1. Honda Odyssey
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  3. 2003
  4. Seats

2003 Honda Odyssey Seats Problems

10
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 10 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • power seat · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi4
150–400k mi3
60–100k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 11, 2016 · 150,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    Takata recall. As i was reached a stop zone in front of a school pedestrian crossing on 4/11/16, i heard a loud boom like an explosion on my minivan. The sound was extremely loud and made my ears hurt and i was disoriented. I looked around thru the window and rear view mirrors but i didn't see anyone hitting or any type of collision with any object or erwin. I then felt fabric touching my left arm and saw the side…

    1 injury

    ODI 10855530

  • November 10, 2015 · 132,000 miles

    Seats

    A metal bracket riveting the driver seat bottom to the power seat structure has torn through due to metal fatigue. This allows the whole drive seat to move freely within a few inches of travel during acceleration and turning.

    ODI 10838526

  • August 27, 2015 · 174,700 miles

    Air Bags · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Seats

    Mansfield motor group of mansfield , ohio replaced a srs unit on my honda that was done so that honda corp. Could collect information off of this unit . When they brought this unit on line , there was was a passenger seat air bag / sensor alert and they wasn't able to clear this indication . They did some trouble shooting procedures to no avail . I was informed of this problem and was told that the sensor…

    ODI 10759958

  • August 12, 2014 · 92,599 miles

    Seats

    As i was driving i leaned back into the power driver seat and snap the frame broke. I had to drive another 100 miles with the back of seat providing no support. Every time i accelerated had to hang on to the steering wheel or i would have went backwards. $1800 later because i had to have the whole seat replaced because the steel frame broke. *tr

    ODI 10643946

  • June 12, 2014 · 154,000 miles

    Seat Heater/Cooler · Seats

    I had the seat heater on, driver's side for approximately 30 minutes. The heater often gets extremely hot, so i did not think anything was different. However later upon examining my back in the mirror, i had a huge burn on my back that looked like i had laid down on a bbq grill. There were vertical lines where the seat heater had burned me, interrupted by sections where the cushion is upholstered, and not touching…

    1 injury

    ODI 10598061

  • July 12, 2013 · 185,000 miles

    Seats

    As i sat on the driver's seat, it tilted backwards. The seat came loose from the left front side. Something had broken that fastened the seat to the floor. The honda dealer checked the seat and said it was the adjuster assembly that had broken. I now have to hold to the steering wheel to stay upright to drive. Any acceleration throws the seat back. I contacted the main american honda company. They told me to have it…

    ODI 10535743

  • June 8, 2013 · 113,200 miles

    Seats

    A bracket (honda p/n 507688 r10) that connects a driver power seat adjusting motor to the seat frame failed at one (towards the front of the vehicle) of two rivet holes. The bracket is part of the seat adjuster assembly 81630-s0x-a21. The bracket is a stamped steel piece attached to a primary seat support brace with two compressed rivets approximately 1/4" in diameter. Numerous cracks were exhibited radiating from…

    ODI 10523455

  • September 1, 2011 · 100,000 miles

    Seats

    A metal bracket riveting the driver seat bottom to the power seat structure has torn through due to metal fatigue. This allows the whole drive seat to move freely within a few inches of travel during acceleration and turning. *tr

    ODI 10452765

  • November 13, 2009 · 104,000 miles

    Seats

    My wife complained that the drivers seat felt loose. I found that the support for the seat back was splitting due to metal fatigue. (this is a fully automatic power seat. There is only one support holding seat back upright. I had the seat welded at a service garage. *tr

    ODI 10292827

  • Air Conditioner · Automatic Transmission · Seats

    Problems with vehicle's transmission and air conditioner.*mr other problems included the passenger seat moving when the vehicle stops or starts. Transmission surged on occasions. The air conditioner failed as a result of a hole in the condenser which could've been caused by debris. This repair wasn't covered under warranty. When the seats were checked, the mechanic stated it was normal due to other odyssey vehicle's…

    ODI 10040230