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HONDA CIVIC 2006 DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS APART IN THE HEAT AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VISION. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY CIVIC HAVE A HONDA-ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT WHERE AFTER SOME TIME THE MECHANISM BREAKS, CAUSING IT TO STAY DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVER VIEW AND CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON IN WARMER CLIMATES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT LEAST TWICE, WITH ANOTHER REPAIR ON THE HORIZON (THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH A POPPING NOISE WHEN PUTTING BACK TOWARDS THE ROOF). THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM FOR FREE THE FIRST FEW TIMES, BUT THE NEXT ONE WILL APPARENTLY COST $20 FOR THE LABOR WHILE THE VISORS THEMSELVES ARE "FREE." THE DEALER STATES THEY WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN FLAW UNTIL 75,000 MILES ARE REACHED ON THE CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND WITHIN A YEAR MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULDN'T STAY UP AND EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WOULD JUST DROP DOWN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE VISOR SNAPPED DOWN WHICH SCARED ME AND I COULDN'T SEE, WHICH IS HOW I ALMOST WRECK. IT FINALLY CAME OFF AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY I COULD GET IT FIXED WITHOUT PAYING OVER $100 PER VISOR. MY PASSENGER VISOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AND NOW I DRIVE WITHOUT VISOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND I WISH HONDA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA JUST BECAUSE OF THIS VISOR PROBLEM. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN THOUGH THEY GOT THERE VISOR FIXED AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY IT BROKE AGAIN. PLEASE CAN THIS GET RECALLED!! *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS FLIP VISOR ISSUES. I'VE REPLACED MINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CONSTANTLY DROPS AND GETS IN THE WAY OF MY VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AND BROKE, FALLING DOWN, AND BLOCKING VISION WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC CRACKED OPEN ON ITS TOP SEAM WHICH PREVENTED THE VISOR FROM STAYING IN THE "UP" POSITION. AT FIRST I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE A BIG DEAL BUT I SOON REALIZED THAT IT REALLY DID INTERFERE WITH MY LINE OF SIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAD THE VISOR REPLACED. 15 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VISOR REPLACED IT HAS NOW CRACKED AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN ITS UPRIGHT POSITION AND IT INTERFERES WITH MY LINE OF SIGHT. *LN

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE VISORS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND JUST ONE YEAR LATER, THE SUN VISOR CRACKED OPEN FROM HEAT EXPOSURE AGAIN. THE SUN VISORS ARE OBSTRUCTING BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S VIEW AND POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO KEEP THE VISORS CLOSED AND WHEN THERE IS TOO MUCH SUN LIGHT, THE VISORS ARE USELESS IN BLOCKING THE SUN. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AND REPLACE THEM WITH A PART THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE.

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. *KB

BOTH VISORS SPLIT OPEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I CANNOT USE THEM TO BLOCK THE SUN AND HAVE TO DUCK UNDER THEM TO VIEW THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE FAILED AND JUST HANG DOWN. THIS IS SERIOULY DANGEROUS SINCE THE HANGING DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR INTERFERES WITH THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAYS, BECAUSE MY CAR HAS OVER 36,000 MILES (IT HAS 43,000) IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO APPLICABLE RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND THE PLASTIC SOFTENS/MELTS TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUN VISORS CANNOT BE PLACED BACK INTO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION NOR DO THEY STAY PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS BLOCKS A PORTION OF THE NORMAL VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAN BE A HAZARD. IT IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN THAT HONDA NEEDS TO FIX. I ORIGINALLY HAD HONDA REPLACE IT AS PART OF THE WARRANTY BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT REPLACED AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT SINCE IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL AT LEAST ANNUALLY. IT'S SAD TO SEE THAT IT IS 4 YEARS LATER, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT NOT TO PUT THOSE INTO THAT CAR. IF I BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM HONDA AND IT HAS A PLASTIC SUN VISOR, I WILL NOT BUY IT. IT IS A DEAL BREAKER B/C IT IS SUCH A NUISANCE AND IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A COMPANY NOT LEARNING AND IMPLEMENTING THEIR OWN LESSONS LEARNED. *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC FAIL WHEN THEY GET HOT AND START TO COME APART. EVENTUALLY THE VISOR IS NO LONGER ABLE TO STAY UP IN EITHER THE FULL FORWARD OR FULL REAR POSITION AND JUST DANGLES IN THE TOP HALF OF THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW. THIS HAPPENED LAST SUMMER ON BOTH VISORS AND JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HONDA REPLACED THE FIRST SET UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY REPLACED THEM WITH THE VISORS OF IDENTICAL DESIGN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS SPLIT AND JUST DANGLES NOW. NUMEROUS OTHER 2006 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE REPLACED THE VISOR WITH THE SAME CHEAP PART FOUR TIMES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VISOR AND I KEEP MY VEHICLES FOR TEN PLUS YEARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. UNDER WARRANTY IN 2007 THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR BROKE WHEN I PUT IT DOWN. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD NOT STAY UP WHEN YOU PUSH IT UP, IT WOULD JUST HANG STRAIGHT DOWN AND BLOCK MY VISION TO MY RIGHT, NOT SAFE. THE DEALER REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. IN 2008 THE SAME THING APPEND TO MY DRIVER SIDE. I HAD THE SAME RESULTS AS THE RIGHT SIDE VISOR. 2009 PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AGAIN IT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. JUNE 2010 PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AGAIN BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL COST ME $60 TO FIX. THIS IS UNSAFE, OBSCURES MY VISION. JULY 6 2010 THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AGAIN, THE WILL NOT FIX IT, IT WILL COST ME $60. THERE IS A DEFINITE PRODUCTION PROBLEM HERE AND HONDA NO'S IT. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON MY PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED AND JUST HANGS. IT WILL NOT FOLD IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT IS DANGLING AND BLOCKING MY FIELD OF VISION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HONDA DOES NOT THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, YET THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCE MORE THAN 1 VISOR SPLITTING ON THEM. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC. DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS CRACKED. WON'T STAY CLOSED (RETRACTED AGAINST THE CEILING). FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF VIEW FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS SINCE 2006 WHEN THE SUN VISOR DESIGN WAS MODIFIED TO ITS CURRENT DESIGN. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. SOLUTIONS INCLUDE: 1) REMOVING THE SUN VISOR; NOT SAFE. 2) IGNORING THE PROBLEM; WHEN SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF EYES IT'S NOT SAFE. 3) REPLACING THE SUN VISOR; HONDA REFUSES TO PROVIDE A FREE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS GOOD DOCUMENTATION ON THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND DURATION OF THE PROBLEM. SEE ALSO: HTTP://ACTIONALLEN.BLOGSPOT.COM/2010/06/HONDA-CIVIC-SUN-VISORS-NOT-SO-GOOD.HTML. *TR

