This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
My car has a large problem with its windshield wipers, when I crank the car they come on and sometimes don't turn off, and most of the time when they do turn off they will stop in the middle of the window, causing me to loose all site of the road and being distracted trying to get them to go down, and wearing out my wiper blades with the very numerous times I have to turn them on before they will stop in the correct rest position. This problem has cause me to go off the road and almost get in many accidents with the lack of vision, and inability to concentrate on the road.
My 2006 Honda Civic ex sedan has had many problems with both sun visors since I bought the vehicle. The visors have both melted and broke which cause them to hang down in view and will not go in the up position. While driving down the 4-lane the visor on my side fell in my view, in shock I tried to stop the car since I could not see and was rear ended and rolled into a barrier. The visor now wont go up at all and is about to break off.
Both driver side and passenger side sunvisors will not operate correctly. Due to the design, the visors will come apart and you cannot position them safely. While the vehicle was under the typical 30,000 mile / 3-year bumper-to-bumper warranty, the dealership had replaced approximately 10 sets due to them coming apart. Now that I am out of the 3-year warranty period, Honda refuses to replace the sunvisors.
Sun visors in 2006 Honda Civic are melting and cracking causing the visors to hang down and will not go up into proper position. This cause visibility problems while driving.
Intermittent wipers run on longer than normal and stop in mid-windshield and not at the bottom of the windshield. Experienced this same problem last winter/spring and seems to work fine during warm months.
I leased a new 2006 Honda Civic, 2-door coupe in April 2006. Twice while my car was still under the mileage warranty, the driver's side sun visor (part #88380-sna-A01za, H/C 8073496) failed. Failure in this case means the unit split apart at the seam connected to the arm that holds it to the headliner. The only way to fix the problem is to replace the visor. Each time the visor was replaced it lasted approximately a year before failing again. Each part replacement was identical to the original equipment. The most recent failure occurred just after the car went out of the 3-year warranty, and before the 36,000 mile expired. I held off replacing it because I knew I would have to pay for it. Recently, I narrowly averted an accident caused by my defective visor. It would not stay up against the roof, flopping down 100% of the time, which caused me to miss seeing a traffic light and to enter an intersection after a traffic signal turned red. Luckily, the driver crossing from my right was able to see me and to come to a stop in time. But I knew I could not delay replacing the visor. A new visor cost me close to $70. There was no aftermarket product available and I did not have the right tools to install a new visor myself. I went online and found several blogs: www.usrecallnews.com and www.civicforums.com and www.Honda-tech.com, filled with complaints from other Honda owners having identical problems. All reported the same thing: Honda will not fix them free of charge after the warranty. And there has been no redesign of the part. This is an expensive item to have to replace once a year (on average), and it is very dangerous to operate the vehicle with a defective visor. It drops down and fully obstructs vision in the upper half of the windshield. Surely this fact, backed up by my own experience and that of others, constitutes reason for a safety recall. By the way, I now own the car which is a good vehicle in other respects. Please advise.
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: 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.
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 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.
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