2006 HONDA CIVIC Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE, EXCLUDING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEFROST STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

SUN VISORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE GLUE GIVES OUT CAUSING THE CLAMP TO LOSE TENSION AND THE VISOR TO FALL DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS CAN STARTLE THE DRIVER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS YET TO FIX THE PART. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. THIS ISSUE AFFECTS CIVICS BOTH TWO AND FOUR DOOR MODELS IN THE 2006 THRU 2010 YEAR MODELS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 111,000 MILES ON MY CAR WITH A PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WHICH HAS GONE OUT FOR THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. WHEN ADDED TO THE VISORS WHICH CAME WITH THE CAR, I CURRENTLY HAVE HAD FOUR GO BAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FIVE GO BAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HONDA MAKES VISORS THAT WILL NOT GO BAD IN THIS WAY IN THEIR OTHER MODELS. THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, SUN VISOR DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

POWER WINDOWS ON FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE AND REAR DRIVER-SIDE NO LONGER GO UP AND DOWN. *JS

Mileage: 48,000

THE SUN VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE CRACKED AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY HONDA FOR 2006 TO 2008 HONDA CIVICS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I AM AT 102,934 MILES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS WOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

Mileage: 102,934

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CRACKED DUE TO THE SUN AND WAS TILTED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57. *TR

Mileage: 57

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. IT CAN BE SNAPPED BACK INTO PLACE, BUT WHILE IT'S BROKEN, IT DECREASES VISIBILITY AND IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO SNAP IT BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY NOW. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SUN VISOR IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC BROKE. IT SPLIT CAUSING IT TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. IT JUST HANGS IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S FACE BLOCKING VISION OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VISOR WAS NEVER USED MUCH AND NEVER USED FORCEFULLY TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK IN THIS WAY. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HONDA CIVIC 2006 SUNVISOR: IT HAS SPLIT APART AND WILL NOT FOLD UP AND OUT OF THE WAY, PARTIALLY BLOCKS MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN THE "DOWN" POSITION. I HAVE TO PUSH THE PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE IT STAY TOGETHER. ONCE YOU PUT IT BACK DOWN IT SPLITS AGAIN. BAD DESIGN MAKING AN ITEM SO CHEAPLY THAT MUST ENDURE REPEATED USE IN A SPOT THAT PROBABLY HAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINED PIECES. *KB

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SUN VISOR FAILURE. IT FALLS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT AND WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE ROOF ANY LONGER. *KB

Mileage: 47,000

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT SEAM AND WON'T STAY IN POSITION. I IMPROVISED A REPAIR. *TT

Mileage: 60,000

THE SIDES THAT HOLD BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS ARE CRACKED. THEY HAVE NOT FALLEN DOWN YET. IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SO LONG, I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. IT WASN'T UNTIL I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A SETTLEMENT THAT I REALIZED IT'S NOT NORMAL. WILL TRY TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO GET BOTH VISORS FIXED. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE VISORS, IT SEEMS LIKE HONDA SHOULD'VE JUST RECALLED AND FIXED THEM. *TT

MY SUN VISOR SPLIT IN TWO AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BLOCKING MY VISION AS DRIVER OF THE CAR. *TT

Mileage: 86,000

ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS, STANDARD 208 SECTION 4.5.1(C), SUN VISORS MUST HAVE AIR BAG WARNING LABELS. HONDA CURRENTLY PROVIDES THESE WARNINGS ON THE SUN VISORS. HOWEVER, IF THE SUN VISOR BREAKS, THEN I WOULD BE FORCED TO REMOVE THE SUN VISOR IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. ONCE OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER BE OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. HONDA IS CURRENTLY BEING SUED IN COOPER, ET AL. V. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., CASE NO. BC 448670 BECAUSE OF THE SUN VISOR BREAKING ON A REGULAR BASIS. BY SETTLING THE CASE, THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY ADMITTING THE SUN VISOR IS PRONE TO BREAKING. I DO NOT BELIEVE A CAR OWNER SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE A REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL STANDARDS. *KB

Mileage: 30,000

SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAIL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY DUE TO THEM NOT STAYING IN THE UP POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WE HAVE REPLACED A TOTAL OF 7 SUN VISORS. ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER, THE WARM WEATHER CAUSES THE SEAM TO FAIL AND THE VISOR SPLIT AT THE SHAFT. OUR EIGHTH ONE HAS FAILED. THE RESULT IS THAT THE VISOR HANGS DOWN AND WILL NOT RETURN UP OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM PER OUR DEALER. THERE NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERING OF THE PRODUCT. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY 08 RAV4. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL RESULT IN A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS.

Mileage: 1,505

SUMMARY: I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND THE DRIVER'S VISOR JUST DECIDED TO COME APART. , BUT IT WILL NOT STAY UP IN IT'S PROPER POSITION, INSTEAD, IT FALLS IN FRONT OF MY FACE CAUSING ME TO BE DISTRACTED I CAN'T SEE THE STREET LIGHTS I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT JUST YET AS I AM EXPECTING A BABY. I HAVE TO LEAVE IT DOWN AT ALL TIMES, AND IT CANNOT BE PUSHED BACK, I HAVE TO LEAVE IT STRAIGHT DOWN IN MY FACE AND BEND DOWN TO SEE STREET LIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS. IT JUST DID THIS ONE DAY, AND I NEVER EVEN USE MY VISOR. JUST THIS WEEK THE ENTIRE VISOR CRACKED AND FELL OFF NOW I HAVE NO VISOR. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

1. NOT SURE OF ANY EVENT THAT LED TO FAILIURE 2. DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE FLIPPED UP POSITION - THE VISOR HAS A SPLIT IN THE CENTER - I.E. THE CENTER HAS EXPANDED - SO THIS SPLIT PRECLUDES IT FROM STAYING IN THE FLIPPED UP POSITION. 3 3 HAVE NOT YET REPLACED, BUT MUST REPLACE AS IT IS A VISBILITY SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 51,884

8TH GENERATION CIVICS EXPOSED TO HOT WEATHER MAY EXPERIENCE FAILURE TO THEIR VISORS. THIS CAUSES THE LOSS OF INTEGRITY IN COMPONENTS OF THE VISORS, PREVENTING THEM FROM STAYING UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VISOR IS EITHER IN THE WAY OF THE DRIVER OR WON'T STAY IN A FIXED POSITION WHEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AND BROKE, FALLING DOWN, AND BLOCKING VISION WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION

Mileage: 46,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS BROKEN (AGAIN). THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. THE THIRD TIME THE CAR WAS 500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT THAT ONE LAST TIME. NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN! IF YOU GOOGLE "HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR" YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SUN VISOR SPLITS IN HALF AND CAN NO LONGER BE PUT UP (STORED POSITION). WHEN THE PLASTIC FRAME OF THE VISOR SPLITS, THE VISOR HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VISION WHEN DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY VISION IS CONSTANTLY BLOCKED AND I FIND MYSELF BENDING DOWN WHILE DRIVING TO SEE IF TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE GREEN OR RED. IT CAN ALSO BLOCK MY VIEW OF A PEDESTRIAN STEPPING OFF OF THE CURB INTO THE CROSSWALK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THESE AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A TSB ON IT. IN ADDITION TO MY VIEW OF THE ROAD BEING BLOCKED BY THIS PLASTIC FRAMED SUN VISOR, I'M ALSO AFRAID IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, MY FACE OR A PASSENGERS COULD HIT THE SUN VISOR AND THE VISOR COULD CAUSE MAJOR FACIAL TRAUMA.

Mileage: 10,563

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC, AND I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT... THE VISORS! THEY ARE NO GOOD! IN THE 5 YRS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THEM ABOUT 4 TIMES ALREADY. LUCKILY 2 TIMES I DIDN'T PAY ANYTHING SINCE THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY NOW I OWN THE CAR, AND IT'S BECOMING REALLY ANNOYING. THE DESIGN ON THESE VISORS IS RIDICULOUS! WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE, I HAVE TO REMEMBER NOT TO USE THEM OR ELSE ONCE I PULL THEM DOWN IT CRACKS OPEN AT THE HINGE AND BREAKS. THIS IS QUITE COSTLY ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN. IT'S NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE FOR THE VEHICLE OWNERS, BUT ALSO A HAZARD TO DRIVERS. WHEN THE VISOR BREAKS AND CAN'T BE PULLED BACK UP, IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION. YOU CAN'T SEE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS UNLESS YOU HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH ONE HAND WHILE YOU DRIVE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO. I MENTION IT TO THE DEALER EVERY TIME, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY'RE PROBABLY HAPPY SINCE IS BRINGS IN A CONSTANT REVENUE FOR THEM FROM ALL THE CIVIC OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY YEAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY FELL DOWN, BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT WILL NO LONGER GO BACK UP AND IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WERE FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING DOWN AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD IT UP AND DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VISOR BY REPLACING IT SIX TO EIGHT TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA ISSUED A CONTINUATION OF THE VISOR WARRANTY UP TO 8 YEARS. UPDATED 08/04/11

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND THE VISORS ARE BROKEN AND HANG DOWN. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND BLOCKS MY VISION FOR STREET LIGHTS, SIGNS ETC. I CANNOT ADJUST IT TO KEEP THE SUN OUT OF MY EYES FOR CERTAIN ANGLES. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE. THEY WANT A CHARGE OF $75.00 PER VISOR. THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THEY JUST KEEP BREAKING. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED AND HANGS DOWN IN THE WAY OR VIEW AND I CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD TO DRIVE SAFELY. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS UNDER GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND MY CARS WARRANTY HAS JUST EXPIRED. MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING IT. DAILY USE TO BLOCK THE SUN IN YOUR EYES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IS THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. THE CONSEQUENCES IS THAT I CAN NOT SEE TO DRIVE SAFELY. EITHER SUN IN MY EYES OR SUN VISOR BLOCKING VIEW OF ROAD. THE VISOR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED, IT IS BROKEN, IT JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE LINE OF SIGHT. TO DATE MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN EL PASO TX HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART THUS I AM WORKING WITH AMERICAN HONDA FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HINGES FRACTURED AND THE VISORS WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE CLOSED, UPRIGHT POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN ADJUSTED. THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BACKING HAD ALSO FRACTURED WITH EXPOSED WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURES AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF

THE WINDOW VISOR ON MY 2006 CIVIC SI HAS MELTED TWICE NOW AND IT POSSES A DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER THE INSIDE PLASTIC IS HIT BY DIRECT SUNLIGHT THE ACTUAL PLASTIC CLIPS MELT AND THAT CAUSES THE VISOR TO SUDDENLY FLIP DOWN RIGHT INTO YOUR LINE OF VISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD PANEL WAS FLOPPING UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V326000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 72,300. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 11/16/11

