Sun visor wont stay up now.
2006 Honda Civic visibility complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.)
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
When lowered, found the the driver side sun visor had split open and would not hold in an up position position.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 federal safety agency 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.
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.
2006 honda civic sun visor broken 3x in drivers and pass sides 2 year hardly even used them.
Sun visor split and will not stay in up position, causing visibility problems.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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