Warranty Extension For Headlight Drl's - Honda has extended the warranty to 10 years. If you have your receipt, they will also reimburse you for expenses you have incurred for headlight replacements.
I have no clue how a LED strip could burn out so quickly, this car is driven by my grandma and had less than 35,000 miles on it when the driver's side DRL strip burned out. She was able to get it replaced for free at Honda of Middleburg Heights under the extended warranty, but she is expecting the passenger side to burn out too after seeing most of the 2016-2017 Accords around here have either one or both strips out. She treats this car very well and aside from a few minor dings it looks straight off the showroom floor. Not thrilled with the lights so far, but she is thankful that she didn't spring to the Touring grade as the headlights are full LED and cost an arm and a leg to replace out of warranty.
I recently purchased this car from a dealership in Massachusetts (I live in NC), and when I picked it up I did not notice the driver side daytime running light is partially burned out. As I have searched for a replacement "bulb", I realize it is not that simple... the entire headlight assembly must be replaced... most annoying AND expensive.
I really can't believe that at 18k miles this car that is supposed to be so respected by the world is already having light problems. DRL and fog lights.
- Luis L.,
Opa Locka, FL, US
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When my 2016 Honda Accord had less than 28,000 miles on it, the LED strip on my headlight strip burned out halfway on my passenger side. When I scheduled a repair to replace the headlight at my dealership as my car was still under warranty, my service provide told me how "lucky" I was that Honda was replacing it for free as "this part is really expensive." So then I asked what I would do if the other headlight went out. He said "We've only seen this problem on the passenger side" So then I checked this site (carcomplaints.com) and saw that the light problem had already been documented by other owners. I showed this information to my service provider and asked if I could get both headlights replaced under warranty as it was apparent to me that it was eventually going to happen to both headlights. The dealership told me "no way will Honda replace a light that is still working." So at that time I only replaced the passenger headlight.
Well, approximately a year later, when I had 40,000 miles on my car and it was out of warranty, guess what happened? Yes, the other headlight on the driver's side went out. I was very upset, but didn't make plans to fix it right away. Luckily, a couple months later I received in the mail the recall of the light part by Honda. My dealership successfully replaced the driver's side headlight in November 2019. I'm grateful the part was covered under warranty and recall, but as this is the third Honda we have owned that had significant problems, I doubt we will get another Honda.
I've read estimates from other owners that the repair cost is upwards of $500 dollars per side. I am not going to have the lights fixed, since they are so prone to fail again soon.
This time my driver's side DRL went out and Honda is replacing it under an extended warranty program. About two years ago my passenger side DRL went out and was replaced under the standard warranty. I really hope these replacements don't have the same defect as the originals.
Anyone that owns the Accord with the DRL I'm sure by now has received their warranty extension on the LED strip. (Thank you Honda, Kinda) I bought the 2016 model used with 33k miles in Nov 2017. Within a month or so I noticed the Passenger DRL was burned out and upon calling the dealer they informed me the cost of replacing the ENTIRE headlight assembly was around $1k JUST for the part... thank goodness under warranty at the time... Now July 2019 with 47k miles on the car the drivers side DRL has burned out. I'm not the only one with this issue, obviously why we all should be notified of the extension of warranty... But what a pain in the butt to have to take your car in every few years to have this replaced.