Mileage: 72,000

THE SUN VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX HAS BROKEN TWICE NOW, WHERE THE VISOR WILL HANG DOWN IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. I AM UNABLE TO SECURE IT UP OR DOWN. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE WARM WEATHER MONTHS WHEN THE CAR IS VERY HOT. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN THE WARRANTY, ~20K MILES AND FIXED BY THE DEALER. SECOND INCIDENT BEGAN AROUND 70K MILES AND WORSENED UNTIL THE VISOR HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE VISOR THIS TIME, AND FEEL THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS TO PAY A DEALER TO FIX A PART WHICH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY CIVIC HAVE A HONDA-ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT WHERE AFTER SOME TIME THE MECHANISM BREAKS, CAUSING IT TO STAY DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVER VIEW AND CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON IN WARMER CLIMATES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT LEAST TWICE, WITH ANOTHER REPAIR ON THE HORIZON (THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH A POPPING NOISE WHEN PUTTING BACK TOWARDS THE ROOF). THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM FOR FREE THE FIRST FEW TIMES, BUT THE NEXT ONE WILL APPARENTLY COST $20 FOR THE LABOR WHILE THE VISORS THEMSELVES ARE "FREE." THE DEALER STATES THEY WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN FLAW UNTIL 75,000 MILES ARE REACHED ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

HONDA CIVIC 2006 DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS APART IN THE HEAT AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VISION. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND WITHIN A YEAR MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULDN'T STAY UP AND EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WOULD JUST DROP DOWN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE VISOR SNAPPED DOWN WHICH SCARED ME AND I COULDN'T SEE, WHICH IS HOW I ALMOST WRECK. IT FINALLY CAME OFF AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY I COULD GET IT FIXED WITHOUT PAYING OVER $100 PER VISOR. MY PASSENGER VISOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AND NOW I DRIVE WITHOUT VISOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND I WISH HONDA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA JUST BECAUSE OF THIS VISOR PROBLEM. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN THOUGH THEY GOT THERE VISOR FIXED AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY IT BROKE AGAIN. PLEASE CAN THIS GET RECALLED!! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS FLIP VISOR ISSUES. I'VE REPLACED MINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CONSTANTLY DROPS AND GETS IN THE WAY OF MY VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN MY CAR SITS IN THE SUN FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME, MY SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP, FLAT AGAINST THE CEILING OF THE CAR. THE DROOP DOWN, SOMETIMES INTO MY VISION. I HAVE CALLED HONDA ABOUT A REPLACEMENT, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME APPROX $150 TO REPLACE BOTH SUN VISORS. THE VISORS ARE BEING USED NORMALLY, UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC CRACKED OPEN ON ITS TOP SEAM WHICH PREVENTED THE VISOR FROM STAYING IN THE "UP" POSITION. AT FIRST I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE A BIG DEAL BUT I SOON REALIZED THAT IT REALLY DID INTERFERE WITH MY LINE OF SIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAD THE VISOR REPLACED. 15 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VISOR REPLACED IT HAS NOW CRACKED AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN ITS UPRIGHT POSITION AND IT INTERFERES WITH MY LINE OF SIGHT. *LN

Mileage: 12,550

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE VISORS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND JUST ONE YEAR LATER, THE SUN VISOR CRACKED OPEN FROM HEAT EXPOSURE AGAIN. THE SUN VISORS ARE OBSTRUCTING BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S VIEW AND POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO KEEP THE VISORS CLOSED AND WHEN THERE IS TOO MUCH SUN LIGHT, THE VISORS ARE USELESS IN BLOCKING THE SUN. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE THEM WITH A PART THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE.

Mileage: 120,000

BOTH VISORS SPLIT OPEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I CANNOT USE THEM TO BLOCK THE SUN AND HAVE TO DUCK UNDER THEM TO VIEW THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE FAILED AND JUST HANG DOWN. THIS IS SERIOULY DANGEROUS SINCE THE HANGING DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR INTERFERES WITH THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAYS, BECAUSE MY CAR HAS OVER 36,000 MILES (IT HAS 43,000) IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO APPLICABLE RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE SUN VISOR ON MY PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED AND JUST HANGS. IT WILL NOT FOLD IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT IS DANGLING AND BLOCKING MY FIELD OF VISION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HONDA DOES NOT THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, YET THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCE MORE THAN 1 VISOR SPLITTING ON THEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE VISORS IN THE CAR HAVE A METAL ROTATING PIECE IN BETWEEN TWO PLASTIC PIECES THAT CAUSE THE VISOR TO SNAP AFTER MINIMAL USE. MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN, AS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND'S EXACT SAME CAR TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE HAD TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY, HE COULD POSSIBLY STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE SUN VISOR AND CAUSE INJURY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I AM PUTTING IN A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR IT IS CHEAPLY MADE AND THE HEAT MELTS THE PLASTIC SO IT STARTS TO WEAR ON THE SPINE OF THE VISOR IT FALLS DOWN IN MY FACE, I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WHILE DRIVING, I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM AS DISTRACTED WHILE FIDDLING WITH IT SO ITS OUT OF MY WAY WHILE DRIVING IS AS DISTRACTING AS BEING ON CELL PHONE, SO I TOOK IT OFF, AND I LIVE IN A SUNNY STATE AND BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE $70.00 TO REPLACE IT, I HAVE TO HOLD MY HAND ABOVE MY EYES TO BLOCK THE SUN WHICH IS ALSO VERY DISTRACTING. I CALLED HONDA AND COMPLAINED THEY SAID IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO IT WILL NOT BE RECALLED BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT AT ONE OF THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERS AND THAT THE PRICE CAN RANGE FROM $70.00 TO $100.00.. WHICH I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR CURRENTLY, AND EITHER WAY I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY SUN VISOR EVERY SUMMER WHEN ITS TOO HOT AND DECIDES TO FALL OFF! THAT IS $70.00 TO $100.00 PER SUN VISOR EVERY SUMMER.. THAT ADDS UP. I LOVE HONDA AND IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE DOING SO WELL, THEY ALWAYS DID RIGHT BY ME, BUT NOW THIS 06 HONDA CIVIC IS CHEAPLY MADE AND WONT SURPRISE ME IF IT DOESN'T LAST AS LONG AS MY OLD 95 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR BROKEN (AGAIN). THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WAS 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT THAT ONE LAST TIME. NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN! IF YOU GOOGLE "HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR" YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SUN VISOR SPLITS IN HALF AND CAN NO LONGER BE PUT UP (STORED POSITION). WHEN THE PLASTIC FRAME OF THE VISOR SPLITS, THE VISOR HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VISION WHEN DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY VISION IS CONSTANTLY BLOCKED AND I FIND MYSELF BENDING DOWN WHILE DRIVING TO SEE IF TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE GREEN OR RED. IT CAN ALSO BLOCK MY VIEW OF A PEDESTRIAN STEPPING OFF OF THE CURB INTO THE CROSSWALK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THESE AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A TSB ON IT. IN ADDITION TO MY VIEW OF THE ROAD BEING BLOCKED BY THIS PLASTIC FRAMED SUN VISOR, I'M ALSO AFRAID IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, MY FACE OR A PASSENGERS COULD HIT THE SUN VISOR AND THE VISOR COULD CAUSE MAJOR TRAUMA TO A HUMAN. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

2007 HONDA CIVIC. DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS CRACKED. WON'T STAY CLOSED (RETRACTED AGAINST THE CEILING). FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF VIEW FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS SINCE 2006 WHEN THE SUN VISOR DESIGN WAS MODIFIED TO ITS CURRENT DESIGN. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. SOLUTIONS INCLUDE: 1) REMOVING THE SUN VISOR; NOT SAFE. 2) IGNORING THE PROBLEM; WHEN SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF EYES IT'S NOT SAFE. 3) REPLACING THE SUN VISOR; HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE A FREE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS GOOD DOCUMENTATION ON THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND DURATION OF THE PROBLEM. SEE ALSO: HTTP://ACTIONALLEN.BLOGSPOT.COM/2010/06/HONDA-CIVIC-SUN-VISORS-NOT-SO-GOOD.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX HAVE BEEN BREAKING ROUTINELY ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY SIMPLY REPLACE THE BROKEN VISOR. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT REDESIGNED THE FAULTY VISOR DESIGN AND THEY WILL CONTINUE BREAKING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS THE VISORS BREAK AND HANG OFF BLOCKING THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO CLEARLY SEE THE ROAD. *TR

THE PLASTIC PIECES INSIDE THE SUNVISORS HAVE SNAPPED AND ARE NOW HANGING DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS IN MY FACE. I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI AND HAVE READ A PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS FROM MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM; SOME HAVE REPLACED THEIR VISORS SEVERAL TIMES (OUT OF POCKET). THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A DESIGN FLAW, WHICH IS WIDE-SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I LIVE IN OHIO AND THE SUMMERS ARE QUITE WARM, BUT NOT AS HOT AS ARIZONA; MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ARE FELT TO BE HEAT-RELATED. HOWEVER, NO MATTER WHERE IN THE COUNTRY ONE LIVES, IT CAN EASILY BE OVER 110 DEGREES IN A CLOSED CAR, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED WHEN DESIGNING THESE VISORS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX 4 DOOR. BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED AND FALL INTO THE FIELD OF VISION, MAKING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS. HONDA AS OF YET HAS NOT CALLED A RECALL. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. HONDA CLAIMS THAT THIS IS "COSMETIC" AND DOES NOT COVER THIS UNDER ITS EXTENDED PLAN. *TR

Mileage: 57,635

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN IN AREA OF STRONG METAL SPRINGS ALLOWING VISOR TO DROP DOWN BLOCKING FIELD OF VIEW WHEN DRIVING. DEALER SAYS 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL NEED TO BUY REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

VISOR FAILED ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC BLOCKING VISION. APPARENTLY MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES CONSTANTLY SPLIT OPEN CAUSING THEM TO HANG DOWN (UNABLE TO PUT SUN VISOR UP) BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT. VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT CONTINUALLY BREAK. FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HANGING VISOR BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT OR DRIVING WITH NO VISOR AT ALL RISKING SUN BLINDING AT CERTAIN TIME OF THE DAY. UPON LOOKING AT FORUMS ONLINE I'VE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. VISORS APPEAR TO BE MELTING WITH HEAT FROM SUN. BAD DESIGN SINCE THE VISOR WILL OBVIOUSLY BE EXPOSED TO THE SUN. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

FREQUENT HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR FAILURE IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE - DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AND FALLS DOWN TO BLOCK VIEW WHILE DRIVING AND HIT MY HEAD GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEM TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME THING. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANT, BUT WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T COVER THESE TYPE OF PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 99,300

