2007 Honda Civic

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HAS SPLIT AT THE SEAM TWICE, AND I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED BY MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER BOTH TIMES. IT STARTS TO SPLIT SLOWLY, BUT WITH EACH USE GETS GRADUALLY WORSE UNTIL IT JUST HANGS LIMPLY, OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE 2ND TIME IT WAS REPLACED, HONDA SAID I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT FULLY PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART (THIS WAS IN THE SPAN OF APPROX. 1 YEAR). WHEN THE VISOR WAS BROKEN, I HAD SEVERAL NEAR-WRECKS DUE TO THE VISOR BEING DIRECTLY IN MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS A DRIVER, YOU EITHER HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT THE SUN WILL BE IN YOUR EYES AND WILL BLOCK YOUR VIEW OR THE VISOR WILL BE IN YOUR WAY AND OBSTRUCT YOUR VIEW. THIS IS AN EVERY-DAY OCCURRENCE, AS A VISOR IS USED ALMOST DAILY. THE SECOND TIME I HAD IT REPLACED, I TOOK A BINDER CLIP (FOUND AT ANY OFFICE SUPPLY STORE) AND CLIPPED IT OVER THE SEAM TO KEEP IT HELD TOGETHER. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM OF THE SEAM SPLITTING SINCE I HAVE PUT THE CLIP THERE, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HOLD MY 2007 VEHICLE TOGETHER WITH A PAPER CLIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC IS DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT ATTACH IT TO THE MOUNTING HAS MELTED DUE TO THE HEAT INSIDE OF THE CAR AND CAUSES THE VISOR TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. BEFORE IT TOTALLY BROKE, IT WOULD FALL DOWN INTO MY LINE OF VISION WHILE DRIVING, SINCE IT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE FOLDED BACK UP PROPERLY DUE TO THE DAMAGED PARTS. IT NOW HANGS PARTIALLY IN MY LINE OF VISION SINCE IT NO LONGER CAN BE FOLDED UP PROPERLY. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER HONDA CIVICS AND IT'S A SHAME THAT HONDA DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A "SAFETY HAZARD"! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC NEW IN DECEMBER 2006. SINCE THAT TIME MY DRIVER'S SIDE OVERHEAD VISOR HAS BROKEN AND FAILED TWICE! ONCE IN JUNE 2009 AND AGAIN OCTOBER 2010. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR NORMAL DRIVING BECAUSE THE VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN OUT OF MY FIELD OF VISION WHEN I DRIVE. THERE IS NO WAY TO ADEQUATELY SECURE THE VISOR OUT OF THE FIELD OF SIGHT WITHOUT TOTALLY REPLACING THE PART. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY HONDA FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $100 TO REPAIR THE VISOR. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DURING NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE BEFORE! THIS IS AN OBVIOUS QUALITY CONTROL MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CONTINUES TO RECUR AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE ARTICLE ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER/CUSTOMER. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AND FOLLOW UP BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS DUE TO SOMEONE NOT EFFECTING THE REPAIR IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME DUE TO THE PROHIBITIVE COST PLACED ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CONSUMER. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR