2013 Honda CR-V exterior lighting problems

“THIS LIGHTING OF THIS VEHICLE IS POOR. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS SEEM ADEQUATE, BUT THE HI-BEAM LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. COMPARED TO OTHER CARS, THE HI-BEAMS ARE DIM. REPLACING THE BULBS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE NEW BULBS DO NOT IMPROVE THE LIGHTING.. THIS DEFECT IS MORE APPARENT IN RURAL SETTINGS, IN AREAS WHERE OUTSIDE LIGHTING IS MINIMAL/NONE. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS WHERE DEER/WILDIFE ARE COMMON, AS THE REDUCED LIGHTING LIMITS REACTION TIME. SEARCHES ON AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS REVEAL THIS PROBLEM SEEMS COMMON AMONG 4TH GENERATION HONDA CRV'S (2011-2016), AS IT SEEMS IT IS MENTIONED ON NUMEROUS FORUMS AND TOPIC THREADS.”

“I AM HOPING, THAT BY BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION, SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE POOR HEADLIGHTS ON HONDA CRVS.. WE HAVE HAD MANY 1990-1991 HONDA ACCORDS THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS. WE HAVE A 2006 HONDA CRV, AND NOW OWN A 2013 HONDA CRV. THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS WOULD BURN OUT OFTEN ON THE 2006 CRV FIGURING THE AGE AND ABOUT 250,000. BUT ON CHECKING OUT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR 2013 LACK OF GOOD LIGHTING AT NIGHT, I FOUND THESE BLOGS ON THE LINKS BELOW. SO THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND THE SAFETY ISSUE IS A BIG ONE! DO WE NEED AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE YET A DEATH TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF? THE 2013 HEADLIGHTS DON'T GO OUT FAR ENOUGH ON LOW BEAM AND I DON'T USE HIGH BEAM OFTEN AS IT ONLY SHOWS THE REFLECTOR LIGHTS AND THE ROAD IS DARK IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE! WE LIVE IN DEER COUNTRY. AND GOD FORBID A HUMAN SHOULD BE IN THE ROAD AND NOT SEEN AS A RESULT OF HIGH BEAMS OR LOW BEAMS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. UNDERSTAND THAT WHERE I LIVE IT CAN GET DARK AT 5.00 P.M. AT NIGHT DURING THE WINTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION ON THIS. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CR-V/2013/LIGHTS/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING.SHTML…”

“THE AIRBAG/SEAT BELT RED RESTRAINT LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. THE NO SEAT BELT ALARM DOES NOT GO OFF. THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON THE DASH DOES NOT COME ON, ETC. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID THE WHOLE CONTROL PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED FIRST BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN FIX ANYTHING! SOMETHING LIKE A $400 PART! SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTACT HONDA ABOUT COVERING IT! ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE! ON A 2013 CAR WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT!”

“I LIVE IN A DARK MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA IN VIRGINIA. ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT BETTER IN BRIGHTLY LIGHTED CITY STREETS, ON DARKER STREETS AND RURAL AREAS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN MAKING A TURN. BOTH THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SUBSTANDARD AND IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. THIS IS NOT JUST MY "OPINION", OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TEST DRIVEN MY CAR AT NIGHT AND FOUND IT TO BE UNSAFE. THE HONDA CR-V HEADLIGHT PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET AND MANY FORMAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO BRING THESE SAFETY CONCERNS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AS WELL AS IN A SURVEY RESPONSE SENT OUT BY HONDA CORPORATE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT NO ONE WANTED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM SO I AM BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN THE HOPES THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE IS BADLY HURT OR KILLED.”

“THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. WE ARE REVIEWING/CONSIDERING AFTERMARKET LIGHTING TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THE LOW BEAMS ONLY PROJECT ABOUT 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE (EVEN WITH THE DRIVING LIGHTS ON) AND THE HIGH BEAMS ARE VERY DIM AND OFFER VERY LITTLE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN TURNING, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY SEE THE SIDE ROAD IF THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS. IN RURAL AREAS, THE DIM LIGHTS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WILDLIFE SUCH AS DEER SOON ENOUGH TO SAFELY AVOID THEM. MY CRV HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT POOR LIGHTING FOR MANY YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE PURCHASED HIGH OUTPUT BULBS AND THE IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN MINIMAL. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND ASKED HOW I COULD OBTAIN THE BETTER HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN EUROPE AND BEEN TOLD THAT I CANNOT. I HAVE ASKED IF DRIVING LIGHTS COULD BE LEFT ON WITH THE HIGH BEAMS AND TOLD NO. THE DEALER OFFERED TO INSTALL POST-MARKET NON-HONDA HEADLIGHTS FOR ME BUT HONDA TOLD ME THAT I WOULD VOID MY…”

“VERY LITTLE NIGHT DRIVING DONE AND 6 MOS. SPENT IN FLORIDA. DEFECTIVE LIGHTS DISCOVERED SOMETIME 2013. CAN ONLY SEE 20 FEET OF ROAD AT NIGHT WITHOUT USING HIGH BEAMS. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING. DEALER SAID SPECS. OK AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT. CALLED HONDA AND THEY RECOMMENDED TAKING TO ANOTHER DEALER STATING THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE.”