2005 Honda CR-V Exterior Lighting

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,795.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS THAT MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BURNT OUT. THIS IS ONE OF MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE (2005 CR-V) INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (O2 SENSOR) AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND SEVERAL INTERIOR LIGHTS AS WELL. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THIS CAR, BUT HONDA SEEMS NOT TO CARE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED TO BLINK AND THEN BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WE HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES HOME WITH ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORKING. HAD HEAD LIGHTS AND BATTERY REPLACED AND WORKED UNTIL DEC, 14,2014. AGAIN DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS DIMMED, DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND THEN BOTH LOW BEAMS WENT OUT. AGAIN HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH HIGH BEAMS ONLY. AFTER HAVING THE LOW BEAMS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ALL GAUGES FAILED-GAS GAUGE, ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING ALL GAUGES STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME WHEN HEADLIGHTS BLOW AND FOR OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AS I NEED TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ HONDA HAS RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS OF THE CRV FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT ON 2005. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FIVE TIMES. RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT, BUT SIMPLY REPLACING THE BULB DID NOT WORK. *TR

THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 HONDA CR-V BURN OUT AFTER AN UNUSUALLY SHORT TIME. OVER MY YEARS OF OWNING THE 2005 HONDA CR-V WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2004, THE LOW BEAM BULBS BURN OUT ANNUALLY. NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM BULB. ALL BULBS I HAVE USED AS REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN OEM BRAND NAMES: EITHER SYLVANIA OR PHILIPS. HEADLIGHTS ARE CRITICAL FOR NIGHTTIME SAFETY. THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE PROBLEM ON 2005 HONDA CR-V VEHICLES IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW REPLACED BOTH THE HEADLIGHTS ENTIRELY WITH NEW PARTS. *TR

2005 CRV HAS FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL MAP LIGHTS, ETC... IT HAS ALSO BEEN PROBLEMATIC SINCE NEW WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AT AN AVERAGE OF 6 MONTH INTERVALS.THIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON A RECALL TO EXTEND THROUGH 2006 MODELS.THIS IS A PROBLEM REPEATEDLY MENTIONED ON OTHER BLOG / FORUM AUTOMOTIVE SITES. *TR

HAVE REPLACED LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. HAVE USED SYLVANIA, OSRAM AND WAGNER H1 BULBS. BULBS LAST ONE TO 6 MONTHS. NOT A WATER PROBLEM. NO SIGN OF WATER IN HOUSINGS. OTHER BULBS ALSO HAVE SHORTER LIFE THAN EXPECTED. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE DOME LIGHT, RUNNING LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS DURING THE SAME PERIOD. OBVIOUSLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ANNOYING AND EXPENSIVE. HEADLIGHTS ARE EASY TO CHANGE BUT TAIL LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS ARE NOT EASY TO CHANGE. YOU CAN FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET BUT THERE ARE NO HONDA RECALLS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD OTHER HONDA, TOYOTA, FORD AND GM VEHICLES WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS LAST INDEFINITELY. EIGHT BLOWN BULBS IN TWO YEARS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS CONTINUE TO FAIL, NEED TO KEEP REPLACING BULBS NOW ONLY ONE WORKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE W HONDAS FOR WHICH A MASSIVE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2012 FOR OVER 800,000 CARS. I CALLED HONDA WHO LOOKED UP MY VIN AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY VIN DID NOT APPEAR ON THEIR LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

LIGHT BULBS FAIL FREQUENTLY (ANYWHERE FROM APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS) FOR NO APPARENT REASON. USUALLY ONE LIGHT AT A TIME. CONSTANTLY REPLACING BULBS BOTH INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR. RECEIVE A TICKET IN NY STATE LAST WEEK FOR A BLOWN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT THAT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED LAST MONTH. LAST WINTER I REPLACED ALL FUSES JUST IN CASE, HOWEVER, THAT HAS NOT STOPPED THE PROBLEM. AS STATED BY ANOTHER OWNER - "THIS IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. AND [OBVIOUSLY] A POOR DESIGN ISSUE. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN OUTSTANDING RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MODEL YEARS 2002-2004 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V136000). FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AT LEAST AS PREVALENT (IF NOT MORE SO) IN THE 2005 AND 2006 MODEL YEARS. PLEASE EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THOSE MODEL YEARS AND FORCE HONDA TO OWN UP TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A POOR DESIGN ISSUE. THIS IS A [MAJOR] SAFETY ISSUE." CRV IS IN THE SHOP NOW GETTING A NEW AIR COMPRESSOR ($2,500) - ENGINE OVER HEATED DUE TO THE A/C UNIT IN THE PASSING LANE ON I-95 IN WASHINGTON, DC ON MONDAY. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH HONDA RIGHT NOW. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEP BLOWING AFTER A FEW MONTHS HAVE ALMOST WRECKED FROM LOW LIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT HAVE ALSO HAD BOTH LOW BEAMS BLOW WHEN DRIVING.CREATING A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO PUT A NEW LOW BEAM BULB IN RIGHT HEADLIGHT ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. FEW DAYS AGO TRIED 2 NEW BULBS - ONLY GET TINY AMOUNT OF LIGHT WITH BOTH. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

3 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT. IT WILL WORK THEN GO TO A LOW LIGHT. NOW, REPLACEMENTS JUST LEAVES THE DIM VERSION OF A HEADLIGHT BEAM ON. THE RECALL SKIPS THE 2005 HONDA CRV AND IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS THEY HAVE INCLUDED LATER YEAR MODELS OF OTHER HONDA VEHICLES. I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO NO VISIBILITY ON MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT EVERY FEW MONTHS AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THEY MUST BE FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. *TR

