2010 Honda Civic

I AM 76 YEARS OLD AND RECENTLY QUIT DRIVING. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE ANY MORE WAS POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH I ALWAYS BLAMED ON MY POOR EYESIGHT, INCLUDING CATARACTS. THE PROBLEM, AS IT SEEMED REASONABLE, WAS WHEN IT WAS DARK. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME OTHERWISE: ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH CATARACTS ACTUALLY ARE ABLE TO SEE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER IN THE DARK, WHEN PUPILS ARE DILATED. SOMEONE RECENTLY EXPLAINED TO ME THE REAL REASON: MY CAR'S HEADLIGHTS! I AM NOT PLANNING TO DRIVE AGAIN, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TRY, BUT I KNOW NOW THAT IF THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING AS THEY SHOULD I WOULD PROBABLY BE STILL DRIVING. THE POOR QUALITY OF THE LENSES IN THIS AND PROBABLY EVERY 2 TO 3 YEAR OLD CAR IN THE ROAD TODAY REDUCES THE VISIBILITY SO MUCH AND I'M SURE IT'S THE CAUSE OF MANY ACCIDENTS AND NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS, AND IT MAKES ME REALLY ANGRY TO KNOW IT WAS THE BLURRY BAD HEADLIGHTS TO BLAME, AND THAT THEY ARE PROBABLY HURTING AND KILLING PEOPLE EVERY DAY. NOT TO MENTION THOSE LIKE ME WHO TAKE THE BLAME FOR SOMETHING SO CHEAP. MY SON HAS A CAR LIKE THIS AND HE HAD THE HEADLAMPS POLISHED RECENTLY BECAUSE I INSISTED HIM TO DO SO. NOW WHEN HE DRIVES ME I CAN TELL THE HUMONGOUS DIFFERENCE AND UNDERSTAND IT WASN'T ME AND MY "POOR EYESIGHT" TO BLAME. I CAN'T TELL HOW MANY TIMES I WENT BACK TO THE EYE DOCTOR TO LOOK FOR A SOLUTION, AND THE REAL SOLUTION IS IN PEOPLE LIKE YOU, IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WILL CONTACT A TV CHANNEL/REPORTER TO SEE IF THEY CAN START A CAMPAIGN ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE AUTOMAKERS ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS LIKE WITH SO MANY OTHER THINGS. IT'S A SHAME!

FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR COMPLAINING ABOUT THE POOR LIGHTING FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. CONSISTENTLY I HAVE TO DAB THE SWITCH TO DOUBLE CHECK AND CONFIRM THEY ARE ON AT NIGHT WHEN I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AND OR ANY SIGN THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY WORKING. I ALSO REGULARLY TOOK A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL LIGHTS TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE ONE BURNT OUT OR SOMETHING. NOW I AM SELLING THE CAR AND HAD IT DETAILED, SO THE HEADLIGHTS WERE POLISHED AND IT WAS MIND-BLOWING TO REALIZE THAT THE LOW QUALITY OF THE PLASTIC COVER LENSES WAS ALWAYS THE CULPRIT. I GUESS THIS HAPPENS TO EVERY MAKE AND MODEL OUT IN THE ROAD, SO IN FACT HOW MANY OF ALL THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING EVERY SINGLE DAY COULD BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY BLAMED ON THIS PROBLEM? ESPECIALLY THOSE CAUSE BY RUNNING OVER OBSTACLES IN THE ROAD OR EVEN PEOPLE... I ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR CLEAN, BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, AND IT'S DUE TO THE LOW QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED, JUST AS THE KILLER AIR BAG INFLATORS... THIS CAR HAS ALL THE EXTERIOR TRIMS AND MOLDINGS MELTED, CRACKED AND MOST GONE, AND THIS HAPPENED IN JUST A FEW YEARS, BUT OR COURSE THIS IS NOT CAUSE FOR ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS SO NOBODY CARES (ARGUABLY THE SUNVISOR EXPLODING IN FRONT OF YOU COULD BE)... BUT THE HEADLIGHTS IN EVERY SINGLE CAR OUT THERE IN THE ROAD I BELIEVE IS SOMETHING MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF, AND IT IS NOT THE OWNERS/DRIVERS RESPONSIBILITY, OR THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF MANDATED DISCLOSURE ABOUT IT. SOMETHING LIKE: "THIS CAR IS BUILT TO LAST ONLY ONE LEASING PERIOD OF 36 TO 48 MONTHS IN A DECENT SHAPE. DO NOT BUY IT OR GET RID OF IT SOONER, OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES. GOOD LUCK!"

TAKATA RECALL I HAD AN AIR BAG RECALL BACK IN 2016. I NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR IS ALWAYS GIVING ME PROBLEMS. FOR EXAMPLE THE LIGHT INSIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE WORKS WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE WORKING. SECOND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDOW MOTOR I ALREADY CHANGED IT 3 TIMES AND IT'S STILL GIVING ME TROUBLE. I ALREADY SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY I GAVE UP ON TRYING TO FIX IT. ALSO I ALREADY LOST COUNT ON HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE CHANGED MY BRAKES MINDING THAT I HARDLY DRIVE MY CAR. IN ADDITION MY GAS NEVER LAST EITHER NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF GAS I PUT. TRIED ALL OF THEM AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY PROMISED ME I WOULD SPEND LESS GAS BUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE.