2004 Honda CR-V Exterior lighting Problems

The headlights on both sides, specifically the low beams, will almost randomly turn off for up to 30 seconds. I used to drive about 90 miles at night, and on the highway this is dangerous since the speed limit is 65mph. It’s a danger to other people on the road since it’s incredibly difficult to see with the headlights turn off like that. It’s happened multiple times on my ~90 mile trips but have not taken it to a dealer for it to be checked. After the headlights come back on, it’s rare that it happens again but has happened multiple times within a quick span of each other. I’m quick to turn the high beams on, since they are still functional during this time. I don’t want to blind the vehicle in front of me by potentially shining the high beams through their rear view mirror. There were no warning lamps or messages prior to the problem occurring nor after. The vehicle is available to be inspected.

NHTSA ID

11613134

Incident

Oct 26, 2022

While driving down the freeway at 6:00 AM in the morning, the headlights flashed on and then off intermittently. I thought nothing of it and then they went out completely and would not come back on right away. I was driving in complete darkness and thankfully the bright headlights still worked. After this incident, my left headlight completely stopped working and the right-side low beam will come on intermittently. The bulb in the left side appears to be working and I replaced it and it still doesn't come on.

NHTSA ID

11545456

Incident

Aug 6, 2023

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAN HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE BULB AND CHECKED THE FUSE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED TAMERON HONDA DEALER, (1675 MONTGOMERY HWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216, (205) 396--3108) AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,400.

NHTSA ID

11300657

Incident

Jan 16, 2020

Mileage

71,400 mi

HEAD LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF AND I DON'T TOUCH THE SWITCH, THE HIGH BEAM WORK FINE. NO WARNING THEY JUST GO OFF AND DON'T WORK ON THE LOWER STANDARD SETTING BOTH LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID

11291132

Incident

Aug 6, 2019

Mileage

86,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED TO OPERATED WITHOUT WARNING. STOKES HONDA (8650 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V136000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11051312

Incident

Nov 27, 2017

Mileage

140,000 mi

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 12V-136 / SERVICE BULLETIN 12-023 - - THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING, CITY OR HIGHWAY TRAVEL.

NHTSA ID

11023534

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 14V351000 (AIR BAGS), AND 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10714494

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

I HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 SEPARATE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, GOT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM, HAD IT FIXED, AND YET THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT, EVEN THOUGH THE BULB IS NOT BURNED OUT. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG, AND BELIEVES IT TO BE A FUSE ISSUE. THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY FALLING APART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691338

Incident

Jan 16, 2015

WHILE DRIVING HOME TONIGHT, AFTER DARK, BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THEM TO HIGH BEAM, WHICH WORKED. UPON ARRIVING HOME, SPOKE WITH MY HUSBAND WHO CHECKED AND CONFIRMED THAT BOTH LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK, BUT NO EVIDENCE THEY HAD BURNT OUT. A CHECK ON THE INTERNED INDICATED THAT NHTSA RECALL # 12V-136 WAS ISSUED. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND DO NOT RECALL RECEIVING ANY RECALL NOTICE. A SEARCH OF THIS SIDE BY VIN NUMBER DID NOT SHOW THE RECALL. A SEARCH BY MODEL NUMBER DID. WE WILL CONTACT THE HONDA DEALER AS SOON AS THEY ARE OPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691208

Incident

Feb 27, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10679923

Incident

Sep 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10676666

Incident

Jul 17, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

UPDATE TO JULY/2013 COMPLAINT REGARDING SRS LIGHT COMING ON PERMANENTLY. 9/11/13 SRS LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY AGAIN. DTC 15-2 CODE. THE HONDA DEALER REPLACED THE SRS CONTROL UNIT ON 10/1/13. MILEAGE 114,126. I HAVE THE OLD SRS CONTROL UNIT IN MY POSSESSION. 10/21/13 SRS LIGHT COME ON PERMANENTLY AGAIN. 11/4/13 HONDA DEALER RESET THE SRS LIGHT. DTC CODES WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE DTC 15-2. MILEAGE 114,925. NO CHARGE BY DEALER. 11/24/13 SRS LIGHT CAME ON PERMANENTLY AGAIN. HONDA DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A SHORT IN ONE OF THE WIRING HARNESSES TRIGGERING THE DTC 15-2 CODE. DEALER RESET THE SRS LIGHT. NO CHARGE FOR 4 HOURS OF WORK. DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK ON SERVICE VISIT. MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 115,437 AT TIME OF VISIT. THE DEALER TECH SUGGESTED I CLEAR THE CODE WITH A CODE READER UNTIL IT WOULD NO LONGER CLEAR RATHER THAN BLINDLY REPLACING AT THIS TIME THE 4 WIRING HARNESSES TO LOCATE THE SHORT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS BURNED OUT PREMATURELY, AND HE HAD TO REPLACE THEM SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 01/29/14

