1. 2007 honda civic visor split within a month of purchase. It was still functional despite the split, until approximately 9/27/10, when it stopped locking in place and started interfering with visibility. Just learned that many civic owners complain of the same problem. 2. At approximately 26,000 miles, windshield spontaneously cracked while parked overnight, yet there was no impact. Crack formed overnight on 9/30/10-10/1/10. Windshield was smooth to the touch from both the outside and inside all along the length and breadth of the crack.
2007 Honda Civic visibility complaints
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Sun visors crack and break so that they are no longer secure and hang down obstructing the driver's vision. My driver side visor broke approximately 1 year ago and was replaced under warranty (with the same defectively designed visor). It has now broken again (out of warranty).
I have owned a honda civic for at least 2 year maybe mores. Its a 2007 model. I had been living in chicago (had moved there) since the end of 2008 (december to be exact-making it almost the beginning of january 2009. I lived there till april 2010. We then moved back to texas. I had not had a problem with the visor until a month and a half later before my girlfriends and I left for a trip to dallas. The visor refused to stay up. I have not however had the money to buy a new one until l now. Still I find this very risky and very much of a safety issue.
The sun visors (both drivers and passenger ) split at the top seams where they are glued together, making it impossible for visors to stay up; thus obscuring the vision of both the driver and passenger. This is the second time the passenger sun visor has been replaced for the same defect which is a manufacturing, design, and engineering defect. I was advised by several honda employees that numerous sun visors are replaced on a weekly basis for the identical defect, just at one dealership. This is not a dealership issue but a honda issue. It is to be noted that the sun visors were in no way abused or even used that much but the seams just split. I have been in law enforcement for over thirty years and can assure you that this defect not only affects the individuals in the honda with the defective sun visors but other drivers and pedestrians as well, resulting from the obscured vision, I was advised that honda is aware of the defect but continues to use the same sun visors in new vehicles and that they continue to fail by splitting at the seams there was no resulting accident, I was advised that the sun visors would have to be returned to honda but I did photograph them and the photos are available. It is to be noted that the service department at the dealership was excellent and that honda did replace them at a reduced cost even though the vehicle had approximately 51,000 miles on it and was out of warranty.
The sunvisor in my 2007 honda civic split at the seams and will no longer stay up. It hangs down into my field of vision. I have talked to several other honda owners and the same thing has happened to them- and with replacement parts that they have purchased. Apparently the honda sunvisors break in high heat. Mine exploded on july 24- when the heat was in the 100s.
The driver's side sun visor of my 2007 honda civic has suddenly split and will not stay up. It hangs down obstructing my view of the road-a safety hazard. It doesn't stay all the way up or down. It has split at the plastic seam & the spring mechanism seems to be broken. This sun visor was replaced by the dealer when I bought the car new, as the color was tan and my car is grey. My car is no longer under warranty & I am taking it to the dealer for a replacement. This seems to be a problem related to heat in the cabin. I live in the south but leave my front windows open 2 inches as I have side visors & do not park in a garage.
2007 honda civic drivers side sun visor cracked/popped apart causing an inability to push it up all the way, obscured view while driving; car is only 3 years old with ~29,000 miles on it; found it this way after it had been parked at the airport for 2.5 days; called honda america and was given a case number and then told I had 5 days to go to a honda dealer to "diagnose" the problem and a case manager would call me but there was no guarantee they would do anything about this....there are many complaints about this online and it's a safety hazard and there should be a recall.
2007 honda civic. Sunvisors split open and hang down in front of the windshield causing the driver to have full view of the road.
3 months after buying vehicle noticed AC running warm. First told by honda carland cartersville that nothing was wrong. Took it back to honda carland roswell that freon was low and coolant but no leak. Have had continuous problems with AC running hot. Yesterday went to grocery store and when I walked backed to car noticed something leaking underneath. Tried to get it to car repair place but car immediately ran hot. Towed it and they called saying that the engine block has a crack. Noticing multiple complaints for 06-07 honda civic engine block cracks with initial problems showing in AC and coolant.
Out of the blue my driver's side visor cracked and I am unable to keep it in the "up" position. It continues to fall down in my field of vision and it is very distracting while I drive.
The sunvisor on my 07 honda civic cracked and hangs down, obstructing my view (especially of signal lights). This occurred on it's own. I don't pull it down often, so it's received no sort of abuses nor anything that could have possibly caused a break. I researched the part to find a cheap replacement when I discovered that I am among a multitude of people who have experienced the exact same thing! Http://www.usrecallnews.com/2007/09/major-honda-civic-recall-of-2006-and-2007-models.html the worst part is that if one does pay for the replacement, then he/she can be nearly certain that it will crack as well.
