2001 Honda Civic Exterior Lighting Problems
- 33
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 33 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- beam headlights · 14 records
- exterior lighting · 8 records
- headlights failed · 7 records
- high beam · 6 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- high beams · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Vehicles of this type were subjected to a recall back in 2012 due to a safety issue where the low beam headlights would unexpectedly fail while the vehicle was being driven at night. The recall work has been performed previously by honda on this specific vehicle. However, a similar problem has recently started occurring on this vehicle even though the recall work has already been done to it. I am an air force…
ODI 11193201
Exterior Lighting
Light switch terminal overheated. While in motion on the road, low beam lights suddenly go dark, but high beams and parking lights do work fine. See nhtsa campaign id 04v086000
ODI 11024717
Exterior Lighting
In july 2017, the low beam headlights failed (were inoperable), but the high beam and all other external lights were operational. These are the symptoms of a honda safety recall service bulletin 04-015. This car had the safety recall repairs in september 2009, but the same symptoms reappeared in july 2017. Dealer made the repairs (it took two tries to get it right as shown on the invoices attached) and charged me…
ODI 11019399
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting
Takata recall the side airbag light check turns on randomly from time to time. Then a day or 2 later i get a dmv alert saying my vehicle has been recalled for a safety defect in the airbag. The check light would turn on when i am driving and would stay on. *tr
ODI 10947658
Exterior Lighting
The instrument panel lights have failed to work. The fuse and connections have been checked and are in good repair. The problem lies in the multiplex control unit (mcu). There was a recall on 1998-2000 honda accords for the same issue. The problem occurred at night while i was driving. I could no longer see my speed and cannot see any instruments at night.
ODI 10846489
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting). A year later, the low beam headlights failed to function. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the low beam headlights needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.
ODI 10825377
Exterior Lighting
Running lights do not shut off. Must disconnect battery to turn them off.
ODI 10766430
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that the headlights failed without warning. The lights came back on and the failure did not recur. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 205,000. The vin was not provided.
ODI 10749815
Exterior Lighting
We were driving from reno nv to antioch ca and were in the sierra mountains at about 2:30 am and all of the sudden we lost our low beam head lights in which we couldn't see the road and we went off the road we avoided an accident because i knew how to steer the vehicle to avoid hitting anything we got out and attempted to see why we didn't have the low beams and could not see why we clicked the high beams and they…
ODI 10734970
Exterior Lighting
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 nhtsa campaign number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting). The…
ODI 10664928
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced under nhtsa 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.
ODI 10618773
Exterior Lighting
Headlights low beam failed was repaired in a recall one before but failed again shows in there service bulletin http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/ucm426719/rcrit-12v136-0022.pdf to cut out the repair again. *tr
ODI 10566466
Exterior Lighting
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 nhtsa campaign number 04v086000 (exterior lighting). The failure and current mileage was 200,000.
ODI 10566453
Air Bags · Body · Engine · Exterior Lighting
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…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10564539
Exterior Lighting
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…
ODI 10546449
Exterior Lighting
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 nhtsa campaign id number 04v086000…
Fire reported
ODI 10544447
Exterior Lighting
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 nhtsa…
ODI 10504674
Exterior Lighting
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. *tr
ODI 10489480
Exterior Lighting
While driving home from work at approx. 12am the low beams stopped working. High beams still work, but low beams will not come on. *tr
ODI 10487836
Exterior Lighting
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.
ODI 10404564
Exterior Lighting
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…
ODI 10399006
Exterior Lighting
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…
ODI 10393615
Exterior Lighting · Frontal
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…
ODI 10392908
Exterior Lighting
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 nhtsa campaign id number: 04v086000 (exterior lighting: headlights) but was advised by the manufacturer…
ODI 10434083
Exterior Lighting · Headlights
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…
ODI 10331107
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