2000 Honda Accord Lighting Problems

LIGHTS BLINKING OUT ON DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING...WORKS PERIODICALLY

TAKATA RECALL I AM AFRAID TO DRIVBE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTING AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE OR PROVIDE ANY READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION LIGHTING FAILED ON MY HONDA 2000 ACCORD EX V6 WHILE DRIVING DURING NIGHT TIME. THE DIMMER SWITCH HAD NO RESPONSE TO ITS CONTROL. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO LIGHTING IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING THE NIGHT AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT SPEEDS HE WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON MY 2000 ACCORD. NOW IT IS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS. I GOT SUCKERED INTO PAYING $100 TO HONDA FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THE OPDS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE SRS LIGHT ON. THEY WANTED ANOTHER $300 TO REPLACE. I DECIDED NOT TO REPLACE BECAUSE I AM NOT CONVINCED IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN BUT NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND KNOWING MY AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS FAULTINESS WITH THE SRS AND OPDS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA FEEL A WARRANTY EXTENSION IS SUFFICIENT. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

MY NIGHTTIME DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY HONDA ACCORD EX V6. I CAN NO LONGER SEE MY GAUGES AT NIGHT. DOING SOME SEARCHING IT APPEARS THAT THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT MAY HAVE FAILED. IT LOOKS LIKE HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS ON 2000 ACCORD LX V6 BUT NOT THE EX. *TR

HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2000/HONDA/ACCORD/INTERIOR+LIGHTING . I RECENTLY HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN TO MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I FEARED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET HOME THAT NIGHT. MY DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND MY TAIL LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS, BUT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING. THE RECALL INCLUDES ONLY SOME 2000 HONDA ACCORD MODELS, AND NOT ALL OF THEM. LIKE THE ONES IN THE FORUM LISTED I MYSELF WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Accord. The contact stated that there was film covering the inside of the headlights, causing the lights to fail to illuminate properly. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer who confirmed that it was a known failure. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle had to be taken to a body shop to have the film cleaned off the headlights. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS SHORT OUT DUE TO A SYSTEMIC DEFECT IN THE FUSE SYSTEM, WHEREIN THE FUSE WORKS ITSELF LOOSE AND THE BULBS SHORT OUT. THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH HONDA ACCORD MODELS DATING BACK TO AT LEAST MY YEAR, ACCORDING TO HONDA REPRESENTATIVES. THEY TELL ME THAT EVEN THOUGH, ACCORDS WERE SUBJECTED TO RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, MY VIN WAS "OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS" OF THE RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND CREATES A DANGEROUS NIGHT DRIVING CONDITION. OUR VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE SHORTING OUT PROBLEM HAS BEEN EVIDENT FOR OVER TWO YEARS. IN THE PAST, IF I TAPPED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. NO LONGER. THIS SYSTEMIC DEFECT, OF WHICH HONDA IS WELL AWARE, IS DANGEROUS. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND EVEN I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE I CANNOT DETECT THE SPEED, GASOLINE METER, WHETHER THE CAR IS OVER-HEATING, ETC, ALL REQUIRED SAFETY FEATURES UNDER PROBABLY BOTH FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE LAW. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE, PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, WITHOUT SUCCESS. I AM ASKING FOR YOU AGENCY TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT AND ORDER HONDA TO RECALL ALL ACCORDS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED, WHICH COULD VERY WELL BE THE ENTIRE LINE SINCE 2000. I FIND HONDA'S ADAMANT FAILURE TO FAIRLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE TO BE SHOCKING. WHY SHOULD A CONSUMER BE FORCE TO PAY OVER $500.00 FOR A DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS EXISTS AND WILL NOT CORRECT? UPDATED IVOQ 12/17/10 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GAUGE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. HE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, AND THEN ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MULTIPLEX CONTROL UNIT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NEEDED TO REPLACED. HE ADDED THAT THE DIMMER CONTROL FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED BECAUSE OF HEAT BUILDUP. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) .HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000. UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF THE ENTIRE LIGHTING PANEL SHORTED OUT AND MADE NIGHTTIME DRIVING SITUATION VERY UNSAFE. THE FAILED COMPONENTS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR 2000 HONDA ACCORDS. UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. THE ONLY INDICATION WAS THAT THE AUTOMATIC CONSOLE SHIFTER WOULD NOT UNLOCK SOMETIMES. BOTH CONDITIONS WERE CAUSED BE A DEFECTIVE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

DASH LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES AND GOES DARKENING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT NIGHT BY POLICE ON DARK HIGHWAY ALONG COASTLINE ROAD DUE TO DRIVING TOO SLOW CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD FOR OTHERS. DRIVER COULD NOT SEE PANEL TO GAUGE SPEED. *TR

MY HONDA ACCORD 2000 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL "INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NOT ON" OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V256000 BUT WHEN I CALL THE HONDA MOTOR THEY SAID MAY EXACTLY IS THE SAME YEAR 2000 BUT THE VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDE IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING ON THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTING ON THE LICENSE PLATE HAD ALSO BLOWN OUT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. HE REPLACED THE LIGHTING ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 142,000. UPDATED 11/12/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/14/08. *JB

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE. HIGH BRAKE LIGHT IN REAR WINDOW WILL LIGHT UP, BUT OTHER BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. TOOK TO HONDA OF SEATTLE. THEY TOOK ELECTRICAL WIRING APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER, AND IT WORKED TEMPORARILY, BUT THEY DID KNOW WHY IT WAS FIXED. ONE WEEK LATER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V256000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN