Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 5, 2012
CLEAR PLASTIC OVER HEADLIGHT CLOUDING UP REDUCING LIGHT AVAILABLE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10450288
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2006
- Mileage
- 160,000 mi
1996 Honda Civic Exterior lighting Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Mar 5, 2012
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 305 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming exterior lighting
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Mar 17, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 10153052
- Incident
- Mar 16, 2006
- Mileage
- 125,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 20, 2004
THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT AT 30,000 MILES. 79,000 LATER THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULD NOT RESET AFTER THE TURN WAS MADE. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10064885
- Incident
- Mar 25, 2004
- Mileage
- 30,000 mi
Interior & seatsExterior lightingSeat belts+1 more
Filed Jun 24, 2000
BOTH HEADLIGHT GOT WATER IN THEM WHEN CAR WASHED-REPLACED SEALS AND LENSES-WARRANTY, WINDSHIELD MADE HOWLING NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS-RESEALED TWICE-WARRANTY, LEFT FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH-REPLACED TRACK-WARRANTY, DEAD BATTERY-REPLACED-WARRANTY, RT FRONT SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT-INSTALLED NEW SEATBELT-WARRANTY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 724492
- Incident
- Sep 24, 1997
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Aug 24, 1999
Crash reported
I AM WORKING WITH INS CO. TO RESOLVE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED DUE TO DEFECT
- NHTSA ID
- 710431
- Incident
- May 14, 1997
Exterior lightingTransmissionVisibility
Filed Oct 27, 1997
SUNROOF FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 604441
- Incident
- May 1, 1996
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Oct 27, 1997
HEADLIGHTS FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 603545
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1996
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Oct 15, 1997
HEADLIGHT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 524903
- Incident
- Jul 4, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 9, 1997
HEAD LIGHT FAILED DUE TO BROKEN SEALS.
- NHTSA ID
- 605389
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1995
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 9, 1997
LEFT FRONT HEAD LIGHT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 603890
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 2, 1997
HEAD LIGHT FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 603783
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 8, 1997
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE LEAKS THAT ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND ACCUMULATE INSIDE. THE LENSES FOG UP ANS SOONER OR LATER THIS MAY LEAD TO A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 522575
- Incident
- Mar 1, 1997
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 10, 1997
HEADLIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
- NHTSA ID
- 603186
- Incident
- Sep 27, 1996
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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