2006 HONDA CIVIC - SUNVISOR FELL APART DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FELL APART AND OBSTRUCTED VIEW WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. PERFORMED RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. HONDA NEEDS A REDESIGNED SUNVISOR AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I.E. VIEW OBSTRUCTED WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

1. CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. SUN VISOR BROKE AFTER TRYING TO ADJUST IT. 2. SUN VISOR IS UNUSABLE AND HANGS FROM THE ROOF. 3. ONLY REPAIR AVAILABLE IS TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AT A HONDA DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THIS IS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC .PLASTIC SHROUDING AROUND MOUNTING SECTION OF SUN VISOR IS UNNECESSARILY CHEAP AND WILL NOT WITHSTAND INTERIOR SUMMER TEMPERATURES. EVENTUALLY, THE VISOR WARPS AND WILL NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VISOR OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VISION AND IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

PURCHASED CERTIFIED 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN LAST AUG. 2009 AFTER 11,200 MILES OF DRIVING THIS THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE DOWN. PLASTIC CRACKED AND WENT STEADY DOWN. I'M IN HOUSTON, TX MY CONCLUSION IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY PURPOSE BY THE MAKERS OF THIS CHEAP CRAP VISOR. FOR 24 YRS. DRIVING I HAD A NISSAN, TOYOTA, MITSUBISHI, VOLVO, BMW NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM..NEVER... *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS SPLIT WHEN ADJUSTED IN HOT WEATHER. THEY THEN HANG DOWN TILL REPLACED, OBSTRUCTING VISION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MINE 6 TIMES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO DEALERS, YET THEY DON'T IMPROVE THE REPLACEMENT SUN VISORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

Mileage: 12,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID - ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR HAS BEEN COMING FALL APART. IT COULDN'T PUT UP. I WAS TOLD THE PART ITSELF COST ME ABOUT $70. IT IS VERY ANNOYING WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH VISOR DOWN ALL THE TIME UNTIL IT REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

MY VISORS POP A PART WHEN USING THEM. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SPLIT OPEN AND NOW WILL NOT STAY UP. AS A TALL PERSON THIS BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD. THE SUN VISOR SPLIT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN FLORIDA WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 98 DEGREES OUTSIDE. THIS APPARENTLY IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS VISOR IN THE HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC VISOR BROKEN AND IS OBSTRUCTING MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH 59,700 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE SUN VISORS DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC CASING SPLITS, CAUSING THE VISOR TO HANG DOWN (IT WILL NOT STAY UP). THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER BECAUSE IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 59,700

ENTERED PARKED CAR AND WHILE PREPARING TO BEGIN DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED, HANGING DOWN OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. WHILE AN ATTEMPT TO REPOSITION THE SUN VISOR WAS MADE, THE VISOR WOULD NOT KEEP THE POSITION AND WOULD RETURN TO THE HANGING DOWN POSITION, MAKING SAFE DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE. ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO REPOSITION THE VISOR, THIS TIME SQUEEZING THE SPLIT PLASTIC TOGETHER, AT THE HINGE, SUCCEEDED PLACING THE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY. THE VISOR HAS NOT BEEN REPOSITIONED SINCE. I HAVE RESEARCHED REPORTS AND EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE VISOR, THE PROBLEM RETURNS, OFTEN MUCH LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. IT SEEMS THE FAILURE IS MORE A FUNCTION OF HEAT EXPOSURE, THAN TIME. IN MY CASE, THE HEAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. I DRIVE THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ONLY, AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS USUALLY 60 TO 70 DEG. F. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SPLIT UNDER THE HEAT OF THE SUN AND NO LONGER STAYS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT FLOPS DOWN AND IS NOT ONLY DISTRACTING, BUT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER (ESPECIALLY TALLER INDIVIDUALS) TO NOT SEE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS HONDA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE EXISTING VISORS WITH BETTER DESIGNED ONES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE 2006 HONDA CIVIC. IT'S DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN. IT'S NOT BROKEN BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING WITH IT BUT IT JUST POPS OUT BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. NOW IT DOES NOT STAY AT TOP. I HAVE DIFFERENT CAR BUT I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE LIKE THIS. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 CIVIC CAME APART REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY-WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME APART THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT HAD TO PAY TO GET A NEW ONE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY UP AND BLOCKS THE VISION . CRAPPY PRODUCT ON A GREAT CAR. HOLD HONDA TO THE FIRE PLEASE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. BOTH OF MY SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED ALONG THE SEEMS. THIS CAUSES THE SUN VISOR TO NOT GO UP. THE SUN VISOR HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION, IT WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP OR ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND DANGLES IN FRONT OF DRIVER, BLOCKING VIEW OF TRAFFIC, SIGNS, AND SIGNALS. WHILE LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART ON-LINE I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER CIVIC OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT HONDA HAS NOT EVEN REENGINEERED THE PART. HONDA APPARENTLY KEEPS SELLING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART TO OWNERS OF 2006-2008 HONDA CIVICS REPEATEDLY. AT THE VERY LEAST HONDA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REENGINEER THIS PART TO ELIMINATE THE DEFECT IN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I WANT TO REPORT A CRACKED SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX, WHICH CAUSES THE VISOR TO HANG AND IS NOW OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON HONDA CIVICS, JUDGING BY ALL THE ONLINE COMMENTS TO BE FOUND, FOR INSTANCE, HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SUN_VISOR_FALLS_APART.SHTML, AND HERE: HTTP://WWW.CIVICFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/181-8TH-GEN-HONDA-CIVIC/296797-SUN-VISOR-SPLIT-OPEN.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 18,500

HONDA CIVIC 2006. DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO CLOSE, AND IN THE FAILURE, POPS OPEN RESTRICTING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT SEEMS THE PLASTIC WELD HAS POPPED OPEN. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT (FOR YEARS) AND DOES NOT CARE TO REDESIGN OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,365

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT THE TOP SEAM. IT IS NOW EITHER STUCK UP OR DOWN AND REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO MOVE IT. *TR

HONDA 2006 CIVIC LX SUN VISORS SPLIT OPEN WITH HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SUN VISOR HINGE FAILS AND VISOR THEN HANGS DOWN IN THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE DRIVER, POTENTIALLY CAUSING IMPAIRMENT TO VISIBILITY. HONDA WILL NO LONGER REPLACE AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CIVICS ARE NO GOOD. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND ARE AVERAGING 1 SUN VISOR PER YEAR. IN FOUR YEARS NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HONDA IS OR HAS DONE NOTHING THE BETTER THESE VISORS. IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR ME TO PAY FOR THE SAME PRODUCT KNOWING THAT IT WILL DO SAME THING AGAIN. HONDA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A BETTER DESIGN AND RECALL THESE VEHICLE'S BEFORE ONE FALLS DOWN IN SOMEONE'S FACE AND THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

SUN VISORS HAVE A DEFECT WHERE THEY WILL NOT RETRACT AND HANG IN YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS DRIVING VISABILTY. THE VISOR EITHER MELTED OR HAS A DEFECT WHICH THE DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT BUT HONDA WILL NOT RECALL OR FIX. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND THE PLASTIC SOFTENS/MELTS TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUN VISORS CANNOT BE PLACED BACK INTO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION NOR DO THEY STAY PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS BLOCKS A PORTION OF THE NORMAL VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAN BE A HAZARD. IT IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN THAT HONDA NEEDS TO FIX. I ORIGINALLY HAD HONDA REPLACE IT AS PART OF THE WARRANTY BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT REPLACED AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT SINCE IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL AT LEAST ANNUALLY. IT'S SAD TO SEE THAT IT IS 4 YEARS LATER, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT NOT TO PUT THOSE INTO THAT CAR. IF I BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM HONDA AND IT HAS A PLASTIC SUN VISOR, I WILL NOT BUY IT. IT IS A DEAL BREAKER B/C IT IS SUCH A NUISANCE AND IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A COMPANY NOT LEARNING AND IMPLEMENTING THEIR OWN LESSONS LEARNED. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAIL WHEN THEY GET HOT AND START TO COME APART. EVENTUALLY THE VISOR IS NO LONGER ABLE TO STAY UP IN EITHER THE FULL FORWARD OR FULL REAR POSITION AND JUST DANGLES IN THE TOP HALF OF THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW. THIS HAPPENED LAST SUMMER ON BOTH VISORS AND JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HONDA REPLACED THE FIRST SET UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY REPLACED THEM WITH THE VISORS OF IDENTICAL DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUN VISOR FAILS. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND AFTER 2 YEARS IN 2008 THE SUN VISOR FAILED. THE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BLOCK MY VIEW. I WOULD HAVE TO QUICKLY RELEASE MY GRIP FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO PUSH THE SUN VISOR OUT OF MY VIEW SO I COULD VIEW WHERE I WAS GOING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISORS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER (2010) THE VISORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN RESULTING IN THE SAME BEHAVIOR. I HAVE CONVERSED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL AND MANY HAVE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I MAY GET HONDA TO REPLACE THE SUN VISORS AGAIN BUT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY DO THE SAME THING IN 2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE SUN VISORS BEGIN SEPARATING, DANGLING AND INTEFERE WITH FIELD OF VISION DURING NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY VISORS THREE TIMES PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND NOW THEY ARE NO LONGER WILLING TO DO IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IS BLOCKS MY FIELD OF VISION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

UNDER NORMAL USE, THE SUN VISOR HINGE BREAKS, CAUSING THE VISOR TO SPLIT AT THE SEAM BY ITS MOUNT. THE VISOR IS DIFFICULT TO PUT BACK IN THE UPWARD POSITION AND WILL NOT STAY IN A FORWARD POSITION. IT FALLS STRAIGHT DOWN IMPEDING VISIBILITY. IF FORCED BACK INTO THE UPWARD POSITION, IT WILL STAY OUT OF VIEW, BUT WILL NOT FUNCTION FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE; THEREFORE, THERE IS NO USABLE SUN VISOR. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN OCTOBER 2006. THE VISOR WAS FIRST REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2008. IT BROKE AGAIN IN EARLY 2010. SEARCHING THE WEB, I FIND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS GONE UNADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY SUN-VISOR REPLACED ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE VISOR CLIP BREAKS, LEAVING THE VISOR TO HANG DOWN INTO YOUR FACE. THE VISOR WILL NEITHER STAY UP OR ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD DURING BOTH DAY TIME AND NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THE PART WAS REPLACED WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 9 MONTHS OLD; THE SECOND TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. YESTERDAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE THEM FIX THE BROKEN VISOR AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 75$ FOR THE PART + LABOR + TAXES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD; ALSO THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM I CAUSED BY ROUGH-WEAR--IT JUST FALLS APART! *TR