2007 honda civic ex 4 door - failure of passenger side sun visor causing impairment to visibility through windshield. Possible impending failure of driver side sun visor with resulting inability to safely control moving vehicle. Ref: http://www.usrecallnews.com/2007/09/major-honda-civic-recall-of-2006-and-2007-models.html.
Sunvisor of 2007 honda civic cracked; visor hangs down, impairing vision.
The driver's side sun visor on my 2007 honda civic ex melted on the inside and now will not remain in the up position, making it very difficult to see.
The sun visors on both the driver and passenger side failed. The poor design of the visors is the reason for the failure. The amount of force required to move the sun visor up or down eventually "unwelds" the plastic front from the plastic back. The result is the visor is stuck in the down position resulting in a safety issue.
Driver side factory installed (original equipment) visor of 2007 honda civic ex split apart and no longer remains in the fixed upright (flush with ceiling) position, but rather hangs down in views way. This issue occured spontaneously and without force or misuse of feature. This failure is permanent. Item will have to be replaced. Research easily found many similar experiences from other honda civic owners for this same defect. Honda is not claiming responsibility and not correcting the defect without charge. This is indeed a safety hazard.
The sun visor in my honda keeps falling apart and sometimes it falls right in front of my face which is a safety issue. I see online this is happening to a lot of honda owners. Can you do anything about it? This is the second visor that went bad. It is very distracting when you are driving.
The honda 07 civic sun visors are defective and must be recalled! The heat causes the visors to crack and become suspended in the down position. After it cracks it will not lock in the up position. The honda dealership admits this is a common problem and I must pay to have it fixed now that my warranty has expired! This will be the second time I've replaced both visors.
The visor on my 2007 honda civic broke and is now hanging down in my line of sight. This is extremely dangerous. I've done some research and found forums where many people are having the same issue. There should really be a recall because this issue can cause major accidents!
Sun visor on 2007 honda civic fails again in the heat. Have purchased replacement visor just to have them fail again in a few months. When they fail at the hinges, it causes the visor to hang down in the line of site, if you remove it, then you don't have any protect from the sun shining in your eyes. Honda is very aware of this as there are 1,000's of posting and the dealers all acknowledge that it is an issue. Honda needs to come up with a recall and a visor design that works verses just doing nothing...it is a huge safety issue!!
At issue is driver's side sun visor for 2007 honda, per service department at dealership, there is a defect in manufacturing that lead to a separation of the visor on the seam so that the visor does not go up and stay up causing issues with visibility. While driving, seam separated further while trying to hold up the visor to see a road sign which LED to the visor hanging down in the middle of the windshield while driving on an expressway. I was able to pull it off of the hinge and toss it on the seat averting an accident. Per service desk personnel, no improvement in the part has been made by honda to date. As per review of blogs on the internet, some owners have replaced the visors multiple times.
2007 honda civic ex, driver and passenger sun visor breaks and flops/hangs down obstructing vision. Occurred on drivers side first - replaced under warranty, passenger side occurred a year later but not replaced because not under warranty anymore.
Sunvisor on the drivers side just hangs down and blocks drivers view of the road. It will not stay up out of the way.
2007 honda civic driver's side visor split and no longer lays flat against the roof, creating a visibility problem.
Car sits in the sun while at work. I have tinted windows, leave them slightly cracked to get some airflow, and also use a sun shield on the windshield to keep as much heat out as I can. Still, the sun visor hinges fail and the visors hang down in your face with no way to get them out of the way except removing them from the car completely. I had one visor replaced under warranty last year, and now both driver/passenger visors are broken in the exact same manner, including the visor that was already replaced once. Driving on the highway and having the visor flip down in your face with no way to move it out of the way is a big problem. I'm a pretty tall guy, and the visor is directly in my field of vision when it falls down. Holding it up out of the way with one hand, second hand on the wheel, and trying to shift to get off the interstate to remove the visor is no easy task... As far as I can tell, there has been no redesign of this part, so it will continue to happen (seemingly every summer) even if I were to pay to get the visors replaced each year.
Plastic driver's side sun visor separated at seam during warm weather and no longer maintained up or down position. Visor became an obstruction to the driver's vision and could only be removed from view with constant pressure or complete removal.
2007 honda civic sun visors break and will not stay up. Driver cannot see traffic lights without holding the sun visor up with his/her hand. Visor falls back down as soon as it is pushed up. This is a safety issue because the driver's vision is impaired. Driver's visor just broke, while passenger visor also broke a few months ago -- suggests the visors are defective. Car only has 45,000 miles on it.
Driver's side visor was loose and did not stay in the full up or full down position reliably, trouble began a year after delivery and gradually became worse. In june, 2010, the visor suddenly split open and the visor hung loosely and would stay in the up position. I repaired the visor by clamping the split parts together with a u-shaped piece of stainless steel. Seems to be holding for now.
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.
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.
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