Day light LED burned out. This is very bad that Honda is not keep up with its reputation for quality. This issue can only fixed by replacing the entire head lamp assembly, which cost ~$1200 for the part, and then you gotta add ~100 for labor and do not forget tax too. This is my 3d Honda, but the the least int terms of build quality and performance. in other-words, the least value to the money. I had 2000 Acura RL, and it was ok. Also, I had 2010 Accord, and it was great in terms of reliability and build quality with 1 major problem ( burning oil). Everything else, is up to expectations, and handling is great. This 2016 Accord, is suppose to be the top of the line. It is priced at 35000 MSRP, so premium prices. However, I have noticed many un refined things, that to me is not acceptable for production vehicle. It may be acceptable for prototype. This includes ok brakes, buggy infotainment system, and you can only connect apple maps to the navigation screen, so no google maps. Not good sport mode. Very soft suspension, so when you drive on a curve, you feel the car is leaning so much. Trunk does not close if you do not hit it in the middle. Bad alignment, so the car push toward one side, and this is affecting even the lane assist, Bad lane assist, and collision mitigation system, multiple times, it was performing very poorly. It does not scan the curves on the road, so if you are on curve on the left lane, and there another car a head of you, on the right lane, it will brake. Sometimes, especially in the city, it brakes so hard, especially when you are slowing down for traffic light. It sees another vehicle, and apply brake very badly, and makes loud noise, which could be scary to some people. No nob for navigation sound level, so it makes it harder or slower to turn voice down quickly. Transmission is not so smooth, but this is not big deal. Heated seats front and back which is great. Many luxury vehicles do not have this feature. Soft and comfortable seats. Fuel economy in the city is so so. It is worst when starting the engine. Sound system is not up to expectations. It is not high quality, and it makes rattling for sub music. Car is so fast though, and this is a good thing.
LED daytime running lights burn out prematurely and could cost up to $1500 to fix. I recommend EVERYONE LEAVE A LAMP PERMANENTLY BURNED OUT AS SH*T ADVERTISING FOR HONDA until they decide to change them all out for free (maybe a class action lawsuit in the long-term). Honda deserves to see every single Accord on the road with a burned out light, and that will make everyone think twice before buying a Honda. Please don't waste your own money on a replacement!!!
I don't know how long it's been like this, but I just saw it today via a reflection from a glass storefront. The passenger side LED DRL strip is half burned out. I called the dealer where I bought the car, but I'm 32 days past the 3 year warranty period. I bought an extended warranty when I bought the car, but the place (Penn Warranty) is closed for the weekend. I'll find out Monday if it's covered or not. The service guy on the phone said he thought the headlight assembly was north of $800...so that's not an option.
A major reason one buys a Honda, in my case five of them, is because of their reliability. Major failure here - a widespread problem - and the response, to date, has been to play ostrich. More than disappointing, this seems to be a pattern for them as evidenced by the long-time denial of the 1.5-liter engine problem with the CR-Vs.
Honda - your repeat customers are watching - and you are not measuring up!
I took my 2016 in to have the driver side DRL fixed under warranty. I made an appointment and took my car in to be repaired. An hour later I was told that Honda has extended the warranty to 10 years as of 4/12/2019 but the new parts would have to be ordered and they were currently on back order. This might help someone out there. Honda apparently had a lot of complaints about this problem and has listened. I wonder what they changed and if it is going to be as bright or if they are simply going to change the type of bulb. I like the way the lights made the car look and hope the change they make doesn't change the appearance. I certainly don't want to have one headlight that doesn't match the other.
I just purchased this car a month ago. My manager mentioned that my daytime running light was out on the driver side. I looked at it after work and sure enough it was out. I Googled it and issue came right to this page.
Then further research pointed me to all the below information. How much more does Honda need to act??
I took it to Hendrick Honda and they said the car was 3 days out of warranty but they would give me 80% off and it cost $100 (waiting 4 hours). I previously had a 2007 Mazda 3 Grand Touring and never in 12 years have an issue with headlights.
There are issues with the 2017's as well they just aren't as prevalent yet because they are 1 year newer.
For a car that costs $32K this is ridiculous to have happening. This is a LED daytime running light that it on the driver side. There is no way this is not a defect in the design, but since it's outside of the warranty period, now I have no option but to buy a new headlight assembly, if I want my less than 3 year old car to look nice. If Honda can't figure out how to make LEDs last, then stick with easily replaced halogen bulbs!
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I have no clue how a LED strip could burn out so quickly, this car is driven by my grandma and had less than 35,000 miles on it when the driver's side DRL strip burned out. She was able to get it replaced for free at Honda of Middleburg Heights under the extended warranty, but she is expecting the passenger side to burn out too after seeing most of the 2016-2017 Accords around here have either one or both strips out. She treats this car very well and aside from a few minor dings it looks straight off the showroom floor. Not thrilled with the lights so far, but she is thankful that she didn't spring to the Touring grade as the headlights are full LED and cost an arm and a leg to replace out of warranty.
- J W., Cleveland, Ohio, US