2001 Honda Accord Interior lighting Problems

“A few months ago we began experiencing intermittent failure of the lighting on the instrument panel. We took the car to our local repair shop, who determined the dimmer control for the instrument panel lights was failing, and they replaced it with a genuine Honda part. This did not fix the issue. Instead, the instrument panel lights are now non-functional, causing the whole cluster to need to be replaced. I was searching the NHTSA website and found NHTSA campaign number 04v256000. …”

“Instrument panel lights go out and at night I can't see some of the gauges like the speedometer or gas gauge. But other lights like, check engine, maintenance required, tcs lights work ok. I have read what NHTSA considers a safety hazard and lighting is one of them. There has already been a safety recall on other 2001 Honda v6 models with the same problem as I am experiencing. Yet, there is no investigation being done on my problem. …”

“The instrument panel backlighting fails intermittently for days at a time. When it's out, I cannot see the speedometer or any gauges on the dash at night. I have to use a flashlight or other external lighting to see the gauges. The backlighting never flickers -- it's either on or it's off. I am unable to discern any pattern or action that causes the backlighting to go out or to begin working again. The dash indicator lights still work. My 2001 Honda Accord ex-v6 sedan was not covered under recall 04v256000. …”

“Refer to NHTSA campaign id #04v256000. I have 2001 Honda Accord ex. My instrument light on the car failed and I cannot see gauges at night time. I am taking a flashlight with you at night when I am driving. According to #04v256000, it only covers certain lx models. I think it should be expand to ex models as well. I was shocked after the dealer told me that they cannot fix because your car is not on a recall list even though it is obviously due to the failure of potentiometer.”

“There is currently a recall on Honda Accord ex 2001(which is the year make and model of my car) for dimmer control lights inside the car not lighting up. My car has this exact problem / periodically the dashboard lights go completely black and do not work. I cannot see how fast I'm going, I cannot see if I am almost out of gas, cannot see if the car is overheating, cannot see anything on the dashboard. This is very dangerous when it is dark. …”