PURCHASED CERTIFIED 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN LAST AUG. 2009 AFTER 11,200 MILES OF DRIVING THIS THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE DOWN. PLASTIC CRACKED AND WENT STEADY DOWN. I'M IN HOUSTON, TX MY CONCLUSION IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY PURPOSE BY THE MAKERS OF THIS CHEAP CRAP VISOR. FOR 24 YRS. DRIVING I HAD A NISSAN, TOYOTA, MITSUBISHI, VOLVO, BMW NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM..NEVER... *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS SPLIT WHEN ADJUSTED IN HOT WEATHER. THEY THEN HANG DOWN TILL REPLACED, OBSTRUCTING VISION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MINE 6 TIMES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO DEALERS, YET THEY DON'T IMPROVE THE REPLACEMENT SUN VISORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR SPLIT IN HALF AT THE SEAM. THE VISOR WAS DOWN AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE VISOR, IT FELL APART AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VISOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

I AM PUTTING IN A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR IT IS CHEAPLY MADE AND THE HEAT MELTS THE PLASTIC SO IT STARTS TO WEAR ON THE SPINE OF THE VISOR IT FALLS DOWN IN MY FACE, I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WHILE DRIVING, I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM AS DISTRACTED WHILE FIDDLING WITH IT SO ITS OUT OF MY WAY WHILE DRIVING IS AS DISTRACTING AS BEING ON CELL PHONE, SO I TOOK IT OFF, AND I LIVE IN A SUNNY STATE AND BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE $70.00 TO REPLACE IT, I HAVE TO HOLD MY HAND ABOVE MY EYES TO BLOCK THE SUN WHICH IS ALSO VERY DISTRACTING. I CALLED HONDA AND COMPLAINED THEY SAID IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO IT WILL NOT BE RECALLED BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT AT ONE OF THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERS AND THAT THE PRICE CAN RANGE FROM $70.00 TO $100.00.. WHICH I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR CURRENTLY, AND EITHER WAY I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY SUN VISOR EVERY SUMMER WHEN ITS TOO HOT AND DECIDES TO FALL OFF! THAT IS $70.00 TO $100.00 PER SUN VISOR EVERY SUMMER.. THAT ADDS UP. I LOVE HONDA AND IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE DOING SO WELL, THEY ALWAYS DID RIGHT BY ME, BUT NOW THIS 06 HONDA CIVIC IS CHEAPLY MADE AND WONT SURPRISE ME IF IT DOESN'T LAST AS LONG AS MY OLD 95 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR BROKEN (AGAIN). THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WAS 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT THAT ONE LAST TIME. NOW IT IS BROKEN AGAIN! IF YOU GOOGLE "HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR" YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SUN VISOR SPLITS IN HALF AND CAN NO LONGER BE PUT UP (STORED POSITION). WHEN THE PLASTIC FRAME OF THE VISOR SPLITS, THE VISOR HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VISION WHEN DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY VISION IS CONSTANTLY BLOCKED AND I FIND MYSELF BENDING DOWN WHILE DRIVING TO SEE IF TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE GREEN OR RED. IT CAN ALSO BLOCK MY VIEW OF A PEDESTRIAN STEPPING OFF OF THE CURB INTO THE CROSSWALK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THESE AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE A TSB ON IT. IN ADDITION TO MY VIEW OF THE ROAD BEING BLOCKED BY THIS PLASTIC FRAMED SUN VISOR, I'M ALSO AFRAID IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, MY FACE OR A PASSENGERS COULD HIT THE SUN VISOR AND THE VISOR COULD CAUSE MAJOR TRAUMA TO A HUMAN. *TR

THE VISORS IN THE CAR HAVE A METAL ROTATING PIECE IN BETWEEN TWO PLASTIC PIECES THAT CAUSE THE VISOR TO SNAP AFTER MINIMAL USE. MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN, AS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND'S EXACT SAME CAR TOO. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE SUN VISOR FAILS. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND AFTER 2 YEARS IN 2008 THE SUN VISOR FAILED. THE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BLOCK MY VIEW. I WOULD HAVE TO QUICKLY RELEASE MY GRIP FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO PUSH THE SUN VISOR OUT OF MY VIEW SO I COULD VIEW WHERE I WAS GOING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISORS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER (2010) THE VISORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN RESULTING IN THE SAME BEHAVIOR. I HAVE CONVERSED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL AND MANY HAVE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I MAY GET HONDA TO REPLACE THE SUN VISORS AGAIN BUT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY DO THE SAME THING IN 2 YEARS. *TR

VISOR FAILED ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC BLOCKING VISION. APPARENTLY MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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. *TR