general problems of the 2008 Honda Civic - part 2

My 2008 Honda Civic drivers side sun visor has split and won't stay up so when night comes my field of vision is significantly reduced and hampered. I have read that this is a known defect with Honda but nothing is being done about it.

The sun visor on my 2008 Honda Civic lx just broke; I am the original owner and have about 33k miles. I read that this is a common problem with the Civic. It is a hazard as it blocks vision at night time. The cheap plastic material and poor design is shameful for Honda.

Driver's side visor popped apart at a seam and now will not stay up. When stuck in the "down" position, it interferes with visibility.

I have a 2008 Honda Civic. 1 year into owning it, the driver's side visor split on the seam so that it wouldn't go up or down, it hangs down in one position. I got it fixed still under warranty but now just 2 years later, it has split again. I barely use it. It is up while I'm driving (when' it's down, I'm so tall it's in my line of vision) and when I park, I put it down so that I can put my sun visor up. That's it. I called Honda and even though this would be the 2nd visor in 3 years, they will still charge $75 for another one.

The driver's side sun visor broke, and now it hangs down. It is interfering with my visibility because it is difficult to move out of the way. Moving it to the side helps, but then it reduces my side visibility.

I have a 2008 Honda Civic. After about 30k miles, the driver side sun visor is damaged. The visor is cracked and the metal stick is exposed. The visor doesn't stay up and has to remain down or else it will hit my head when I drive. I am the only driver and the visor doesn't get man handled. I read on several sites that this is a problem with year make and model. Honda will not fix the problem because the warranty expired. This is a safety issue and usually visors don't get damaged that easy. I am hoping that Honda will fix it without charging $56 for the part and $200 for the labor. Help.

Sunvisor of 2008 Honda Civic broke and will no longer stay in upright position now - impedes the view of driver.

My 2008 Honda Civic lx sunvisor split at the "seam. " this makes it so that it will not flip back up in the upright position so it just hangs down in my view. I almost ran a red light today because of it! this is a huge safety issue not only for myself but for the other innocent drivers I might harm!!! Honda said that it was not a recall issue because there was no safety issue here. They wont replace it because I am past my 36k warranty. I looked online and many other people have had the same problem. . . Multiple times! make Honda fix this before anyone loses their life over it! shame on Honda for not acknowledging this as a safety issue!.

Driver side sun visor split and would not stay up, has now completely fallen off. Very unsafe-does not provide blocking of bring sun and impaired vision prior to falling off!.

Sunvisor splits due to hot weather. Sunvisor will no longer stay up or down properly and causes improper visibility. Visibility is a **safety hazard**. Problem is common and has been documented for the last few model years. Honda will not replace.

Driver and passenger sun visors split open. The drivers side visor broke first while the car was under warranty, dealer replaced it for free. The passenger side visor is starting to split. Car is no longer under warranty. Dealer will not replace visor then after acknowledging the defect. Problem seems to occur in hot weather.

Both sun visors split open. The drivers' side visor broke first when car was under warranty. The passenger side visor broke recently while the car just went off warranty. The visor broke from just normal use.

I owned a 2006 Honda Civic coupe lx. The sun visor on the driver's side split at approximately 48,000 miles. The dealership reluctantly fixed the visor. I sold the vehicle in 2008. I purchased a 2008 Honda Civic sedan. At 44,000 miles the sun visor on the driver's side split. This is obviously a design flaw. You would think Honda would have corrected this problem between 2006 and 2008! this is a safety problem. The sun visor will not stay up and it continually drops down in my line of view. I am not able to replace because it is out of warranty, and I cannot afford to replace at this time. This issue should be corrected by Honda. If I had two Honda Civics (2006 and 2008), and this problem occurred on both, it is obvious Honda has a design flaw.

I haven't had a crash or incident (yet) but my 2008 Honda Civic sun visor just came apart and now it hangs down in my field of view. It won't stay retracted because it is too thick (since the seam popped). This is definitely a safety issue.

Passenger side visor did not stay up almost causing an accident due to blocking my view. Without an attentive driver in the other car, I would have hit them going freeway speed. Upon checking on the itnernet, this is a common problem with homda Civics.

