Windshield problems of the 2006 Honda Civic

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. . Read more...

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. . Read more...

My drivers side sun visor has cracked and will no longer go into the upright position when it is warm outside. This happened once 2 years ago and Honda replaced it, but the new one did the exact same thing. The visor blocks my vision and is also in a potential dangerous position if I was to be in an accident or front impact because my head will slam right into the side of the visor. The visor does not meet testing standard s8. 5 of the national highway traffic safety administration and department of transportations code of federal regulations sec. 571. 201 which states: sun visors. Each sun visor shall be placed in any position where one side of the visor is in contact with the vehicle interior surface (windshield, side rail, front header, roof, etc. ). My sunvisor will not contact these surfaces. This is a very common issue with the 2006+ Civics; there is a service bulletin out for it. Honda will replace them if you are under warranty, but Honda has refused to replace the part for me and many others, because we are just outside of the warranty. . Read more...

I am an owner of a 2006 Honda Civic ex coupe. Since the purchased, I have noticed a constant clicking coming from the sun visor. Just recently, the driver side visor cracked and is now permanently hanging down in my field of vision. It does not fold back up and is becoming a distraction while I am driving. I have also had the plastic particles from the crack fly into my eyes when I had the window down. I've read over 200 complaints online and everyone seems to have similar problems. Unlike many owners who had to have their visors replaced several times, I am fortunate to say that this will be my first. I finally brought my car in today to have it replaced but only to find out that it is no longer covered under my warranty. I was told it would cost $70 to have it replaced. This has certainly become a safety problem given that the broken visor is hanging down and blocking half of my windshield when there is no sun and when there is sun, it is not properly blocking it.

My 2006 Civic lx coupe has had problems with the windshield visors. I place a windshield shade daily when I park my car at work and use the visor to hold the shade in place. I've been having problems with the visor not being able to stay up because the plastic part that surrounds the rod splits open and the visor will not stay in the up position. A CO-worker has a 2007 Civic and has had the same problem. The dealer replaced his visors and they told him that there was a bulletin on this issue. My Civic has 39000 miles and so I've passed the 36000 mile warranty limit. The dealer said that my warranty period is over since I was over 36000 miles. I have read that there have been a few complaints about this visor problem and I feel that this can cause a visibility problem. I understand that the warranty is over, but the visor has nothing to do with mileage.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. While driving 45 mph, the contact swerved to avoid two deer and crashed into a mailbox. She attempted to regain control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The passenger side of the windshield shattered as designed into tiny pieces. The driver's side splintered into shards, resulting in severe eye damage to the driver. He was transported to a local hospital and several pieces of glass were removed from his eyes. A few days later, he was taken to an eye doctor to have several more pieces of glass removed from his eyes. The contact called the manufacturer to report the failure and they stated that they could not assist, and provided her with the number to the NHTSA hotline. The failure and current mileages were 34,000.

Both sun visors (driver side and passenger side) split open after approximately 45,000 miles. The plastic casing holding the visor together split at the seem on both visors. As a result, they are completely inoperable. They cannot fold up. They fall and partially obstruct the view through the windshield. Honda has refused to take corrective action. Even the replacement visors are of the same construction, and therefore offer little remedy since they too will inevitably split open.

Front windshield makes cracking/creaking noises from all areas around window where glass meets seal/metal. This occurs when the vehicle travels over any fluctuation in the road. Some instances of creaking around the rear windshield, and even more rarely in the dashboard of the vehicle. Extremely distracting. Made noises since the car was new - 2 months old and severity of noises increasing. Honda dealership noted noises but unaware of how to fix this issue (toronto Honda).