2004 Honda Pilot Seats Problems
- 76
- 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 76 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 9 indicate injury
- 11 indicate fire
What owners report
- seat heater · 24 records
- side seat · 20 records
- drivers seat · 18 records
- drivers side · 13 records
- seat warmer · 12 records
- front left · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 150–400k mi | 23 |
| 60–100k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Seats
We noticed that the plastic panel covering the driver's seat controls came detached. Shortly after the seat began rocking slightly. Finally, there was a loud pop and the seat now rocks freely. It is scary and dangerous to have to drive a vehicle while the seat responds to all movement. It will no longer allow you to increase the incline of it, so it's reclined at the same time. What started as two screws breaking…
ODI 10759017
Seats
Front left structural bracket on driver's seat failed, allowing seat to tip backward. Bracket failed along a line with two rivet/fasteners, detaching seat tray from power fore/aft positioner rails. Apparently design defect, as there are 12 other essentially identical nhtsa complaints on file for this make/model/year. *tr
ODI 10714537
Seats
The heating element on the driver side seat gets so hot you have to turn it off to keep from getting burnt. It gets so hot you can't stand it. It happens on both the hi and lo settings. It doesn't happen all of the time but when it does it continues until the heater is turned off. As many people who have had this problem, i'd think something should be done to fix the problem before it cause a more serious problem.…
ODI 10853877
Seats
While stopped at a stop sign, i began to accelerate when i heard a 'pop' and the seat tilted back, startling me. A metal bracket on the front-left side of the driver's seat has broken and the seat now shifts back and forth! *tr
ODI 10664171
Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. While the contact was seated in the driver seat, an abnormal sound emitted from the vehicle without warning. The contact discovered that the seat bolt was fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the bolt between the seat and seat frame assembly was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10850880
Electrical System · Seats
Noticed an extreme hot spot on drivers side lower seat cushion when heated seats are on hi or lo. Spot is so hot that you cannot let it touch your pants without burning you. I have read many accounts of this same issue with other honda owners that ultimately resulted in a fire. Now drivers side lower seat cushion heating element no longer works. Drivers side back and passenger side heating elements still work. *js
ODI 10669508
Seats
Husband parked car leaned forward to get wifi off dash and left front of driver seat detached from the adjuster. Seat now leans to front left and rocks around. Updated 2/27/2015 *js
ODI 10609111
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
We were on another summer trip and the airbag warning light came on. This is the big red light to the far left of the panel. Calling honda in franklin tn they had no idea what could happen while continuing to drive the vehicle. Calling another dealership they assured me that it was most likely a sensor and the airbags would simply not deploy. Honda as recalls now for bad airbags. 1- our 2004 does not fall into the…
ODI 10607199
Seats
Lower seat support/bracket on front left of drivers side seat has broken, making seat loose, unsafe. Same problem can be seen repeatedly in 2004 honda pilots and apparently 2003-2006 models. Other nhtsa complaint case numbers with exactly the same problem in 2004 honda pilot models are 10583003, 10578612, 10567737, 10541789, 10505250, 10489089, 10488805, 10466947, 10455702 *js
ODI 10592473
Seats
A bracket that connects the drivers set to the seat adjuster assembly failed catastrophically. This bracket is on the front left side approximately behind the power seat controls. The seat is now unattached from the adjuster assembly and quite unsafe. This happened while getting in the vehicle. The broken bracket may be part of adjuster assy., l. Reclining, 81630-s3v-a30, but it is hard for me to tell since the…
ODI 10583003
Seats
Driver's power seat assembly part broke, which separated the seat from the power movement assembly. Seat rocks back and feels like slight pressure could completely disengage the seat from the car. Seat rocking while driving is very dangerous. *tr
ODI 10578612
Seats
Front, driver seat, seat warmer was on high. Seat was getting very warm. Seat began to smoke, leather was melting. This occurred under the driver's right leg. The seat getting very warm has been ongoing for some time now on both low and high, but i turn the seat warmer off. This is the first time it has started smoking. Contacted dealership. Was told to just not use seat warmer. Will no longer use seat warmer as it…
ODI 10566470
Seats
A lower seat support on drivers seat has failed. Causing the front of the drives seat to not be held in place. On acceleration the front of drivers seat lifts up causing the seat to lay back in a more reclined position. *tr
ODI 10567737
Seats
Extreme hot spot in driver's side front seat when the seat heater is turned on for more that 3 minutes. *tr
ODI 10575081
Seats
Driver's side seat has felt extremely hot in the last few times that i used seat heater. Pulled into work and as i started to exit smoke was coming out of the seat. Never caught fire as i immediately turned off the switch and pounded the seat cushion. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10561562
Seat Heater/Cooler · Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda pilot. The contact stated that the drivers side seat warmer was activated and became extremely hot. In addition, there was a burning odor throughout the vehicle. As a result, the driver sustained a burn. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000. The vin…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10617876
Seats
I turned the driver seat heater to hi during my drive home yesterday, the heater got extremely hot and felt it was burning my back even with a heavy coat on, also smelled like something is burning. I turned the heater off because of safety concerns. The seat still has burned smell to it next day. *tr
1 injury
ODI 10555702
Electrical System · Seats · Unknown Or Other
When the driver side heated seat is turned on the seat gets so hot that it literally burns the skin on anyone sitting in the seat. It happens on both low or high setting. The seat then begins to emit smoke. *js
ODI 10609102
Electrical System · Seats
When we turn on the seat warmer in the front passenger seat of our honda pilot 2004, we smell a strong odor of rubber or foam burning. Now our seat warmer will not work at all. We've stopped using the seat warmer due to concerns of a fire starting. *tr
ODI 10618863
Seats
Driver's power seat assembly part broke, which separated the seat from the power movement assembly. Seat rocks back and feels like slight pressure could completely disengage the seat from the car. Seat rocking while driving is very dangerous. It appears to be a small metal bar which runs from the seat assembly to the "slide adjustment assembly". It is a very small component of item reference number 14 (p/n:…
ODI 10541789
Seats
While warming up car in driveway, i had turned on the seat heaters to both front seats and went inside. When i came out to leave about 5 minutes later, the drivers seat was smoking and melting the top of the seat cushion. It was on fire. I quickly shut off the heat to the seat and smothered the smoking/melting seat. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10501412
Seats
The seat heater got really hot in one place on my back. It slightly (less than a 1st degree burn) burnt my back. Also, the seat smoked. I had the seat heater on for 15 minutes. I notified honda and the dealer. The dealer tested the seat for only 10 minutes; and, said it didn't smoke. I was one of the the first ones into the dealer and the last one out (eleven hour wait!) for a 10 minute check and 2 recalls which…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10499290
Seats
The right side of the driver's seat suddenly became very hot when the seat heater was turned on. It got so hot that i could feel it burning my skin through my jeans. After i turned it off there was a slightly acrid burning smell in the car. *tr
1 injury
ODI 10509480
Seats
The driver's seat heater got burning hot, and it burnt the leg at a spot, the injury was minor; when the heater was off the problem disappeared. I am not using the heater now as it is intolerably hot and might create fire hazard. *tr
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10554393
Electrical System · Seats
When turning on the driver's side seat warmer it got extremely hot. Recently it actually burned the seat foam and began to smoke. I will not use it anymore for fear of a fire. Thank you for looking into this issue. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10493660