I purchased a new Honda Civic sedan in 2008. At around 40,000 miles, the driver's side visor has split apart and will not stay up. It flops down making it difficult for me to see the roads. I have not taken the visor to get repaired, but my research shows that this has happened to several other owners of the same type of vehicle.

The driver side sun visor is damaged. It doesn't stay up.

Driver's side visor hinge broke.

Driver's sun visor will no longer stay up and out of the line of sight.

I own a 2008 Honda Civic. At around 42,000 miles, my drivers side visor cracked on the top and dropped down into my line of vision. The visor could not be placed back up out of my line of sight. I took my car to the dealer, who replaced the visor at a cost to me (about $100. ) because this is an obvious safety issue (obstructing line of sight for drivers), I believe that this problem should be an automotive recall, and that Honda should replace visors that fail free of charge. This problem is widespread as there are many complaints about this on the internet. Frankly, I was quite surprised that this safety issue was not fixed at no cost to the consumer, regardless of warranty.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the spring mechanism on the driver side visor was broken. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000 and the current mileage was approximately 44,000.

The visors on my 2008 Honda Civic lx have split along the top seam which results in both the driver and passenger visors unable to be put all the way up or all the way back. They just hang straight down. This is inconvenient and possibly hazardous since the only way the visors can be put up requires both hands. A coworker with a 2006 Civic lx says her visors do the same thing.

The sunvisors bind and split in warm weather, resulting in the visors swinging freely directly in the driver's line of sight. This failure occurs approximately once per year. While under warranty, the dealership acknowledges this is a common issue and replaces the visors. I've had three driver's side visors replaced in under 36k miles. Several other people I know with similar model Honda Civics (2006-2009, lx, ex, si) experience the same issue at the same frequency.

Sunvisor defect which causes the sunvisor to obstruct the drivers view.

2008 driver visor broke. This is the second broken driver side visor, I consider this a driving hazard since it impaired vision. The visors should be recalled by Honda. I have research online and appears this problem has been going on since 2006.

2008 Honda Civic - sun visor fails to fold up - hangs down in front of driver creating safety issue. Dealer says warranty does not cover visors. Second visor fails several months later. Visor blocking view could cause serious accidents with injuries.

2008 Honda Civic ex - both driver side and passenger side sun visors have split and will no longer stay up but flop down. This is a safety hazard causing extreme reduced visibility. The driver side failed at 20000 miles and dealer replaced under warranty. Passenger side failed at 40000 miles and vehicle is out of warranty. There are 40 such complaints of this defect on this website.

The sun visor on both sides is cracked and fails to stay up. It makes it difficult to see traffic signals or block the sun from your eyes. It is a driving hazard. Apparently, this has been a problem for about four years. They have not changed the design.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. While driving 25 mph the contact noticed that the sun visor suddenly fell into her view without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times where the driver side sun visor was replaced each time; however, the contact continued to experience the failure. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 25000.

2008 Honda Civic broken sunvisor all most cause an accedent.

This is the second time in the last several months that I have needed to replace my sun visors. The first time in June of 2009, my driver side sun visor was melted by the heat, cracked open and would no longer remain in the "up closed position," instead, it would hang in my face, impeding my vision. Suffice to say I was not pleased. Just yesterday, (9/06/09) the same thing happened but to my passenger side. I have not folded down my driver side for fear of it melting and hanging in my face but yesterday a passenger used the passenger visor and left it in the down position, and the next day it was melted. I am afraid that it will happen again on the driver side so I do not use my sun visor at all for fear of having to spend time taking it to the dealer to have it repeatedly replaced.

2008 Honda Civic and have had 3 sun visors replaced. They crack and then flop down into the drivers field of view. This hasn't caused and accident but certainly has the potential to do so. Dealer claims Honda isn't interested in fixing this problem; they will only replace them as they break. Last visor lasted 2 months.

2008 Honda Civic sunvisor split, causing visibility problems.

1. )both sunvisors on my 2008 Honda Civic si have had to be replaced twice in under one year. The clips break and cause the sunvisors to drop down and not be able to placed back in the up position. 2. ) the failure has occurred 2x in one year. Once broken the visors have to be taken off in order to see to drive. 3. ) both sunvisors replaced twice in under one year and covered under warranty.

Both the sun visors have split open and now just hang down. They will not stay up and are always in the drivers line of sight!! also the road noise in this car is almost unbearable!!.