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Both drivers side and passenger side sun visors no longer work and are split by the base. The passenger side always hangs down and while leaving the gas station I almost ran into a pedestrian I could not see because of the hanging sun visor obstruction. I had to remove the visor from the passenger side and cannot use the drivers side for fear that I can't get it to stay up.
Both driver and passenger sun visors have failed. The visors are made up of two horizontal pieces of plastic snapped together. Both visors have separated and no longer "grip" the visor swing arm, the metal piece that attaches the visor to the car and allows it to be repositioned. Attempting to adjust the visor results in the two pieces of the visor separating from each other and the visor becoming disengaged; meaning, it will no longer allow itself to be adjusted. It will no longer stay in any set position. All attempts to put it back to its retracted position against the headliner will result in it just falling back down to the neutral vertical position. My Honda dealer replaced the initial failed driver's side visor after I complained multiple times and being that my car was still under warranty. However the same dealer refused to replace the passenger side when it failed even though my car was still under the 36 month / 36000 mile warranty. At about 52000 miles, the driver's visor that was replaced failed again. The dealer service rep told me that it would cost me $90 to replace each side. Currently we have placarded both with "do not attempt to pull down inop." My Civic has a through maintenance history record and has always been serviced by the same Honda dealer. The dates and mileage are estimated but with a little research, it would be possible to determine both mileage and dates within a couple thousand miles or a couple months using the service records/notes.
Driver side sun visor broke by simply pulling down the visor to shield my eyes at 55mph. It now just hangs halfway down and will not stay up against the roof area. I have read that Honda has had issues in the past with their visors but only fixing up to 2009 and mine is a 2010. This is a bit dangerous.
The driver side sun visor flopped down. When I looked at it had separated so it no longer stays up. I'm lucky it happened after I had come back from driving 40 something miles on the highway where it could have caused an accident. From looking around it would be about a 46 to 53 dollar repair plus shipping if I do it myself. What a rip off on something poorly designed. I've already searched the issue on the internet and some Honda forums (even on amazon where it shows people who technically in warranty (extended) but don't know) which show dozens of complaints. Its still happening to the 2010 Honda's so its not just the earlier models of the 2006-2008.
- Avondale, AZ, USA
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Driver's side sun visor split at seam, dropping visor into line of sight. Common problem on Civics, class action suit resulted in warranty extension to seven years for models through 2009. They kept installing the same defective visors, but the 2010 model is not covered.
The drivers side sun visor was not staying in place for about 6 months. Yesterday, when I tried to adjust it, the whole thing came right off. The visor split open and a bunch of little plastic pieces inside were broken. I took it to the mechanic and the part costs $45 and luckily I'm not being charged a service fee. I wanted to report this because I have read a lot about it online and it's not fair that the manufacturer uses such cheap parts that will melt or break.
The standard sun visor on the driver's side is defective. It didn't stay up properly starting relatively soon after purchase, then split and had to be removed. It is exactly the same defect as other owner's have described in their class action suit for 2006-2009 model years.
My driver's side sunvisor no longer completely retracts. It has split open at the joint and is constantly falling in the way of my vision. This is obviously a safety issue as well as an annoyance. I know that previous models of the Civic had the same issue and I don't think Honda did anything to fix the (what is obviously) a design flaw.
While driving my 2010 Honda Civic, the driver's side sun visor broke, falling into the field of view for the driver. The visor failed to remain in the retracted (up) position, and would fall back into the driver's field of view, creating a dangerous situation by restricting the drivers vision.
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- Lewes, DE, USA