2002 Honda Civic Lights Problems

Your low beam headlights cut out while driving due to a faulty switch harness. Although other 2002 Honda Civics were recalled for this same headlight switch problem (NHTSA recall 12V-136), your vehicle's VIN did not qualify for that recall. The fix will likely involve replacing the headlight switch harness or the entire headlight switch assembly.

Your car's automatic high beams are extremely bright and are causing anxiety while driving at night. The intensity of the headlights—both high and low beams—makes it difficult for you to see your own vehicle's position on the road, and you're concerned about potential accidents, especially when oncoming or following vehicles are SUVs or pickup trucks with similarly bright lights.

I HAVE NOW READ MORE THAN ONE ARTICLE REGARDING 2002 HONDA CIVIC RECALLS FOR FAULTY HEADLIGHT WIRING CAUSING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, IN THE DARK, ON THE FREEWAY, ON CITY STREETS, THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF! NOW HONDA TELLS ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL!! THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. *JS

TAKATA RECALL. MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON MY DASHBOARD SINCE I GOT MY CAR NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THEY SAID I HAVE AIR BAGS. SO I DID SOME REASURCH AND MY PASSENGER AND DRIVERS AIRBAGS ARE RECALLED AND THERE IS ALSO A RECALL ON MY LO BEAMS ON MY HEADLIGHTS. NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE RECALL FIXED ON MY CAR.

I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING LOW BEAMS THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK PERFECTLY BUT THE LOW BEAM DON'T KNOW I BEEN READING AND ON THIS WEBSITE THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL AND MAKE BUT WHEN I OUT MY VIN NOTHING POPS OUT ...HOW CAN I GET IT FIXED LIKE OTHER DRIVERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE PART ORDER BEING PLACED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND I HAD A HORRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT I HIT A 80,000 LB STEEL TRUCK MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SO HARD IT BROKE MY STERNUM COME UP HIT MY CHIN BUSTING IT OPEN AND CHIPPING MY FRONT TOOTH. IT ALSO BROKE MY SHOULDER IN 3 PLACES FROM THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG TOGETHER. I HAVE BAD INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND CANNOT WORK FOR A YEAR OR MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 14V351000 (AIR BAGS), AND 14V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN A YEAR BUT IN THE PAST BOTH LAMPS HAVE WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. I SAW THERE WAS A "SILENT " RECALL ON THE HEAD LIGHTS IN 2012, HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM? I'M THE ONLY OWNER. *TR

MY DAUGHTER (18 YRS. OF AGE) RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. IN THIS ACCIDENT THE UNFORTUNATE THING WAS HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. X-RAYS WERE DONE AND SHE WAS JUST BRUISED AND NO BROKEN BONES. SHE MAY HAVE NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES IF THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I KNOW HONDA HAS HAD LAW SUITS FILED AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING AND CAUSING INJURY, BUT IN HER CASE IT CAUSED INJURY THAT MAYBE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF IT HAD DEPLOYED. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,920.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT. OF 2012 FOR THE WIRING ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AT THAT TIME THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR REPAIRS.FINALLY I AM GETTING AROUND TO GETTING IT CORRECTED.BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY REFUSED TO SCHEDULE THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THIS VIN# DOES NOT EXIST.I CALLED HONDA OF USA BUT THEY WOULDN'T SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS,BUT IF ISEND A COPY OF MY LICENSE AND REGISTRATION THEY WOULD REVIEW & ADVISE. MY CAR IS TITLED ,TAGGED ,REGISTERED WITH THIS VIN. NOW IT IS RECALLED.HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PROCEED WITH RECALL 12V-136 IF THE DEALER REFUSES SERVICE. *TR

MY CIVIC WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILING. AT THAT TIME, THE LIGHTS HAD NOT SHOWN ANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TERMINAL AND WIRING UNDER THE RECALL, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE COMBINATION SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. THEN IN JULY THE LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS BOTH FAILED. THE DEALER SAID THE PREVIOUS RECALL WOULD NOT COVER THE COMBINATION SWITCH REPLACEMENT SO I REPLACED THE COMBINATION SWITCH MYSELF WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR ORIGINALLY AND SINCE THE COMBINATION SWITCH WAS NOT REPLACED AT THAT TIME I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH NOW. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE NOT BURNT OUT BUT WILL NOT COME BACK ON. HI BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE OPERATIVE. FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V086000 BUT HONDA WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL. NOT SURE WHY, BUT AT HIGH SPEED THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB

