2005 Acura RL: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Jan 25, 2020 · Airbags, Lights · WI

Check airbag system light on. Connection to headlight defective, headlight turns on and off randomly like when going over a bump, but turns back on if you turn light off then on again.

Filed Dec 1, 2018 · Lights · 237,000 miles · MD

Hid headlights. My problem has been with my headlights ever since I bought the vehicle used in july of 2015. Every now and then the passenger side headlight would flicker and go out. I can get the headllight to come back on by turning off the headlights and turning them back on. The problem can be so bad at times that I have to do it repeatedly while I'm driving. I do most of my driving at night so this has become a very real issue for me. I've read how others have had the same problem but acura refuses to acknowledge it. It's a costly repair especially if they can't find exactly what the issue is. I've already gotten stopped by a policeman about the headlight being out. And when I explained to him what the issue was he let me go once I showed him that it came back on. The car itself has been amazing to drive especially how hard I've driven it over the years and it now has about 238,000 miles on it of which I put about 95,000 miles. Other major repairs like the air conditioning I had replaced within a month after purchasing the car under warranty. I was not so lucky with the radiator that went up. The whole ordeal ended up costing over $1000 at a aaa auto repair center. I still say it is an amazing car for the technology, road miles, and age of vehicle. I purchased it because it was all-wheel drive and the price was just under $10k back in 2015. This car new was more like $50k-$55k. I wish that acura would issue a recall and make the necessary repairs for the hid system. I actually read how one owner had both headlights go out while driving. Scary to even think about that happening at the wrong time and they not knowing how to fix it the way I learned which is to turn them off and on. Sometimes I can go several months with no issues and then others it happens just about every night depending on climate I sometimes think, specifically, humidity, but I can't be sure.

Filed Feb 28, 2017 · Lights · 145,000 miles · CO

The headlights intermittently go off while driving. Sometimes its one and sometimes both. You have to turn the lights off and back on and they turn back on. This is a major safety issue.

Filed Dec 19, 2016 · Lights · 120,000 miles · MN

Passenger side low beam flickers and will completely go off. Have taken into dealer with no results (claim they could not find the problem). This I believe is a safety issue. People have complained of this since 2005 with no solution. If when driving you turn your lights off then back on they come back on till the flickering starts again.

Filed Jul 23, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · 161,000 miles · PA

My headlights flicker a lot while driving at night. They go out sometimes one at a time, driver's side headlight or passenger side headlight. Sometimes they both go off and I am required to turn the headlights off and back on using the switch. This is very dangerous and the afs light comes on every so often. This needs to be fixed immediately. I read from several forums that a lot of acura owners for years 2005 and 2006 experienced this same issue that I am going through. I need acura to resolve this issue. Is there a recall for this? Please have someone contact me asap!

Filed Jun 20, 2016 · Lights · 145,000 miles · CA

2005 acura rl, headlights have flickered since purchase in 2005, have reported this over the past 9-10 years corporately and to the local acura dealers, acura of pleasanton and acura of the desert. This has now become a safety issue, flickering lights now turn off at night in the dark while in motion creating a driving hazard for both the occupants of the acura and any surrounding vehicles. This is a common problem with the 2005 acura rl according to numerous online blogs and sites. Acura continues to ignore and refuses to assume responsibility. Please intervene on behalf of current 2005 acura rl owners, a fix or recall is necessary before some is killed or injured.

Filed May 30, 2016 · Lights · 118,000 miles · CA

Front passenger light flickering more frequently these day. Went to dealer and replaced the low beam light bulb. Still experienced the issue when you made a right turn and noticed light start flickering and sometime it off. Very annoying and bothersome to driver. Saw numerous complaints about the flickering light and think it's time for the federal safety agency to start looking into this problem before they get worse. Honda knew the problem but avoid acknowledge until someone get hurt. Dealer are charging consumer over $1000 just to replace the whole headlight. Sometime, still wouldn't fix the problem, I urge nthsa to investigate immediately.

Filed May 27, 2016 · 40,000 miles · CA

Headlights have previously flickered and temporarily turned off, dealer has claimed our vehicle was the only one impacted, low beams have now comlpletely failed creating a safety hazard

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Lights · 130,451 miles · SC

One night while driving the driver's side headlight began flickering constantly and the afs light was illuminated and has been steadily on since then, whenever my headlights are in operation. Also, the headlight went dark. This began when the car was in motion heading from a rural area into a more populated one. I was able to turn the lights on and off very quickly and the headlight was illuminated. However. This is extremely dangerous and looks illegal from a law enforcement point of view. Every since then I have had issues with intermittent operational headlights. One of them will flicker constantly and more often than not, turn off completely. Also, the afs doesn't work so my headlights no longer shift when I turn. In addition to myself, I have read several forums where this has been happening to owners of this same generation rl. From research, replacing the bulb itself and/or the igniter is not solving the problem. It will start again and any other solutions are extremely expensive. It seems with this being such a widespread problem that something is faulty about the equipment used in production. I think honda needs to research this and own up to their mistake by issuing a recall when they discover the source of the problem.

Filed Mar 10, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 174,000 miles · MN

Headlights intermittently flicker and shut off, seemingly regardless of vehicle speed or driving conditions. At times, the right passenger side light shuts off. Less frequently, the left driver side or both lights shut off. Also, of late, the active front lighting indicator ("afs") turns on, seemingly at random, and whether or not afs is on or off.

Filed Mar 20, 2014 · Lights · 186,454 miles · OH

I was driving at night front headlight started flickering and cut off. I turned lights off then back on and headlights came back on. The next day both headlights started flickering and both went off turned lights off and on until they came back on.

Filed Mar 2, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · FL

While driving, or stationery, driver headlight flickers and shuts off, followed by the passenger light. The only way to regain headlight function, lights must be turned off and back on constantly.