This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
7.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$76.00
Average Mileage:
43,254 miles
Total Complaints:
78 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (45 reports)
- replaced the sun visor (19 reports)
- fix visor with a temporary fix (binder clips, etc) (6 reports)
- Honda replaced under warranty (5 reports)
- send a written complaint to the NHTSA (3 reports)
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- Sunvisor Replacement - These are SO easy to replace yourself with a screwdriver and this site has them for way cheaper than a dealership
- Honda Civic Visor Settlement - In the past, Honda Civic owners have posted messages on this site concerning failed sun visors. I work with one of the law firms representing the plaintiffs and class members in a case against Honda regarding Honda Civic sun visors. We have reached a settlement with Honda in the case. If you own or lease (or previously owned or leased) a Honda Civic (model years 2006 through 2008, as well as some 2009 models) you might be eligible to receive settlement benefits--including an extended warranty on the visors and reimbursement for what you paid out-of-pocket to repair your sun visor. The notice that went to the class regarding the case and the settlement is available at www.visorsettlement.com, under the "Notice" link in the left-hand column. You may review it to see if your vehicle is covered under the settlement and if you are entitled to benefits. The notice contains information on how to submit a claim for reimbursement if you paid out-of-pocket to repair or replace your Civic sun visor. If you have questions, feel free to call Brian Beasley or Steven Tindall at 415-421-1800 or log onto www.visorsettlement.com
2011Aug 01
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 76,000 miles
My dealer replaced the first one that cracked under warranty, but told me I would have to pay when I went back with the cracked replacement. I took it apart and determined that the condition of the plastic was such that no real repair was feasible, and I've heard stories of people having five or more visors crack in hot weather.
So, I got a strip of velcro, cut it in two, and put the two velcro patches in the corners of the bottom of the visor, where they wouldn't interfere with the mirror, and in the ceiling indentation where the visor is supposed to go when you (try to) put it up out of the way when not in use. When I put the visor up, the velcro adheres and it stays, split and all. Problem solved. Simple, cheap, and effective.
I was also able to twist the pivot mechanism enough so that, when in use, it either hangs straight down (usually a BAD THING), or can be pushed up against the windshield, where it stays and does some good. No muss, no fuss. No continued replacements and no significant money spent.
I can't understand why so many people keep replacing an obviously defectively designed component (especially when they are paying each time). A couple bucks worth of velcro solved my problem and, with the visor already cracked, I'll never have to worry about a new replacement cracking.
2007Oct 21
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 168,000 miles
We had the car a little over a year and the sun visors fell apart and fell off. I have researched online to see if anyone else had this problem. It seems this is a flaw on Honda's part. I looked at one website that had 75 complaints. I believe Honda needs to make a better interior. I love my car. It's perfect for me. But why make the interior so cheap? My husband has put over 95% of those miles on my car. It's still working great.
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2011Sep 12
Civic LX 3.2L
- Manual transmission
- 39,000 miles
My visors (both sides) split open a year after I bought it brand new from the dealership. when I brought it in at the time they told me my warranty JUST expired so it would cost me over $200 to replace. I left it broken. Now that I'm trying to sell it, it's a pain because people have been complaining about the visors and lowballing me on price.
I decided to contact the dealership to see the current price of new visors would be and they told me Honda extended the warranty on the visors so I could bring it back in and they would replace it for free. As long as the car has less than 100k miles, its covered.
2011Jun 10
Civic LX 1.8L 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
Honda knows that have a problem with the sunvisors.The first day I bought the car I saw that the sunvisor was going to brake in the heat.Had it replaced once under the waranty. The person who design this sunvisor should be fired becaused he does not know what he is doing.Also problems with the wipers,have to go back to the dealer to have then replaced.What a bad design,they never had a problem until they change the way they are made.
