2001 Honda Civic Exterior Lighting

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the high-beam headlights failed to function as needed. The contact stated that the running lights and low-beam headlights were operable. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that they needed to take the vehicle apart in order to get the correct part number to repair the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V086000 (Exterior Lighting) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 218,000.

VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE WERE SUBJECTED TO A RECALL BACK IN 2012 DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE RECALL WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY BY HONDA ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. HOWEVER, A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY STARTED OCCURRING ON THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO IT. I AM AN AIR FORCE VETERAN WITH AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN AVIATION ELECTRONICS. I ALSO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DOING ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING. I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE REPAIRING AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. I HAVE ANALYZED THE CURRENT PROBLEM IN MY WIFE'S CIVIC, WHICH INVOLVES UNEXPECTED FAILURES IN THE NIGHTTIME LIGHTING SYSTEM WHERE ALL THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALSO STUDIED THE INFORMATION FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL. I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL DONE BY HONDA HAS NOT FULLY ADDRESSED THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED LIGHTING PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL. IT EXPLAINS WHY MY WIFE'S VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS NOW EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. I HAVE WRITTEN A STATEMENT GIVING ALL THE DETAILS YOU SHOULD NEED AS A LEAD IN TO AN INVESTIGATION. IT IS ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT. IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. *DT *TR

LIGHT SWITCH TERMINAL OVERHEATED. WHILE IN MOTION ON THE ROAD, LOW BEAM LIGHTS SUDDENLY GO DARK, BUT HIGH BEAMS AND PARKING LIGHTS DO WORK FINE. SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V086000

IN JULY 2017, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED (WERE INOPERABLE), BUT THE HIGH BEAM AND ALL OTHER EXTERNAL LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. THESE ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF A HONDA SAFETY RECALL SERVICE BULLETIN 04-015. THIS CAR HAD THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2009, BUT THE SAME SYMPTOMS REAPPEARED IN JULY 2017. DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS (IT TOOK TWO TRIES TO GET IT RIGHT AS SHOWN ON THE INVOICES ATTACHED) AND CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY SAID THE COMPANY WILL PAY FOR THE FIRST RECALL REPAIR BUT NOT SUBSEQUENT ONES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). A YEAR LATER, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO WORK. THE FUSE AND CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE IN GOOD REPAIR. THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT (MCU). THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1998-2000 HONDA ACCORDS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I COULD NO LONGER SEE MY SPEED AND CANNOT SEE ANY INSTRUMENTS AT NIGHT.

RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF. MUST DISCONNECT BATTERY TO TURN THEM OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WE WERE DRIVING FROM RENO NV TO ANTIOCH CA AND WERE IN THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS AT ABOUT 2:30 AM AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE LOST OUR LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS IN WHICH WE COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AND WE WENT OFF THE ROAD WE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I KNEW HOW TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING WE GOT OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO SEE WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LOW BEAMS AND COULD NOT SEE WHY WE CLICKED THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WORKED AND WE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED A SECOND TIME UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,073.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM FAILED WAS REPAIRED IN A RECALL ONE BEFORE BUT FAILED AGAIN SHOWS IN THERE SERVICE BULLETIN HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM426719/RCRIT-12V136-0022.PDF TO CUT OUT THE REPAIR AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD MELTED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* 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. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SUDDENLY, MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BEFORE ON A RECALL CAMPAIGN. NOW MY QUESTION IS CAN THIS PROBLEM BE FIXED AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE? AND IS THERE A BETTER FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE REPLACED BOTH BULBS WITH NO AVAIL. IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. BEING A SAFETY ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BY HONDA BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH CAUSES TOTAL LOSS OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND HONDA REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIR AT THEIR COST. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM, AND HONDA SHOULD FIX IT, SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX IT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROX. 12AM THE LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK, BUT LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

TL*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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

MY HONDA CIVIC WAS BROUGHT IN TO PLANET HONDA LOCATED IN UNION NJ FOR A RECALL ON AIRBAGS AND HEADLIGHTS TO BE CORRECTED IN MAY 2010. I WAS GIVING BACK MY VEHICLE AND ASSURED ALL ITEMS WERE CORRECTED. A YEAR LATER, ON APRIL 23, 2011 AT 1AM I WAS DRIVING AND MY LOW BEAMS FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE IN A WELL LIT AREA AND WAS ABLE TO ACCESS MY HIGHBEAMS BEFORE ANY INCIDENTS OCCURRED. AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC HE REPORTED IT WAS DUE TOT THE SWITCH THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I THEN WENT BACK TO PLANET HONDA AND AFTER MUCH ARGUING I HAD TO AGREE TO PAY $105 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO HAVE THEM REVIEW THEIR WORK. I WAS THEN INFORMED 6 HOURS LATER THAT INDEED THIS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE. HONDA NEEDS TO REVIEW ALL THEIR WORK THEY HAVE DONE ON ALL CIVICS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THEY WERE UNSURE HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN THE BEGINNING.

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. *TR

TL* 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.

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 ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236). *TR