2006 Honda Civic Visibility

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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