2002 Honda CR-V Seats

Driver seat rocks like a rocking chair. Cannot be repaired without replacing rails and seat.

A STATE SAFETY INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS COMING LOOSE AND COULD COMPLETELY BREAK LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT. HE SAID IF IT GETS ANY LOOSER IT WILL NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION (VIRGINIA). I HAVE OWNED CARS FOR OVER FORTY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR SEAT THAT WASN'T SECURED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS SPECIFIC DEFECT, RELATING TO HONDA CRV'S IS BROADLY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. SHOULD A CAR SEAT POTENTIALLY BREAKING LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT NOT BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL?

THE DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE. IT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN STILL. IT IS NOT SOLIDLY INSTALLED AND CAN BE SHAKEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEAT CAN ACTUALLY DETACH FROM ITS MOUNTING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THESE SAME SYMPTOMS IN THEIR 2002 HONDA CR-VS.

MY 2002 HONDA CRV'S FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS BEEN ROCKING OR MOVING SLIGHTLY AS I DRIVE AROUND. I WENT TO GET MY CRV INSPECTED IN VIRGINIA AS IS REQUIRED EVERY YEAR, BUT WAS REJECTED. HE SAID THE SEAT HAS TO BE FIXED, IT ROCKS. IT SEEMS TO ME IF IT FAILED TO PASS THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION, THEN IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WENT ON THE HONDA OWNERS CLUB FORUM AND SAW THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THE HONDA RECALL CENTER, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS NOR CAMPAIGNS REGARDING LOOSE/ROCKING DRIVER SEATS. IT MUST BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION. I'D LIKE FOR HONDA TO FIX MY SEAT SO IT DOES NOT ROCK WITH OUT CHARGE. I HAVE OWNED HONDAS FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS, NOW.

DRIVER SEAT BUSHING, SEAT ROCKS SINCE NEW, WITH IN FIRST MONTH OF OWNING DEALER NOTIFIED, THEY SAID THE ROCKING WAS NORMAL. FOUND NHTSA CMOAIN #02V251000, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNSTABLE AND ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR HONDA 2002 CR-V IN OCTOBER 2014 WE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS LOOSE: IT ACTUALLY ROCKS A BIT: AND UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE BOLTS SECURING IT TO THE FLOOR COULD NOT BE TIGHTENED WITHOUT REMOVING THE ENTIRE SEAT. THE SEAT IS STILL LOOSE. MORE RECENTLY WE LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V251000. THE DEFECT CAN LEAD TO THE SEAT FAILING TO REMAIN ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR IN A CRASH. THE INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE SAYS THAT ONLY TWO [SIC] VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED BY THE DEFECT, AND THAT THE OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THE RECALL APPLIES TO OUR VEHICLE. HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT ANCHOR BOLT FRACTURED AND MOVED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FEW MONTHS AGO. NOTICED AS SOON AS I SAT IN THE DRIVER SEAT, IT WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOBBLY. THE SALESMAN INFORMED ME IT HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY, AND THE BOLTS HAD CAME LOOSE OR BROKE, BUT THE BOLTS DO NOT LINE UP WITH THE HOLES IN THE SEAT TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. I READ IN THE RECALLS, THAT THIS ISSUE WAS ONLY IN 2 VEHICLES AND THEY HAD BEEN FIXED. THERE ARE DEFINITELY MORE THAN 2 AFFECTED, INCLUDING MINE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH DURING NORMAL DRIVING WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING. ADDITIONALLY, I FOUND A SCREW LOOSEN UNDER THE SEAT AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHENEVER OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROCHING A STOP, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT ROCKED FORWARD SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, THE SEAT ROCKED BACKWARD SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN DEFECTS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I PURCHASED A USED CRV IN 2006 AND NOTICE THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I RE-MENTIONED IT EVERY TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR FOR SERVICE TO NO AVAIL. I FINALLY SEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THEY OFFERED A FIX UNDER A TSB BUT WHEN I JUST BROUGHT IT IN THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR..WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO. I GET WHIPLASH EVERY DAY AS THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND FEEL THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE SEAT MAY NOT HOLD. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE, DUE TO DEFECTIVE SEAT-TRACK PARTS. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. IN AN ACCIDENT, THIS COULD CAUSE AN EXAGGERATED MOVEMENT THAT THE OCCUPANT WOULD ENCOUNTER, IN MY OPINION. THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH APPROXIMATELY 1/2 OF AN INCH (ESTIMATE). I HAVE REMOVED THE SEAT AND DISCOVERED THAT METAL BUSHINGS THAT ARE PART OF LINKS THAT CONNECT THE UPPER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY TO THE LOWER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY ARE BROKEN AND WORN, THUS ALLOWING TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE PIVOT BOLTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS APPROX. 162000. THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 50000 MILES. WHEN I WENT TO GET A STATE INSPECTION LAST YEAR, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED IT AND SAID IT SHOULD BE FIXED. THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING NOW. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET FAILED AND WOULD ALLOW MOVEMENT AS YOU DROVE. A SAFETY CONCERN FOR US. A $314.07 BRACKET WAS REPLACED.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE AT THE BASE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V251000, REGARDING THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE SEAT ANCHOR.