Driver's side low beam light went out. High beam and marker lights remained in working order. Spontaneously came back on. A few days later 12/23/2021, both the driver's side and the passenger side front low beams did not illuminate. Again, the high beam lights and marker lights remained in working order. I tapped the plastic on the lens, and both of them came back on. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request. Having no lights creates a serious safety problem in the darkness of night. I have not taken it to the dealer or independent mechanic yet. No officer, manufacturer or others have inspected the vehicle. No warning lamps illuminated and no messages were visible on the dashboard.
2012 Honda CR-V lights problems
14 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 13,205.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 13,205
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Honda CR-V lights problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2012 Honda CR-V lights
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2012 Honda CR-V owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Started vehicle while stopped and low beams did not come on and low beam headlights have failed to work properly. Daytime lights and high beams continue to operate.
Low beam headlight switch failed and lost both low beam headlights at exactly same moment. Clearly a safety risk for night driving. I see honda has recalled this switch in past models. Failure occurred while driving at night.
Air bag light stays on and head light frequent replacemeny
When driving at night the running lights turn off by themself.
[xxx] reports high beams much lower intensity than low beams. They do not illuminate the road ahead at any speed. Must use low beams only. Safety hazard. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The high beams lights in my honda are a safety hazard, they aren't bright and don't light the road up at all. Its so bad that even if you leave the high beams on the oncoming traffic doesn't even notice they are on. I cant believe honda would allow something this unsafe to go to the customer. I have brought my vehicle to numerous honda dealers and they say there is nothing they can do because there isn't any recalls or safety bulletins pertaining to headlights on the 2012 honda. This needs to come to a head before someone gets seriously hurt by this horrible design. I have seen numerous chat boards online discussing the same issue I am having. Why should we as customers have to suffer from this poor design tactic. Hopefully something can come of this soon.
I. Headlights are terrible. I only drive occasionally at night. The high beam points too high and the low beam too low. I asked rep in service dept. At don jacobs, lexington, ky and he advised the headlights are set at factory. They could not do anything to adjust them. I don't think he even made out a report. But the more I think about it, honda should have a "fix" for this problem. 2. Battery. Local temps have been -/+ zero outside. My honda is parked in garage and temps in this cold weather in my garage is 34 degrees, average.. My honda "groans" when starting, but so far has managed to get started. I have not mentioned this to don jacobs as I didn't think they would do anything about it. They would probably say "it was set at factory".
The head lights are extremely poor very very poor I could see better with a LED flashlight the lights point up at the trees on high and point down on low ... You can not see anything on high.. I almost hit 2 people walking on the road and also countless deer.. Changing the bulbs did not work.. The hole head light assembles need to be redesigned or the lowbeam bypassed so that the low and high are on at the same time... I am sure you have had complaints before due to the thousands and thousands of complaints online just google it I did that's how I found out it was just not me when I get arrested for hitting someone due to my headlights sucking I will be filing a class a law suit against honda.
Tl* the contact owns 2012 honda crv. The contact stated that the headlights failed to provide proper illumination coverage. The dealer adjusted the headlights several times however the failure was not corrected. The low beam headlights would not provide coverage overhead or on the sides of the vehicle. The high beam headlight would illuminate much higher than normal. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the headlight failure was not a manufacturing defect. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 7,737 and the current mileage 24,000.
Questions about the 2012 Honda CR-V lights
Does the 2012 Honda CR-V have lights problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the lights of the 2012 Honda CR-V, 3% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2012 Honda CR-V lights problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 13,205 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2012 Honda CR-V lights?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Honda CR-V have the most lights problems?
The Honda CR-V model years with the most lights complaints are 2005 (124 complaints), 2006 (119 complaints) and 2002 (61 complaints).
Other 2012 Honda CR-V problems
Engine 91Electrical 68Transmission 48Visibility 36Steering 35Airbags 30Body 29Suspension 26Brakes 23Acceleration 21Fuel system 8Locks 7Seat belts 6Seats 6Wheels 4Driver assistance 2Tires 2
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