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR CRACKED OPEN IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. FROM INFORMATION ON THE NET, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD. I ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK WHEN IT SUDDENLY FLIPPED DOWN IN MY FACE. I ALSO CAN NOT SEE AT NIGHT TO DRIVE. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU 70.00 TO FIX THIS PLASTIC HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC SI VISORS HAVE FALLEN OFF RIGHT IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A REACTION THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE POORLY MADE AS THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAS ALSO FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL FOR MANY PEOPLE. I HAVE READ THAT WHEN THEIR IS HIGH HEAT, IT CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED 90+ HEAT FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC WON'T STAY UP OR GO COMPLETELY DOWN. WHEN PUTTING THE VISOR DOWN IT JUST SPLIT OPEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT'S HAPPENED. HONDA REPLACED THE PART ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, BUT THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS AGAIN BREAKING. IT WONT STAY UP AND IS SPLITTING DOWN THE MIDDLE. I HAD BOTH VISORS REPLACED BY HONDA ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BREAKS APART AND CANNOT BE POSITIONED SAFELY DURING DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY GRADUALLY OVER A COUPLE OF SUMMERS UNTIL IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE PLASTIC CASING HOLDING THE VISOR TOGETHER SPLIT AT THE SEAM. MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 30,050. *TR

Mileage: 30,050

BOTH SUN VISORS (DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE) SPLIT OPEN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. THE PLASTIC CASING HOLDING THE VISOR TOGETHER SPLIT AT THE SEEM ON BOTH VISORS. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THEY CANNOT FOLD UP. THEY FALL AND PARTIALLY OBSTRUCT THE VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. EVEN THE REPLACEMENT VISORS ARE OF THE SAME CONSTRUCTION, AND THEREFORE OFFER LITTLE REMEDY SINCE THEY TOO WILL INEVITABLY SPLIT OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SINCE THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41000.

Mileage: 41,000

MY '06 HONDA CIVIC'S SUN VISORS SPLIT OPEN AFTER A HOT DAY THIS SUMMER. THEY DO NOT STAY UP AND KEEP HANGING IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE I DRIVE POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. I FOUND THAT THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FROM HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, CLAIMING THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WHEN SUBJECTED TO CAR'S INTERIOR HEAT. THIS IS A CRITICAL VISIBILITY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURY AND POSSIBLY LOST OF LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX, SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDES FAILED AND COULD NOT BE RETRACTED, BLOCKING VIEW. 1ST SET FAILED 6MO FROM PURCHASE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FAILED AGAIN BUT NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN INTERIOR OF CAR IS HOT PLASTIC ON VISORS SPLITS AND LOSES "DETENT" CAN NOT BE PUT BACK OUT OF VIEW. DEALER KNOWS OF PROBLEMS. SEVERAL OWNERS BLOGS SHOW MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. SUN VISORS ARE UNUSABLE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

SUN VISORS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SPLIT OPEN NEAR THE PIVOT POINT AND DO NOT STAY UP. COST TO REPLACE AT HONDA DEALER IS $78 EACH PLUS $17 EACH TO INSTALL. PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I STARTED USING A SUN SHIELD PURCHASED FROM THE HONDA DEALER AND USED THE SUN VISORS TO HOLD IT IN POSITION. THE HEAT SOFTENS THE PLASTIC, AND THE VISORS SPLIT APART WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THEM BACK TOWARD THE ROOF. *TR

Mileage: 50,150

THE DRIVERS, AND PASSENGERS SIDE SUN VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE , THEY FLOP DOWN AND DON'T STAY IN PLACE , THEY WENT BAD AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR , AND SINCE I DON'T USE THEM , I DIDN'T BOTHER COMPLAINING SINCE THEY STAYED IN PLACE AND DIDN'T POSE A HAZARD , BUT NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR JUST FELL OFF WHEN I USED IT THE OTHER DAY , AND THE DRIVERS SIDE IS JUST AS BAD .... THEY WERE ALWAYS HARD TO USE SO I DIDN'T USE THEM ... *TR

Mileage: 56,000

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS KEEP BREAKING AND WILL NOT STAY UP IN EITHER DIRECTION, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT LOOKS LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME HONDA DEALERS REFUSE TO MAKE THE REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING FOR LABOR. IT TAKES 60 SECONDS TO REPLACE! THEY ALSO REFUSE TO JUST GIVE ME THE PART AND LET ME REPLACE IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND STOP CONSIDERING IT "A KNOWN PROBLEM". *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. UNDER WARRANTY IN 2007 THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR BROKE WHEN I PUT IT DOWN. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD NOT STAY UP WHEN YOU PUSH IT UP, IT WOULD JUST HANG STRAIGHT DOWN AND BLOCK MY VISION TO MY RIGHT, NOT SAFE. THE DEALER REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. IN 2008 THE SAME THING APPEND TO MY DRIVER SIDE. I HAD THE SAME RESULTS AS THE RIGHT SIDE VISOR. 2009 PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AGAIN IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. JUNE 2010 PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AGAIN BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL COST ME $60 TO FIX. THIS IS UNSAFE, OBSCURES MY VISION. JULY 6 2010 THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AGAIN, THE WILL NOT FIX IT, IT WILL COST ME $60. THERE IS A DEFINITE PRODUCTION PROBLEM HERE AND HONDA NO'S IT. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS SPLIT AND JUST DANGLES NOW. NUMEROUS OTHER 2006 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE REPLACED THE VISOR WITH THE SAME CHEAP PART FOUR TIMES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VISOR AND I KEEP MY VEHICLES FOR TEN PLUS YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR EXHIBITS CRACKS DUE TO THE HEAT AND SEPARATES FROM THE HOOK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS REPLACED THE SUN VISOR EACH TIME IT DETERIORATES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62172.

Mileage: 5,000

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THREE DRIVER AND THREE PASSENGER SUN VISORS. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FOURTH VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 55,460 MILES ON IT USED MAINLY TO GO TO AND FROM WORK 27 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. OVER TIME, THE GLUE WHICH HOLDS THE VISORS TOGETHER IS LOSING ITS ADHESION ALLOWING THE VISOR TO COME APART. AS A RESULT, THE VISOR IS FALLING DOWN INTO THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAN CAUSE A FATAL CRASH. I HAVE THREE FRIENDS WHO HAVE NEWER VERSIONS OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEIR NAMES ARE GARRY BURKETT, KEN CRAMPTON AND JOHN MINNICK. IN DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, WALSH HONDA IN MACON GA, THEY STATED THAT HONDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM DUE TO THE SHEAR NUMBER OF VISORS BEING REPLACED BUT IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. OUR FAMILY HAS OTHER HONDA VEHICLES, A 1999 ACURA TL AND A 2003 HONDA CIVIC NEITHER OF WHICH HAS EVER HAD A VISOR REPLACED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE TOT HIS OFFICE. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE THE MANUFACTURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 55,460

FAILURE OF SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THEY MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THEM UP BREAKS AND THEN THE VISOR HANGS DOWN IN YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING. I'VE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR ALREADY AND NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BROKEN. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BUT HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

SUN VISORS, DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS, FAIL TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VISORS IN THE DOWN POSITION BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISION WHICH IMPAIR THE VISIBILITY OF SIGHT. THIS IMPAIRMENT HAS ALMOST LEAD TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006- 2007 CIVICS BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH. AMERICAN HONDA AND THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS DESIGN DEFECT. THE VISORS ARE PLASTIC. THE TWO HALVES, UPPER AND LOWER, ARE GLUED TOGETHER. THE INTERIOR MECHANISM THAT RETAINS THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION IS METAL. THE METAL HAS A HIGHER YIELD STRENGTH THAN THE PLASTIC AND BREAKS THE PLASTIC AT THE POINT WHERE IT IS GLUED TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

BOTH SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE BROKEN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AT ~59,000, FIXED AND BROKE AGAIN AT 82,000. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IS CURRENTLY HANGING IN THE LINE OF SIGHT AND READY TO FALL OFF. IT SPLIT APART AT THE TOP SEAM. BOTH VISORS DO NOT SIT IN THE CLOSED POSITION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES THEM TO CONSTANTLY BE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT WHEN DRIVING. VISORS REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION - UNABLE TO CLOSE WHEN NOT NEEDED WHICH IMPAIRS DRIVING VISION. RECALL???? *TR

Mileage: 59,000

LIGHT USE FLIP VISOR IN HONDA CIVIC 2006 CRACKED AND NOW BLOCKING THE SIGHT VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT DRIVING. REPORTED TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY ADMITTED IS FLAW DESIGN BUT NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

SUN VISORS ON MY HONDA CIVIC KEEP BREAKING, INTERFERING WITH VISION WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I WILL HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED, IT IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC VISOR BROKE, DRIVER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BOTH SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. THE VISORS DO NOT SIT IN THE CLOSED POSITION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES THEM TO CONSTANTLY BE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT WHEN DRIVING. VISORS REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION - UNABLE TO CLOSE WHEN NOT NEEDED WHICH IMPAIRS DRIVING VISION. *TR

DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. BROKE AFTER NORMAL USE. AFTER BREAK, IT HANGS DOWN LOOSELY AND IMPAIRS THE DRIVER'S VISION. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

1) SINCE I'VE OWNED MY CAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A FAULTY VISOR..AND EACH TIME IT GETS HOT OUTSIDE, MY VISOR ACTS UP AND ENDS UP BREAKING AND HANGING IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE I DRIVE. 2) EVERY SUMMER IT WON'T WORK PROPERLY AND EVENTUALLY IT BREAKS REQUIRING IT TO BE REPLACED. 3) YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE IT EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. AND IT'S UNPREDICTABLE AS TO WHEN IT'S GOING TO BREAK. THERE IS NO FIX TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH A REDESIGN THAT IS NOT FAULTY. HONDA DOES HAVE THE PART, BUT NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP, I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT EACH TIME IT BREAKS. THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. *TR

Mileage: 20,854

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISORS WOULD CONTINUALLY FALL FROM THE CLOSED POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE VISORS WERE ALSO SPLIT IN HALF EXPOSING THE METAL CLAMPS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE VISORS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE VISORS TO REMAIN IN A STATIONARY POSITION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION ON IF HE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

SAFETY ISSUE SUN VISOR EXPLODES IMPEDES VISIONS. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 8TH GENERATION HONDA CIVICS. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST. I OWN 2006 HONDA CIVIC. BOTH SUNVISORS EXPLODED OR BROKE. I WAS ADVISED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR FELL INTO THE CONTACTS LINE OF VIEW. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS LIABILITY. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,020.

