Four problems related to brake light have been reported for the 2007 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2007 Civic.
The center third brake light fails repeatedly. It is an led light and safety factor. I am on my 3rd light on a 2007 model. First replaced in Dec. 2010, and again on Dec. 2016 an led light should last longer than then that.
I am only entering lighting on this complaint. It is now apparent to me that most 2007 Honda Civic sedans suffer from failure of the third (high mounted) brake light. This light works intermittently and may not have been working at time that I was involved in a rear-end collision. I also own a 2006 Honda Civic sedan that has the same problem. In my day to day driving, I have noticed that most other Honda Civic sedans also suffer from failure of the third brake light. I feel that this is a manufacturer defect that compromises safety and should be investigated.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. While driving multiple times and at multiple speeds, the third brake light only illuminated when the temperature was low and failed when the temperature rose. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the led light failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Reported to dealer that center high mount brake light worked intermittently. They could not duplicate problem. After brake light totally stopped working returned to dealer (10,000 miles later) and was told it was more than likely a burned out bulb. The brake light doesn't have a bulb but a row of 5 leds. Was told to return the following week to pay for diagnostic to determine the problem. I removed the light at home and found a clip the power wire going to the light was wrapped around was causing the problem. Taking the wire off the clip where it was tightly wrapped around fixed the problem and the light worked every time the brake pedal was depressed. Still waiting to contact Honda USA about the problem. Looked up the problem on google and found several other complaints about the light not working consistently. The design of the led brake light seems to be the cause of the problems.