2005 Honda CR-V Exterior Lighting Problems
- 113
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
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What owners report
- Headlights · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 100–150k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda cr-v. While driving approximately 75-80 mph, the passenger side low beam headlight became inoperable. The contact stated that the passenger side headlamp was replaced on several occasions. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.
ODI 11292004
Exterior Lighting
The running lights & low beam lights fail repeatedly. Running, standing or start up; it doesn't matter. The bulbs burn out. Both lights use the same halogen bulb. This is the same problem covered in your honda cr-v recall # 12v13600 (honda # s34) affecting the 2002,'03 and 2004 model years. Model years 2005 and possibly beyond should have been included.
ODI 11254296
Exterior Lighting
Was driving the vehicle at night and both low beam head lights went out and remained out. Had to stop to prevent crash. Driver could not see. Very dangerous! High beams working but did not realize until later. Read that this is a problem with many hondas and a tsb issued for other models, but not this one. This model and year needs a tsb as well. Read that others with this model and year have had same problem but…
ODI 11228867
Exterior Lighting
Every few months the driver side headlight goes out. I have owned the vehicle since 2011, and it has been an ongoing issue the entire time. It does not matter if headlights are used continuously or for just an hour a day on the highway and interstate, have had multiple warnings from area police. Same thing happens that the driver side bulb blows. Passenger side has only needed replaced a few times since i have owned…
ODI 11154027
Exterior Lighting
I've own this vehicle for about 4 years and it has been an ongoing issue ever since i own this vehicle. I constantly have to replace the low beam light bulbs on both driver and passenger side. They seem to go out while driving. It is very dangerous for me to drive with only one headlight (low beam) especially there is no street lights and also for oncoming drivers if i use the high beam to drive. There is a same…
ODI 11166392
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlight recall. I am aware that there have been some headlight recalls on previous year models of honda crv. I have a 2005. The front headlights burn out and/or fail very frequently. I have owned the crv for maybe 5 years and have had to replace the bulbs 4 to 5 times. Now the right headlamp will not work even with a brand new bulb. This seems to be an electrical problem. The headlights could fail while driving at…
ODI 11164725
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The low beam headlights have failed while the high beams continue to work. This same failure in other honda models merited a safety recall. Please see honda service bulletins 12-056 and 04-15. The 2005 cr-v has the same part, failure, and repair procedure for the light switch wire harness located in the steering column. I feel a safety recall should apply to my vehicle, since it is the same failure, same part to…
ODI 11162000
Exterior Lighting
The head light bulbs keep blowing out. Google it. Some have replace there's 20 times. We are on our 3rd or 4th and it's blown again. One person claims they got 3 tickets. Another said both of their headlights went out while driving. No one knows why. They suggest electrical harness which we did have other problems previously where that came up but it's too expensive to fix.
ODI 11081327
Air Bags · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Air bag light come on/off at will, dash light stop working, and the gages stop/glitch at will when it is either hot/cold/normal out side. And this all happened stationary, in motion, on a city street, or a highway, turning, braking, etc. And it is a problem that created the unsafe condition. And i am a mechanic and i am most certain it could be a computer are wiring factory defect for any more question? U may…
ODI 11053649
Exterior Lighting
I wrote about my headlight going out twice in the last 3 weeks, well just not as i left to get some groceries, my driver side headlight went out again. Don't understand why nhtsa and honda are not doing anything to fix what is clearly manufacturers defect.
ODI 11035563
Exterior Lighting
This year i have replaced my driver right side headlight bulb 3 times it goes out for no particular reason. Clearly this is a manufacturer defect which honda should issue a recall.
ODI 11053682
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlights ever since we purchased the car, we've had to replace the low beam bulbs every few weeks. They burn out at completely random times (its happened both while in motion and stationary, in residential areas as well as out driving through countryside, freeways; basically everywhere). Not only is this an inconvenience due to the amount of money spent on replacements, it's also extremely dangerous.…
ODI 10993485
Exterior Lighting
I am constantly having to change the low beam headlamps on both driver and passenger side. There have been numerous times when the headlights go out and stop working while operating on the highway. I have tried different bulbs, and have determined it is not any particular type or quality. The new bulb will typically last 1-3 months. This has been costly, as well as dangerous for my wife to drive at night. I also…
ODI 10990611
Exterior Lighting
Purchased new in march, 2005, we quickly learned that the low beam headlights on our 2005 honda crv burn out frequently, usually on both sides and within a few days of each other. When replaced, they will last only a year or so before burning out again. We notice they're burned out when we're driving. We use the headlights both during the day (for safety) and of course at night. We've tried several different types…
ODI 10983301
Exterior Lighting
I have replaced the low beam headlight bulbs in my 2005 honda crv 4 times in the last year. I was cautious with the lights during instillation making sure to do everything right. Finally, decided to bring up the issue as my wife was driving the car in the road last night when the passenger side went out. It decreased her visibility on a country highway causing her to have to slow down a little to make sure she could…
ODI 10954412
Exterior Lighting
The low beam headlights on my 2005 vehicle repeatedly blow out bulbs leaving me with only one and potentially no low beam headlights. On both sides of the vehicle the life expectancy of the bulbs is no more than 4 months. They are unreliable and may cease working while on the road reducing my visibility in all types of weather conditions and at night. This problem seems to be the same as the one for the recall of…
ODI 11015086
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda cr-v. The contact stated that the head lamps failed without warning. The contact replaced the head lamps; however, the failure occurred approximately one week later. The contact found a recall related to the failure that stated that the wiring harness, located in the steering wheel malfunctioned, and needed to be replaced. The vin was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10939645
Exterior Lighting
Headlights go out intermittently. I thought they were going out and kept replacing bulbs, but now realize they will come back on. I see many many posts from others with this same model/year complaining about this! There was a recall on the 2004, needs to be extended to 2005!
ODI 11005537
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
About every month we have had to replace the front low beam headlights on either the drivers side or passenger side. We have replace the entire headlight assm and use surgical gloves to put in the bulbs. They blow on the road and nobody can explain why and it is dangerous.it started awhile ago.
ODI 10927319
Exterior Lighting
Drivers side headlight low beam went out while driving. Bought replacement bulb and put in but low beam still didn't work.
ODI 10896123
Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlights, both driver & passenger, continue to go out despite changing bulbs three times now. The bright lights continue to work. They have gone out as we were driving and in the driveway after starting the car.
ODI 10946802
Exterior Lighting
The halogen bulbs in my headlights frequently burn out. They always have, but i didn't know so many other owners were dealing with the same issue. This is dangerous. I just learned that honda issued a recall for this very same problem for years 2002-2004. There are numerous complaints for this same issue on record for 2005. Honda needs to include the 2005 model for this recall and correct this defect. Why aren't…
ODI 10872219
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda cr-v. The contact had to replace the front low beam headlights six times within four months. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,700.
ODI 10899344
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlights (halogen) burn out within months of install, repeatedly.
ODI 10855266
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda cr-v. While driving 55 mph, the low beam headlights burned out without warning on the drivers side of the vehicle. The contact was pulled over by law enforcement regarding the issue. The vehicle was repaired, but the issue recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 166,520.
ODI 10872183
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