2002 HONDA CIVIC LX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH LOW BEAM LIGHTS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS COMPLAINT, WAS WITH THE EXTENT OF THE RECALL BY HONDA. THE LEFT SIDE LOW BEAM HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE LIGHT, THE END SOCKET WHICH ATTACHED TO THE LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED ON THE LOW BEAM SIDE. HE CLEANED THE MELTED PLASTIC FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FREELY SWINGING LOW BEAM TERMINAL AND FROM AROUND THE GROUND TERMINAL AND RE-ATTACHED THE SOCKET. THE LOW BEAM WORKED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER THEN CHECKED ON BUYING A REPLACEMENT SOCKET FROM HONDA, BUT HE DISCOVERED HONDA ONLY OFFERED THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER WAS HOPING, THE RECALL ADDRESSED THE SOCKET, BUT HE STATED THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS AT ANOTHER CONNECTION. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AIR BAG AND THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROCEDURE DONE ON 03/15/12. THE AIR LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BECAUSE THE KNOB ON THE ODOMETER HAD BAD CONTACTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULB WAS FINE BUT THERE WAS A WIRING ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD BURNED OUT BUT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERPERLY WITH THE LOW BEAM; THE CONTACT HAD TO SWITCH TO THE HIGH BEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHOM INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH INTERNAL WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH LOW BEAMS WENT OUT. THREE DAYS LATER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA CONCERNING RECALL DUE TO LIGHT FAILURE. TOOK IT TO HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAUSE OF MY FAILURE WAS NOT RECALL RELATED. I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT I WOULD LOSE BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME A RECALL IS BEING ISSUED AND THEY ARE SAYING IT IS UNRELATED. *TR

FOR THE PAST 1.5 YEARS, THE LOW BEAMS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, HAVE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES (3-4 TIMES FOR EACH SIDE). AFTER FAILING, A NEW LIGHTBULB WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. THE LOW BEAM COMPONENT OF THE NEW LIGHTBULB WOULD ONLY LAST ABOUT 2-4 MONTHS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. HONDA ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR 2002 CIVICS, WHICH DOES NOT DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MY NEIGHBOR RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 12V-136, WHICH DOES DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM. IT STATES, "THERE IS A POTENTIAL FAILURE WITH THE WIRING OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL...THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL AND IF NECESSARY THE COMBINATION LIGHTING SWITCH." IN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL, HONDA WILL ONLY REPLACE THE COMBINATION LIGHTING SWITCH. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA FEELS THAT HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL IN THE CR-V MODELS, BUT FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN OTHER MODELS, HONDA DOES NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL. I BROUGHT MY CIVIC IN FOR THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. MY DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HAD ALREADY FAILED (JUST SHY OF TWO MONTHS OLD. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS LIKELY TO FAIL SOON.) AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETE, MY LOW BEAM STILL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT AUTHORIZE HIM TO REPLACE MY LIGHTBULB FREE-OF-CHARGE. WHEN I CALLED AMERICA HONDA, I ASKED ABOUT RECEIVING A REPLACEMENT LIGHTBULB. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE RECALL COVERED. LATER, HE SAID THAT IF THE WORDING USED IN NHTSA'S RECALL 12V-136 WAS USED, I WOULDN'T EVEN BE ON THE PHONE WITH HIM. HOWEVER, HE EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS SERVICES, AND IF THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL IS THE CAUSE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. ..UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED 03/29/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE WIRING HARNESS BEHIND THE BULB AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MELTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 163,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED BUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO RESUME DRIVING WITH ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC SI. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED WIRES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WHENEVER OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) WHICH MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 07/11/11

2002 HONDA CIVIC HEADLAMP LENSES ARE NOT ALLOWING ADEQUATE LIGHTING. "*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT THE FRONT TWO LOW BEAMS MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE ROAD VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 03/22/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR NEAR THE DASHBOARD. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V086000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 210,000.

