We have classified the 106 complaints from 2016 Honda Accord about EXTERIOR LIGHTING into the following categories.
Purchased my coupe in november 2016 brand new. i have less than 8600 miles on it. the other night my car went into complete shutdown, completely dead. i was told it could be the main fuse. why would the main fuse blow on brand new car? that very dangerous while driving. luckily i was pulling into my mother's driveway and not on the highway or in traffic.
2016 accord sport had both led light strips go out. i have witnessed this on almost every one of that years model. i have also seen hundreds of complaints online and some were even during lease mileage! this is absolutely ridiculous that these daytime running lights are not under recall. honda will not keep that continued customer loyalty and return from customers with issues like this. i leased this vehicle at a purchase cost of $27,000! it is almost $1000 each to replace these strips as the entire light housing assembly has to be replaced to fix just this part of the lights? this is a huge design flaw on honda's part! and to expect your customers to foot the bill for these repairs is unacceptable. this is a manufacturers design flaw because these lights do not have the option of being turned off with the regular lights. these are forced to run nonstop for the life of the vehicle. honda's design engineers have created an expensive flaw that should be covered under recall!!! we are all reconsidering whether that honda quality is living up to its name anymore. i am very disappointed as i just purchased this vehicle out of lease (3 years later) and still have a $26k vehicle with no working daytime running lights because i refuse to sink $2k in replacing a manufacturers design flaw. this should be considered a manufacturers defect on all accounts and replaced by honda. how many customers will continue to be returning customers if they have to replace $2k in lights every couple thousand miles? spend $2 k then turn around and do it multiple times for the life of the vehicle?? no thanks. mine went out during year 2 (2017). honda needs to address this issue asap. very unhappy that this has not been a recall yet.
Since the car was purchased in march 2016 has been having electrical issues, almost everyday no start condition. needs to be jumped everyday. had the dash board fuse blown within 2 months of purchase of the car, had battery replaced within 9 months of purchase and had alternator tested. since the transmission recall rough idle on drive and rpms lower then what normally were. no recall as oer vin for battery sensor but theres some serious issue car wants to stall while driving sometimes. someting seriously wrong. randomly steering light, traction control, brake lighy comes on and goes off
Low beam headlights are dim.
Touring model daytime running light (drl) led strip is 70% un-lit on one headlight. this appears to be an extremely common problem and requires replacement of the entire headlight assembly, dealer part cost $945, install not included. from my research it appears these burn out early and often and drl's are listed as a safety feature. this is not right and a solution needs to be provided. honda cannot expect people to replace lights every couple of years at that cost.
Hey diycarmodz i'm a long time subscriber and bought a 2016 accord coupe ex-l inspired by your vids. there's an issue on the 2016 & 2017 accords coupes and sedans that is becoming a huge headache for a lot of owners. the drl led burns out which is expected to last the life of the car. the daytime running lights are listed as safety features by honda.the light is not user accessible and the dealer has to replace the entire headlight assembly. i've had both sets of my headlights each replaced twice and just burnt out again. i have linked all the complaints online that i could find along with the comments on the videos. i was wondering if you could make the problem more known with your larger following so that honda can put out a recall for this issue since it costs anywhere from $800-$1400 to get the problem resolved because of an led light. i see a lot of accords on the road with a bunt out drl led and it is spreading. i have attached the links i have found. https://youtu.be/q00xnngaixw https://youtu.be/xsfiy3b8r5k https://youtu.be/ibjap21w43u https://youtu.be/30hofrfsijo https://youtu.be/wgixfrlo1tm https://youtu.be/y24883nn7au https://youtu.be/k925vruloac http://m.carcomplaints.com/honda/accord/2016/lights/daytime_led_lights_burning_out.shtml http://m.carcomplaints.com/honda/accord/2017/lights/daytime_running_lights_out.shtml
Grossly defective headlights, low beams fail to adequately illuminate the roadway in front of the vehicle. low beam cutoff too low, unable to discern large bright object on roadway or edge at 100 foot distance. photo documentation attached. honda has not provided an owners manual or information for adjustment despite repeated requests. honda claims i can order the manual on the web but it is not possible, the website only allows 2015 and earlier, screen shot attached. my local honda dealer, southeast honda service advisor claimed they cannot be adjusted, i believe that this information is not true.