2007 Honda Fit Exterior Lighting

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WERE WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65000. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11

WAS DRIVING MY HONDA FIT 2007 LAST NIGHT WHEN MY LOW BEAMS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I HAD ONLY MY HIGH BEAMS AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH PEOPLE FLASHING THEIR HIGH BEAMS AT ME. I WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET NEW FUSES TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HELP THE PROBLEM AND I REPLACED THEM BUT THE FUSES WERE FINE. WENT ONTO THE COMPUTER TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 2007 HONDA FITS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE SITUATION IF I HAVE TO PAY UPWARDS OF 300.00 TO REPAIR? *TR

DRIVING HOME IN THE EVENING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT SUDDENLY FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON GIVING ME NO FORWARD VISION ON A VERY DARK HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR HOME I FOUND I HAD HIGH BEAMS ONLY THEREFORE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THEM TO GET HOME WHICH WAS BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THEY CONTINUOUSLY FLASHED ME. I HAD RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON MY MODEL AND YEAR AND THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS PUT IN MOTION. I BROUGHT THIS INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF PRINTOUTS TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED. MY HONDA DEALER CHARGED ME AN $80 "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT THE WIRING IN A HARNESS TO THE LOW BEAM SWITCH HAD FAILED DUE TO "CORROSION AND MELTING WIRE FROM OVERHEATING" THEY RESPONDED THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO REWIRE THE HARNESS CONNECTOR AND REPLACE THE SWITCH TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AN ALMOST $300 DOLLAR REPAIR. WHEN I CONFRONTED THEM ABOUT THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM OR DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE THEY RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND REQUIRED THE FULL PRICE OF THE WORK. AT THE TIME OF BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, A THURSDAY, THEIR "WIRING TECH WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE THAT DAY AND TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY FORCING ME TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PRACTICE OF USING MY HIGH BEAMS ONLY AS I HAVE NO OTHER CAR AND MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO DRIVE HOME AT NIGHT OFTEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SUDDENLY AND SHE HAD TO USE THE HIGHBEAMS TO SEE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRES ON THE WIRING HARNESS WERE MELTING. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE MILEAGE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT COVER THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80000.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY 2007 HONDA SPORT FIT..WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AIM TOO LOW CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS SEEM TO MOVE UP AND DOWN..ITS CRAZY..I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINTS FROM 08/03/06 WHICH STATED THE EXACT SAME THING. I WILL HAVE TO BRING IT IN BUT A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT STATED THEY LIFTED THE BEAM BUT IT STILL DID IT. *TR

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY 2007 HONDA SPORT FIT..WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AIM TOO LOW CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS SEEM TO MOVE UP AND DOWN..ITS CRAZY..I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINTS FROM 08/03/06 WHICH STATED THE EXACT SAME THING. I WILL HAVE TO BRING IT IN BUT A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT STATED THEY LIFTED THE BEAM BUT IT STILL DID IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL GO OUT CAUSING THE THE CONTACT TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED IT'S NOT THE BULB THAT'S BLOWING, BUT IT'S SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THAT'S CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE HEAD LIGHT AND THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS THE COMBINATION SWITCH AND CONNECTOR REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS (06E023000) BUT THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED UNDER THE SAME RECALL FOR THE HONDA CIVIC, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHT FAILED AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED WITH LOSING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT AND LOCATED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION FOUND ONLINE, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING HARNESS AND NOT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE LOW BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT. I PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I WENT STARTED THE ENGINE AND TURNED WENT TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE. THE HIGH-BEAMS ARE UNAFFECTED. BULBS AND FUSES WERE TESTED BUT BOTH WERE FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE IN ACTIVATION. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. IMMEDIATELY, THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ENGAGED TO CONTINUE IN TRAVEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND FOGLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK. REPLACING BULBS DID NOT HELP. ALL FUSES ARE FINE. DEALER TELLS ME TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND POSSIBLY WIRING. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, BOTH LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CLUSTER BOARD PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MASTER LIGHT SWITCH FOR THE LOW BEAMS LIGHTS WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,480 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

HEADLIGHT FAILURE OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHTS 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HONDA AND THEY JUST REPLACE THE BULB WITHOUT LOOKING FOR THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. USUALLY IT IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT BULB, BUT I HAVE HAD THE PASSENGER ONE GO OUT AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE OPEN GROUND WIRE FOR THE LOW BEAM HAD CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE AND SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE COMBINATION SWITCH REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE 62,236.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE FAILING AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ENGAGED. HE CHECKED THE STEERING COLUMN AND FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS CONNECTOR SWITCH HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

LOW BEAMS ON MY HONDA FIT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORK. *TR

LOWBEAMS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT WARNING. ONLY HIGHBEAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NIGHTTIME DRIVING. *TR

TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 2007 HONDA FIT. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE OPERABLE BUT THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE VIN UNAVAILABLE. SM.

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IF MY SON HADN'T FIGURED OUT TO FLIP ON THE HIGH BEAMS, HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE SWITCH IS BAD. ALL OF THE FUSES ARE FINE. *TR

LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK. BULBS AND FUSES REPLACED WITH NO EFFECT. *TR

EXCESSIVE GLARE FROM POOR DESIGN OF HEADLIGHT AND LED TAILLIGHTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE GLARE CREATING SAFETY RISK FOR OTHER VEHICLES AND OBSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN AND ROAD HAZARDS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL ACCORD COUPE AND SEDANS WITH LED TAIL LIGHTS MODEL LX EX VP SE SITED TO DATE. HEADLIGHTS ARE OVERLY BRIGHT AND MISADJUSTED ALSO CAUSING BLINDING OF OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONTRIBUTING TO DISTRACTION, GLARE BLINDING AND EYE STRAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AIM TOO LOW CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE DEALER RAISED THE AIMING POINT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS MOVE UP AND DOWN. UPDATED 08/03/06. *JB

I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND A NEW 2007 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE NEW LED BRAKE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND LEDS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT IT GAVE ME INSTANT EYE STRAIN PAIN IN MY EYES. I ALSO COULD NOT SEE AROUND THE VEHICLE OR TO THE SIDES. THOSE LEDS ARE WAY TOO BRIGHT AND ARE BLINDING AT NIGHT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTICED THE SAME THING. EVEN DURING THE DAY, THEY ARE ANNOYING AT BEST. *NM