Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| 00085 | 04/22/2003 | 00085 | 10001549 | When you push on either spotlight lens to turn on the light, the lens doesn't pop back out. *tt | 06/06/2003 |
| 00085 | 10/31/2000 | 618914 | When you push on either the left or right lens to turn on a spotlight, it does not pop back out. *tt | 05/07/2001 | |
| 290900 | 09/29/2000 | 618855 | Information on vehicles exhibiting a map light switch that sticks. *tt | 05/03/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 08/22/2010 | |||
| Vehicle make / model: model year(s): honda / civic ex coupe 2001 manufacturer: honda (american honda motor co.) personal report date: mar 06, 2011 (today) component: interior lighting cluster summary: i was driving my car on august 22nd 2010 and at night time the interior cluster lighting failed to come on. i looked for recalls on my civic due to purchasing it the same year and saw nothing. i checked all the fuses and even my aftermarket radio. the interior cluster lighting has failed to worked since august 22 2010 and today's date is march 6th 2011. i just read online a recall for the 2001 honda acords that had the same problem and recall. why was there not a listed recall on the civics as well? listed below is the recall for the accords of the same year (2001) with the same problem. recall: on certain passenger vehicles, the dimmer control for the instrument panel lights could fail due to heat buildup. consequence: if this occurs, the instrument lights may fail and, at night, the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges, such as the speedometer. remedy: dealers will replace a multiplex control unit for the instrument panel lights. owner notification began june 16, 2004. owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. notes: honda recall no. p36. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration?s auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot ********* i need to know what can be done for me******************* | |||
| 03/25/2004 | 100 | 10 | 03/17/2001 |
| Interior map light gets stuck when pressed in to turn on and can't be turned off. has happened numerous times without my knowledge of being stuck on and then stays on and kills the car battery. notified original sales dealer of the problem but they would not fix it since i was over 36,000 miles when i first reported it. problem has happened since the day i bought the car. reported problem again to brown's honda in glen burnie, md and gave them a tsb number on the problem. they said they would charge me $40 to fix this problem. *ak | |||
| 08/01/2001 | 2 | 01/01/2001 | |
| When air conditioner being used interior lights and the exterior lights will get very dim which has caused poor driver's visibility when driving at night when lights are needed. *ak lights dimming a lot when a/c, electric windows, brakes and turn singnals are used. *yh | |||
| 07/29/2001 | 3 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Interior light hums as it dims. dealer says it has been fixed. i've had it in the shop two times. i just picked it up today, shop manager, brian, says that it is repaired, but it is not. *ak | |||