Our hybrid headlights suck. How dim did the headlights get? Did they
permanently dim or was it a flicker? Thanks for the post.


"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I noticed that our '03 Accord headlights were varying between two
>brightness levels recently. A bit of research turned up Honda Service
>Bulletin 05-034 which addresses this issue. It is caused by a poor solder
>joint internal to the Electronic Load Detector (ELD).
>
> In the case of the Accord the repair involves replacing the entire
> under-hood fuse box. On some vehicles they are able to replace the ELD
> as a stand-alone item while on other models it apparently is integrated
> into the fuse box.
>
> I'm happy to say that Honda paid for the replacement 100% as a goodwill
> adjustment even though our car was past the warranty mileage. One thing I
> like about Honda is that they seem to stand up and pay for
> design/manufacturing defects even if the customer is technically SOL due
> to warranty limitations. This certainly was never my experience as a GM
> customer .
>
> Any company can produce a product which has a problem, but Honda seems to
> be one of the few which goes the extra mile to make customers whole. Seems
> like a smart advertising strategy to me!
>
> John
>