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2006Nov 01
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 15,000 miles
I HAD A 2004 HONDA ACCORD THAT I TRADED IN ON A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I GOT THE CIVIC NEW. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCORD BUT THE CIVIC HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. FIRST THE ENGINE BLEW UP AT 37, 000 MILES. WARRANTY WAS FOR 36,000 MILES BUT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP COVERED THE EXPENSE ANYWAY. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND DISCOVERED 2 WEEKS LATER THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS PAINTED A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE. TOOK IT BACK AND ASKED FOR MY ACCORD BACK BUT WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT DO THAT BECAUSE THE PAPERWORK ON BOTH VEHICLES HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. HAD TO DRIVE THE CIVIC WITH THE DIFFERENT COLOR DOOR FOR 3 MONTHS WHILE I WAITED FOR THEM TO GET ANOTHER ONE IN. THE SUNVISORS ARE NO GOOD. THE FIRST ONE FELL APART AFTER 5 MONTHS. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK ONE OFF OF ANOTHER CIVIC AND PUT ON MINE. THAT ONE LASTED ABOUT 6 OR 7 MONTHS AND I WENT BACK AGAIN AND THE SALESMAN TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $70.00 FOR THIS ONE. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY BECAUSE I BELIEVED THAT THE SUNVISORS WERE DEFECTED. HE SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING BACK FOR THAT REASON. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN TAKING IT APART WHEN IT QUITS WORKING AND GLUING IT BACK TOGETHER AND IT DOES HOLD LONGER THAN THE NEW ONES. I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER DEFECTIVE SUNVISOR, I WANT ONE THAT IS MADE CORRECTLY. WHAT GOOD WILL ONE ANOTHER ONE DO ME? NO MORE HONDAS OF ANY KIND FOR ME. NEW OR USED.
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2011May 26
Civic ES 1.6L
- Manual transmission
- 57,000 miles
Honda builds a great small and economical car, but the sun visors are not a better idea. I now have replace both sun visors since I bought the care in 2006. The first was replace under warranty and the second cost me out of pocket. I have owned cars for the past 50 years and never have replaced a simple, non-mechanical visor ever. Honda get with it and develop a simple visor that doesn't break and the start of the summer season.
2010Jul 09
Civic EX Coupe 4 cyl
- Manual transmission
- 50,000 miles
I have a total of 7 Hondas in my family. One is a 93 civic ex coupe that we bought new an now has 275,000 miles on it and nothing replaced, except timing belt, water pump. This 06 has the issue with the sun visor and pain in the ass when looking out of the car while backing up.
2007Jul 09
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 14,000 miles
I had the visor replaced and it came apart again. It is being held on by zip ties. A Honda dealer said they would only replace it one time.
2007Jun 01
Civic EX 4 cyl
- Manual transmission
- 36,000 miles
Okay...my second of many entries I will make here about this car.
How in the world does a car company with the resources of Honda design such pieces of absolute crap for sun visors? It is a piece of plastic on a hinge! This is not high-tech science! I bought this car new in 06. The week after the warranty ran out, the driver's sun visor seemed to pull apart. The dealer saw it and graciously replaced it for nothing even though it was officially out of warranty.
Less than a year later, it split apart again and for some time it just hung there useless. Then one day, it just fell off onto the floor. Stubborn as I am, I refused to pay for another so I donned sunglasses and went about my way. Then the passenger side began to flap and hang uselessly. Then one day, I just ripped it off and threw it in the back seat.
I argued with the dealer that they had a real racket going. They sell sun visors for $55 a piece knowing in 6 months they will just fall off again and they will get another $110. I have decided this is one way for Honda to have revenue continually coming in.
Currently I have no sun visors in my car at all though I have a new replacement set. I have been without sun visors for probably 3 years of this car's 5 year life. I feel myself lucky. There are many stories of people who have replaced theirs double digit times.
Honda should stand by it anyway. Why would a company that size, jeopardize its reputation over sun visors? It makes no sense...
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2010Oct 03
Civic LX 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
Today I am going to pay up to and around 80 dollars to fix my driver side sun visor on my vehicle. Yeah its a freaking pain in the rear. Oh no.. this isn't the first time this happened either. I believe I have already replaced it THREE TIMES already. That's for the driver side sun visor... as for the passenger side, it's been replaced twice. So for a total of around $340.00 that I've spent so far to replace four of my sun visors. I don't think I'll ever buy another honda again.
2008Sep 01
Civic EX 4cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 35,000 miles
My visors, much like every other reviewer, fell apart at the seams and are hanging in my face all the time. I had them replaced under warranty in 2008 but they are broken again (11/3/2010) and I will have to pay approximately $80 per visor! Honda needs to recall these unsafe, cheap visors. This is my 4th Honda and MY LAST. I am so disappointed in my Civic.
