Headlights Problems of Honda Civic - part 2

Headlights go off sometimes on their own. I think this is the same problem that caused a recall on the 2002-2003 Civics. Apparently 2004's are having problems with this also. I have seen several complaints online.

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Main headlights failed for a time period (~15 minutes) at various times. Had the car for 2 years and problem occurred at least 4 times. The last time was last week when there was a terrible storm. First time when it was snowing really hard. The other two times the weather was just fine, no rain or snow. Took the vehicle to the Honda dealer twice, but both times the dealer said they can't do anything because they can't duplicate the problem. Very disappointed with Honda.

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The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the low beam headlights malfunctioned and would not re-illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who advised the contact that the wiring was melted, causing the board to overheat. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 06e044000 (exterior lighting). The failure and current mileage was approximately 150,000. Updated 04/30/lj.

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The contact owns a 2011 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the headlights would not illuminate brightly. The dealer was notified and advised the contact that the lights were operating as designed and there was no way to make the light brighter. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that only manufacturer approved light bulbs were allowed in the vehicle and the vehicle was operating as designed, offering no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 40,000.

One or more headlights often do not light when turned on. Plug on headlight is not loose, fuses and relays have been replaced.

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Driving at highway speed, moving from twilight to night, I suddenly noticed the headlights were not operating on either side. We pulled over to check the bulbs, fuses, and relays which all appeared in good condition. The parking lights still worked and we discovered the high beam lights still worked. We were in a rural area so there was no place to stop before our destination to either get repairs or wait for daylight, so we had to continue on with high beams. I called our Honda dealer today (9/25/12) to report the problem, knowing that the headlight recall had recently been expanded to 2003 model year, but they were not helpful. They offered to charge me for repair but did not suggest how to report the defect to NHTSA or otherwise resolve the problem.

Low beam headlights failed to work when driver switched from high to low beam. American Honda motor company and local dealer contacted. I was informed that this individual vehicle was not a part of NHTSA campaign 04v086000. I would like to register my complaint as I find it ironic that the same problem would occur on vehicles not included in the original recall.

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Driving vehicle, (2003 Honda Civic), during predawn hours on unlit portion of town road. Proceeding around a bend in the road, vehicle suddenly lost both low beam headlights. Fortunately, was able to safely pull vehicle to a stop without going off the road. This needs to be investigated!!! vehicle high beams work and all other lighting appears to be fine.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic . The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the headlights failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting:headlights). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 161,000. . . Updated 03/21/12 pictures received 03/29/12.

I was driving home at night. I had my headlights turned to auto like I always do. As I was driving home it seemed darker than usual. When I pulled up in front of my house, my husband, who I had followed home, told me my daytime running lights were on, not my headlights. He came to my door before I turned off the car. I pointed to the indicator light on the dash to show him that the headlight symbol was on and that my dash was lit. I then got out of my car and saw that the headlights were in fact not on. I turned my headlights to manual and they came on. After this incident I began using the manual setting for headlights until I had time to take my car to the dealer. I also avoided driving at night when possible. About two weeks later, I was driving home at night with my headlights on manual when I noticed that it seemed very dark on the road, though my dash was lit and the indicator light was on. I turned my headlights to auto to see if anything would change and my headlights turned on. I turned back to manual and they turned off and then to auto and they came on again. When I arrived at home, I left the car running and checked my headlights. They were on in the auto mode but changed to my daytime running lights when turned to manual.

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Both low beams failed at the same time. High beams unaffected. Inspected combination switch and connector, switch is failing and low beam wire and connector is discolored indicating overheating. It is obvious that NHTSA recall 04v086000 / Honda service bulletin 04-015 applies to this vehicle even though the Honda service bulletin and dealer claims it is out of range. . . Updated 02/06/bf .

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the low beam headlights were inoperable. Also, the wiring harness behind the bulb and the steering column was melted. The dealer advised the contact that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v086000 ( exterior lighting:headlights) and offered no further assistance. The manufacturer was aware of the failure but failed to offer any assistance. No repairs were performed. The current and the failure mileages were 163,000.

