Driver and passenger sun visors come apart at the hard-plastic seams and fail to retract back into the headliner once they are engaged, leaving them blocking driver's view at all times. They cannot be adjusted to any gradual positioning. They simply hang straight down. Honda admitted the problem and has said they only warranted replacement for 7 years. When car was in warranty, dealer promised honda would replace as long as the car had the original owner. This is a simple engineering fix that honda will not address. It is now a safety issue as I cannot get replacements (visors last, on average 15-18 months and must be replaced constantly) and the visors now hang, obstructing my outward view to the side and through the windshield.
2006 Honda Civic visibility complaints
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Both driver and passenger side sun visors are failing to function as intended. The driver side was unable return to the stowed position blocking visibility forcing the driver to duck below in order the maintain visibility of the road when approaching steep grades.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that the front windshield and the front and rear driver and passenger side windows were opened without the vehicle being occupied. In addition, the exterior lighting became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The paint is peeling off really bad & making big white spots all over entire car & it's a blue car. Also the drivers side visor came completely off!
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.
I reported to honda dealer that the windshield wipers are not parking properly. Open road honda charged $62 for a "diagnosis fee" and reported that a new motor was needed that will cost $374.41. A search on the internet shows hundreds of complaints on this issue. It would seem that honda is aware of this safety issue and should be correcting the problem at no cost to the consumer.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle the rear windshield started to develop a crack and the crack was expanding. The vehicle was taken to dealer. The technician diagnosed that the crack was caused by the rear defroster. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no remedy was offered. The failure mileage was 160,000.
When it is near freezing or below outside, my windshield wiper blades behave erratically. The intermittent setting stops working and the windshield wipers keep going. The slow speed and high speed work. However, when I turn the windshield wipers off, they take awhile to stop and stop in random locations on the windshield. The last time this happened was on 4/17/2014 and I recorded a video while sitting in my driveway. I believe this is a safety issue since the windshield wiper blades can stop in the middle of the windshield and obstruct my vision. We asked the dealer to fix it and they want to get paid to replace the windshield wiper motor. I believe this is a safety issue and a recall should be issued.
Driver's side visor broke and fell off in august 2011 on my 2006 honda civic. Prior to august 2011, when moving it back into the nonuse position it would stick and hang in the way causing visibility problems. Then eventually broke all the way and just fell off. This was not due to misuse or overuse!!!! This is a faulty product!!! I am appalled that there has not been a corrective product designed and replaced through a recall scenario!!!! It is obvious there is a defect in this part!!!! If you will search the internet and even this site, you will see the number of complaints warrants a recall! This is a safety hazard as you cannot see when the sun is at a certain level in the sky without the visor, and you cannot see with a faulty visor that hangs in your field of vision when in a "broken but hasn't fallen off yet" scenario. Honda - you can do better than this!!!!!! Please rectify this problem for the safety of me and my daughter!!!! I have owned several cars in my life and have never, never, never had a problem with a sunvisor.
Power windows on front passenger-side and rear driver-side no longer go up and down.
2/21/2014 to whom it may concern, a very real safety concern! I was just going to pay to have this fixed and then looked on the internet and found that many people have had and does have this. It has been going on since 2004 - 2011 even on lexus's according to the internet. The wiper will stop on the windshield and we never know when it is going to stop completely, it will stop and go and sometimes when it is suppose to stop it will not and when it is suppose to go it will stop and when it is raining and we are expecting it to wipe the window it will not and when cars are coming at us at night and when the window is not wiped, the headlight of the other car will glare on the rain drops on the unwiped window and make it so we are unable to see through that glare because we were expecting the wiper to do the job when it was suppose to. Please will someone do something for the public when we trust a reputable company like honda to fix there problem and they want us to pay for the job when it is a safety concern of our and everyone else. I had talked to honda and they very well knew the wiper motor was a problem for these years and they told me that they replace the cover plate or the entire motor. He told me that it would only cost about 250 dollars, I don't feel that I should have to pay that kind of money my wife and I are retired and on a fixed income and I feel that it would only be unfair for us to have to pay this. It is said on the internet that what happens is the grease in the cover plate area gets on the electrical contacts and causes the wiper motor to act sporadically may god bless you all! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While driving at a low speed and using my wipers for snow, all if a sudden my wiper speed controls got messed up. I have no speed 1. Just speed 2 and 3. And the wipers also wont park properly and mostly simply not turn off after a few cycles.
Sun visors on both driver and passenger side broke, making it difficult to raise and lower. I can see this being dangerous while driving. The honda dealership says an extended warranty was issued a while back, but it now falls out of that extended warranty and they cannot replace it. Since this is an earlier design issue, all cases of failed visors should be accommodated and not dependent on VIN.
The sun visor on my 2006 honda civic si trim fell off while parked. It has nearly fallen off while driving. It is totally nonadjustable while driving because it will fall off. Honda did not inform me about a class action settlement involving an extension of warrant to 100k/7 years. My mileage is now outside of their extended warranty period. This is a continuing issue with all honda civics in this generation and honda has refused to redesign the part to prevent future failures.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the contact noticed air seeping through the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated the molding clips on the windshield needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
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.
The wipers will not work properly. A few days ago on intermittent, they went 5 times, stopped/paused, then 3 times and then a few more times, then stopped again. Later on that day, they would not turn off at all unless I turned the ignition off. Today on the way to work, on a highway in the rain, my wipers stopped altogether which was scary as immediately I couldn't see anything for a few seconds. I moved the wiper arm around and they started again. When I got to work, they wouldn't stop and again, I had to turn the engine off to make them stop. I have never had this happen before in any car I have owned.
My windshield wipers on my honda civic ex 2006 vehicle are not working properly. The main problem is that they won't turn off most of the time and when they do, they park anywhere on the windshield, which is often in my field of vision. The intermittent setting does not work properly. When I use any speed setting, the wipers go at the same speed and do not turn off when I put in the stop position. It is very distracting when driving in traffic not knowing when the wipers will decide to stop and where on the windshield they will stop. Sometimes they stop in my field of vision and I need to quickly start them again so I can see, not knowing when and/or where they will stop the next time. Often I need to keep doing this so I can safely see the road. I have read many posts on the internet discussing this same problem. Apparently, this is a problem common to my make and model car and it is difficult to identify the specific cause. I strongly feel that there is a defect in the car causing this and that a recall should be made to rectify the problem.
The sunvisor has broke once on passenger side-had replaced. Now broken again and drivers side as well. Safety concern as visor now hangs lose and is in the way while driving or can not be used for intended purposes of blocking sun.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated the sun visor on both the passenger and driver side were broken and started to fall off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was no recall and the contact would had to pay for the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 135,000.
Drivers visor is not snapping back into place. Got in the vehicle and was just hanging down. When trying to snap into place, two hands are needed but doesn't go back appropriately.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact noticed that the front drivers side visor was fractured and obstructing his visibility. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician replaced the driver's side sun visor. After the repair, the failure recurred approximately three times. The vehicle was not further repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
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.
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.
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.
Driver side sun visor split at seam and won't stay in position. I improvised a repair.
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.
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