2010Sep 01
Civic 1.8L
- Manual transmission
- 56,000 miles
I have a used 2006 Honda Civic. My driver side visor separated into 2 pieces and wouldn't fold up. When I replaced it the stem on the old visor had a date of manufacture tag with a 2007 date on it so apparently this is the second time in less than 56,000 miles. I'm sure it won't be the last time. I'm a mechanical engineer and I looked at how this thing is designed and its made to fail if it gets warm and the plastic softens. Obviously in summer that happens to visors...SHOCKING...how could Honda have anticipated that.
2007Jul 20
Civic EX 1.8L
- Manual transmission
- 55,000 miles
Sun visors on both driver and passenger sides constantly split open causing them to hang down (unable to put sun visor up) blocking line of sight. Visors have been replaced once under warranty but continually break. Forced to drive with hanging visor blocking line of sight or driving with no visor at all risking sun blinding at certain time of the day. Upon looking at forums online I've noticed that several, several people have this same issue. Visors appear to be melting with heat from sun. Bad design since the visor will obviously be exposed to the sun.
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2010Sep 01
Civic EX
- Manual transmission
- 50,000 miles
The driver side visor broke and does not stay up. This is the third broken visor within 50k mi. The two prior were repaired under warranty. I haven't asked the dealer to fix this one yet.
2010Sep 03
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 27,000 miles
Both my visors won't fold up and I'm unable to see out the windshield safely when driving on a hot day. When I push it off to the side; I can't see out the side window. I've had the passenger side visor replaced when it was under warranty. I called Honda and they don't see this as a safety problem and said I would have to replace it at my expense. This is definitely a design flaw and a safety hazard. When you can't position the visor in a way that it's not blocking your vision when driving is not only stressful, but unsafe.
Honda needs to recall these visors. I've owned Toyota for many years and have never had visor problems. My husband had a 1999 Honda and never had visor problems. Why don't Honda replace the visor with 1999 parts? I want my visors replaced by Honda because the part is defective, and should be their responsibily and their dollar, not mine. Do I have to have a car accident because the visor is blocking my view before Honda recognizes this as a safety problem before putting out a recall?
2010Aug 22
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
After placing my sun shade,I noticed the visor would not stay pressed up against the shade. I noticed this for about a year, however it was not a significant problem. Last month, the visor failed and just hangs down, blocking my view. I was able to pinch the seam and rotate the visor so it would stay and not block my view, but I won't reposition it until I fix it. The passenger side also appears to be falling apart. This is my first Honda and after seeing many complaints, some very serious problems, it will be my last.
2010Jun 01
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 57,000 miles
Both Sun visors failed at nearly the same time. Word is that they can not with stand High temperatures. I live in Georgia and it's definitely HOT this year, but I have not heard of any other cars having this problem. They should re-design the Sun visors as this could be a driving hazard!
2009Feb 06
Civic DX 1.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
The driver's side sun visor which I RARELY ever used, just started drooping one day. I could not get it to stay in the UP position. It flopped in my face and being tall....blocked my view when driving and I had no choice but to have it repaired. I called Honda because I had seen so many complaints online about the same thing and they said they don't recall if it's not a safety issue. I felt it was a safety issue.... I had to hold it up out of my way at every traffic light in order to see the light change...and it conked me in the head all the time as I got in and out of the car!
2010Jul 28
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 126,500 miles
This will be the fifth sun visor on the driver's side for a 5 year old car. The passenger side is on it's second. Seems to be the heat weakens the cheap plastic on the visor and the steel spring metal on the inside breaks it apart. Replaced two under warranty. The third I was given a hard time by the warranty manager at Honda, but they picked up half the cost. Had to have them install it and they took 2 hours for a 2 minute job. I will just by the replacement and install myself. I have been a loyal Honda guy for 20 years, but after the cheapness of the Civic interior I am looking at other manufacturers.
2010Jun 01
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 112,000 miles
OK--so I'm on my 5th set of sun visors and AGAIN now that the weather is HOT, the sun visors have become useless!! Although the Honda dealership has replaced them at no cost (with much resistance), they have replaced the broken visors with the same "design flawed' visors. So... each year I need these suckers replaced, because the broken visors are truly a pain in the A--!!!
When is HONDA going to realize that their reputation of being reliable and dependable is going down the drain fast!! Come on Honda, you need to get a grip and fast. I vow to never buy another Honda again--right now I am dealing with the cracked engine problem that Honda is failing to recall inspite of the thousands of complaints! Shame on you Honda!
