2008 Honda Accord Exterior Lighting

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED THE HEADLIGHTS DIM EVERY 10 TO 15 SECONDS. HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED BY A PROFESSIONAL AND BOTH WAS GOOD. SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE EXACT SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS IN NORMAL POSITION DIM TO POINT OF NOT BEING SAFE TO SEE AND THEN THEY FLICKER TO BEING NORMAL LOW BEAMS AGAIN. THIS PROCESS OCCURS AT SPEEDS FROM 0-70 AND OCCURS 2-3 TIMES A MINUTE. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. PLEASE PRESSURE HONDA TO FIX THIS VERY WELL KNOWN AND IGNORED PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? FORUMS ALL OVER INTERNET WITH SAME COMPLAINS. NOT ISOLATED EVENTS !!! *TR

HEAD LAMPS DIM AND FLICKER EVERY FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECH AND L! TECH SO I UNDER STAND THE CAUSE. HONDA USES A VOLTAGE SENSING DEVISE TO TURN OFF THE CHARGING SYSTEM TO LOWER THE ENGINE LOAD SOMETIMES AND INCREASE GAS MILEAGE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE HEAD LAMPS ON THE ALTERNATOR CAN ONLY BE TURNED OFF BRIEFLY BEFORE THE VOLTAGE FALLS TOO LOW AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM MUST TURN BACK ON. THIS LEADS TO A CONSTANT FLICKERING OF ALL THE LAMPS AND SOMETIMES CONFUSION TO OTHER DRIVERS WHO THINK YOU FLASHED YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM SO THEY CAN TURN LEFT IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN REALLY YOU DID NOT. I THINK ALL THESE CARS NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO KEEP THE ALTERNATOR TURNED ON WHEN THE HEAD LAMPS ARE ON, A SIMPLE FIX THAT WOULD MAKE THEM MUCH SAFER.

2008 HONDA ACCORD HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN AC IS ON WHEN FAN CYCLES, OCCURS EVERY 15-20 SECONDS. THIS IS A MAJOR DISTRACTION. DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME THINK I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA AND THEY STATED THIS IS "NORMAL". THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN FAN SWITCH IS ON. FLICKER HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 20 SECONDS WITH A/C ON AND LESS WITH HEAT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

WE LEASED A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THIS WAS VERY ANNOYING AND WHEN WE ASKED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER ABOUT IT THEY GAVE US A DOCUMENT THAT STATES THAT IT'S NORMAL. WE DIDN'T LIKE THAT ANSWER BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO. 2 YEARS LATER AND STILL CONSTANTLY HAVING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AT NIGHT MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE NORMAL FLICKER. NOW MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT THINKING THIS IS GONG TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. ITS HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND ARE VERY DIM. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME. I CANNOT SEE VERY FAR AHEAD OF MY CAR AND IT LOOKS AS IF I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT OTHERS. ALSO MY TAIL LIGHTS FLICKERS WHICH GIVE THE IMPRESSION I AM BRAKING. *TW

I PURCHASED A 2008 ACCORD EX-L WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE IN JUNE OF 2008. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE FLICKER OR DIM AT NIGHT AS AC OR OTHER FANS CYCLE ON & OFF. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR ME & MUST BE FOR THE OTHER DRIVERS THAT MEET ME ON THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR (ELD) SYSTEM. THEY ARE NOT ABLE OR NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFELY HAZARD. I WONDER WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT DIMS ITS HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED, AND WHY HONDA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD HONDA BE ALLOWED TO DECIDE THE DIMMING PROBLEM IS NORMAL? THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME I HAD SOMEONE PULL OFF THE ROAD TO LET ME PASS, I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY DIMMING LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS ARE NOT SAFE AND HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BEING USED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER FROM HIGH TO A LOWER LEVEL INTENSITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WAS DESIGNED IN THAT WAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. HOWEVER, MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHENEVER I HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON, ABOUT EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I DRIVE MY CAR WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD 4CYL. IN JUNE 2008. AFTER A WEEK I DROVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT MOMENTARILY DIM EVERY 30 SECONDS OR SO. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE WHICH I DID. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND I WAS TOLD EVERY IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH "HONDA HEADLIGHT DIMMING" I CAME UPON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT HOST A NUMBER OF COMPLAINT FROM 2008 HONDA ACCORD OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOUR WEB SITE SHOWS AT LEAST 76 COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERNS ARE THIS:1.) NO OTHER CAR HAS THIS FEATURE DESIGN CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS TO DIM .2.) ON COMING TRAFFIC THINKS THAT THEY ARE BEING FLASHED CAUSING MANY TO GESTURE....3.) CARS IN FONT THINK THAT THEY ARE BEING FLASHED W/ HIGH BEAMS. 4.) VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER 5.) CARS BEHIND YOU THINK YOU ARE TAPPING THE BRAKES. 5.) SOME ONE PASSING YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU HAVE FLASHED THEM TO COME BACK INTO THE LANE PREMATURELY. I COULD GO ON AND ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL. PLEASE HELP. THERE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL LEMON LAW SUITS FILED AGAINST HONDA DUE TO THIS ISSUE. YOU ARE OUR GOVERNMENT, YOUR ONLY PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. PLEASE START AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE A INNOCENT DRIVER IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY EITHER ANOTHER DRIVER FROM ROAD RAGE OR A TRUCKER THAT THOUGHT THEY WERE GIVEN THE CLEAR SIGNAL AFTER PASSING TO COME BACK INTO THE LANE ONLY TO RUB OVER A HONDA ACCORD DRIVER. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LED UP TO THE ISSUE. 2. HEADLIGHTS DIM/FLICKER WHEN THE A/C CYCLES ON/OFF. THE DIMMING OCCURS ON AVERAGE EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. 3. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L I4 AT NIGHT, WITH THE A/C ON, THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 ACCORD EX-L WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE ON 5/30/08. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE FLICKER OR DIM AT NIGHT AS AC OR OTHER FANS CYCLE ON & OFF. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR ME & MUST BE FOR THE OTHER DRIVERS THAT MEET ME ON THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL LOAD DETECTOR (ELD) SYSTEM. THEY ARE NOT ABLE OR NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFELY HAZARD. I WONDER WHETHER IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT DIMS ITS HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED, AND WHY HONDA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD HONDA BE ALLOWED TO DECIDE THE DIMMING PROBLEM IS NORMAL? *TR