HEADLIGHT FAILED. I HAVE REPLACED DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULBS 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. EVERY COUPLE MONTHS ONE OR THE OTHER GOES OUT. THE MOST RECENT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF REPLACING THE BULB. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 BULBS ALREADY. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSING THIS. THE FUSES ARE OKAY AND CORRECT. *TR

I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP GO OUT. THERE IS A WIRE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT BULB IN. REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB. EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULB ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS. I TRIED TO GET A NEW WIRE CLIP IN CASE THE BULB WAS MOVING A LITTLE AND CAUSING THE BURNING OUT. WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT THE CLIP DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. NO REPLACEMENT PART. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS ON LINE ABOUT PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BULBS BURNING OUT WITH VERY LITTLE RESOLUTION. CALLED HONDA ABOUT PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO SEND THEM SOMETHING IN WRITING SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO ME. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE BLOGGING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD SURELY THINK THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 HONDA CR-V BURN OUT AFTER AN UNUSUALLY SHORT TIME. OVER MY THREE YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR, THE LOW BEAM BULBS BURN OUT ANNUALLY. NOW, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM BULB HAS LASTED ONLY TWO MONTHS. ALL BULBS I HAVE USED AS REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN OEM BRAND NAMES: EITHER SYLVANIA OR PHILIPS. HEADLIGHTS ARE CRITICAL FOR NIGHTTIME SAFETY. THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE PROBLEM ON 2005 HONDA CR-V VEHICLES IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

MY LOW BEAM BULBS KEEP BLOWING OUT. USUALLY ONE THEN THE OTHER A FEW WEEKS LATER. JUST LAST WEEK BOTH BLEW OUT AT THE SAME TIME AFTER I HEARD A SUDDEN POP WHEN I TURNED THEM ON. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 HONDA CRV USED FROM AN OWNER IN MAY 2011. IN THE 2+ YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT I HAVE CHANGED THE REGULAR HEADLIGHT BULBS 3-4 TIMES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS SO OFTEN IN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. AND, TO TOP IT OFF, JUST RECENTLY I'VE NOTICED THE REVERSE LIGHTS ARE OUT NOW TOO! I URGE HONDA TO EXTEND THEIR HEADLIGHT RECALL TO THE 2005 CRVS AS WELL, AS IT SEEMS THAT THIS RECALLED ELECTRICAL ISSUE CONTINUES TO LATER VERSIONS. I LIKE THIS CAR, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO NICKEL AND DIME ME TO FRUSTRATION! THE DESIGN OF THE CAR DOESN'T MAKE IT EASY TO CHANGE OUT THOSE BULBS EITHER (DID IT WITH GLOVES ON AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF BULBS)! EVERY TIME I SEE A 2005 HONDA CRV OWNER ON THE ROAD I FEEL LIKE WAVING THEM DOWN JUST TO SEE IF THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS AS I AM! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 HONDA CRV NEW AND REALLY LIKE THE CAR. SINCE ABOUT 2008, THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE REPLACED! AT FIRST, IT WAS EVERY FEW MONTHS BUT NOW, IT'S EVERY 6-8 WEEKS! I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT RECALLS AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS FOR SOME 2005 VEHICLES, MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA, I HAVE TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, WHICH WILL COST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE LABOR COST TO ACCESS THE HEADLIGHTS IS EXTENSIVE, ACCORDING TO MY DEALER. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT OTHER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED AS PART OF A RECALL BUT MINE ISN'T. AT WHAT POINT WILL HONDA THINK THAT MAYBE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? *TR

THIS VEHICLE, AND ITS TWIN, A 2006 CRV, CONSTANTLY HAVE BLOWN OUT HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS). THEY BLOW OUT EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, WHICH IS A VERY EXPENSIVE, ANNOYING, AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. HONDA DENIES A PROBLEM, BUT BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES WE HAVE REPLACED DOZENS AND DOZENS OF HEADLAMPS, WE NOW BUY THEM THREE AT A TIME TO CUT DOWN OUR TRIPS TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE. WE RARELY USE THE HEADLIGHTS IN DAYTIME, ONLY WHEN NECESSARY, WHICH I FEEL IS COMPROMISING SAFETY, SINCE THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON SUCH A CONSTANT BASIS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 HONDA CR-V EX BRAND NEW. I HAD NO REAL ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL AROUND 2007. FROM THAT POINT ON I HAVE HAD MY LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS (PLURAL) BURN OUT, ALMOST IN TANDEM, AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. THE FREQUENCY APPEARS TO BE INCREASING. OCCASIONALLY, THEY WILL TAKE THE DOME LIGHT WITH THEM. I HAVEN'T TOUCHED THE BULBS WHEN REPLACING THE DEAD SETS. I HAVE NOTICED A MASSIVE BUILD-UP OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE BLACK GREASE ON THE CONNECTORS WHEN I'VE CHANGED THEM THE LAST FEW TIMES. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CAUSE (IF SO, WHAT IS CAUSING IT) OR A SIDE EFFECT OF THE PROBLEM. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002-2004 CR-V FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS (DON'T KNOW IF THE CAUSE WAS THE SAME). I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS AS A "KNOWN ISSUE" AFTER READING APPROXIMATELY 161 COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM (REF: CR-V HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-CR-V/TLND3JKAUI93FS68G/P9). I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS. THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY HAZARD AND AN EXPENSIVE RECURRING REPAIR. *TR

MAY 14, 2013 LOW BEAM DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. REPLACED BULB. JUNE 5, 2013 DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM BULB FAILED. REPLACED BULB. JUNE 15, DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM BULB FAILED. HAVING HOME DEALER CHECK WIRING. FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 CR-V. IT'S GETTING EXPENSIVE - THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO FAILED WHILE ON VACATION, A $3900 FIX. HONDA NEEDS TO MAN UP ON THIS. *TR