Headlights Problems of Honda Pilot - part 1

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, he became aware that headlights failed to provide adequate illumination. After a visual inspection of the headlights, the contact observed that both headlight covers were foggy. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the headlight assembly, requiring a replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

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Both low beam headlights stopped working. High beams worked fine.

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On January 13th, I left my home to pick up my son, julian, 3 years old, at preschool. His preschool is approximately 3 miles from our home. I picked him up, and drove the same distance back to our house, arriving home around 4:45pm. I had no unusual warning notifications or any unusual experience driving to and from the preschool. I parked the car in our driveway. Julian and I exited the vehicle, and walked to our front door. As we approached the front door I smelled smoke, and looked back at the car. I noticed a small flicker in the passenger side lower headlight. Upon closer look, I realized this was in fact a flame. Julian and I left our bags on the porch, stepped off of our front porch, and moved away from the house and car, and called 911. As we waited for the fire department, we watched this small flame grow to full flames, engulfing the engine, front hood, and front of the car. The police and fire department arrived, and put out the fire. The car was towed out of our driveway. A police report was filed with the montclair police dept. Officer anthony swan #232 patrol division montclair police headquarters, 647 bloomfield Ave. , montclair NJ 07042 aswan@montclairnjusa. Org report # 20-005325 I then called our insurance provider, usaa, following the incident. They have taken the car into their possession and initiated an origin & cause investigation. We purchased the car new. We have not been in a collision. The car has been serviced twice annually. It was serviced last week. It has ~30,000 miles on it. The dealer that sold us the car, paul miller Honda, in NJ, has been unresponsive, telling us to reach out the the national Honda office. I have filed a case with Honda, and have been told someone will reach out to me. That has not happened.

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Lo beam headlights stopped working. Bulbs fuses and relays are good. High beams work ok. Lights stopped working and I discovered it at night when I went to drive the car home.

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Tl the contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. While driving approximately 25 mph, the headlights shut off without warning. The contact called valley Honda at 630-851-5700 (located at 4173 ogden Ave, aurora, IL 60504) and was informed that there was no recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

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The low beam headlight on the passenger side stopped working. I replacing the bulb, but it still wouldn't work. Six to eight weeks later the drivers' side low beam stopped working. When looking it up online, I found many people have had the same issue as far back as 2005 Honda models and not only with the Pilots but several other models. I have an appointment on 5/30/19 at a Honda dealership to repair a recall on the passenger side airbag and will get an estimate on the cost for fixing the low beam headlights. At what point does Honda need to take responsibility for this problem instead of their customers paying for their faulty wiring?.

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Low beam headlights have stopped working. All other lights in the Pilot are operational. This is not a head lamp issue, but appears to be a wiring problem as all other troubleshooting has been performed.

Lighting recall. There was a recall in 2012 affecting my 2003 Honda Pilot that I did not know about until my headlights went out while driving and almost wrecked. My low beams do not work but my high beams do, me and my child could of died from this. We were just driving as normal on a highway with no other traffic around and lights just stopped working. After pulling over I realised my hi beams still work. I do not understand why my recall isn't listed when a recall was issued.

The headlights are totally inadequate. Low beams illuminate road only directly in front of vehicle and not enough further down the road causing an unsafe condition of “over driving” the headlights.

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One low beam headlight had gone out after Honda oil change. Then a week later the second low beam headlight had gone out. I have no low beam lights!! I was driving when my last low beam had gone out. If I didn't have dog lights and my brights I could have crashed.

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Vehicle led headlights are too bright. Oncoming traffic flashes high beams at me thinking my brights are on creating a hazard for myself and oncoming traffic. Many times I am blinded by the blinding lights of their high beams beam lights being flashed and have gone off the road due to the blindness. I have contacted american Honda but have not received help. The dealer has adjusted the headlights with little effect. The vehicle was purchased recently. It has led headlamps, and was a late model 2017 recently purchased as a new vehicle. I am afraid to drive the vehicle at night due to the frequent events of oncoming vehicles flashing their high beam headlights in response to the perception that my high beams are on. As a result of this, I have to flash my high beams in response to let the oncoming traffic know my high beams are not on. Sometimes opposing traffic leaves their high beams on in retaliation to the perception my high beams are on creating a temporary condition of blindness on my part and has cause me to run off the road. I need your help in getting american Honda to help resolve this. Thanks you, doug behrendt 850-321-1011 doug. Behrendt@gmail. Com.

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Low beam headlights have failed - bulbs are good, have replaced with known good bulb to no avail. Have read multiple reports of similar problems from other owners of the Honda Pilot from 2003-2008. There was a recall on the earlier (pre 2005) Pilots but the problem was not corrected by Honda in later models. This problem affects the vehicle in any state, parked, motor on or off, while vehicle is in operation or standing still. Hi-beam headlights still function properly identical to the problem in the earlier recall. Vehicle has roughly 180,000 miles on it.

I noticed my passenger side low beam headlight failed to operate. My husband replaced the lamp(bulb) and checked the fuses but this didn't fix the problem. After further research, I found previous Honda Pilot models with the same issue that were recalled for faulty harness headlight issues. However, Honda has failed to recall the model year 2007 for the same exact issues. Most owners on forums with 2007 Pilots have the same problem at or around 150,000 miles. My Pilot has 154,000. The high beams work and the driver's side is not affected. In addition to this problem the yellow reflector bulb is now not working. It's just a matter of time before the entire unit stops working. The problem exists while in motion and stationary.