Left and right low beam headlight failure, high beam headlights operational.

While driving at night both low beams went out. Three days later received a letter from Honda concerning recall due to light failure. Took it to Honda and they said that the cause of my failure was not recall related. I find it very odd that I would lose both my headlights at the same time a recall is being issued and they are saying it is unrelated.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic si. The contact was traveling 45 mph when a burning odor emitted from the vehicle. The contact later noticed wires from the steering column were melted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer but the manufacturer was contacted and they advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting: headlights). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 140,000. Kmj.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated that his headlights have malfunctioned and would not operate when driving at night. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000. Tb.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 50 mph, the e headlights failed without warning. The contact stated the failure was a constant occurrence. The contact had to engage the high beam lights whenever operating the vehicle at night. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The mechanic informed the contact there was a recall under the NHTSA campaign id number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting:headlights) which might have caused the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the headlights fogged up and the made the lighting very dull. The contact stated that water had gotten into the lenses and made the headlights very foogy and prevented the contact from being able to drive at night. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told front headlight assemblies would have to be replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 38,000. Rl.

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The headlights on my car get a film over them that reduces visibility and cannot be removed by commercial products. I have to take my car to an auto body shop about every six months and have them use a power brush to remove the film. I see this condition on other cars and am wondering why there is no recall or other movement from manufacturers and/or the government to correct this potentially serious safety issue.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 30 mph, the headlights shut off. The contact was unable to turn the low beams back on but the high beams continued to function properly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the low beam head lights were replaced. The failure continued. The manufacturer was also notified and the contact was told the vehicle was not included in the recall 04v086000 (exterior lighting: headlights). The failure and current mileages were 213,572.

I have a 2003 Honda Civic ex with the same problem listed in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v086000 my car was not included in the recall.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact smelled a burning odor near the dashboard. The low beam headlights have failed. The high beam lights work normally; however, the low beams do not. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in recall campaign number 04v086000, exterior lighting:headlights. The failure and current mileages were 210,000.

This is happening right now, again. . 2012, not just in 2010 tires are abnormally wearing extremely fast. About every year someone is telling me I need new tires because they are 'chopped' and wearing really fast. This lead me to the internet to do research and found it is common with the 2006-2009 Civics. Something about the control arms not working properly, in turn causing this problem and a whole lot of others like suspension. I cannot afford and shouldn't have to put new tires on my new car every year or 20000 miles. I am so frustrated and at a loss of what to do. I have a call into Honda but haven't heard back, I can only image what they're going to say. The other failure is my 'headlights are still on' indicator noise stopped working a year after I bought the car brand new. Ugh, so frustrating.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact was driving 50 mph when the headlights failed. The contact was unable to turn the headlights back on. The high beams were the only lights that would illuminate. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure because the headlights were functioning at the time. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed her that the vehicle was previously repaired under an unknown headlight recall. The contact was unaware the vehicle was ever repaired for the failure. The failure and current mileages were 68,700.

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).

Low beam headlight fail frequently. There is a recall on that year car but not on my VIN so the dealer is refusing to repair.

The failure I am concerned with has to do with the head light module. The plastic/glass that covers and protects the light will in time appear frosted. This frosting greatly reduces nighttime visibility. When I worked in the auto repair industry I witnessed it often. I owned a Chevrolet prism that had this defect and now own a 2001 Honda Civic that has the problem. The replacement cost of the modules is enormous. These headlights should last as long as the car.

Since 2006 we have had seven replacements of the headlights. Honda has changed bulbs and entire harnesses. We have not been ticketed yet at night, but that and having an accident always hangs over our head.

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2002 Honda Civic (recall 00-02 insight/01-02 ) my 2002 Honda Civic was recalled and unsatifactory fixed by Honda dealer because the headlight low beam has failed again without warning even though the bulbs are ok. The Honda dealer & the Honda USA customer service have refused to repair this problem under warranty.