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR SPLIT IN HALF AT THE SEAM. THE VISOR WAS DOWN AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE VISOR, IT FELL APART AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VISOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A MONTH LATER, THE VISOR FELL AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER WAS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR BEGAN TO WARP AND FELL IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000. UPDATED 8/18/10 *CN UPDATED 08/19/10*JB

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISORS SPLITTING AND FALLING INTO A DOWN POSITION WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PUT INTO AN UP POSITION AGAIN. THIS RESULTS IN AN IMPEDED VIEW OF MY DRIVING FIELD. WHEN I TRY TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE WINDOW AND MAKE A TURN THE VISOR HITS ME IN THE HEAD CAUSING ANOTHER ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED (NOT SURE ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE), BUT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I NEEDED TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED BUT IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND I DID NOT HAVE THE $65.00 TO PAY FOR IT. NOW I NEED THE PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS SO LOOSE I HAVE TO PUSH IT UP FOR EVERY STOP LIGHT SO I CAN SEE IT. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HOW IT FLOPS DOWN AND BLOCKS YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART. *TR

THOUSANDS OF LATE MODEL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, INCLUDING MY WIFE'S HONDA HAVE BEEN HAVING CHRONIC SUN VISOR BREAKAGE PROBLEMS. WHEN IT BREAKS UNEXPECTEDLY, IT BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S VIEW CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND INSTEAD STILL SELLS THE FAULTY PART AS REPLACEMENT. SOME DRIVERS HAVE REPLACED 2 VISORS EVERY YEAR. CHECK THIS LINK OF COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SUN_VISOR_FALLS_APART.SHTML HONDA WON'T RECALL THESE FAULTY PARTS SAYING IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT TOYOTA DIDN'T THINK FLOORMATS WERE A SAFETY ISSUE EITHER AND LOOK WHAT RESULTED! CALL HONDA AT: 800 999 1009 AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! WANT TO HELP? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE OFF AND HIT MY ARM. IT SCARED ME AND I SWERVED OFF OF THE ROAD NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IN THE 2006 HONDA CIVICS. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR UNLESS STILL COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY HAVE ADVISED ME THAT THEY WILL SPLIT THE COST OF PART AND LABOR BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER ANYTHING THIS ELSE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MY OR MY CHILDREN OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME OUR LIFE. I HOPE THAT OTHERS HAVE NOT HAD TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING MORE THAN I HAVE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THEY SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ERROR IN MANUFACTURING. I WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR IMMEDIATELY DUE TO A CRISIS IN MY FAMILY. PLEASE CHECK THE INTERNET FOR THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING. PEOPLE HAVE REPAIRED THEIR SUN VISORS MULTIPLE TIMES AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM BREAK . THIS COULD BECOME VARY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

BOTH SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER HOT DAYS. THE HINGE SEPARATES CAUSING THE VISORS TO DON'T SIT IN THE CLOSED POSITION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES THEM TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

NORMAL USAGE OF DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR - SPLITS APART AND WILL HONDA CIVIC 2006 EX DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. FAILURE IS CONTINUOUS AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED WITHOUT REPLACING THE SUN VISOR. *TR

Mileage: 49,137

PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR CAME APART AT THE SEAM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. AT 12,000 MILES BOTH SUN VISORS SPLIT APART WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SCHEDULED ME FOR REPLACEMENTS AT NO CHARGE. BY 16,000 MILES, BOTH SUN VISORS BROKE AGAIN AND THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM! LUCKILY, WINTER CAME AND THEY LASTED UNTIL THE NEXT SUMMER. AT ROUND 29,000 MILES THEY BROKE AGAIN AND WERE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN, UNDER WARRANTY. AT 36,500 MILES (500 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND LONGER THAN THE 6 MONTHS PART WARRANTY) THEY BROKE AGAIN! NOW THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME BETWEEN $200 AND $320, DEPENDING ON WHICH DEALERSHIP I CALLED. TALK ABOUT A RIP OFF AND A PIECE OF CRAP! I THOUGHT HONDA MADE QUALITY??? I CALLED THE NUMBER LISTED IN THE BACK OF THE CAR OWNER'S MANUAL TO COMPLAIN AND THE ATTENDANT AGREED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY! WHATEVER! WHY WOULD I PAY THAT MUCH FOR SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BREAK AGAIN BECAUSE OF A FAULTY (CRAPPY) DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING? C'MON HONDA...GET WITH THE PROGRAM. THE VISORS HANG DOWN, IMPAIRING MY VISIBILITY WHICH COULD EASILY LEAD TO A WRECK! THAT WAS 2 YEARS AGO. I JUST TOOK THEM DOWN AND NOW HAVE NO SUN VISORS. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? SHAME ON HONDA. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA LOOKS LIKE HONDA WOULD GET ON THE BALL AND DO SOMETHING ALREADY! *TR

Mileage: 36,500

THE SUN VISOR FOR MY VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSES ME MANY TIMES TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SUN VISOR. MANY HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING IN THE SUN WITHOUT A WORKING SUN VISOR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE ONCE BEFORE IN 2008 AND I HAD IT FIXED. IT BROKE AGAIN IN 2009 AND IN MAY 2010 THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR FELL OFF. VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE SUN VISOR WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISORS WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. DUE TO THE DESIGN, THE VISORS WILL COME APART AND YOU CANNOT POSITION THEM SAFELY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE TYPICAL 30,000 MILE / 3-YEAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 10 SETS DUE TO THEM COMING APART. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD, HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SUNVISORS. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SUN VISORS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE VISORS HAVE BOTH MELTED AND BROKE WHICH CAUSE THEM TO HANG DOWN IN VIEW AND WILL NOT GO IN THE UP POSITION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE 4-LANE THE VISOR ON MY SIDE FELL IN MY VIEW, IN SHOCK I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR SINCE I COULD NOT SEE AND WAS REAR ENDED AND ROLLED INTO A BARRIER. THE VISOR NOW WONT GO UP AT ALL AND IS ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

MY CAR HAS A LARGE PROBLEM WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN I CRANK THE CAR THEY COME ON AND SOMETIMES DON'T TURN OFF, AND MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THEY DO TURN OFF THEY WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE ALL SITE OF THE ROAD AND BEING DISTRACTED TRYING TO GET THEM TO GO DOWN, AND WEARING OUT MY WIPER BLADES WITH THE VERY NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON BEFORE THEY WILL STOP IN THE CORRECT REST POSITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSE ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST GET IN MANY ACCIDENTS WITH THE LACK OF VISION, AND INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUNVISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND BLOCKS VIEWING OF INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

SUN VISORS IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC ARE MELTING AND CRACKING CAUSING THE VISORS TO HANG DOWN AND WILL NOT GO UP INTO PROPER POSITION. THIS CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

INTERMITTENT WIPERS RUN ON LONGER THAN NORMAL AND STOP IN MID-WINDSHIELD AND NOT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM LAST WINTER/SPRING AND SEEMS TO WORK FINE DURING WARM MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 68,800

I LEASED A NEW 2006 HONDA CIVIC, 2-DOOR COUPE IN APRIL 2006. TWICE WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR (PART #88380-SNA-A01ZA, H/C 8073496) FAILED. FAILURE IN THIS CASE MEANS THE UNIT SPLIT APART AT THE SEAM CONNECTED TO THE ARM THAT HOLDS IT TO THE HEADLINER. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE VISOR. EACH TIME THE VISOR WAS REPLACED IT LASTED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. EACH PART REPLACEMENT WAS IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED JUST AFTER THE CAR WENT OUT OF THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY, AND BEFORE THE 36,000 MILE EXPIRED. I HELD OFF REPLACING IT BECAUSE I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. RECENTLY, I NARROWLY AVERTED AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY MY DEFECTIVE VISOR. IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE ROOF, FLOPPING DOWN 100% OF THE TIME, WHICH CAUSED ME TO MISS SEEING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION AFTER A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNED RED. LUCKILY, THE DRIVER CROSSING FROM MY RIGHT WAS ABLE TO SEE ME AND TO COME TO A STOP IN TIME. BUT I KNEW I COULD NOT DELAY REPLACING THE VISOR. A NEW VISOR COST ME CLOSE TO $70. THERE WAS NO AFTERMARKET PRODUCT AVAILABLE AND I DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS TO INSTALL A NEW VISOR MYSELF. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL BLOGS: WWW.USRECALLNEWS.COM AND WWW.CIVICFORUMS.COM AND WWW.HONDA-TECH.COM, FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. ALL REPORTED THE SAME THING: HONDA WILL NOT FIX THEM FREE OF CHARGE AFTER THE WARRANTY. AND THERE HAS BEEN NO REDESIGN OF THE PART. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM TO HAVE TO REPLACE ONCE A YEAR (ON AVERAGE), AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE VISOR. IT DROPS DOWN AND FULLY OBSTRUCTS VISION IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD. SURELY THIS FACT, BACKED UP BY MY OWN EXPERIENCE AND THAT OF OTHERS, CONSTITUTES REASON FOR A SAFETY RECALL. BY THE WAY, I NOW OWN THE CAR WHICH IS A GOOD VEHICLE IN OTHER RESPECTS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

SUNVISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA KEEPS BREAKING CAUSING IT TO FALL INTO VIEW CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

SUN VISOR WONT STAY UP NOW. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IF I NEED IT TO STAY UP I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP WHILE I DRIVE. WHEN I LOOKED ON AUTOBEEF.COM I FOUND 40+ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. FROM THE INFORMATION I FOUND ON THAT SITE, EVEN IF I HAVE IT FIXED IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FAULTY PART AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. AT PRESENT MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC SI DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THIS IS NOW A HAZARD BECAUSE I CANNOT BLOCK DIRECT SUNLIGHT, OR IT HANGS DOWN TOO LOW THAT IT IMPAIRS MY VISION. HONDA WANTS $61 FOR THE PART ALONE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUNVISORS ON THE INTERNET, THEY SEEM TO NEED REPLACING TYPICALLY EVERY TWO YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF 2006 HONDA CIVICS. THE PROBLEM AFFECTS VISIBILITY WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE AND POSES A POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVICS CRACK AT THE HINGE AND THE VISOR IS THEN INOPERABLE AND CANNOT BE RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN AN OBSTRUCTION OF CLEAR VIEW OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD AND HAPPENS REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. MY DEALER, RON TONKIN HONDA, PORTLAND, OREGON, IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE VISOR THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND HONDA HAS NOT YET RECALLED OR CHANGED THE DESIGN SO THAT IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN. I INCLUDE A LINK TO A WEBSITE IN WHICH MANY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2006/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SUN_VISOR_FALLS_APART.SHTML. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ITEM THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW DESIGN. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 31,104

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN IN A SECURED POSITION. THE DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THERE WERE 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED TO THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR WHICH WERE REPLACED. THE DRIVER WILL INSTALL A NEW DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.BL UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN UPDATED 10/16/09

