2008 Honda Civic Visibility

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COATING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CREATED A GLARE ON THE WINDOW DURING NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS OF OTHER VEHICLES REFLECTED OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP THAT SPECIFIED IN THE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ

THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. THE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN. THE HINGES MELTED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND IMPAIRS MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

SUN VISORS HAVE BECOME LOOSE AND DO NOT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION. DISTRACTING AND DISRUPTS VIEW. CANNOT SEE TRAFFIC SIGNAL (LIGHTS) UNLESS I TAKE MY HAND FROM STEERING WHEEL TO HOLD SUN VISOR IN UPRIGHT POSITION. NOT SAFE, NOT PRACTICAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH HONDA CIVIC. BOTH VISORS HANG IN DOWN POSITION, WILL NOT REMAIN UP. EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR SUN VISORS, AS MUCH AS $60 PER VISOR. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A FLAW AND NEEDS TO REPAIR SAME AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND NOW DROOPS INTO DRIVERS VISION. *TR

MIRROR/SHADE DOES NOT GO UP NOT DOWN IT IS STUCK UNABLE TO OPERATE AS A SHADE NOR MIRROR. *TR

SUN VISOR SPLIT APART CAUSING THE VISOR TO LOOSELY STAY IN THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE DRIVER. THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE VISOR UP DOES NOT HOLD THE VISOR UP ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE SPLIT. LOOKS LIKE THE HEAT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR MIXED WITH THE PLASTIC PIECES OF THE VISOR CAUSED THE DEFECT. HONDA NEEDS TO NOT JUST REPLACE THE PARTS, THEY NEED TO REDESIGN THE VISORS USING DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT WILL HOLD UP TO THE EXTREME HEAT THAT CAR INTERIORS HAVE TO FACE. CURRENTLY THEY ARE REPLACING THE VISORS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED VISORS. THEY NEED TO BE FORCED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF TREAT THE SYMPTOM! TYPE IN HONDA SUN VISOR DEFECT IN ANY SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM! *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR SEEM CAME APART. THE INSIDE OF THE VISOR CAN BE SEEN. IT WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE DRIVER. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND HANGING IN FRONT OF MY EYES. VERY HARD TO SEE WHEN THIS IS RIGHT IN YOUR VISION FIELD. I HOPE THAT I WILL GET THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE AT THE DEALERSHIP.

DEFECTIVE SUN VISOR: SPLITS OPEN & WON'T HOLD UP, OBSTRUCT VIEW. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES: RIGHT SIDE 09/08/08, LEFT SIDE 09/29/08, RIGHT SIDE 10/07/11, LEFT SIDE 06/12/12. HONDA KEEPS REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE DESIGN. PLEASE READ OTHER FORUMS AND SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY FRUSTRATING ISSUE. WHEN IT IS BROKEN, THERE'S NO WAY TO HOLD IT UP BUT WITH YOUR HAND. DANGEROUS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LIKE THAT. *JB

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT HINGE ALONG SEAM. GRAVITY NOW DROPS SUN VISOR INTO DRIVER'S VISION TO BLOCK ALL SIGHT OF CARS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR SPLIT OPEN (AT HINGE) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOWER VISOR TO SHIELD DRIVER FROM SUNLIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE VISOR CANNOT NO LONGER BE RETURNED TO STORAGE POSITION. *TR

I FLIPPED THE SUN VISOR DOWN AND FOUND I COULDN'T RETURN IT BACK UP. THE INTERNAL PIVOT CLIP BROKE THE VISOR. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED AT HINGES. I HAVE TO HOLD VISOR IN PLACE TO SEE TRAFFIC LIGHT. SHOULD VISOR BE PLACED TO THE LEFT OF ME (DRIVER), IT HAS UPON RARE OCCASION SWUNG & HIT ME IN THE HEAD. THIS IS DANGEROUS & I HOPE HONDA DOESN'T CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THEM AS BY SEVERAL OTHER TESTIMONIES VIA THE INTERNET, OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THESE VISORS TO BE DEFECTIVE & MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING SAID VISORS & HONDA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING & REPLACE MY VISORS FREE, AS I HAVE UNDER 10K MILES ON THE CAR & TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. ALSO, THE ENGINE BLOCK PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE INTO A RECALL AS AGAIN, I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS ISSUE. HONDA GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WILL LAST FOR 3 YRS AFTER MY CAR IS PAID OFF. WHILE THIS MAY SEEM TRIVIAL TO A HUGE CORPORATION, IT MEANS A LOT TO THOSE OF US ON A FIXED INCOME. I CANNOT GIVE YOU AN EXACT INCIDENT DATE BUT MY CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YRS OLD WHEN THE VISORS CRACKED (ONLY A MONTH APART). I TRUSTED HONDA BUT APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T WISH TO SHARE THE VISOR ISSUES WITH BUYERS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IN MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

MELTING SUN VISOR. *TR

MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE VISOR'S PLASTIC RINGS THAT SECURE IT INSIDE ON THE PLASTIC POST THAT HANGS DOWN FROM THE CEILING BROKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VISOR ITSELF OFF THE POST, AND HAVE DISASSEMBLED IT. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THE GRADE OF PLASTIC USED TO SECURE THIS PART CANNOT WITHSTAND THE FLEXING REQUIRED WHEN FOLDING IT DOWN TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY AM I NOW DRIVING WITH MY HEAD NEAR THE ROOF TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN IN THE MORNINGS AND EVENINGS, BUT ALSO MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG WHEN SHE PULLED THE VISOR DOWN. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO THE UP POSITION WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. FROM READING REVIEWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HAVE BROKEN AND ARE UNABLE TO BE USED. IT CRACKED/SPLIT APART AT THE ARM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THE CIVIC SINCE 2006. I PLAN TO VISIT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FIX BUT HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, IT WILL BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. IF THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE 2006, SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX-L BROKE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. NOW, OUT OF WARRANTY, THE VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BROKEN. I HAVE NOT PURSUED ANY ACTION FROM HONDA, YET. I HAVE BEEN READING ON-LINETHAT THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT AND I WANTED FILE MY OWN COMPLAINT TO ADD TO THE OTHERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

PLASTIC ON THE SUN VISOR IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HAS SPLIT/CRACKED AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. OR WHERE YOU PLACE IT. SAFETY HAZARD. *TT

FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE BUYING THIS CAR NEW THE DRIVER-SIDE VISOR HAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE SEPARATION OCCURRED AT THE SEAM WHERE TWO PLASTIC PARTS ARE JOINED. THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER SNAP INTO ITS PROPER POSITION AND HANGS DOWN, OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY AND CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN AT 50,000 MILES. THIS APPARENTLY IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND SPLIT AT THE TOP. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RETURN IT TO THE UPWARD POSITION AND IT STAYS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT DURING DRIVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE HONDA CIVIC. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE. *TR

AFTER A HOT DAY DRIVING THE CAR VISOR WENT DOWN WHILE ABOUT TO MAKE A RT HAND TURN I ALMOST PULLED OUT VISOR FELL INTO MY VISION. LUCK I STOPPED THERE WAS A CAR COMING. IT HAD SPLIT IN HALF DUE TO THE HEAT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS CRACKED AND NOW CONTINUES TO FALL DOWN INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS AS I CONTINUALLY HAVE TO PUSH IT UP. *TR