2010May 01
Civic EX 1.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 38,000 miles
couple of month back driver side visor got hard to operate and final broke and now id hanging down half way and partially blocks the view. a week or two after that the passenger side broke! I tried to replace it under warranty but Honda dealer did not accept, they told me that it cost $70.00 each!!!!!. This is a pure case of design flow and Honda should honor that and not only replace the bad ones but also come up with a better design. This is not expected from Honda.
2007Nov 15
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
Within the last couple of months, BOTH sun visors have broken due to heat. Niether visor will stay full-up or fulldown. Both are rendered unusable and my husband had to remove both of them for my safety to be able to see the road.
Update from Jul 20, 2010: July 15, 2010. BOTH Sunvisors have now failed. Yes the are cheap. The heat build up in the vehicle while setting was not taken into consideration when Honda designed these crapy plastic pieces of junk. Guess I'll go to a hardware store and buy 'extension' bolts and fix them permanently, myself.
My very first problem/complaint concerning this 2006 Honda was the 'lock-up' in fourth gear. I'm still waiting for the transmission to fail. Then the car goes to the junk yard and NO MORE HONDAs' FOR ME.
2010Jul 09
Civic EX
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
I used to own a 01 Honda Civic that I loved. No problems at all with 140K miles on it. Unfortunately my daughter totaled it in an accident. So since I had such a great car I went looking for another used Civic with the same body style which was up to 2005. Could not find a decent looking used car in the same body style so I went newer and bought a 2006 Honda Civic. Already have had more problems with this car then my much older car. Problem with the A/C (hopefully will not get worse). May have a problem with the transmission (again hopefully will not get worse). Had an issue with the gas cap (seems okay for now). Now the driver side visor totally splits. I knew they were cheap visors from the moment that I sat in the car, but I did not think that it would fall apart. The interior trim is just much cheaper looking and feeling than the old 2001 car. Will be contacting the dealer to see what they have to say about this. At this point I have only owned this car 8 months and I am on the fourth problem. Very disappointed!!
2006Nov 23
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 16,000 miles
Problem was't fixed in the last 3 years (poor design and poor warranty fix). I had the sun visor changed 2 times for the passenger side and once for the driver side. Once under warranty two other times as a dealership curtsey.
2010Jun 01
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 35,000 miles
The "spine" of the passenger side sun visor split. Visor won't stay up, won't stay down. Try to position it in a neutral position, whether it blocks the sun or not, and it continues to flop down. (1) Annoying; (2) As distracting as cell phone driving; (3) Peeving, in that the problem is widespread, the part is obviously defective, and while Honda should have corrected this long ago, they haven't and apparently continue selling the same defective part. Bad Form, Honda! Bad Form!
2010Jun 21
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 42,000 miles
I read on many different websites about this problem. Many people have replaced 3 or 4 of these sun visors. I used cap screws to make a lasting repair on mine and saved $70.00 over the dealer repair. I painted the plastic cap screws to match the color of the visor. This is my second Honda and I can see the quality is not as good as my old Honda. Honda had better wake up before it is too late.
2010Mar 07
Civic
- Manual transmission
- 70,000 miles
Same as everyone else, doesn't stay up, is in the way all the time, good thing I'm short, but really annoying, distracting
2010May 18
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
For a car that is less than 4 years old it has not held up to my expectations at all. The sun visor is totally cracked and will no longer remain in its regular position. It's always in my face, especially at night which makes it harder to see, and when I move it out of the way to see the road at night and make a turn...it smacks me in the head and face.
Also, at a red light with my foot fully on the break, it will start to roll out of nowhere....there has been two recalls....the front bumper is not well designed b/c it is especially weak...and somehow even with allllll the windows up, spiders still manage to get in and leave webs all over the place.
I WILL NEVER EVER BUY FROM HONDA AGAIN. ALSO, B/C THE PEOPLE AT MILLENIUM HONDA IN HEMPSTEAD ARE A BUNCH OF IGNORANT AND RUDE F*CK HEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never dealt with such awful customer service in my entire life. It's not just one...........almost every worker is such a rude and miserable piece of sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T EVER GO TO MILLENIUM HONDA!!!!!!!!!!
2008Jun 13
Civic EX V4
- Manual transmission
- 30,000 miles
After having my car for a few years when summer came and the inside of my car got hot, my visor wouldn't flip up correctly and finally broke, hanging in front of my face while I drove. I had to go to honda to get a new one installed. The next summer, the same thing happened. Bottom line, the visors are faulty and not very well made. Even a service technician at Honda admitted it when I came in with the problem. It's apparent it's a problem with the design of the visor and it should not be the car owners responsibility to replace it every summer, not knowing when it's going to break and impare their vision..possibly causing an accident. It's frustrating that after 4 years of the new honda civic design, they have not corrected this problem and recalled vehicles to fix it. And it sucks because I love Honda cars, but if I have to keep replacing this stupid visor, I will trade in for a different make of a car.
