems to have alittle 'play' in it....i.e...It's loose.
>>
>
>I have an 2003 EX 4 cyl/doors with power seats. There is no play at all no
>matter where I position the seat.
>
>On the other hand, I had a Volvo 850 which had a similar rocking for the
>entire 10 years I had the car. Kept hearing "They all do that".
>
>Keep bugging the dealer, might want to say its a safety issue as it
>disconcerts you when the seat moves. That approach did not work for me with
>the Volvo, unfortunately.
>
>Dave
>

I too have the power seat and have noticed no play. The right hand
seat is manual. No passenger has mentioned play, but then again, that
seat is not occupied as frequently as the driver seat.

I agree that it can be struggle to get dealers / manufacturers to deal
with this kind of stuff. The odd logic seems to be that they will fix
it if it is a problem only you have, but won't fix it if many of the
cars have the problem.

I would be more receptive to a dealer saying, hey, we could replace
the seat but it is not likely to totally fix the problem since it
seems like most of the cars do this (ie, there is a design flaw rather
than something defective in your car). Then it is an issue for Honda
to address; the dealer can't do much about it other than make sure
Honda understands that they have a lot of people complaining about the
same thing.

 

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 06:53:25 -0600, "harrison"
<harrisonWOWfamily1@rcn.com> wrote:

>
>"Me" <Me@My.Computer.com> wrote in message
>news:slA_b.17395$VH2.15690@newssvr31.news.prodigy .com...
>> I have a 2003 Honda Accord. 6cyl 4 doors.
>>
>> Ther drivers seat seems to have alittle 'play' in it....i.e...It's loose.
>>
>
>I have an 2003 EX 4 cyl/doors with power seats. There is no play at all no
>matter where I position the seat.
>
>On the other hand, I had a Volvo 850 which had a similar rocking for the
>entire 10 years I had the car. Kept hearing "They all do that".
>
>Keep bugging the dealer, might want to say its a safety issue as it
>disconcerts you when the seat moves. That approach did not work for me with
>the Volvo, unfortunately.
>
>Dave
>

I too have the power seat and have noticed no play. The right hand
seat is manual. No passenger has mentioned play, but then again, that
seat is not occupied as frequently as the driver seat.

I agree that it can be struggle to get dealers / manufacturers to deal
with this kind of stuff. The odd logic seems to be that they will fix
it if it is a problem only you have, but won't fix it if many of the
cars have the problem.

I would be more receptive to a dealer saying, hey, we could replace
the seat but it is not likely to totally fix the problem since it
seems like most of the cars do this (ie, there is a design flaw rather
than something defective in your car). Then it is an issue for Honda
to address; the dealer can't do much about it other than make sure
Honda understands that they have a lot of people complaining about the
same thing.

 

I had the same problem with a car about 20 years ago. The dealer kept
telling me it was normal but I kept bringing it in every 2 weeks to complain
about the problem. Finally they agreed to take the seat out and inspect it.
They found a broken bolt and replaced it. No more problem!!!!


"Me" <Me@My.Computer.com> wrote in message
news:slA_b.17395$VH2.15690@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> I have a 2003 Honda Accord. 6cyl 4 doors.
>
> Ther drivers seat seems to have alittle 'play' in it....i.e...It's loose.
>
> When I stop at a light there is a small but noticible 'thump' as the seat
> moves forward. When I start driving again, there is a little "thump" as
the
> seats moves back.
>
> It's more bothersome than anything else.
>
> (It appears to be a little more noticable when the seat is adjusted to a
> middle position....and less noticible when the seat is all the way up or
all
> the way back.)
>
> I have been to the dealer (this morning) and the tech said that the seat
is
> installed and attached correctly...so he thinks it may be 'normal' for
this
> car. He can't see anything that could fix it. And it might just be
> inherant design flaw.
>
> Has anyone heard of this? Is there any Honda documentation of this?
>
> What should I do?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>

 

I had the same problem with a car about 20 years ago. The dealer kept
telling me it was normal but I kept bringing it in every 2 weeks to complain
about the problem. Finally they agreed to take the seat out and inspect it.
They found a broken bolt and replaced it. No more problem!!!!


"Me" <Me@My.Computer.com> wrote in message
news:slA_b.17395$VH2.15690@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> I have a 2003 Honda Accord. 6cyl 4 doors.
>
> Ther drivers seat seems to have alittle 'play' in it....i.e...It's loose.
>
> When I stop at a light there is a small but noticible 'thump' as the seat
> moves forward. When I start driving again, there is a little "thump" as
the
> seats moves back.
>
> It's more bothersome than anything else.
>
> (It appears to be a little more noticable when the seat is adjusted to a
> middle position....and less noticible when the seat is all the way up or
all
> the way back.)
>
> I have been to the dealer (this morning) and the tech said that the seat
is
> installed and attached correctly...so he thinks it may be 'normal' for
this
> car. He can't see anything that could fix it. And it might just be
> inherant design flaw.
>
> Has anyone heard of this? Is there any Honda documentation of this?
>
> What should I do?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>

 

I had the same problem with a car about 20 years ago. The dealer kept
telling me it was normal but I kept bringing it in every 2 weeks to complain
about the problem. Finally they agreed to take the seat out and inspect it.
They found a broken bolt and replaced it. No more problem!!!!


"Me" <Me@My.Computer.com> wrote in message
news:slA_b.17395$VH2.15690@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> I have a 2003 Honda Accord. 6cyl 4 doors.
>
> Ther drivers seat seems to have alittle 'play' in it....i.e...It's loose.
>
> When I stop at a light there is a small but noticible 'thump' as the seat
> moves forward. When I start driving again, there is a little "thump" as
the
> seats moves back.
>
> It's more bothersome than anything else.
>
> (It appears to be a little more noticable when the seat is adjusted to a
> middle position....and less noticible when the seat is all the way up or
all
> the way back.)
>
> I have been to the dealer (this morning) and the tech said that the seat
is
> installed and attached correctly...so he thinks it may be 'normal' for
this
> car. He can't see anything that could fix it. And it might just be
> inherant design flaw.
>
> Has anyone heard of this? Is there any Honda documentation of this?
>
> What should I do?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>

 

I had the same problem with a car about 20 years ago. The dealer kept
telling me it was normal but I kept bringing it in every 2 weeks to complain
about the problem. Finally they agreed to take the seat out and inspect it.
They found a broken bolt and replaced it. No more problem!!!!


"Me" <Me@My.Computer.com> wrote in message
news:slA_b.17395$VH2.15690@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> I have a 2003 Honda Accord. 6cyl 4 doors.
>
> Ther drivers seat seems to have alittle 'play' in it....i.e...It's loose.
>
> When I stop at a light there is a small but noticible 'thump' as the seat
> moves forward. When I start driving again, there is a little "thump" as
the
> seats moves back.
>
> It's more bothersome than anything else.
>
> (It appears to be a little more noticable when the seat is adjusted to a
> middle position....and less noticible when the seat is all the way up or
all
> the way back.)
>
> I have been to the dealer (this morning) and the tech said that the seat
is
> installed and attached correctly...so he thinks it may be 'normal' for
this
> car. He can't see anything that could fix it. And it might just be
> inherant design flaw.
>
> Has anyone heard of this? Is there any Honda documentation of this?
>
> What should I do?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>