2007 Honda Civic Visibility

1. IT HAS BEEN A HOT SUMMER, AND THE CAR IS PARKED IN PARTIAL SHADE DURING THE DAY. 2. THE SEAM ON THE SUNVISOR AT THE ARM HAS CRACKED OPEN RENDERING THE SUNVISOR INEFFECTIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SUNVISOR CAN ONLY BE MOVED WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED; IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS AND SOME TIME TO MOVE UP OR DOWN. 3. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET, BUT HONDA SAID THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART FOR $60. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR CRACKS/SPLITS AND DROPS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE WHILE DRIVING..... VERY DANGEROUS. COMMON ISSUE FOR HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES BY HONDA. PLEASE SEE THIS LINK BELOW : HTTP://WWW.CIVICFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/181-8TH-GEN-HONDA-CIVIC/296797-SUN-VISOR-SPLIT-OPEN.HTML. *TR

SUNVISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS ANNOYING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DRIVERS SIDE DID THE SAME THING WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE HONDA REPLACED IT FOR FREE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA HAS NOT GIVEN THIS ISSUE SOME ATTENTION IN REDESIGNING. I GUESS ITS A GOOD MONEY MAKER BECAUSE THE COST IS NOT CHEAP. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEVER THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ON A CAR. *TR

PASSENGER SUN VISOR CRACKED DUE TO HEAT AND WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION OR CORRECT SLANTED POSITION FOR CORRECT VISIBILITY. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON GOOGLE BLOG SITES WHERE HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS IGNORING THE ISSUE (I.E., REPLACEMENT PART IS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART THAT FAILS AGAIN). *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VISOR WEAKENS AND BREAKS IN THE HEAT, AND THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN PLACE. IT CAN DROP INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AT ANY TIME, POSING A HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. IT CAN NO LONGER BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN, SO VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN AS WELL. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE VISOR WEAKENS AND BREAKS IN THE HEAT, AND THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN PLACE. IT CAN DROP INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION AT ANY TIME, POSING A HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. IT CAN NO LONGER BE USED TO BLOCK THE SUN, SO VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN AS WELL. *TR

THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH 2007 HONDA CIVICS, WHICH IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE SUN VISORS SPLIT IN HOT WEATHER, WHICH CAUSES THEM TO NO LONGER BE ADJUSTABLE TO BLOCK THE SUN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SPLIT ALONG THE HINGE LINE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THIS BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AT UNWANTED TIMES AND HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE INSTANCES OF BLIND VISION TO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE HAS DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS. AT FIRST VISOR VERY LOOSE. OVER TIME VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP. THIS HINDERS DRIVING AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. NOW THE ENTIRE VISOR HAS COME OFF AS IT WON'T STAY ON ITS HINGE. NOW I DRIVE IN THE MORNING FACING THE SUN AND DRIVE HOME FACING THE SUN. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF YOU WITH THE SUN IN YOUR FACE. HONDA AGREES I CAN GET A REPLACEMENT AT MY EXPENSE BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FLAW WITH MANY HONDA CIVIC OWNERS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT THE TOP SEAM AND CONTINUES TO DROP IN SIGHT OF THE WINDSHIELD. BROUGHT IT TO HONDA AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $110 + LABOR. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FAILED. THE VISOR CRACKS AND IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE ROD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE IS DUE TO HEAT FROM THE SUN. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PUT MY SUN VISOR DOWN I HEARD SOMETHING CRACK, AND AFTER THAT THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED ANY MORE. IT ALSO HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE 2 WEEKS AGO. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC EX SUNVISOR BROKE AND IT NOW LIMITS VISABILITY. *TR

OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY A MONTH OR SO AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. WHEN THE SUN VISOR BREAKS, IT DANGLES IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW. WHETHER IN THE FRONT OR PUSHED TO THE SIDE, THE BROKEN SUN VISOR TILTS DOWN AND DANGLES IN A DISTRACTING WAY WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER OF THE CIVIC. THE SUN VISOR WAS VERY POORLY DESIGNED BY HONDA. STRUCTURALLY SPEAKING, THE TORSIONAL RESISTANCE REQUIRED TO ROTATE THE VISOR FROM THE UP POSITION TO THE DOWN POSITION WASN'T CORRECTLY DESIGNED FOR. THE RESULT IS THAT THE INTERNAL PLASTIC CLAMPS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO RESIST ALL FORCES FROM THE INTERNALLY ROTATING METAL ARM, FAIL AND AFTER THESE PLASTIC CLAMPS INTERNALLY GET TORN APART, THE SUN VISOR DANGLES ODDLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AND CAUSES A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION. THIS POORLY DESIGNED SUN VISOR FAILS VERY EASILY UNDER NORMAL USE, AND GIVES NO WARNING OF DISTRESS, BEFORE FAILING SUDDENLY. THIS SUN VISOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A CORRECTLY DESIGNED SUN VISOR THAT WON'T BRAKE AND CAUSE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HONDA CIVIC MODELS 2006 AND 2007 HAVE DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF REPORTED CASES ONLINE. TWICE IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN MY SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY SPLIT AT THE SEAM AND SUDDENLY FELL INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT. BOTH TIMES I WAS STARTLED AND MY VISION WAS OBSTRUCTED WHILE OPERATING THE CAR AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. I AM ON MY 3RD VISOR, BUT FEEL UNEASY BEHIND THE WHEEL, WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN WAITING FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONAL VISOR, AND HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THE SUN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I CALLED HONDA AND SPOKE WITH "MORRIS" WHO READILY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT THEY RECEIVE, BUT HONDA WAS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ON MY BEHALF SINCE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I STILL HAVE THE LAST FAULTY SUN VISOR. *TR

