While driving at night, with rain and fog, the low beam headlights became extremely dim which made it impossible to see the road. Surprisingly both low beam headlights went dim, not effective at all, I had to depend on my fog lights for a bit of visibility. Could it be the headlamp, turn signal switch on the column that has gone bad?? So dangerous, my wife was almost shaking as we slowly made our way home, and we live in the country so scary drive home.
2006 Honda Pilot: headlights failing or too dim
12 of the 268 complaints about the 2006 Honda Pilot describe headlights failing or too dim.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 152,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Headlights failing or too dim by model year
What owners say
Both low beam headlights stopped working. High beams worked fine.
Low beam headlights have failed - bulbs are good, have replaced with known good bulb to no avail. Have read multiple reports of similar problems from other owners of the honda pilot from 2003-2008. There was a recall on the earlier (pre 2005) pilots but the problem was not corrected by honda in later models. This problem affects the vehicle in any state, parked, motor on or off, while vehicle is in operation or standing still. Hi-beam headlights still function properly identical to the problem in the earlier recall. Vehicle has roughly 180,000 miles on it.
Both vehicle low beams simultaneously stopped working while I was driving. I needed to use high-beams to get home. This is very dangerous!! I checked bulbs and fuses and all are in working order.
Headlight blows bulbs about once a month. Yesterday the passenger headlight low beam stopped working all together. Took into honda service center and they cant find a problem
Passenger side headlight stopped working because the connector/socket had melted. Have not fixed yet but apparently this issue has been recalled on 2003 honda pilots, but not on 2006
The right low beam head headlight does not turn on. After buying a new bulb and checking the fuse.the fuse is fine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. The contact stated that after putting the ignition in the on position, the contact attempted to turn on the low beams but the front driver and passenger side low beams failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for inspection. The failure was not repaired. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure and current mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. The contact stated that the head lights failed. The contact stated that she became aware of recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v136000 (exterior lighting: headlights: switch). The contact stated that she believed the vehicle was not included since the recall was not for her model year. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda pilot. While stopped at a traffic stop, the contact noticed that the driver side headlight was not functioning. The contact had the bulb replaced but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was not certain of the repair that was performed but believed it was the replacement of the headlight assembly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure three different times. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 92292 updated 04/18/12*bf the consumer stated the passenger light failed again. Updated 05/31/12
Low beam headlights on 2006 honda pilot do not shine very far when going down a hill. There is a divider bar between lower (low beam) and upper (high beam) lights that limits the distance the low beam shines when at the bottom of a hill and proceeding up another hill.
Dt*: the contact stated the low beam headlights only illuminate 50 feet in front of the vehicle. There is no visibility above 12 inches from the bottom of the windshield. The dealership determined the vehicle meets factory specifications and no repairs are available. Updated 3/22/2006 -
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2006 Honda Pilot headlights
Is headlights failing or too dim a common problem on the 2006 Honda Pilot?
12 of 268 owner complaints about the 2006 Honda Pilot (4%) mention headlights failing or too dim. The model year with the most reports is 2019.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Honda Pilot?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Honda Pilot
Sudden acceleration 13Check engine light 12ABS 10Misfire 9No deployment 7Grinding brakes 7Fire or smoke 6Stalling 6
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