2001 Honda Accord Lighting Problems

MY SIS LIGHT IS ON AND MY DASH IS DARK(ILLUMINATION DOESN'T WORK.STATIONARY AND MOTION NO DIFFERENCE

I HAD MY CAR TAKEN IN FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL AND THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. I ALSO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY FIXED MY RECALL COMPLETELY AND BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL OTHER RECALLED ISSUES AT HAND. INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHT S DO NOT GIVE PROPER LIGHTING AND VISIBILITY IS HORRIBLE AT NIGHT. THE SEATBELT ON MY DRIVER SIDE LOCKS ALL THE TIME WHEN I TRY TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER. THE TCS LIGHT SPORADICALLY COMES ON WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO GET DEALERSHIP AUTOSHOP WORK PERFORMED. SO IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THESE DEFECTS BEING FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TRY AND GET HELP.

THE AXEL THAT HOLDS MY TIRES ON DO NOT HOLD THE BOLTS THAT ARE PUT ON. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EVERY SINGLE BOLT ON ALL FOUR TIRES ONCE A MONTH, IF NOT MORE. THE BOLTS COME LOSE AFTER REPLACING THEM AND TIGHTENING THEM. THE BOLTS KEEP CROSS THREADING AFTER FIXING THEM AND PUTTING THEM ON CORRECTLY. MY DRIVER SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WHERE THE CLOCK IS AND BELOW COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM MY TIRES, PULL OVER AND A BOLT OR TWO HAS COME OFF. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR NOT ONLY ME BUT MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULITPLEX CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNALS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 118,218.

OBVIOUSLY, MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE HEADLIGHT LENSES IN ALL CARS BECOME CLOUDED OVER TIME REGARDLESS OF MAINTENCE OR BRAND OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS LIGHT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS IS GREATLY REDUCED. REPLACEMENT ON MY CAR IS APPROX. $400 PER LENS. THIS IS PERFECTLY AVOIDABLE BY USING BETTER MATERIALS. AUTO MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THEM AT THEIR COST, AND USE PROPER MATERIALS IN ALL NEW CARS MANUFACTURED. I AM STUNNED THAT NO REGULATING BODY HAS DONE THEIR JOB IN ADDRESSING AND CORRECTING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, PARKING LAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE. 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: 04V256000 (COMPONENT: INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT PERIODICALLY CHECKED THE DOME LIGHT TO CHECK THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400.

A FEW MONTHS AGO WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WAS FAILING, AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A GENUINE HONDA PART. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. INSTEAD, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ARE NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL, CAUSING THE WHOLE CLUSTER TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V256000. WHICH STATES, 'ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COULD FAIL DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND, AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER'. I PHONED HONDA AND WAS TOLD OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I THEN SEARCHED THE WEB, AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES WHERE OTHER 2000/2001 HONDA ACCORDS HAVE SUFFERED THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE NATIONAL 800 SERVICE NUMBER, ALL OF WHOM HAVE TOLD ME THAT OUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS RECALL. THOUGH, THE SITUATION IS TOO MUCH ALIKE TO BE A COINCIDENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM WHEN ILLUMINATED AND IMPAIRED HER VISION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ UPDATED 10/11/11

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHTING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY FOR DAYS AT A TIME. WHEN IT'S OUT, I CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANY GAUGES ON THE DASH AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO USE A FLASHLIGHT OR OTHER EXTERNAL LIGHTING TO SEE THE GAUGES. THE BACKLIGHTING NEVER FLICKERS -- IT'S EITHER ON OR IT'S OFF. I AM UNABLE TO DISCERN ANY PATTERN OR ACTION THAT CAUSES THE BACKLIGHTING TO GO OUT OR TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS STILL WORK. MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 SEDAN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 04V256000. MY DIMMER CONTROL WORKS WHEN THE BACKLIGHTING IS WORKING (AND STILL DIMS THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLS EVEN WHEN THE BACKLIGHTING IS NOT WORKING). I REPLACED THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN SEPT. 2009, BUT IT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

2001 HONDA ACCORD EX SEDAN 4D INTERIOR LIGHTING DESCRIPTION: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COULD FAIL DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND, AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V256000. I HAVE 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX. MY INSTRUMENT LIGHT ON THE CAR FAILED AND I CANNOT SEE GAUGES AT NIGHT TIME. I AM TAKING A FLASHLIGHT WITH YOU AT NIGHT WHEN I AM DRIVING. ACCORDING TO #04V256000, IT ONLY COVERS CERTAIN LX MODELS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE EXPAND TO EX MODELS AS WELL. I WAS SHOCKED AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT FIX BECAUSE YOUR CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF POTENTIOMETER. *TR

ODOMETER LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL FOR MY [2001 HONDA ACCORD.[ RECALL ID 04V256000]. THIS COULD CAUSE ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO FAIL. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT SAID THAT DASH LIGHT (MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT) FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT IS BROKEN. IT IS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL 04V256000, COMPONENT INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT CAN'T READ HER INSTRUMENT PANEL AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN SO THAT HER VEHICLE CAN BE FIXED.

INTERIOR LIGHTING HONDA MANUFACTURE HAD A INTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL FOR HONDA ACCORD 2001 LX , BUT THEY DIDN'T RECALL FOR HD ACCORD 2001 EX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED BECAUSE OF HEAT BUILD-UP. CONSEQUENTLY, HE CANNOT READ THE INFORMATION ON THE GAUGES OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 04V256000 ( INTERIOR LIGHTING), HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 UPDATED 12/11/09 *BF 12/11/09.*JB THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/21/10 UPDATED 02/19/10 *BF UPDATED 05/11/10. *JB

NHTSA RECALL 04V256000 SUBJECT: INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER CONTROL. AFTER HAVING THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REPLACED, THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *JB

PARK LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF IN THE MORNING AT THE FIRST START. STOP, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTART AGAIN, RELEASE PARK BRAKE, IT WAS STILL ON. IT TURNED OF AFTER ABOUT 5MIN LATER. NO OTHER ABNORMAL NOTICED. BRAKE OIL LEVEL IS IN GOOD. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13TH, 19TH, 20TH. DROVE TO DEALER, BUT THE LIGHT WORK WELL THAT DAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN THE CASE THE LIGHT WORK WELL. CALL HONDA COMPANY, THEY SUGGEST TO VISIT DEALER. NO OTHER SUGGESTION. ONLY SUGGEST VISIT DEALER WHILE IT IS ON. BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL NOT SAFE.*AK