PUTTING DOWN MY SUN VISOR CAUSED SOMETHING TO CRACK, AND NOW IT WILL NOT GO UP AND IT IS CONSTANTLY BLURRING MY VISION AND I HAVE TO TAPE IT TO THE ROOF OF MY CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS FELL APART ALMOST LIKE THEY MELTED. I DON'T THINK THEY FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KNEW THE VISOR DESIGN WAS FLAWED. NOW I CAN'T MOVE EITHER VISORS FROM MY VIEW. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR SPLIT OPEN JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2007. DEALER COULD NOT REPLACE RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE VISORS WERE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE SO MANY HAD FAILED. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE MADE SURE VISOR WAS NEVER LEFT IN THE DOWN POSITION, HOWEVER THE VISOR SPLIT OPEN AGAIN WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. I WAS ONLY OUT OF THE CAR FOR 30 MINUTES. THE MILEAGE IS 53000, SO IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, ESPECIALLY SEEING HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. CAN HONDA NOT BE MADE TO REPLACE OR REDESIGN THESE VISORS. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX ARE DEFECTIVE. ONCE THE HINGE BREAKS, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. BECAUSE MY VISION IS DANGEROUSLY OBSTRUCTED I OFTEN HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR SO THAT IT IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW. WITH THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION, NEARLY HALF OF THE SIDE WINDOW VISIBILITY IS OBSTRUCTED CAUSING YET A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY DANGEROUS HAZARD. FURTHERMORE, WHEN MY VISOR IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW AND I HAVE TO TURN, THE VISOR OFTEN HITS ME IN THE HEAD. IN ORDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT IN THE HEAD I HAVE TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE WHILE TURNING. YOUR DEFECT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC NUISANCE IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX ARE DEFECTIVE. ONCE THE HINGE BREAKS, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. BECAUSE MY VISION IS DANGEROUSLY OBSTRUCTED I OFTEN HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR SO THAT IT IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW. WITH THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION, NEARLY HALF OF THE SIDE WINDOW VISIBILITY IS OBSTRUCTED CAUSING YET A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY DANGEROUS HAZARD. FURTHERMORE, WHEN MY VISOR IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW AND I HAVE TO TURN, THE VISOR OFTEN HITS ME IN THE HEAD. IN ORDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT IN THE HEAD I HAVE TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE WHILE TURNING. YOUR DEFECT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC NUISANCE IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX ARE DEFECTIVE. ONCE THE HINGE BREAKS, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. BECAUSE MY VISION IS DANGEROUSLY OBSTRUCTED I OFTEN HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR SO THAT IT IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW. WITH THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION, NEARLY HALF OF THE SIDE WINDOW VISIBILITY IS OBSTRUCTED CAUSING YET A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY DANGEROUS HAZARD. FURTHERMORE, WHEN MY VISOR IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW AND I HAVE TO TURN, THE VISOR OFTEN HITS ME IN THE HEAD. IN ORDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT IN THE HEAD I HAVE TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE WHILE TURNING. YOUR DEFECT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC NUISANCE IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX ARE DEFECTIVE. ONCE THE HINGE BREAKS, THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY. BECAUSE MY VISION IS DANGEROUSLY OBSTRUCTED I OFTEN HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR SO THAT IT IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW. WITH THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION, NEARLY HALF OF THE SIDE WINDOW VISIBILITY IS OBSTRUCTED CAUSING YET A DIFFERENT BUT EQUALLY DANGEROUS HAZARD. FURTHERMORE, WHEN MY VISOR IS AGAINST THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW AND I HAVE TO TURN, THE VISOR OFTEN HITS ME IN THE HEAD. IN ORDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT IN THE HEAD I HAVE TO HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE WHILE TURNING. YOUR DEFECT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC NUISANCE IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX 2 DOOR SUDDENLY BURST OPEN, IT WILL NOT GO IN THE UP POSITION NOW. IT IS A HAZARD WITH NIGHT DRIVING SINCE IT WON'T GO UP. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR, WHILE DRIVING, WAS GOING TO BREAK, AND HANG DOWN IN FRONT OF HER EYES, BLOCKING HER VIEW OF THE ROAD. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEN WHAT IS? AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB AND NOTICING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, AND CALLING MY LOCAL DEALER, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT, SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HONDA'S PROBLEM. I KNEW I HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO NOT ONLY PROTECT MY DAUGHTER, BUT ALSO PROTECT OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU'RE READING THIS, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA USA AT 1-800-999-1009 AND DOT'S, NHTSA AT 1-888-327-4236. THE ONLY WAY, WE AS CONSUMERS, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE HONDA DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM, IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE PROPER REGULATORY AGENCY. IT UPSETS ME, TO KNOW, THAT HONDA, KNOWING THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART, WILL NOT LOOK OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE, AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THEY CREATED. MY LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, IT WOULD COST ME $100.00 TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WILL MAKE A CALL TO THE ABOVE-LISTED NUMBERS, AND WE WILL PROCEED FROM THERE. PLEASE MAKE THE CALLS IF YOU'RE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. DO NOT ALLOW HONDA TO GET AWAY WITH, NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT ALSO MAKING US PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MAKE SURE YOU SELECT "VISIBILITY", UNDER THE COMPONENTS NAME, LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE INFORMATION PAGE, OF THIS COMPLAINT FORM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BROKE AND HAD OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 49,000.