2006 Honda Pilot Exterior lighting Problems

While driving at night, with rain and fog, the low beam headlights became extremely dim which made it impossible to see the road. Surprisingly both low beam headlights went dim, not effective at all, I had to depend on my fog lights for a bit of visibility. Could it be the headlamp, turn signal switch on the column that has gone bad?? So dangerous, my wife was almost shaking as we slowly made our way home, and we live in the country so scary drive home.

NHTSA ID

11571692

Incident

Feb 12, 2024

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE.

NHTSA ID

11399134

Incident

Feb 26, 2021

Mileage

181,000 mi

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED - BULBS ARE GOOD, HAVE REPLACED WITH KNOWN GOOD BULB TO NO AVAIL. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE HONDA PILOT FROM 2003-2008. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EARLIER (PRE 2005) PILOTS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED BY HONDA IN LATER MODELS. THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS THE VEHICLE IN ANY STATE, PARKED, MOTOR ON OR OFF, WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION OR STANDING STILL. HI-BEAM HEADLIGHTS STILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM IN THE EARLIER RECALL. VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 180,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ID

11110003

Incident

Jul 1, 2018

Mileage

180,000 mi

BOTH VEHICLE LOW BEAMS SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I NEEDED TO USE HIGH-BEAMS TO GET HOME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! I CHECKED BULBS AND FUSES AND ALL ARE IN WORKING ORDER.

NHTSA ID

11006305

Incident

Jul 18, 2017

Mileage

152,000 mi

HEADLIGHT BLOWS BULBS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. YESTERDAY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. TOOK INTO HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

10910397

Incident

Sep 26, 2016

Mileage

180,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR/SOCKET HAD MELTED. HAVE NOT FIXED YET BUT APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 2003 HONDA PILOTS, BUT NOT ON 2006

NHTSA ID

10836617

Incident

Nov 19, 2015

MOST OF BUTTON LIGHTS ON CLIMATE CONTROL DASH AND CRUISE/VSA/SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE THEY BURNT OUT. HAPPENED TO LOTS OF HONDA OWNER TOO. HONDA DEALERSHIP ASKS FOR $200-300 TO FIX THIS. IT'S RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10661053

Incident

Aug 24, 2010

Mileage

93,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE DIM LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654878

Incident

Oct 23, 2014

Mileage

165,000 mi

THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEAD HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON. AFTER BUYING A NEW BULB AND CHECKING THE FUSE.THE FUSE IS FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10557602

Incident

Dec 28, 2013

Mileage

108,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUTTING THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE LOW BEAMS BUT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAMS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

NHTSA ID

10520737

Incident

Jun 13, 2013

Mileage

108,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BECAME AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V136000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS: SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED SINCE THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR HER MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10480845

Incident

Sep 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT HAD THE BULB REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CERTAIN OF THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED BUT BELIEVED IT WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92292 UPDATED 04/18/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER LIGHT FAILED AGAIN. UPDATED 05/31/12

NHTSA ID

10453933

Incident

Apr 26, 2011

Mileage

92,292 mi

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 HONDA PILOT DO NOT SHINE VERY FAR WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THERE IS A DIVIDER BAR BETWEEN LOWER (LOW BEAM) AND UPPER (HIGH BEAM) LIGHTS THAT LIMITS THE DISTANCE THE LOW BEAM SHINES WHEN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL AND PROCEEDING UP ANOTHER HILL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10173908

Incident

Nov 20, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO VISIBILITY ABOVE 12 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE MEETS FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS AND NO REPAIRS ARE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/22/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10151732

Incident

Mar 3, 2006

Mileage

300 mi