I'VE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THAT MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. HAVEN'T ESTABLISHED A PATTERN OR FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, BUT IT HAPPENS ENOUGH TO NOTICE. ONCOMING CARS THINK I'M FLICKERING MY HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. I DRIVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L. *TR

2008 ACCORD HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX. EVERY TIME THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING, THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FLICKER AND DIM. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I'VE DISCUSSED WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE A 2008 ACCORD AND THEY NOTICE THE SAME THING. IT IS A VERY ANNOYING FEATURE THAT SUPPOSEDLY IS PART OF AN ELD-ELECTRONIC LOAD DETECTOR ON THIS MODEL. I'VE HAD PRIOR ACCORDS WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOPING THAT HONDA WOULD DO FIX IT. THANKS. *TR

THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM AT 15-30 SECOND INTERVALS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE HAD PEDESTRIANS WALK OUT IN FRONT OF ME IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS SIGNALING THEM TO CROSS. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD LX 4 CYLINDER L&R TAIL LIGHTS REAR FENDER HAD TO BE REPAINTED TAIL LIGHTS DIDN'T FIT PROPERLY INTO THE BODY. DEALER STATED THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY . TAIL LIGHTS FOG UP AFTER A CAR WASH OR RAIN STORM . BROUGHT TO CURY HONDA 4X . *TR

I OWN A NEW 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4CYL. WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEY HAVE A VERY DISTRACTING CHARACTERISTIC OF DIMMING MOMENTARILY AND THEN RETURNING TO NORMAL ABOUT EVERY 15 - 20 SECONDS. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER WHAT ACCESSORIES ARE ON OR OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. *TR

2008 HONDA ACCORD EXL COUPE. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM SLIGHTLY ABOUT EVERY MINUTE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I HAVE AIR/HEAT/RADIO ON - IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER WHAT SPEED/RPM I AM TRAVELING. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER - FROM READING ONLINE, HONDA HAS BEEN TELLING EVERYONE THIS IS A "FEATURE" OF THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA ACCORD, 4-CYL. HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO "FLICKER." I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY APPEAR TO BE TO A MUCH GREATER DEGREE THAN MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM COULD GET WORSE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, I.E., ANOTHER DRIVER COULD INTERPRET THE HEADLIGHT FLICKER AS PERMISSION TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A COLLISION. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN AC SWITCHED ON. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL KICKS THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON. OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES PER MINUTE AND IS DISTRACTING. DEALER STATES IS NORMAL FOR I4 ENGINE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DRASTICALLY DIM WHEN AIR CONDITIONER OR DEFROSTER IS TURNED ON. BOTH BRIGHT AND DIMS DIM DOWN AND COME BACK UP, LIKE YOU ARE FLASHING YOUR HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 20 TO 30 SECONDS, AS THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON AND OFF. VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN LIGHTS DIM DOWN. HONDA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL ELECTRONIC LOAD DETECTOR OPERATION. PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. MANY COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT IF AIR CONDITIONER OR DEFROSTER IS NEEDED. *TR