2010May 15
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 44,000 miles
Same complaints for our 2006 Civic sun visor. It cracked after very light use. Dangles right in your face creating a dangerous driving visibility issue.
I called Honda customer service at: 800 999 1009 and they were downright rude about it. They said this is not a safety issue so no recall will happen. I told them that Toyota didn't figure floor mats were a big deal either and look what resulted!
So I'm not getting mad but getting even. I reported this defect to our IL Attny General and local TV news consumer reporter too. I also filed a complaint with the NHTSA. Here's that link:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm
If enough of us do this it will force Honda's hand into recalling the faulty sun visors and coming up with a part that won't turn to dust in a year's time.
Update from Jun 8, 2010: Same complaints for our 2006 Civic sun visor. It cracked after very light use. Dangles right in your face creating a dangerous driving visibility issue.
I called Honda customer service at: 800 999 1009 and they were downright rude about it. They said this is not a safety issue so no recall will happen. I told them that Toyota didn't figure floor mats were a big deal either and look what resulted!
So I'm not getting mad but getting even. I reported this defect to our IL Attny General and local TV news consumer reporter too. I also filed a complaint with the NHTSA. Here's that link:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm
If enough of us do this it will force Honda's hand into recalling the faulty sun visors and coming up with a
2009Jun 01
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
The visor is very distracting as if basically falls down and takes away partial view of my driving. Just to mention both my visors are the same way just dangling. Why would I like to fix something if their is a flaw there? It's like paying for something that you know is going to happen again. Definitely not worth fixing if Honda is not looking for a permanent fix. Talked to a representative and they told me that if I do fix it and their is a recall on it that I will be reimbursed. Please Honda look out for us.
2010Apr 01
Civic SI 2.0L I4
- Manual transmission
- 100,000 miles
I am now on my third driver's side visor. The first time it was covered by the dealership, but the second time I had to pay. I am definitely not going to pay again for a flawed design.
This and the horrible A/C condenser design on this car (broke twice) has led me to the decision that I will NEVER buy a Honda again. Hell, other than the crappy transmission on my 1999 Pontiac Grand Am, I never had an issue with that car. A/C never broke and no interior parts broke. Sure they didn't have good quality material but they never broke!!.
1920Jan 01
Civic SI 2.0L 4 cyl
- Manual transmission
- 30,000 miles
I have replaced at least six visors on my 2006 Civic Si. I would expect Honda to come up with a fix for this, and they have not. The visors split when exposed to heat from the sun, particularly when used to hold a sun shade in place. I recently bought my daughter a new Hyundai Sonata...I may sell the Civic and buy a Hyundai since Honda is letting it's loyal customers down!
p.s. Dealer could care less!
2009Jul 21
Civic EX 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 65,099 miles
This is a major defect. I am thankful for my Honda dealer that is treating me well thru my Honda Care 100K Warranty.
2009Sep 30
Civic SI 2.0L Ivtech
- Manual transmission
- 24,000 miles
Sun visor would not stay up. It split at the hinge. Took it apart to find a fix. It just seems like a bad design. Replacing seems the only option, however dealer asked $70 for the part and $70 for putting on the two screws.
2009Jun 01
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
Yet another...2 years after buying the drivers visor split. The part that turns to push the visor flat against the roof just rotates. Dealer fixed it for free as "loyalty". Not covered under warranty. Definitely a flaw in the design.
2006Jun 01
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 6,000 miles
I bought my car brand new, and 3 months later I was having to get a new visor put in. At first I thought it wasn't that big of a deal, thought it was just mine. That was in 2006 since then I have had 3 put in. They were all under warranty until now. My visor on my drivers side just keeps splitting open. It would probably happen on the passenger side too from the looks of all the complaints. I haven't had a visor in on my driver side for awhile now because It costs so much to buy a new one. It was just annoying to begin with but I almost had a wreck the other day because I was blinded by the sun and had to hold one hand up just to block the sun so I could half way drive. Guess I'm going to have to make another complaint to Honda about Crappy parts.