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic dx. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the low beam headlights failed. A deer ran in front of the vehicle and the contact crashed into the deer. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that her vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting: headlights). The manufacturer advised that the recall repair was performed in 2005. The contact stated that the vehicle was not repaired in 2005. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 67,124.

Left front headlight first failed on 01/30/2009. Electrical wiring to front low beam headlight overheated causing melting of headlight connector to electrical harnesst. . A succession of another 4 headlight connectors have melted between o8/08/2009 to December 14, 2010. First 4 headlight connector replacements completed by Honda dealer. Prior to Jan 30th 2009 headlight connector failure,a different Honda dealer completed NHTSA 304v86000 recall work for headlight electrical overheating recall in 2006 during regular maintenance appointment. Failure #5 happened on dec14, 2010 just 6 days after melted connector #4 was replaced on December 8th 2010. Dealer found cruise control unit inoperable due to electrical melt down. Original air conditioner compressor replaced in 2009 due to melt down. Safety and possible fire hazard due to chronic overheating of original electrical harness & multi-plex unit. Honda dealer unable solve problem of repeated melting headlight connectors. All connectors are Honda dealer parts. Total of 4 left headlight connectors and 1 right headlight connector have melted. 5th melted headlight connector has not been replaced. Using the high-beams to drive at night since 4 previous Honda dealer replacement connectors have melted. Time intervals between connector failure keeps getting shorter and shorter. Due to chronic unsolved electrical overheating problem, the safety of electrical system is compromised.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. Immediately before driving the vehicle, the contact activated the headlights and they quickly shut off. She checked the lights and noticed that both headlights had blown out. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 04v086000 (exterior lighting:headlights). Another dealer stated that they never heard of the recall. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 150,000.

On Thursday 10sep2008 I arrived home in the evening and discovered that both of my low beam headlights were out. I do not know exactly when they went out, but I clearly had just driven home in the dark with no headlights. I changed bulb, checked fuses, etc with no useful result. Online search revealed NHTSA recall 04v086000, which includes the make, model, and year of my vehicle. I was out of town (not using car) for a bit over a week, and then on 20sep2008 I took the vehicle to the Honda dealership (ourisman Honda in bethesda MD). Dealership repaired the problem, but required me to pay for repair ($358. 76) because my VIN was not in the range listed in the recall. The VIN on my vehicle is , while the recall included the range shhep3. . . 2u300001 thru shhep3. . . 2u300222. The mileage on my vehicle at the time of repair was 46313. Dealership service writer (juan quintero) gave me a copy of Honda service bulletin 04-015, which was about this recall. Service writer told me that the repair they performed to fix the problem was exactly what was described in the bulletin. On 02oct2008 I called Honda (1-800-999-1009) to request that they cover the repair. The phone rep was pretty firm that this was not covered because the VIN wasn't in range. She said I could request additional review and said that this was entered as case number n032008-10-0200448 I have not yet requested review of this case, largely because I have found several other people who had the same problem with out-of-range vins, and none of them seem to have succeeded in getting Honda to cover the repair.

The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The low beams on the vehicle do not work at all. The dealer stated that the repair was the contact's responsibility. He was informed that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 04v086000 (exterior lighting:headlights). The failure mileage was 120,000. Updated 10/03/08 the consumer stated the low beams failed to work, however the high beams did work. Updated 10/07/08.

The current model (2006-present) Honda Civic has a serious safety defect. All models are equipped with daytime running lights, as well as a dashboard that is always illuminated. These two features combined at night fool drivers into thinking that their exterior lights are on, when in fact only the headlights are on, and at reduced power. I have nearly hit one of these cars because it was dark and the car did not have its lights on. Nhtsa should require Honda to modify all cars to either get rid of the daytime running lights or install an automatic light sensor to turn all exterior lights on at dusk.

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