Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that there was an electrical short that caused the low beam headlights to fail. The contact had to apply the high beams due to the failure, which was progressing. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting). Prior to the contact owning the vehicle, it was repaired according to the recall, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.
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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 the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency 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.
Headlights low beam failed was repaired in a recall one before but failed again shows in there service bulletin http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/ucm426719/rcrit-12v136-0022.pdf to cut out the repair again.
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 the federal safety agency campaign number 04v086000 (exterior lighting). The failure and current mileage was 200,000.
We got into a head on collision with a SUV receiving damage to the front of the car. None of the airbags deployed, but both deployed in the other car (SUV). There were two recalls for our honda civic airbags in 2010 and 2013. In both recalls our honda civic was serviced and the "driver airbag inflator" was replaced. We were told the repairs were made, but the airbags never deployed. We do not want this to happen to anyone else.
Lowbeam light was a recall took to honda dealer ship in 2007 to fix they didn't fix but they saying they fixed it I asked them I need a copy to see they said they don't have it my lights are off don't work and its a recall not taken care yet please help us out,[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency campaign id number 06e044000 (exterior lighting). The failure and current mileage was approximately 150,000. *tr updated 04/30/13
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.
While driving home from work at approx. 12am the low beams stopped working. High beams still work, but low beams will not come on.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
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.
My 2001 honda civic was part of a recall due to a problem with the SRS. I went to the dealership and I was told that my car was also under recall due to a problem with the switch for the lights. The problem was with the low-beams. I made an appointment for both to be fixed. When I brought the car in, I was told that it was not part of the recall for the lightswitch, although the recall contained the make and model year of my car. I am disappointed that this wasn't fixed as part of the recall because I have been experiencing problems with the switch, going so far as to purchase two sets of headlights in the two years I have owned the car, and I don't understand why if it occurred in other cars made the same year as mine, why wouldn't honda fix it knowing it has been a problem. My VIN apparently was a few numbers off. I would think that if I'm having the same problem, honda would fix my switch even though it isn't within the recalled VIN range. My second complaint is that after having replaced the recalled part, the SRS indicator light is still on. This dealership allowed me to drive away in my unsafe car, which will not pass inspection due to the safety issue. The final issue is that I was promised the car at 1 o'clock, and I didn't get a call that it was finished until almost 2 o'clock, and at that time I had to scramble to find someone at the very last minute to pick up my child from school. I will own this car in another six months, and I was sincerely hoping to trade it in for a newer model honda. I am not sure I'll do that now.
Vehicle make / model: model year(s): honda / civic ex coupe 2001 manufacturer: honda (american honda motor co.) personal report date: mar 06, 2011 (today) component: interior lighting cluster summary: I was driving my car on august 22nd 2010 and at night time the interior cluster lighting failed to come on. I looked for recalls on my civic due to purchasing it the same year and saw nothing. I checked all the fuses and even my aftermarket radio. The interior cluster lighting has failed to worked since august 22 2010 and today's date is march 6th 2011. I just read online a recall for the 2001 honda acords that had the same problem and recall. Why was there not a listed recall on the civics as well? Listed below is the recall for the accords of the same year (2001) with the same problem. Recall: on certain passenger vehicles, the dimmer control for the instrument panel lights could fail due to heat buildup. Consequence: if this occurs, the instrument lights may fail and, at night, the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges, such as the speedometer. Remedy: dealers will replace a multiplex control unit for the instrument panel lights. Owner notification began june 16, 2004. Owners should contact honda at 1‑800‑999‑1009. Notes: honda recall no. P36. Customers can also contact the federal safety agency's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot ********* I need to know what can be done for me*******************
Left front headlight first failed on 01/30/2009. Electrical wiring to front low beam headlight overheated causing melting of headlight connector to electrical harnesst. . A succession of another 4 headlight connectors have melted between o8/08/2009 to december 14, 2010. First 4 headlight connector replacements completed by honda dealer. Prior to jan 30th 2009 headlight connector failure,a different honda dealer completed the federal safety agency 304v86000 recall work for headlight electrical overheating recall in 2006 during regular maintenance appointment. Failure #5 happened on dec14, 2010 just 6 days after melted connector #4 was replaced on december 8th 2010. Dealer found cruise control unit inoperable due to electrical melt down. Original air conditioner compressor replaced in 2009 due to melt down. Safety and possible fire hazard due to chronic overheating of original electrical harness & multi-plex unit. Honda dealer unable solve problem of repeated melting headlight connectors. All connectors are honda dealer parts. Total of 4 left headlight connectors and 1 right headlight connector have melted. 5th melted headlight connector has not been replaced. Using the high-beams to drive at night since 4 previous honda dealer replacement connectors have melted. Time intervals between connector failure keeps getting shorter and shorter. Due to chronic unsolved electrical overheating problem, the safety of electrical system is compromised.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the headlights failed. The contact was unable to turn the headlights back on. The high beams were the only lights that would illuminate. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure because the headlights were functioning at the time. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed her that the vehicle was previously repaired under an unknown headlight recall. The contact was unaware the vehicle was ever repaired for the failure. The failure and current mileages were 68,700.