2010Jan 02
Civic
- Automatic transmission
- 53,000 miles
We are a Honda family. The 2006 Civic EX was our 5th Honda since the early 90's. The passenger side visor broke about 2 years ago which we replaced at $70. I complained to the parts department then. About six months later, the driver side broke. I paid for a new one and once again complained. Now the passenger side is broken again. This is just wrong. I just sold our 1998 Accord and sure it had paint problems, but never once visor problems. This is an unnecessary owner expense that Honda needs to resolve. If you expect to keep your reputation for manufacturing an exceptional and reliable product, you need to listen to your customers.
2009Dec 01
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 89,000 miles
Honda charged 150.00 to fix both broken visors.Not covered under extended warranty.
2007Jan 20
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 20,000 miles
Something has to be done. Please issue a recall. It becomes very frustrating having to drive around with one hand on the steering wheel and the other shading my eyes.
2009Aug 19
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
I've been having same issue with visors. It may be related to the heat in TX. The visors split open and fell apart. First the passenger and couple of weeks later the driver one. After reading the complaints here I don't want to pay multiple times for design flaw.
I called Honda customer service: (800)999-1009 and got a case number. Make sure that the customer service documents your case. If there are enough complaints they may issue a recall or service bulletin of some kind.
2009Aug 01
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
This is the 3rd set of sun visors going on my 2006 Civic. The passenger visor cracks and splits and won't stay up. The first and second set were covered under warranty. Now I'm into my 5 yr extended warranty and it doesn't cover "trim"! $70+ out of my pocket to cover what is OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW!
I'm furious and I will NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN! NEVER!
2009Oct 01
Civic LX 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 38,000 miles
Third time replaced visor on this vehicle since purchased new in 06. This is becoming a 12000 mile maintenance replacement part. First the driver's side one went (warranty covered). Next the passenger side one broke at my expense. Again, the driver side one broke at my expense.
I suspect the vendor that sells this poorly engineered part is loving life.
No help from numerous calls to Honda Customer Service. As I told them, we do not use the visor for pull ups. It should NOT break.
2009Sep 08
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 24,000 miles
The plastic visor breaks off, for a while I thought it was just due to summer heat, but apparently the visor is not well made looking at all the complaints. Definitely drives my wife crazy...hopefully the binder clips keep working, although seems odd for such a new car. The interior of this 2006 Civic looks nice, but some of the cost saving measures are starting to show through (or sound through in some cases) after the warranty period ended...
2006Aug 09
Civic EX 4
- Automatic transmission
- 9,000 miles
Same as everyone else, visor came apart, fixed under warranty, now came apart again out of warranty. This is a great car but this problem REALLLLLLLY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2009Sep 12
Civic LX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 32,000 miles
The driver's side sun visor broke 1 yr ago and the passenger side visor broke 2 yrs ago. Now the passenger side visor broke again. There is definitely a problem that Honda needs to fix here and cover under an extended warranty because this is a recurring problem. I will never buy another Honda if they do not do right. These are great cars but if a problem persists then it needs to be addressed and fixed. I will rant and rave about this on all automobile surveys and reviews to draw attention and I ask all complainants to do the same so as to bring this to Honda's attention. My warranty expired this year so the cost of replacing the sun visor will come out of my pocket and to save costs i will put on myself after i get it ordered.
2009Sep 01
Civic SI 2.0L
- Manual transmission
- 40,000 miles
I've seen numerous complaints about this issue. Honda dealership told me the part is $61 . According to what I've read, it seems like I'll be buying several visors throughout the life of this car. They need to redesign the visors so that one replacement is all I will need, and really for a car this year, should be replaced for free by the dealership.
2007Mar 03
Civic EX 1.8L
- Automatic transmission
- 9,292 miles
This morning I called the dealer and they want to see the problem.I'll take the car this comming week and I'll report back at you guys.
2009May 03
Civic LX
- Automatic transmission
- 48,000 miles
My passenger sunvisor broke last May - one month after my 3 year warranty expired. The dealership wanted $124.00 to replace it. Now, just last week, my driver side sunvisor broke. I have never had a sunvisor break in any other car I have owned. I wish Honda would try to remedy the problem or offer a better deal on replacing these visors as it is a manufacture defect.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2010Jun 17
Civic EX 1.8L
Honda replaced, but only after there was a statement released, which took a lot of Honda owners yelling about it. It has broken FIVE TIMES since I've owned it. It's almost silly.
Matthew D.
Clovis, California, USA
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