NHTSA ID

10555723

Incident

Feb 18, 2013

Mileage

106,917 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL FREQUENTLY WHERE THE BULB REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SRS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

NHTSA ID

10535716

Incident

Feb 13, 2013

Mileage

140,000 mi

2004 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICES CONCERNING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT AND AIRBAG INFLATOR. *TGW THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE TWO RECALLS NOTICES HE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE WORK NEEDED AT NO CHARGE. THE DEALER STATED HONDA WOULD NOT ABSORB THE COST FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL, BUT THEY WOULD INSTEAD. THE AIR BAG RECALL, WAS PERFORMED BUT THE HEADLIGHTS CAMPAIGN WAS NOT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REASON FOR HONDA NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALLS, WAS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED, BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITH OEM HONDA PARTS AND REPAIRED IT BACK TO OEM SPECIFICATIONS.

NHTSA ID

10491261

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

THE AIR CONDITIONER DASH BOARD OF MY 2004 HONDA CRV STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY, WITH NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS BEFORE, THE AIR WAS ON AND TRIED TO TURN IT OFF AND CONTROLS DIDN'T WORK COULDN'T LOWER THE LEVEL OF AIR EITHER, TRIED TO MOVED THE SWITCH BACK AND FORWARD UNTIL FINALLY STOPPED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUE FOR MONTHS UNTIL THE POINT OF NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN IT OFF; I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE SO MY A/C WILL TURN OFF. ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON ONE DAY AND WENT OFF IN A DAY OR TWO THEN HAPPENED AGAIN LIKE A MONTH LATER TURNED ON AND THEN OFF IN A COUPLE OF DAYS , THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS WAS HARD TO GET DIAGNOSE SINCE BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO CHECK LIGHT GOT OFF, IT GOT TO A POINT WHEN ENGINE LIGHT PERMANANTLY STAYED ON- I TOOK MY CAR TO GET THAT CHECKED AND GAVE A VERY GENERIC CODE THAT NOT SPECIFYING THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487948

Incident

Oct 1, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

I TOOK MY 2004 CR-V TO HONDA DEALER FOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING TO BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE PART AND WILL CALL WHEN THEY GET IT. I HAVE CALLED A 2ND TIME FOR REPAIR AND STILL TOLD PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AS OF THIS E-MAIL IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460330

Incident

Apr 2, 2012

Mileage

101,584 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE VERY CLOUDY AND AFFECTING VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN

NHTSA ID

10457013

Incident

May 1, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

I WAS GOING TO DRIVE TO WORK THIS MORNING AT 6:30AM AND MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. MY HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE BUT MY NORMAL LIGHTS DID NOT. I HAD NOTICED A BURNING ODOR A FEW DAYS PRIOR THROUGH MY VENTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC THIS MORNING AND THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND THE WIRES HAD BEEN MELTED THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THANKFULLY I HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. I HAD TO GET A KIT TO REPLACE THE WIRING. THIS ENDED UP BEING AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10453123

Incident

Mar 26, 2012

Mileage

149,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE STEERING COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTORS WERE MELTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10447729

Incident

Dec 20, 2011

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

NHTSA ID

10446552

Incident

Feb 2, 2012

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BUT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED APPROPRIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

NHTSA ID

10445070

Incident

Jan 18, 2012

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CR-V. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10442478

Incident

Jan 4, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. WIRING BURNED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10440828

Incident

Dec 17, 2011

BOTH LOWBEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10440313

Incident

Nov 23, 2011

WHILE DRIVING BOTH DIM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED THE BRIGHT HEAD LIGHTS DID WORK WHILE THE DIMS NO LONGER WORKED. AFTER REPLACING BOTH BULBS AND REALIZING THEY STILL DID NOT WORK. I INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND AFTER VISUALLY INSPECTING THE WIRING HARNESS THAT PLUGS INTO THE COMBINATION SWITCH (BLINKER/HEADLIGHT CONTROL) THERE IS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE AND ELECTRICAL CORROSION. *TR THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED IVOQ 03/05/12

NHTSA ID

10436586

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

Mileage

82,000 mi