2005 Honda Accord: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Oct 19, 2023 · Electrical, Fuel system · KS

I was driving in Kansas City Kansas. On 635, It was around 6 pm. When I started exiting onto another highway. Due to car stalling by either transmission slipping, or the fuel pump stalling the engine headlights too dim with weird angle in lighting as well, Long story short.... I was almost the cause of a massive wreck ... it made for a quiet drive home... So I was also going to see if they've had a recall on 2005 honda accord aside from airbags.

Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Tires · 287,769 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda accord equipped with aftermarket sumitomo falken tires, size: 205/60/r16 (na). While driving approximately 65 MPH, the front driver side tire tread separated from the tire. The failure damaged the front driver's side headlamp assembly and wheel well. The vehicle was towed to a tire shop where they replaced the tire; however, the vehicle still had three of the same sumitomo tires. The tire manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tire failure mileage was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 287,769. *ln

Filed Mar 16, 2018 · FL

One day as I was driving at night, I happen to use my high beams. Once turning them on, it shut my engine off while in motion. There were no prior services done to my my car that would make me think it could be malfunctioning due to a mechanic's error. I also tried turning my high beams on with the engine running and in park. It still shut my engine off. Every mechanic I asked for a diagnostic, they were blown and responded with never hearing of this problem. I replaced the old alternator with a new one and it still does the same thing. Since the purchase of my car, the only parts I replaced was and o-ring for the power steering, brake calibers and rotors and recently the alternator. I completely stopped driving it to prevent any further damage or possible accidents.

Filed Feb 9, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 169,000 miles · TN

The cluster lights and the dome light will get dim. The dome light does when you open the doors. The cluster lights will while the head lights are on. The lights on the radio do the same. The radio will make a loud noise and stop playing until you turn off and turn back on.the wiring to back speakers is put in wrong dont work at all. The seat belts will lock when trying to pull them and it dont matter if its in motion or stationary.

Filed May 5, 2016 · Lights · 118,000 miles · IL

Headlights have top layer coming off the finish. The headlight then turns yellow and the clear lens becomes cloudy. This greatly reduces the amount of light on the road when driving at night. This causes increased danger of a car hitting an animal or pedestrian when driving at night. Aftermarket lens cleaning kits only offer a temporary fix. The only true fix is to replace the headlights, at a cost of almost $1000. The headlights are a safety devise that should last the life of the car, just like a seat belt or air bag. This headlight problem can be found on every car manufacture, not just honda. Cloudy headlights should be replaced at no cost.

Filed Apr 26, 2016 · Lights · OR

My headlights appear to not illuminate very far in the night on the low beam. Additionally as a contributing the outer casing of the headlights are dull and the plastic appears to have deteriorated. While the dealership I saw 3 other hondas with the same clouded outer casings. On the hwy at night I notice nights are noticeably providing less light on the road - and I am not comparing to the new style type lights - just regular lights on other cars shine way further out. The dealership suggested at nearly $100 each I could have a body shop work on them. This appears to be safety hazard from poorly designed materials used for the headlights and it feel honda should remedy this as it is making my headlight not perform as intended or expected. The dealers attitude ( beaverton honda) was not to do anything but they did acknowledge the damage visibility due to this and said it was from being used outside in weather? It's a car not an indoor house cat!

Filed May 18, 2014 · Lights · NY

A few years ago I noticed the headlights on my car were developing an opaqueness that reduced the amount of light thrown onto the roadway, certain dangerous in the darkness of night and exacerbated when driving on an unlit road. Recently I have noticed more and more older cars of various makes and models with the same problem and I wonder if all these manufacturers have bought the same high impact [lexan?] lenses from the same supplier. Yeasrs ago glass headlamps did not suffer this aging process as does these newer plastic/polycarbon replacements. According to a report I read in consumers' report there really is no satisfactory way to restore clarity to these older lights. This problem begs the question "what to do?" should there be a recall or not...this is the auto companies' doing, not mine or any one else's driving a vehicle with reduced light from their headlamps. In case of a low visibilty caused accident whoo will bear the responsibility? Isn't this as serious as other safety issues confronting consumers, e.g., gm's ignition switch, various airbag problems, brake pedal issues, et al>? Updated 11/24/2014

Filed Dec 3, 2013 · Electrical · 10 miles · TN

There are no any illuminating lights on for radio and A/C back lights when we turned on the head light. It was reported same issue for 2003 and 2004 honda accord, and honda offer 7 years or 100,000 miles extend warranty. We are not sure how many this cases for 2005 honda accord. It is really a big flaw related our safety, but we did not know that at all when we bought it. Let me make it clear: our car is 2005 accord lx has 53,000 miles on it, has been 8 years since we bought it. When head light is on, its radio and A/C back light is dark.

Filed Oct 13, 2010 · Lights · 46,000 miles · WI

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda accord. The contact stated that the headlights became dim when the cooling fan was on. The contact stated the cooling fan cycles in and out even if the air conditioner was not on. The dealer stated that they were aware of the failure and that the fuse box needed to be replaced. The article shown to the contact stated that the identical failure was related to all 2000 and 2005 vehicles. The repair did not remedy the failure and the dealer stated that was the best that they could do. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 46000 and the current mileage was 47700.

Filed Jun 25, 2010 · Electrical · NH

Instrument lights in panel for HVAC/audio system are not lit. One night they stopped working. Exact same issue as this: make: honda model: accord year: 2005 complaint number: 10241768 summary: the audio unit display lights do not come on when the headlights are turned on. The radio dial, clock, and HVAC control switches are not lit. The only light on in the area is the small green light showing which HVAC button has been selected. The instrument panel lights do light up are controllable with the dimmer switch. This problem came on suddenly - one night they worked when I turned on the headlights and the next night they did not work. So far this is a consistent problem. I have checked the fuses; none were blown. As a driver I can cope with the problem this time of the year, but as winter sets in and the windshield needs to be cleared of interior fog with the defroster I will not be able to see which control to hit creating an unsafe situation. This was/is a problem with earlier model years (2003-2004) of this model run. In 2007 honda issued a 7 year/100,000 mile warranty extension letter for these years. There is also a service bulletin for these repairs.

Filed Feb 27, 2010 · Lights, Visibility · 69,000 miles · IL

Loss of lights on controls for heating, defrost and all other climate controls. Over a period of several weeks, I had an intermittent loss of backlight to the climate controls for my car. This presents a hazard during nighttime driving as the dome lights must be switched on and it takes longer to find the appropriate control for defrost for the windshield. This is also related to the backlight on the radio, which was a known problem with honda accords for a very long time. The lights would go out, then come back on again when I went over a bump or turned the headlights on or off (indicating an electrical instead of bulb problem). The loss of function increased gradually in terms of number of outages, length and duration. The car was taken in after two near accidents due to trying to turn on the defroster while driving. Despite a known problem with prior year accords in the exact same system, for which honda has issued recalls, I did have to pay for the repair.

Filed May 2, 2009 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · NY

Starting at around 70k miles, the radio display backlight does not light up intermittently. Although the radio and controls work, it is impossible to view the time, radio volume, or station number without the assistance of an independent light source such as the overhead light. There has been a recall for this issue for the 2003-2004 model year. This recall should be extended to the 2005 model year as well because there is no major difference in audio unit design.