2002 HONDA CIVIC (RECALL 00-02 INSIGHT/01-02 ) MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC WAS RECALLED AND UNSATIFACTORY FIXED BY HONDA DEALER BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM HAS FAILED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING EVEN THOUGH THE BULBS ARE OK. THE HONDA DEALER & THE HONDA USA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

SUDDEN FAILURE OF HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAMS, DUE TO OVERHEATING OF HEAD LIGHT SWITCH. DAMAGE TO BOTH SWITCH AND COUPLER HAVE OCCURRED. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I TOOK IT TO HIM AFTER SUDDEN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000, FOR HONDA CIVIC 2002 VEHICLES. HONDA HAD THEIR OWN RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, UNDER "CAMPAIGN P23." I HAVE A 2002 HONDA CIVIC, BUT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP. SAYS THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR RECALL. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE RECALL BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY QUICKLY SHUT OFF. SHE CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) WAS REFERENCED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED. THE REPAIR COST $400. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON DECEMBER 8, 2008 AND THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ON THURSDAY 10SEP2008 I ARRIVED HOME IN THE EVENING AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THEY WENT OUT, BUT I CLEARLY HAD JUST DRIVEN HOME IN THE DARK WITH NO HEADLIGHTS. I CHANGED BULB, CHECKED FUSES, ETC WITH NO USEFUL RESULT. ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED NHTSA RECALL 04V086000, WHICH INCLUDES THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS OUT OF TOWN (NOT USING CAR) FOR A BIT OVER A WEEK, AND THEN ON 20SEP2008 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP (OURISMAN HONDA IN BETHESDA MD). DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT REQUIRED ME TO PAY FOR REPAIR ($358.76) BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE RANGE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN ON MY VEHICLE IS , WHILE THE RECALL INCLUDED THE RANGE SHHEP3...2U300001 THRU SHHEP3...2U300222. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 46313. DEALERSHIP SERVICE WRITER (JUAN QUINTERO) GAVE ME A COPY OF HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-015, WHICH WAS ABOUT THIS RECALL. SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR THEY PERFORMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN. ON 02OCT2008 I CALLED HONDA (1-800-999-1009) TO REQUEST THAT THEY COVER THE REPAIR. THE PHONE REP WAS PRETTY FIRM THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE VIN WASN'T IN RANGE. SHE SAID I COULD REQUEST ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND SAID THAT THIS WAS ENTERED AS CASE NUMBER N032008-10-0200448 I HAVE NOT YET REQUESTED REVIEW OF THIS CASE, LARGELY BECAUSE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUT-OF-RANGE VINS, AND NONE OF THEM SEEM TO HAVE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING HONDA TO COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE LOW BEAMS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO WORK, HOWEVER THE HIGH BEAMS DID WORK. UPDATED 10/07/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AND THEN SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED A DEFECTIVE PIN AND SWITCH IN THE JUNCTION BOX. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL ONLY OPERATE IF THE HIGH BEAMS ARE ACTIVATED. WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN COVER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRE FOR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS BURNED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR NOISE. NO OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILED. THE CONTACT SWITCHED TO THE HIGH BEAMS FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMBINATION LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WANTED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) EXTENDED TO HIS VIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME EXACT SITUATION, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. *JB

TL *- THE 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD 108,000 MILES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF. AT PRESENT, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON, BUT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WILL. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A BURNED DAMAGED COUPLER AT THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL , HOWEVER , THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK UPDATE*4/23/07 **TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #04V086000, FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE MOISTURE WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V086000 CONCERNING LOW BEAM LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED LESS THE 4 MONTH AGO, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE LOW BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT OPERATING EVEN AFTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V086000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THIS MADE THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD DIFFICULT AT NIGHT.*AK

MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD OPTIONAL FOG LIGHTS INSTALLED AS A DEALER OPTION. ONE OF THE FOG LAMPS TOOK A SMALL ROCK HIT IN NORMAL TRAFFIC AND RELEASE QUARTER SIZED CHUNKS OF GLASS UNDER THE CAR. I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, THE GLASS THAT IS INSTALLED IN THESE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE ITEMS IS UNSAFE AS IT CAN EASILY BREAK AND GO UNDER TIRES, CAUSING BLOW OUTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS SWITCH OVERHEATED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITHOUT VISION OF THE ROAD. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED BOTH WIRE HARNESS AND BULBS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB