NHTSA Complaint #10459942 — 2002 HONDA CIVIC

THERE ARE SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY HONDA THAT IT JUST SEEMS TO UNDERSCORE A MUCH GREATER PROBLEM - HONDA USING SUBPAR COMPONENTS - THAT I FIND THIS ONE ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE CAR. WHEN IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE LIGHT MAY NOT TURN ON. HOWEVER, IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES HOURS LATER), BUT WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE LIGHT WILL JUST CUT OUT (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES MINUTES LATER). THE ISSUE IS THAT THE "ON" AND "OFF" POSITION FOR THE LIGHT IS THE SAME POSITION; THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING WHETHER THERE'S LIGHT. BASICALLY, SOMEONE CAN'T TELL WHAT POSITION THE LIGHT IS IN IF THERE IS NO LIGHT TO BEGIN WITH. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DIE IF SOMEONE LEAVES IT IN THE "ON" POSITION, NOT REALIZING THAT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY TURN ON LATER. *TR