2012 Honda CR-V exterior lighting problems

What owners report

• “Driver's side low beam light went out. High beam and marker lights remained in working order. Spontaneously came back on. A few days later 12/23/2021, both the driver's side and the passenger side front low beams did not illuminate. Again, the high beam lights and marker lights remained in working order. I tapped the plastic on the lens, and both of them came back on. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request. Having no lights creates a serious safety problem in the darkness of night…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 12/23/2021

• “STARTED VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED AND LOW BEAMS DID NOT COME ON AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. DAYTIME LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO OPERATE.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 07/21/2020

• “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.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 01/22/2020

• “[XXX] REPORTS HIGH BEAMS MUCH LOWER INTENSITY THAN LOW BEAMS. THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD AHEAD AT ANY SPEED. MUST USE LOW BEAMS ONLY. SAFETY HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 05/23/2015

• “THE HIGH BEAMS LIGHTS IN MY HONDA ARE A SAFETY HAZARD, THEY AREN'T BRIGHT AND DON'T LIGHT THE ROAD UP AT ALL. ITS SO BAD THAT EVEN IF YOU LEAVE THE HIGH BEAMS ON THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC DOESN'T EVEN NOTICE THEY ARE ON. I CANT BELIEVE HONDA WOULD ALLOW SOMETHING THIS UNSAFE TO GO TO THE CUSTOMER. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO NUMEROUS HONDA DEALERS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS PERTAINING TO HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2012 HONDA. THIS NEEDS TO CO…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 03/04/2015

• “I. HEADLIGHTS ARE TERRIBLE. I ONLY DRIVE OCCASIONALLY AT NIGHT. THE HIGH BEAM POINTS TOO HIGH AND THE LOW BEAM TOO LOW. I ASKED REP IN SERVICE DEPT. AT DON JACOBS, LEXINGTON, KY AND HE ADVISED THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SET AT FACTORY. THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO ADJUST THEM. I DON'T THINK HE EVEN MADE OUT A REPORT. BUT THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, HONDA SHOULD HAVE A "FIX" FOR THIS PROBLEM. 2. BATTERY. LOCAL TEMPS HAVE BEEN -/+ ZERO OUTSIDE. MY HONDA IS PARKED IN GARAGE AND TEMPS IN…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 02/26/2015

• “THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY POOR VERY VERY POOR I COULD SEE BETTER WITH A LED FLASHLIGHT THE LIGHTS POINT UP AT THE TREES ON HIGH AND POINT DOWN ON LOW ... YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING ON HIGH.. I ALMOST HIT 2 PEOPLE WALKING ON THE ROAD AND ALSO COUNTLESS DEER.. CHANGING THE BULBS DID NOT WORK.. THE HOLE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLES NEED TO BE REDESIGNED OR THE LOWBEAM BYPASSED SO THAT THE LOW AND HIGH ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME... I AM SURE YOU HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS BEFORE DUE TO THE THOUSANDS AND THOUS…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 02/12/2015

• “TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER ILLUMINATION COVERAGE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE OVERHEAD OR ON THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 11/25/2013

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