NHTSA Complaint #10371582 — 2001 HONDA CIVIC EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10371582
Vehicle	2001 HONDA CIVIC
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of Incident	January 30, 2009
Date Filed	December 17, 2010
Mileage	107,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT FIRST FAILED ON 01/30/2009. ELECTRICAL WIRING TO FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED CAUSING MELTING OF HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR TO ELECTRICAL HARNESST. . A SUCCESSION OF ANOTHER 4 HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS HAVE MELTED BETWEEN O8/08/2009 TO DECEMBER 14, 2010. FIRST 4 HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR REPLACEMENTS COMPLETED BY HONDA DEALER. PRIOR TO JAN 30TH 2009 HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR FAILURE,A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER COMPLETED NHTSA 304V86000 RECALL WORK FOR HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING RECALL IN 2006 DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT. FAILURE #5 HAPPENED ON DEC14, 2010 JUST 6 DAYS AFTER MELTED CONNECTOR #4 WAS REPLACED ON DECEMBER 8TH 2010. DEALER FOUND CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INOPERABLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL MELT DOWN. ORIGINAL AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED IN 2009 DUE TO MELT DOWN. SAFETY AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD DUE TO CHRONIC OVERHEATING OF ORIGINAL ELECTRICAL HARNESS & MULTI-PLEX UNIT. HONDA DEALER UNABLE SOLVE PROBLEM OF REPEATED MELTING HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS. ALL CONNECTORS ARE HONDA DEALER PARTS. TOTAL OF 4 LEFT HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS AND 1 RIGHT HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAVE MELTED. 5TH MELTED HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. USING THE HIGH-BEAMS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE 4 PREVIOUS HONDA DEALER REPLACEMENT CONNECTORS HAVE MELTED. TIME INTERVALS BETWEEN CONNECTOR FAILURE KEEPS GETTING SHORTER AND SHORTER. DUE TO CHRONIC UNSOLVED ELECTRICAL OVERHEATING PROBLEM, THE SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED.

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