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE PLASTIC MECHANISMS HOLDING THE VISOR ONTO THE METAL ARM, BREAKS AND RENDERS THE VISOR USELESS. THE VISORS THEN HANG STRAIGHT DOWN AT ALL TIMES, MAKING VISION WHILE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I HAVE HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AT THE SAME DEALER. THE ONLY "REPAIR" MADE, WAS PLACEMENT OF A NEW VISOR. (WHICH WILL THEN WILL BREAK ONCE THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS HOT ENOUGH.) (AGAIN.) *TR

Mileage: 94,000

DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISORS BOTH "EXPLODED" ON 06' HONDA CIVIC AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CIVICS. VERY VALID SAFETY COMPLAINT AS YOU CANNOT SEE WITH THE VISOR HANGING IN YOUR SIGHTLINE AS WELL AS IT HAS NO EFFECT ON THE SUN!!! *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN SUN VISOR DEFECTIVE AND IS DANGLING DUE TO 2-PART DESIGN. THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE ARE NEGLIGIBLE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND HARDLY USE THE SUN VISOR, EXCEPT TO HOLD UP A SUN SCREEN FOR WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE CHANCE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS COMPLETELY SPLIT APART NOT ALLOWING IT TO CLOSE. IT HANGS DOWN IN FRONT OF MY LINE OF VISION AND WILL NOT STAY BACK UP. IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE AND ESPECIALLY MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. MY BOYFRIEND CANNOT EVEN DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE HE CAN'T SEE BELOW THE VISOR. THE VISOR STARTED TO CRACK SLIGHTLY WHEN MY CAR PASSED ITS 36K MILE WARRANTY, BUT EVERY SUMMER IT HAS CRACKED FURTHER AND FURTHER WHERE IT'S NOW TO THE POINT THAT THE SUN VISOR WON'T STAY UP FOR A SECOND. I CALLED THE NATIONAL HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND THEY SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIPS NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIPS WON'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS THERE IS PAID A "DIAGNOSIS FEE" (AND EVEN AT THAT POINT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT NATIONAL HONDA WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTS A DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AND ESPECIALLY IMPAIRS NIGHT TIME DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

NORMAL USAGE OF DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR - SPLITS APART AND WILL NOT STAY UP. FAILURE IS CONTINUOUS AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED WITHOUT REPLACING VISOR. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

THE SUN VISOR ON THE HONDA CIVIC 2006 WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN ON THIS MODEL. THE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW TO DRIVE. THIS, ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND A DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

WHEN LOWERED, FOUND THE THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAD SPLIT OPEN AND WOULD NOT HOLD IN AN UP POSITION POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

CAR PARKED OVER THE WEEKEND IN SHADED AREA. MONDAY MORNING, FLIPPED THE VISOR DOWN WHEN IT SPLIT OPEN ALONG THE SEAM. A METAL BRACKET POPPED OUT, LEAVING THE VISOR DANGLING DOWN. THE VISOR IS A HAZARD THAT SEVERAL PASSENGERS HAVE BUMPED THEIR HEADS INTO IT. THE VISOR CREATES BLIND SPOT WHEN DRIVING. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR DAMAGED PARTS. MY DRIVERS SIDE VISOR IS ALSO SPLIT OPEN. HONDA SUGGESTED I CALL THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE VISORS. MANAGERS REFUSE TO SPEAK TO ME OR HAVE REFUSED TO RETURN MY CALLS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON...VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN DRIVING...HAVE RESEARCHED THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS...DEALERS, CUSTOMERS, INTERNET, ALL ARE ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM...HONDA WILL NOT COVER THE COST OUT OF WARRANTY...SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IMPAIRS DRIVING AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR MATERIAL WAS SEVERLY CRACKING AND SEPARATING. THE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN IN A SECURED POSITION AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUN VISOR BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN UPDATED 10/07/09

Mileage: 40,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED TWICE. I'M 6' AND WITH THE VISOR FALLING DOWN COMPLETELY BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD PREVENTING SAFE DRIVING. MY WIFE IS 5'-4" AND NEEDS THE VISOR TO PROTECT FROM SUN GLARE. HONDA REPLACED THE FIRST ONE UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. EVIDENTLY THE HEAT IS CAUSING THE GLUE TO FAIL AND THE VISOR TO SPLIT OPEN. FROM RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS EVIDENTLY A VERY COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.... I WOULD HATE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY HURT SOMEONE OR HURT MYSELF BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 113,122

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SPLIT AND WILL NOT FOLD UP TO THE CEILING. THIS IS THE SECOND SUN VISOR TO FAIL. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAS FAILED, TOO. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS CRACKED AND WILL NO LONGER GO INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPENED ONCE 2 YEARS AGO AND HONDA REPLACED IT, BUT THE NEW ONE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. THE VISOR BLOCKS MY VISION AND IS ALSO IN A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS POSITION IF I WAS TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT OR FRONT IMPACT BECAUSE MY HEAD WILL SLAM RIGHT INTO THE SIDE OF THE VISOR. THE VISOR DOES NOT MEET TESTING STANDARD S8.5 OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SEC. 571.201 WHICH STATES: SUN VISORS. EACH SUN VISOR SHALL BE PLACED IN ANY POSITION WHERE ONE SIDE OF THE VISOR IS IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE INTERIOR SURFACE (WINDSHIELD, SIDE RAIL, FRONT HEADER, ROOF, ETC.). MY SUNVISOR WILL NOT CONTACT THESE SURFACES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2006+ CIVICS; THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR IT. HONDA WILL REPLACE THEM IF YOU ARE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART FOR ME AND MANY OTHERS, BECAUSE WE ARE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8BGGHLTV4O0. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS BROKE AND ARE DANGLING. WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN 3 WEEKS SO WILL BE GETTING REPLACED BY THE DEALER THIS WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 30,454

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SUNVISORS HAVE BROKE AND I HAVE REPLACED THEM TWICE. PLEASE FORCE HONDA TO FIX THE ISSUE, THERE ARE LITERALLY 1000 S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE WITH ME. I STRUGGLE ON SUNNY DAYS, AND JUST PRAY NOTHING JUMPS OUT IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 8,500

SUN VISOR SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR BROKEN 3X IN DRIVERS AND PASS SIDES 2 YEAR HARDLY EVEN USED THEM. *TR

Mileage: 38,600

BROKEN DRIVER SIDE VISOR, WOULD NOT STAY UP, BLOCK THE VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM AND HONDA WOULD NOT FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. MY CAR HAS 55,234 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 55,234

OWN A '06 HONDA CIVIC EX: ONLY OWNER. BOTH SUN VISORS SPLIT AT HINGE SAME DAY. REMOVED FOIL SUN SCREEN AND RAISED BOTH VISORS AT SAME TIME WHICH RESULTED IN BOTH VISORS SPLITTING OPEN. BOTH ARE INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS ONLINE, SOME FOLKS HAVE EVEN REPLACED THEM WITH OEM REPLACEMENTS ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. LOTS OF POSTS FROM THE SOUTH WEST, WHERE THE HEAT IS MORE INTENSE. I LIVE IN OHIO WHERE THE HEAT IS MORE MODERATE AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. AT TIME OF THIS POSTING, THERE WERE 42 OTHER SIMILAR POSTINGS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

DRIVER SIDE VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX SPLIT IN CENTER. THE VISOR DOES NOT STAY PUT AND OBSTRUCTS DRIVERS VIEW. PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM INSIDE THE VISOR FALL WITH ANY ATTEMPT OF MOVING THE VISOR WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED HONDA AMERICA AT 1-800-999-1009 IN WHICH THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL A DEALER TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON VISOR AS MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND, FAILING TO SPEAK WITH ME, RETURN MY CALLS. AFTER SECOND CALL TO HONDA THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE PUTTING MY CAR VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SUN ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE LEFT HINGE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE, "SPLITTING" THE VISOR OPEN. IT WILL NO LONGER LOCK IN AN OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IT FLAPS DOWN IN FRONT OF ONE'S EYE WHEN DRIVING. NO TAPE OR OTHER FIX SEEMS TO WORK. OF COURSE, I AM TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 49,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,322 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,404.

Mileage: 29,322

SUN VISORS CRACKED FOR 3RD TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (NEW) ON OCT 4TH 2006. WHEN THEY CRACK, THEY CAN'T BE PUT BACK IN PLACE, AND THEY HANG DOWN INTERFERING WITH VISION. HONDA REFUSES A RECALL, THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DEFECTIVE ADHESIVE IS USED. *TR

Mileage: 5,763

2006 HONDA CIVIC EX 4DRSD DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO SUN/HEAT FALLING DOWN AND SUDDENLY OBSCURING DRIVER'S VISION WHILE IN MOTION. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT HONDA WILL NOT COVER COST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES THAT INCLUDING EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VISOR IS MADE FROM PLASTIC WITH PLASTIC INTERNAL PARTS. WHEN SUBJECTED TO PROLONG HEAT/SUNLIGHT THE VISOR POPS/CRACKS AND BECOMES DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES/COMPLAINTS LODGED WITH HONDA BUT THE COMPANY REFUSES TO EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PARTS DEFECT. THE PART TO REPLACE IS ABOUT 60 PLUS DOLLARS W/O LABOR AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED IF THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 26,500

06 HONDA CIVIC COUPE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED AGAIN (SECOND TIME). SPLITS AND FALLS APART. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST TIME, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOW JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND I EXPECT DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE FOR FREE. THIS PART IS A FAILED DESIGN AND CAN CAUSE A DRIVING HAZARD IF IT FAILS AND FLOPS DOWN AT THE WRONG TIME. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS AND FALLS INTO DRIVERS VIEW. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

SUN VISOR ON M,Y 2006 HONDA CIVIC BROKE ALONG ATTACH POINT. VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND OUT OF VISION, CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE OR ITS POINTING RIGHT AT MY FACE-IF IN A COLLISION, WOULD PROBABLY DECAPITATE ME. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE. SINCE THE PURCHASED, I HAVE NOTICED A CONSTANT CLICKING COMING FROM THE SUN VISOR. JUST RECENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY HANGING DOWN IN MY FIELD OF VISION. IT DOES NOT FOLD BACK UP AND IS BECOMING A DISTRACTION WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PLASTIC PARTICLES FROM THE CRACK FLY INTO MY EYES WHEN I HAD THE WINDOW DOWN. I'VE READ OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. UNLIKE MANY OWNERS WHO HAD TO HAVE THEIR VISORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, I AM FORTUNATE TO SAY THAT THIS WILL BE MY FIRST. I FINALLY BROUGHT MY CAR IN TODAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $70 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS HAS CERTAINLY BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM GIVEN THAT THE BROKEN VISOR IS HANGING DOWN AND BLOCKING HALF OF MY WINDSHIELD WHEN THERE IS NO SUN AND WHEN THERE IS SUN, IT IS NOT PROPERLY BLOCKING IT. *TR

