Honda CR-V Exterior Lighting Problems
- 415
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
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 415 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Headlights · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 88 |
| 1–30k mi | 87 |
| 100–150k mi | 73 |
| 150–400k mi | 50 |
| 30–60k mi | 47 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlight switch failed and lost both low beam headlights at exactly same moment. Clearly a safety risk for night driving. I see honda has recalled this switch in past models. Failure occurred while driving at night.
ODI 11301213
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda cr-v. The contact noticed while driving at night, the low bean headlights failed to illuminate. The contact stated that he replaced the bulb and checked the fuse but the failure recurred. The contact called tameron honda dealer, (1675 montgomery hwy, birmingham, al 35216, (205) 396--3108) and schedule an appointment. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing…
ODI 11300657
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
Head light low beams will not turn on, bulbs are good but the switch is turning off high beams but not turning on low beams.
ODI 11287203
Exterior Lighting
Problem: headlight bulb blowout at any time; driving or stationary. The headlights on this vehicle according to honda are designed to run off the battery, not the alternator. If the battery voltage drops significantly, the car is designed to push the battery voltage back up. This causes voltage spikes that blow out the headlight bulbs. This is described online at www.carcomplaints.com. For example: cr-v176,000 miles…
ODI 11280638
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Smoke started arising from the steering column while driving on a city street during the daytime. Driver was not using lights at the time and was using normal occasional turn signals for a urban metropolitan area. The turn signal was evaluated and showed melting of the turn signal switch and the terminal harness. This is similar to what is described in nhtsa 12v-136 or 12v-486. Honda america and honda dealerships…
ODI 11270135
Exterior Lighting
Headlights go out every 2-3 months so constantly changing bulbs. Very inconvenient and dangerous.
ODI 11256326
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