2005 Honda Pilot. Consumer writes in regards to low beam headlight issue. The consumer stated the vehicle was diagnosed as having a "poor connection at the wire harness running up column to switch". The vehicle was repaired.

Complaint - electrical system, exterior lighting I noticed my passenger side low beam headlight failed to operate. I replaced the lamp(bulb) and checked the fuses but this didn't fix the problem. After further research, I found previous Honda Pilot models with the same issue that were recalled for faulty harness headlight issues. However, Honda has failed to recall the model year 2007 for the same exact issues. Most owners on forums with 2007 Pilots have the same problem at or around 150,000 miles. My Pilot had the issue since 153000. The high beams work and the driver's side is not affected. The problem exists while in motion and stationary and is intermittent.

My headlights will not turn on. Only the high beams and yellow running lights will work. All fuses and bulbs have been checked by a mechanic. There is documentation on the web about a headlight malfunction and a recall but when I run the recall check it only comes up with an airbag recall. Can I get some sort of documentation on this outstanding recall please.

Every time we drive at night, oncoming drivers turn their brights on, thinking our led headlights on bright. Took it to dealer, they said there is no cure. ( gurley leep Honda, elkhart, in. Bought the vehicle new. Did not talk to dealer until another owner of a 2017, confirmed he had the same problem.

The clips to the headlights break. One headlight has been replaced 6 or 7 times. Both headlights need to be replaced now. Condensation forms on the inside of the headlight. The Honda dealership said they have had many calls about this issue but it is not on the recall list as of right now.

Headlight blows bulbs about once a month. Yesterday the passenger headlight low beam stopped working all together. Took into Honda service center and they cant find a problem.

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the illumination level from the headlights was at an unsafe brightness level. The contact had difficulty seeing while driving at night. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 40.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. Over time, both plastic headlight covers became very opaque, which caused the headlights to appear dim and made visibility difficult. The contact's wife called a Honda dealer who stated that they were familiar with the issue, but could not assist. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that they could not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. While the vehicle was parked and the headlights were activated, smoke appeared behind the steering wheel. The contact stated that there was an abnormal burning odor when the head lamps were activated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlights failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 12v136000 (exterior lighting); however, the repair failed to remedy the vehicle. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact stated that the headlights were inoperable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the low beam headlights on the driver side failed to illuminate intermittently. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000. Jw.

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Passenger side headlight stopped working because the connector/socket had melted. Have not fixed yet but apparently this issue has been recalled on 2003 Honda Pilots, but not on 2006.

The contact owns a 2016 Honda Pilot. The contact recently purchased the vehicle; however, the headlights were dim. The contact adjusted the headlights and stated that they could not replace the headlights. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. While driving 60 mph at night, the front low beam headlights suddenly failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the low beam terminal harness failed and would need to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Both headlights went out. Vehicle has been previously recalled and repaired for this problem in 2012. Had to rely on high beams to get home. Replaced only one bulb which on inspection looked good. Both lights came on. Problem solved or so I thought. Wife drove the car yesterday and smoke began to come out from around the steering column. She drives with the headlights on even during the day. After turning off the lights and the car and allowing it to cool off, she made it home without the lights being on. Update 9/15/cw.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the low beam headlights failed without warning and failed to reactivate. The contact stated that no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer was not made aware of the problem. The manufacturer was notified of problem and informed the contact to take vehicle into dealer for diagnosis testing. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Left work at night. Low-beams partially failed, but I didn't notice until I was going 55 mph on the highway. Had to use brights, and go to a gas station. Vehicle had to be towed, and checked by dealer. Dealer said using 3rd party headlight bulbs was the cause. Of interest, the car already had the low-beam failure recall fixed. Looks like this is still an issue after the recall, and using Honda oem bulbs is the only safe way to go. 3rd party bulbs were purchased from advance auto parts, and I'm unsure of the brand.

The right low beam head headlight does not turn on. After buying a new bulb and checking the fuse. The fuse is fine.

The low-beam headlights simultaneously failed to work and have not worked since. This was first noticed while driving on the interstate hundreds of miles from home, and it was necessary to drive with the bright headlights on the rest of the way to the destination. I was just checking online to find out how I might fix the problem and saw reports of March 30, 2012 that Honda was recalling 2003 Pilots for this problem -- obviously Honda needs to recall the 2005 Pilots also! I will be contacting the dealer to have them fix this problem on my vehicle for no charge.

My low beam passenger headlight socket melted resulting in the headlight to become inoperative. It has significantly reduced my visibility and increased the risk of a crash. The same issue has been recalled in the 2003 Honda Pilots, see NHTSA campaign id number 12v136000. Despite the fact that the same parts are also used in 2004 and 2005 Honda Pilots, these model years are not included in the recall for some unknown reason. Based on the number of complaints regarding this issue, it appears to be a common issue with 2004 and 2005 Honda Pilot owners. Please revise the recall provided above to also include 2004 and 2005 model years as well.

Low beam headlights failed due to some wiring issue. I note that a recall was recently announced on the 2003 Honda Pilot and 2002-2004 Honda crv. My 2004 Honda Pilot had the exact same issue as described in the recall notice, but is not included in the recall. Please review this issue and see if the recall should be expanded to cover the 2004 Honda Pilot as well as this is an obvious safety issue.

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Pilot. While driving 35 mph, the headlights suddenly failed without warning. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 160,239.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the low beam headlights failed and were no longer operable. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were 126,000. Updated 07/26/11.