Mileage: 50,300

BROKEN SUN VISOR (DRIVERS SIDE). PULLED VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK SHADE AND THE VISOR SPLIT APART FROM THE CENTER AND FELL APART. *TR

SUN VISOR ON THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAILS. THE FAILURE WILL KEEP THE VISOR IN THE DOWN POSITION THUS LIMITING PROPER OUTBOUND VISION. THE FAILED PART(S) WERE REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT THEREAFTER. *TR

SUN VISORS DOES NOT STAY UP FLOPS DOWN AND IMPAIRS VISIONS. *TR

Mileage: 24,235

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF ONTO MY LAP WHILE DRIVING. THIS DEFECT OCCURRED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WHEN NEEDED I MANUALLY INSTALL THE VISOR ONTO THE POST AND LOCK IT IN. IT SWINGS BACK AND FORTH UNDER ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. WHEN NOT NEED I REMOVE IT FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. I AM PLANNING ON HAVING IT REPAIRED BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY SUN VISOR ON MY BRAND NEW 06 HONDA CIVIC IS BROKEN FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. *TR

DRIVING IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON INTERMITTENT, AND THEY STARTED RUNNING FULL - NOT INTERMITTANT. MOVED WIPER SWITCH TO FULL, AND BACK TO INTERMITTENT, WITHOUT ANY CHANGE. MOVED WIPER SWITCH TO FAST, AND BACK TO FULL AND INTERMITTENT, AND STILL NO CHANGE. TURNED WIPERS OFF, BUT THEY KEPT RUNNING WHILE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY. MOVED SWITCH POSTION BACK AND FORTH AND THEN BACK TO OFF. WIPERS STILL KEPT RUNNING. TURNED OFF CAR, WIPERS STOPPED. WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED CAR, WIPERS STARTED UP EVEN THOUGH SWITCH STILL IN OFF POSITION. WIPERS SWEPT TWICE, AND THEN FROZE IN THE FULL UP POSITION. TURNED OFF CAR AGAIN. RESTARTED CAR, WAS ABLE TO GET WIPERS TO RUN INTERMITTENT AGAIN, BUT KEPT THEM THAT WAY FOR REMAINDER OF RIDE HOME. WAS AFRAID TO CHANGE SWITCH POSITION AGAIN FOR FEAR OF COMPLETE FAILURE AND BEING STRANDED FAR FROM HOME IN THE RAIN WITH NO WIPERS. AFTER RESEARCH, I NOW SEE THAT THERE IS A HONDA TSB 07-071 DATED NOV 22, 2007 FOR THIS ISSUE THAT SUPERSEDES ANOTHER FROM OCT 19, 2007. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

DRIVING IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON INTERMITTENT, AND THEY STARTED RUNNING FULL - NOT INTERMITTANT. MOVED WIPER SWITCH TO FULL, AND BACK TO INTERMITTENT, WITHOUT ANY CHANGE. MOVED WIPER SWITCH TO FAST, AND BACK TO FULL AND INTERMITTENT, AND STILL NO CHANGE. TURNED WIPERS OFF, BUT THEY KEPT RUNNING WHILE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY. MOVED SWITCH POSTION BACK AND FORTH AND THEN BACK TO OFF. WIPERS STILL KEPT RUNNING. TURNED OFF CAR, WIPERS STOPPED. WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED CAR, WIPERS STARTED UP EVEN THOUGH SWITCH STILL IN OFF POSITION. WIPERS SWEPT TWICE, AND THEN FROZE IN THE FULL UP POSITION. TURNED OFF CAR AGAIN. RESTARTED CAR, WAS ABLE TO GET WIPERS TO RUN INTERMITTENT AGAIN, BUT KEPT THEM THAT WAY FOR REMAINDER OF RIDE HOME. WAS AFRAID TO CHANGE SWITCH POSITION AGAIN FOR FEAR OF COMPLETE FAILURE AND BEING STRANDED FAR FROM HOME IN THE RAIN WITH NO WIPERS. AFTER RESEARCH, I NOW SEE THAT THERE IS A HONDA TSB 07-071 DATED NOV 22, 2007 FOR THIS ISSUE THAT SUPERSEDES ANOTHER FROM OCT 19, 2007. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR KEEPS BREAKING BLOCKING MY DRIVING VISIBILITY AND HONDA NOR THE HONDA DEALERSHIPS WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR RECALL IT. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON MY DAUGHTERS 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE COMPLETELY FELL APART. I HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. THANKFULLY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT MOVING HER VEHICLE AT THE TIME THEY FELL OR SHE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE INCREASING FREQUENCY OF THIS- I THINK HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS AND REPAIR THEM FOR FREE. BUT, I HAVE BEEN TOLD "THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $100. BUT, I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I CAN'T AFFORD THAT! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE SUN VISOR IS SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION AND HANGS DOWN AND CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. IT BLOCKS VISION FOR SAFE DRIVING AND HAS TO BE MOVED TO THE SIDE WHICH BLOCKS PERIPHERAL VISION. IT ALSO CAN'T BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN COMING IN THE WINDOW AT CERTAIN ANGELS. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR AWHILE BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO GET IN TO THE DEALER WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE. I AM WITHIN THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY BUT OVER THE 36K MILES BECAUSE I DRIVE QUITE A DISTANCE EACH DAY. MY CONCERN IS PAYING TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AND THE MANY REPORTS I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY TIMES SINCE THE DESIGN/MATERIALS ARE FLAWED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE FEATURE OF THE CAR AND I HOPE THAT HONDA WOULD RECALL THEM. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUN VISOR KEEPS CRACKING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC AND IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT HANGS DOWN IN THE VISION AREA OF THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX AND AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN AFTERNOON TRAFFIC THE SUN WAS SHINING I MY EYES SO I WENT TO PUT THE VISOR DOWN AND IT FELL OFF IN MY LAP AND I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IT'S A NEW CAR. WHY DID HONDA FIX THE LATER YEARS IF THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US THESE NEW VISORS ARE $180.00 . *TR

Mileage: 54,651

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX'S SUN VISOR BROKE... ON BOTH VISORS. THE COMPONENTS INSIDE THE VISOR SEEMED LIKE IT GOT MELTED AND THE VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN (WOULDN'T HOLD UP). IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE IT WOULD JUST DROP AND HINDER MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. HONDA REPLACED IT SINCE I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BACK THEN. SAME PROBLEM WITH A FRIEND'S 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND SHE HAD HER'S REPLACED 3 TIMES. THIS IS TOO MUCH FRUSTRATION. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE SUN VISOR AND REPLACED WITH BETTER QUALITY. RIGHT NOW (2009), I'M AFRAID TO USE MY CIVIC'S SUN VISOR COZ I CAN SEE/FEEL THE SUN VISOR BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN AGAIN (THE PLASTIC VISOR IS BEGGING TO OPEN UP AT THE SIDE EVERYTIME I MOVE IT UP/DOWN). AND I'M OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY ALREADY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON HONDA CIVIC AND THERE IS NO NEWS OF WHAT HONDA IS DOING ABOUT IT. THESE SUN VISORS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED!!!!! *TR

THE SUNVISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FLOPPED DOWN IN MY FACE UNEXPECTEDLY BLOCKING MY VIEW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS SUNVISOR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT HONDA STILL HAS NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE PEOPLE HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBILITY BEING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE HONDA WILL ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN-VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS NOT USABLE. WHEN PULLED DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN, THE VISOR PULLS APART. WHEN TRYING TO RETURN THE VISOR TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE VISOR GETS STUCK BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GLUE BECAUSE THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE SUN, BUT OCCURS EVEN IF IT IS AS COLD AS 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKEN. AT FIRST THE VISOR BEGAN TO SEPARATE, AND IN THE BEGINNING I WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE THE VISOR BACK TOGETHER AND THEN THE VISOR JUST HUNG IN MY LINE OF VISION WHILE DRIVING. NOW IT WILL NOT GO TOGETHER AND THE VISOR HANGS LIMP BLOCKING MY VIEW SOMEWHAT. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER 2006 CIVIC OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2006 CIVIC LX COUPE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD VISORS. I PLACE A WINDSHIELD SHADE DAILY WHEN I PARK MY CAR AT WORK AND USE THE VISOR TO HOLD THE SHADE IN PLACE. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VISOR NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY UP BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PART THAT SURROUNDS THE ROD SPLITS OPEN AND THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. A CO-WORKER HAS A 2007 CIVIC AND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED HIS VISORS AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. MY CIVIC HAS 39000 MILES AND SO I'VE PASSED THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER SINCE I WAS OVER 36000 MILES. I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VISOR PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT THIS CAN CAUSE A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER, BUT THE VISOR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE. *TR

SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT STAY UP. PLASTIC OF VISOR CRACKED AND SPRING CLIP WOULD NOT HOLD UP THE VISOR AND IT DROOPED INTO DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY SUN VISORS CONTINUALLY BREAK ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THEM FOR FREE; HOWEVER, IT IS A HASSLE TO GET THEM TO DO IT. THEY TRY TO CHARGE ME UNTIL I GET FUMING MAD AND TELL THEM THAT THIS IS MY XX NUMBER OF TRIPS BACK TO THEIR DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE YOUR SUN VISOR CRACK OR SPLIT AND HANG DOWN IN YOUR FACE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THE SUN VISORS USED BY HONDA ARE INFERIOR AND NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A BETTER VERSION. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS ISSUES WITH THE GAS MILEAGE, ROAD NOISE, BROKEN GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND VIBRATING LEFT SIDE MIRROR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RECEIVED 28-30 MPG GAS CONSUMPTION ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

DESIGN DEFECT OF SUNVISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC LEADS TO FAILURE OF SUN VISOR TO STAY IN UP POSITION. SUNVISOR FALLS DOWN TO BLOCK DRIVERS VISION. PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY MANY OWNERS ON WEB SITES SUCH AS HTTP://WWW.USRECALLNEWS.COM/2007/09/MAJOR-HONDA-CIVIC-RECALL-OF-2006-AND-2007-MODELS.HTML TO MY KNOWLEDGE HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR REDESIGNED THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR IN THE VEHICLE BREAKS VERY EASILY DURING NORMAL USAGE. HE HAD THE PASSENGER SEAT SUN VISOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND HANGS RIGHT IN MY LINE OF VISION WHEN DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS IS TO TAPE IT TO THE CEILING OF THE CAR. IN TALKING WITH OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT IMPEDES SAFE DRIVING, BUT IS COSTLY TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP IN THE VEHICLE. THE SEAM IN THE TOP OF THE VISOR BECAME UNRAVELED. IN ADDITION, THE PLASTIC THAT FACES THE OUTSIDE WOULD ALSO POP OPEN, ALLOWING THE VISOR TO STAY IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. WHEN SHE UNHOOKED THE VISOR, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT HAS TO DUCK DOWN TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 30,000

