2002 Honda Accord Lighting Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LIFTGATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE RETAINED EXCESSIVE WATER FROM THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 06603477. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT RECALLS WERE ADMINISTERED AND ENFORCED BY NHTSA AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,430.

LOW BEAMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING? HIGH BEAMS WORKS FINE... I REPLACED WITH A NEW BULB, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK (SOMETHING ELECTRICAL?). THIS DEFECT HAS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES I HAVE READ ABOUT FOR THE 2003-2007 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS ON HER VEHICLE WERE CLOUDY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE FAILURE WILL BE INVESTIGATED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE COVERED WITH A CLOUDY SUBSTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THE HEADLIGHT COVERS BECAME HIGHLY SCRATCHED BY NORMAL DRIVING, TO THE POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS SIGNIFICANTLY PREVENTED THE HEADLIGHTS FROM DOING THEIR JOB. THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

HEADLIGHT HAS DISCOLORED AND FROSTED OVER. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE LIGHT FAILED. THERE WAS NO LIGHT AVAILABLE TO VIEW THE SPEED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V256000, REGARDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHTS DID COME ON. SOMETIMES, THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE DASHBOARD FOR THEM TO COME ON. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE LOW BEAM LIGHTING RECALL 04V086000 PERFORMED THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL INDICATING THAT THIS VEHICLE MODEL ISN'T THE RECALLED MODEL, ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER HAS A RECALL LETTER WITH THE VIN NUMBER ON IT. *NM

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FOG LAMPS LENS SHATTERED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE PROBLEM MAKES TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ON DARK OR POORLY LIGHT ROADS VERY DIFFICULT AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE AND OBJECTS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON ROADS AT NIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTO, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALER SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PROPERLY ALIGNED. I THEN TOOK THE AUTO TO A SERVICE STATION THAT ALSO DOES VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTIONS TO CHECK ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS. THE SERVICE STATION TECHNICIAN SAID THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PROPERLY ALIGNED. THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT AND DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE AUTO!!! *JB

DRIVER SIDE SEAT SHAKES/MOVES WHEN ACCELERATING OR APPLING BRAKES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRACK BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SLUGGISH AND THE LEFT WIPER WAS VERY NOISY AND LEFT STREAK ON THE WINDSHIELD, THE GLOVE BOX DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO THE BELT BEING TWISTED/CURLED, THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, FOG LIGHTS WERE OUT OF FOCUS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*AK *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT CANCEL WHEN SWITCHING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK THEY DIDN'T CANCEL WITHOUT AN ABRUPT MOVEMENT. *SCC *JB

THIS IS NOT SO MUCH A FAILURE AS A QUESTION/SUGGESTION ABOUT WHAT REGULATIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR US STANDARDS OF REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. A LOT OF MANUFACTURES HAVE GONE TO USING RED TURN SIGNALS THAT ALSO SERVE AS BRAKE LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM I HAVE, AND I'M SURE THIS HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS, IS THAT WHEN SOMEONE IS INDICATING A TURN 90% OF THE TIME THEY MUST BRAKE TO DO SO. BUT THE ACT OF BRAKING OBSCURES THE TURN INDICATOR. WHEN ONE TURNS THEY DROP A LOT MORE SPEED THEN SOMEONE BRAKING WITH TRAFFIC. THE UNIFORMLY RED TURN/BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES CAN CAUSE CONFUSION AMONG DRIVERS BEHIND THE TURNING VEHICLE AND LEAD TO MISINTERPRETATION OF THE DRIVERS INTENTION AND LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. HAS ANY STUDY BEEN DONE INVOLVING REAR-END ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TURNING VEHICLES? THERE IS PROBABLY A HIGHER % INVOLVING VEHICLES WITH RED REAR-TURN SIGNALS. IM HOPING THAT THE NHTSA WILL PERFORM A STUDY REGARDING RED TURN SIGNALS AND PROPOSE NEW REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE AUTOMAKERS TO USE YELLOW LENSES FOR ALL REAR-TURN SIGNALS. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THEM IS WHEN THE VEHICLES HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ON. HAVING BLINKING YELLOW LIGHTS WILL ALERT DRIVERS MUCH QUICKER TO THE PRESENCE OF A DISABLED VEHICLE THAN BLINKING RED LIGHTS. THE RED LIGHTS WILL BLEND IN WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE BRAKING TO SLOW DUE TO THE HAZARD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY QUESTION, IF THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT FOR SUCH A COMPLIANT/SUGGESTION, CAN YOU PLEASE FORWARD IT TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL. COULD YOU ALSO NOTIFY ME OF THE PROPER DEPARTMENT AND ITS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MAKING SUCH SUGGESTIONS? THANKS. *AK