2016 Honda CR-V: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Dec 23, 2025 · Electrical · MO

Unknown electrical problem. Both headlights will go out simultaneously without warning while driving. Frequent malfunction of running lamps, headlamps, break lamps.

Filed Oct 9, 2024 · Electrical · CA

I have a 2016 Honda CRV. Approx 2 years ago several electrical problems started. 1. )Radio started turning on and off on its own. 2. ) Car locks would lock and unlock on their own. I will be sitting in car and the car would lock and unlock on its own approx 4-5 times and then stop. It would also happen when I would get out of the car and lock the door and as soon as I walked away I could hear it unlock again and it did not matter if I locked it on the door panel or use the key FOB. I thought at first maybe I am doing something wrong, but it has also happened to my husband multiple times. This could be a safety issue, not knowing if its locked or unlocked my child could open the door while I am driving. Also someone could get into my car. 3.) My car battery started losing juice frequently. I would have to jump it, and now this is happening approx every 6 weeks. 4.) The Key FOB also juices out frequently and I have had to replace it multiple times and batteries are not cheap. I have been stranded 4 times at night and I beleive it was a risk to my personal safety. I have taken it to a independent service for the locks but they could not duplicate and told me it would be expensive to check the electrical system to first see if there were any electrical recalls first. I have read all the complaints on your site and there are over 60 electrical complaints. Many in regards to the Car's Battery discharging. One person talked about the seat position would move on its own, another said their headlights would turn off and on. Although there are many different electrical complaints they are all electrical related and warrant an investigation. As a consumer it is very fustrating as the price for buying and fixing a car is expensive. I don't know what it takes to have a recall but I hope the federal safety agency does the right thing especially when people are losing faith in big companies/agencies. Thank you

Filed Jun 14, 2019 · Electrical · 20,100 miles · NY

After sitting in vehicle with radio playing on accessory for 20 minutes the vehicle would not start requiring a boost from aaa. After returning home and in my driveway I checked the voltage on the battery with the engine off and it read 12.31. I started the vehicle and the voltage read 13.22 after a few seconds it went down to 12.25 indicating it wasn't charging. I turned on the headlights and the reading jumped to 14.11 and remained there about until I turned the lights off whereupon it returned to the lower part of 12 volts.

Filed Apr 1, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 10,193 miles · IN

The headlights turn on randomly and off while driving in full sunlight. The lights have come on without input while the car is parked and the ignition is off. American honda has authorized and replaced both the wiring harness and the fuse box in an attempt to fix this issue. They have refused to do further work on this vehicle and the problem still exists. Once the battery was completely dead in the morning when I tried to use it. It was driven the night before. The lights have turned themselves on with no input from the key fob or the driver when the car is parked. Multiple people have witnessed the car doing this. I have many mp4 files documenting the headlights coming on and going off at random while driving. Under the description of "when did this happen" I put the reported date to the dealership. It happens most every time that I drive the car for any extended period over a few miles.

Filed Feb 19, 2018 · Seats · 100 miles · PA

While idle at traffic light, front two seats shake quite a bit to make us nervous. But when turn headlight on, that shake reduced by 80%. But one headlight turned off/daytime, its shakes again after once break applied