SUN VISOR ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS CRACKED OPEN AND JUST HANGS THERE IMPAIRING MY VISION OF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS, THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WONDER HOWE MANY TIMES WE AS OWNERS HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT WORK. CLEARLY HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM AS THEY ARE MAKING MONEY OFF OF US AND ARE AFRAID OF LOSING SOME. IF THE VISOR IMPEDES PROPER VISUAL OF THE ROAD WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY HAZARD? DOES ANYONE HAVE TO GET HURT ON THE ROAD IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF? *TR

HAVE HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR REPLACED THREE TIMES FOR BREAKAGE. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR REPLACED TWO TIMES FOR BREAKAGE. CAR WAS BOUGHT ON 1/06. BREAKAGE CONTINUES. WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT IS NOT ANYMORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IDENTICALLY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3500. UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

Mileage: 200

SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC BREAKS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION....METAL BRACKET BREAKS THE PLASTIC AROUND IT WHEN THE VISOR IS WARMED BY SUN...WHEN YOU PUT THE VISOR BACK UP IT CAN FALL DOWN MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED ON ALL THREE OF THE 2006 HONDA CIVICS MY FAMILY OWNS. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE VISOR> HONDA USA HAS NO AVAILABILITY ON THE REPLACEMENT VISORS AS THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO WIDE SPREAD. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH PARTS FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPAIR AND THE DEALERSHIP. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT ADJUSTER BAR FELL OFF. ALSO, WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE, THE SUN VISOR SPLIT WHICH CAUSED IT NOT TO STAY UP. ONCE THE WEATHER COOLED DOWN, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK INTO PLACE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE CONSTANTLY FALLING APART. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID TWO DEER AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AS DESIGNED INTO TINY PIECES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPLINTERED INTO SHARDS, RESULTING IN SEVERE EYE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL PIECES OF GLASS WERE REMOVED FROM HIS EYES. A FEW DAYS LATER, HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EYE DOCTOR TO HAVE SEVERAL MORE PIECES OF GLASS REMOVED FROM HIS EYES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST, AND PROVIDED HER WITH THE NUMBER TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. HE INITIALLY FILED A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE HE ASSUMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN VANDALIZED. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY SENT SOMEONE TO REPAIR THE GLASS. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V326000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR); HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND COME APART WITH THE SLIGHTEST PULL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

2006 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND IT WAS THE DEALERS FAULT FOR WHEN SHE HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY FORGOT TO PUT OIL IN IT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TWO MORE INCIDENTS WHERE THE ENGINE SLOWED AND WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SEAL WAS COMING APART, THE BRAKES, REAR DOOR WEATHER STRIP, AND TAIL LIGHT WERE ALL REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 13,583

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER 2005, PROBLEMS STARTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY AFTERWARDS FOR INSTANCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD A MALFUNCTION AND RECALLED THE DEALER DIDN'T FIX IT THE FIRST TIME, VERY INCONVENIENT, BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIXED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT AS WELL BECAUSE COULD FALL OFF AND CAUSE A CRASH. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO HONDA SERVICE TO GET PROBLEMS FIXED AND NUMEROUS TIMES, BEEN TOLD THAT ITS NORMAL OR SOME OTHER ?!@#$% THEY ALWAYS GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND,THE SERVICE PEOPLE ARE RUDE, MEAN AND INCOMPETENT AND IGNORANT. I HAVE TAKEN MY 06 CIVIC IN A TOTAL OF 8-10 TIMES NOW TO FIX PROBLEMS THEY NEVER FIX ANYTHING! INTERIOR TRIM IS POOR/POOR ALTERING FROM THE FACTORY, PANELS LOOSE AND POPPING OUT INTERIOR SCRATCHES TOO EASILY/FRAGILE CHEAPLY MADE ?!@#$% (STILL), FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WONT RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK ANYMORE LIKE IT USED TO (NEW) WEATHER STRIPPING IS LIFTING UP BY FRONT WINDSHIELD (STILL) VARIOUS RATTLES FROM INTERIOR (STILL), UNDERCOATING/UNDER BODY SPRAY FROM FACTORY IS PEELING COMPLETELY OFF (NEW) DOOR PANEL FLEXES AND RPMS RISE WHEN USING WINDOWS/NOW SEEMS TO ROLL UP/DOWN SLOWER THAN BEFORE (STILL/NEW) KEEP IN MIND IM ONLY AT 11,000 MILES TOO! HONDA AND TOYOTAS QUALITY IS GOING DOWNHILL VERY FAST ESPECIALLY WITH THE CIVIC, CRV, RDX, MDX, CAMRY, TUNDRA, HIGHLANDER, LANDCRUISER, YARIS, AND RAV4. THE LAST YEAR BEFORE THE REDESIGN OF THESE VEHICLES THE QUALITY WAS GREAT, NOW IT SEEMS LIKE HONDA AND TOYOTA ARE EITHER TEAMING UP TOGETHER OR COMPETING TO SEE WHO CAN MAKE THE CHEAPEST AND ?!@#$% VEHICLE WITH CHEAPLY MADE MATERIALS AND TAKING SHORTCUTS, CHANGED A SUPPLIERS OR SOMETHING, THESE PROBLEMS ARE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. THE INTERNAL MECHANISM USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE VISOR DOES NOT MOVE EASILY -- NOW, NOT AT ALL --CAUSING THE PLASTIC VISOR TO FALL APART. DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPONENT. *JB

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND MICE KEPT COMING INTO THE VEHICLE VIA THE AIR DUCTS AND DEFICATING ALL OVER MY CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WASN OTHING THEY COULD DO. HANTA VIRUS HAS KILLED PEOPLE IN OUR AREA AND YOU CATCH THAT FROM COMING INTO CONTACT WITH MICE.. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 1,000

THE INCIDENT DATE IS NON-SPECIFIC AS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE SUN VISORS ARE VERY STIFF AND THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO RAISE AND LOWER THEM FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN THE VISOR SPRINGING AWAY FROM THE RETAINING CLIP. THIS MOVEMENT COULD STARTLE UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS OR RESULT IN THE VISOR HITTING THE DRIVER'S HEAD. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VISORS HAD TO BE THAT STIFF OR THEY WOULD "FLOP" DOWN. THIS IS INACCURATE - WE HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAS A VERY LIGHT ACTION ON THE SUN VISORS AND TO-DATE, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VISOR "FLOPPING" DOWN. I HAD HOPED THAT THE VISOR MECHANISM WOULD SLACKEN WITH TIME; HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. *JB

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 64 WHEN THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED AND IMPLODED INTO THE VEHICLE. GLASS WAS PROJECTED INTO THE COCKPIT OF THE CAR (ALL OVER THE PLACE). DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN COMPLETELY, ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3". DEALER SHIP WAS CALLED AND THEY ASK THAT THE CAR BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS COVERED WITH GLASS DEBRIS AND ALSO OBTAINED A SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD. TRAFFIC WAS MILD. *JB

Mileage: 3,820

THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS FOR THE FRONT WINDOW ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FALL APART IN THE SUMMER HEAT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATED SIDE MIRRORS WERE LOSING THEIR REFLECTIVE CAPABILITY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE MIRRORS BUT THERE WERE BLACK AREAS OF 2 INCHES BY 2 INCHES, NO LONGER OF USE ON THE MIRRORS SURFACE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 2,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS FOGGED UP DRASTICALLY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

Mileage: 2,500

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS FELL APART AND WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. THIS HINDERED MY DRIVING ABILITY BY NOT BLOCKING THE SUN WHEN NEEDED AND BY FALLING OPEN WHEN NOT NEEDED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED VISORS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AND TOLD ME TO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY BREAK AGAIN BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE EQUIPMENT IS FAULTY. *NM

Mileage: 10,681

PROBLEM: FAILURE OF SUN VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A HONDA CIVIC FROM MISSION VALLEY HONDA IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. THE CAR IS NOW ABOUT 4 MONTHS OLD AND BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS ARE FALLING APART. I KNOW THIS IS NOW A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT A VISOR FALLING OFF IN A CRASH OR DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS SOMETHING I AM CONCERNED WITH. ON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD US THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THEY ARE FALLING APART ON MANY OF THE NEW CIVICS. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM, AND IT DOES SEEM THAT A RE-DESIGN OF THE PART MAY BE NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND MAY WARRANT A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS MATTER. -ANDREW GIBBS. *NM

Mileage: 12,000

FRONT POWER WINDOWS COME OFF TRACK. HAD CAR TO DEALER TWICE FOR DRIVER'S WINDOW BEFORE REPAIRED. THEN PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED WITH PROBLEMS. ALSO, NOW DRIVERS WINDOW RUNS SLOW AT TIMES IN SAME FASHION BEFORE PREVIOUS PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 6,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, IT CAME OFF THE TRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER MANEUVERED THE WINDOW BACK INTO THE TRACT, HOWEVER IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR DUE TO THE TYPE OF MATERIALS THE TRACT WAS MADE OF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 4,161

REAR WINDSHIELD LIFTS OFF AT RIGHT REAR PILLAR WHEN THE AIR OF CLOSING THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR PUSHES IT OUT OF THE FRAME. TWO DAYS LATER AT THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, THE REAR WINDSHIELD HAD LIFTED OFF THE ENTIRE ROOF LINE, WITH A HEIGHT OF 2 INCHES AT THE RIGHT REAR PILLAR. HONDA SERVICE DEPT. SAID THEY'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT; THE CAULKING HAD NOT BEEN SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD IN PLACE. THEY REGLUED IT. AN ACQUAINTANCE IN NJ SAW THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THE 2006 HONDA COUPE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE CHANGED LANES FAST. *JB

FRONT WINDSHIELD MAKES CRACKING/CREAKING NOISES FROM ALL AREAS AROUND WINDOW WHERE GLASS MEETS SEAL/METAL. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER ANY FLUCTUATION IN THE ROAD. SOME INSTANCES OF CREAKING AROUND THE REAR WINDSHIELD, AND EVEN MORE RARELY IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. EXTREMELY DISTRACTING. MADE NOISES SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW - 2 MONTHS OLD AND SEVERITY OF NOISES INCREASING. HONDA DEALERSHIP NOTED NOISES BUT UNAWARE OF HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE (TORONTO HONDA). *JB

Mileage: 1,000