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 federal safety agency's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1‑888‑327‑4236).
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.
I too have noticed the gradual 'frosting' of the plastic housing of my front headlights. It became noticeable about 4 or 5 years after I bought my '01 civic. It definitely diminishes effectiveness of the beams. I was about to replace them - they are hugely expensive. I am glad they might be recalled.
The failure I am concerned with has to do with the head light module. The plastic/glass that covers and protects the light will in time appear frosted. This frosting greatly reduces nighttime visibility. When I worked in the auto repair industry I witnessed it often. I owned a chevrolet prism that had this defect and now own a 2001 honda civic that has the problem. The replacement cost of the modules is enormous. These headlights should last as long as the car.
Low beam of the head light for honda civic 2001 lx failed without any notice.
Recently, both our headlights suddenly quit working. We checked the bulbs and fuses and all were ok. We checked online for possible causes for this and quickly discovered there is a honda safety recall on the headlight switch that alleviated just exactly the problem we were having. We called the honda dealership locally and they looked up our VIN number and said we had already had that safety issue serviced. We had forgotten. We asked them what could be done because obviously whatever was supposed to have been fixed in the recall servicing wasn't. They said they would not help us. Any further servicing would be at our expense. Since we had to have headlights immediately and did not trust the honda dealership, we took the car to our private honda certified mechanic (they only service honda's.. Exclusively). He fixed the part and explained to us that the original safety recall problem had never been touched during our supposed recall servicing with honda. He said in the recall servicing, a headlight switch wire that was too small of a gauge was supposed to be replaced by a much heavier gauge wire. Our car still had the original small gauge factory wire installed which not only was melted through but had also caused the light switch to melt. He replaced all parts for a charge of $117.95 which was much cheaper than what the honda dealership would have charged us. He gave us our melted parts as evidence to present to the honda corporation. He informed us that this is exactly what happens with cars who have never had the safety recall servicing at all. We have reported all this back to the honda corporation but although they have given us a case number, they have failed to help us at all. We would like to know if there is anything whatsoever that can be done. Our case number with the honda corporation is n032009-04-1500182.
When driving my 2001 honda civic ex, I experienced the complete loss of my headlights. This has been an on going problem that the dealership cannot or will not correct. There was a recall for the over heating of the headlight switch in 2004. After two attempts by the dealer to fix this problem, (replaced the switch, after extensive troubleshooting, according to them), I have for the third time experienced a loss of headlights while driving due to the over heating of the switch. The consequences of losing the headlights at night time are self explanatory.
I have a 2001 honda civic with 85,000 miles. I had the headlight switch fixed in may 2007 as part of the honda recall. At this time the dealer did a "once over" on the car and said my struts were leaking, but nothing else. On november 4th I went to drive my car in the morning and the car would not go. The car started, but it would not go into drive or reverse, etc. Luckily I was in my driveway and not driving on a highway or busy street. It turns out that I needed an entirely new transmission, I wound up fixing it for $2,500 as the car is paid off. I called honda's customer service and they said they will only entertain the problem if I had the car towed to a honda dealership for a diagnosis - and what pay $5,000+ for the dealer to fix the transmission - no thanks.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that the low beam light switch has blown out 4 times between may of 2004 and september of 2007. The dealer gives her a hard time whenever she brings the vehicle in for repair. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 91,374 and current mileage was 170,300.
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