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Re: Fit - Low beam failure [divitoda]
by jribakove
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Sep 03, 2009 (4:38 pm)
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Replying to: divitoda (May 20, 2009 6:14 pm)
The same thing happened to me last night. Scary. They started working again mid-morning for no apparant reason. My mechanic is unsure about what to do. Considering swapping out the headlight switch. The part is only about $45 from Honda. What happened in your case - I see your post is a few months old - what did the problem turn out to be??
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Re: Fit - Low beam failure [jribakove]
by divitoda
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Sep 13, 2009 (6:21 am)
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Replying to: jribakove (Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm)
We ended up taking the car to the dealer since no others could figure out what was wrong. Logic pointed to the light switch and as it turned out that is exactly what the dealer replaced. I believe we ended up paying for the switch only after pushing back on the labor charges. The light switch should not fail in the life time of the car let alone within 2 years........they came through and replaced for free.....we paid for part. All in all we are happy Honda customers.
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Re: Fit - Low beam failure [divitoda]
by jribakove
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Sep 13, 2009 (9:23 am)
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Replying to: divitoda (Sep 13, 2009 6:21 am)
Thanks! My mechanic also wasn't able to say for certain what went wrong, but ended up repacing the headlight switch as a best guess. So far, so good -- with any luck we're both all set.
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- #57 of 58
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Re: Fit - Low beam failure [divitoda]
by orlandoken
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Sep 23, 2009 (5:50 pm)
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Replying to: divitoda (May 20, 2009 6:14 pm)
I am on my 4th headlight switch for my '07 Fit. The original switch was replaced by my dealer in January '09, although they were uncertain that it was the real cause of the problem. Total cost to me $229.57.
The second switch was replaced three months later, with a similar amount of uncertainty. That one must have been of higher quality because it lasted five whole months. The dealer agreed to consider it under warranty, so there was no charge to me.
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Re: Fit - Low beam failure [orlandoken]
by jribakove
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Sep 24, 2009 (5:12 am)
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Replying to: orlandoken (Sep 23, 2009 5:50 pm)
Damn, that's lame. It's a dangerous situation. At least your dealer was willing to replace the part (for the third or fourth time) at no charge. For me, so far, so good, but it's only been a couple weeks since my switch was replaced. I didn't do it at the local Honda dealer, their prices are way to high. My mechanic bought the switch from Honda for $45, then charged me another $20 to install it. Honda should consider a recall or they may be looking at litigation one day soon.
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