Headlight Switch problems of the 2001 Honda Civic

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 57 mph, the high beam headlights were activated and suddenly became inoperative. The headlights failed to illuminate after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection, who stated that the headlight switch had melted. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 04v086000 (exterior lighting) however, the contact's VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 205,000. The VIN was unavailable.

This vehicle was recalled by Honda because of a faulty headlight switch which causes total loss of the low beam headlights. The recall was performed, but the lights have gone out again because of the same problem, and Honda refuses to make the repair at their cost. This is a big safety problem, and Honda should fix it, since they obviously did not fix it correctly the first time.

My Honda Civic was brought in to planet Honda located in union NJ for a recall on airbags and headlights to be corrected in may 2010. I was giving back my vehicle and assured all items were corrected. A year later, on April 23, 2011 at 1am I was driving and my low beams failed. Luckily I was able in a well lit area and was able to access my highbeams before any incidents occurred. After speaking to my mechanic he reported it was due tot the switch that was involved in the recall. I then went back to planet Honda and after much arguing I had to agree to pay $105 diagnostic fee to have them review their work. I was then informed 6 hours later that indeed this was related to the recall and it was their mistake. Honda needs to review all their work they have done on all Civics because it seems they were unsure how to correct the problem in the beginning.

My 2001 Honda Civic was part of a recall due to a problem with the srs. I went to the dealership and I was told that my car was also under recall due to a problem with the switch for the lights. The problem was with the low-beams. I made an appointment for both to be fixed. When I brought the car in, I was told that it was not part of the recall for the lightswitch, although the recall contained the make and model year of my car. I am disappointed that this wasn't fixed as part of the recall because I have been experiencing problems with the switch, going so far as to purchase two sets of headlights in the two years I have owned the car, and I don't understand why if it occurred in other cars made the same year as mine, why wouldn't Honda fix it knowing it has been a problem. My VIN apparently was a few numbers off. I would think that if I'm having the same problem, Honda would fix my switch even though it isn't within the recalled VIN range. My second complaint is that after having replaced the recalled part, the srs indicator light is still on. This dealership allowed me to drive away in my unsafe car, which will not pass inspection due to the safety issue. The final issue is that I was promised the car at 1 o'clock, and I didn't get a call that it was finished until almost 2 o'clock, and at that time I had to scramble to find someone at the very last minute to pick up my child from school. I will own this car in another six months, and I was sincerely hoping to trade it in for a newer model Honda. I am not sure I'll do that now.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. While parked, the contact noticed that the low beam headlights failed and only the high beam headlights were functioning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the mechanic advised that the headlight switch would have to be replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting: headlights) but was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 162,000.

2001 Honda Civic dx manual 4 door sedan all of a sudden, my headline low beam lights without any incident. My high beam headlights are working just fine. I was not in an accident or anything like that. Normal driving lead to this. When I called my Honda dealer, he checked VIN number and said that there are no headline recalls for my vehicle. He asked me to bring the vehicle and he will repair it with normal diagnostic and repairs. I was not impressed about this there is a recall similar to the problem I am having but not to my car. Here is the recall information. Electrical & lights: exterior lighting:headlights campaign number: 04v086000 dates manufactured: 03/2000 to 08/2001 number of vehicles affected: 440,000 model years affected: 2001, 2002 date owner notified: 04/2004 defect summary: on certain passenger vehicles, the low-beam terminal on the head light wire harness can overheat and could cause the low beams to fail without warning. Consequence summary: an unexpected loss of low beams could result in a crash. Corrective summary: dealers will inspect the head light switch and coupler for signs of heat damage. If heat damage is present, the dealer will replace the switch and coupler. If no heat damage is present, the dealer will replace the head light switch and one mating pin in the coupler. Owner notification began on April 5, 2004. Owners should contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Recall notes: customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administrations auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Recently, both our headlights suddenly quit working. We checked the bulbs and fuses and all were ok. We checked online for possible causes for this and quickly discovered there is a Honda safety recall on the headlight switch that alleviated just exactly the problem we were having. We called the Honda dealership locally and they looked up our VIN number and said we had already had that safety issue serviced. We had forgotten. We asked them what could be done because obviously whatever was supposed to have been fixed in the recall servicing wasn't. They said they would not help us. Any further servicing would be at our expense. Since we had to have headlights immediately and did not trust the Honda dealership, we took the car to our private Honda certified mechanic (they only service Honda's. . Exclusively). He fixed the part and explained to us that the original safety recall problem had never been touched during our supposed recall servicing with Honda. He said in the recall servicing, a headlight switch wire that was too small of a gauge was supposed to be replaced by a much heavier gauge wire. Our car still had the original small gauge factory wire installed which not only was melted through but had also caused the light switch to melt. He replaced all parts for a charge of $117. 95 which was much cheaper than what the Honda dealership would have charged us. He gave us our melted parts as evidence to present to the Honda corporation. He informed us that this is exactly what happens with cars who have never had the safety recall servicing at all. We have reported all this back to the Honda corporation but although they have given us a case number, they have failed to help us at all. We would like to know if there is anything whatsoever that can be done. Our case number with the Honda corporation is n032009-04-1500182.

When driving my 2001 Honda Civic ex, I experienced the complete loss of my headlights. This has been an on going problem that the dealership cannot or will not correct. There was a recall for the over heating of the headlight switch in 2004. After two attempts by the dealer to fix this problem, (replaced the switch, after extensive troubleshooting, according to them), I have for the third time experienced a loss of headlights while driving due to the over heating of the switch. The consequences of losing the headlights at night time are self explanatory.

Headlights suddenly went off while driving. Headlight switch connector to wiring harness melted. Dealership replaced the switch and cleaned the connector. This was a common problem with these vehicles, per the dealership.

I have a 2001 Honda Civic lx. The low beam headlights stopped working due to the headlight switch getting hot and burning the wire. The headlight switch and wiring all had to be replaced.