Two problems related to headlight switch have been reported for the 2006 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2006 Civic.
When even lightly touching the turn signal, the headlights on our 2006 Honda Civic coupe go off. Touching the turn signal makes them come back on. This is an intermittent problem. Some previous Honda model years may have been recalled due to the combination switch problem, and we are wondering why 2006 model year is not. This happened with our vehicle just a couple of months after the 5 year bumper to bumper warranty expired. In researching the combination switch incidents on the web, it appears that this is a fairly common problem with the vehicle.
Purchased new Honda Civic ex on 5/25/06 1st failure on 7/21/2006: front and rear (tail) running lights failed with 1666 miles on the car ---- dealership replaced fuse box. Kept car for several days 2nd failure on 7/31/2006: front and rear (tail) running lights again failed ---- headlight switch replaced, car driven by dealership for almost two weeks to ensure repair successful 3rd failure on 10/22/2006: front and rear (tail) running lights again stopped working ---- Honda America wanted car back to investigate/repair lights ---- declined request and instead have asked Honda to repurchase the vehicle, invoking the lemon law buyback provision because unreliable/intermittent rear running lights failure can lead to death or serious bodily injury and two failed repair attempts are sufficient to invoke the buyback provision in our state. Honda sent this demand to internal Honda arbitration board. It is now 11/2/2006 - 11 days after notifying them of lights failing for 3rd time.