Problems with 2008 Honda Civic VISIBILITY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. the contact stated that the coating on the front windshield created a glare on the window during night when the headlights of other vehicles reflected off the windshield. the contact stated the failure made it difficult to see and drive the vehicle. the contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. the contact took the vehicle to a body shop that specified in the windows on the vehicle and they informed the contact that the windshield had to be replaced. the windshield was not replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 72,000. updated 07/12/16*lj

This is a common issue. the sun visor is broken. the hinges melted. *tr

The air conditioner is no longer blowing any cold air. went to the dealership and was told that the air compressor needs to be replaced, along with the coils, and a/c clutch engagement for the air compressor. vehicle is only 5 years old and there is no extended warranty to cover the cost of replacing the air compressor. discussed with several mechanics in my area and have seen forum discussions posted that have similar issues and have listed it as a "known issue" but honda has not formally acknowledged. previously i have owned a 1997 honda civic with all original parts and it did not have such an issue. i have also submitted a direct complaint to honda regarding my defective air compressor. *tr

Driver side visor will not stay up and impairs my vision while driving. *tr

Sun visors have become loose and do not stay in upright position. distracting and disrupts view. cannot see traffic signal (lights) unless i take my hand from steering wheel to hold sun visor in upright position. not safe, not practical, especially since i have manual transmission. this is an obvious design flaw with honda civic. both visors hang in down position, will not remain up. expensive to repair sun visors, as much as $60 per visor. honda knows this is a flaw and needs to repair same at their expense. *tr

I was turning on from a left lane into a left lane separated by a cement divider; the car went over the cement divider and almost overturned. at night with normal lighting and normal speed. i have had another incident 3 months prior making a right turn. i noticed carefully by comparison of the exact position of similar make sedan cars; this car has the mirror attached to the door panels and presents a hazard (has 2 blind spots) making it especially dangerous at night with low beam lights and old painted divider lines. it needs immediate action and recall so the dealers can reposition the mirrors. *tr

The driver side visor in malfunctioning. *tr

Mirror/shade does not go up not down it is stuck unable to operate as a shade nor mirror. *tr

I flipped the sun visor down and found i couldn't return it back up. the internal pivot clip broke the visor. *tr

Sun visor split apart causing the visor to loosely stay in the line of sight of the driver. the mechanism that holds the visor up does not hold the visor up anymore because of the split. looks like the heat of the interior of the car mixed with the plastic pieces of the visor caused the defect. honda needs to not just replace the parts, they need to redesign the visors using different materials that will hold up to the extreme heat that car interiors have to face. currently they are replacing the visors with the same defectively designed visors. they need to be forced to fix the problem, instead of treat the symptom! type in honda sun visor defect in any search engine and you will see that this is a very common problem! *tr

The driver side visor seem came apart. the inside of the visor can be seen. it will fall down into the line of sight of the driver. *tr

The drivers side sun visor split open and hanging in front of my eyes. very hard to see when this is right in your vision field. i hope that i will get this fixed at no charge at the dealership.

My 2008 honda civic has a notorious problem: defective sun visors that drop down, covering more than half the vertical space of the windshield in front of the driver. the problem, which involves a metal bar that expands in hot weather and forces apart the two sides of the plastic visor, is prone to happen in hot weather. this is the fourth time it has happened to me. a california superior court ruling requires honda to replace these as needed up to 100,000 miles. however, the safety issue remains unaddressed. the replacement is the same as the failed visor, and it too will fail in about 10,000 miles (or less, in severe climates). two screws hold the visor to the roof of the car. can't honda be require to design a new visor without this defect (requires only making the channel for the metal bar wider) and replace the visors with an improved version on all affected honda civics (2006-2009)? it is not fun viewing the road ahead by peeking around and under the dropped visor. honda civics have a severely slanted windshield, and the vertical viewing space is limited without a failed visor. *tr

Driver side sun visor split at hinge along seam. gravity now drops sun visor into driver's vision to block all sight of cars or traffic lights. *tr

Driver side visor split open (at hinge) when attempting to lower visor to shield driver from sunlight while driving. the visor cannot no longer be returned to storage position. *tr

Melting sun visor. *tr

Drivers side sun visor split open and now droops into drivers vision. *tr

After a hot day driving the car visor went down while about to make a rt hand turn i almost pulled out visor fell into my vision. luck i stopped there was a car coming. it had split in half due to the heat. *tr

Driver side sun visor has cracked and now continues to fall down into my line of sight while driving. very dangerous as i continually have to push it up. *tr

We've had this vehicle for less than a year. it was purchased for our teen daughter because we thought it was a safe car. today, she reported that on her way home from school, the visor split making it impossible to adjust while driving. two hands are needed to adjust and the sun was blinding. thankfully, she didn't get in an accident. we fear for our daughters safety, and that of others, especially after reading the other 76 very similar visor complaints. we had heard about such complaints before (not realizing it was civics) and thought it was pretty silly, however, now that it's happened to us, it's not so silly. it's seriously dangerous. *kb

Both driver's and passenger's sun visors cracked and fail to work in the area where visor rotates. visors need to be replaced because they do not work at all. the car is a 2008 honda civic si sedan. *kb

Sun visor split open and dropped down. *tr

My driver's side visor cracked and split at the top. this makes it impossible to return it to the upward position and it stays in my line of sight during driving. i have researched the problem and thousands of others have reported the same issue with the honda civic. this issue needs to be resolved and a recall needs to be made. *tr

I've noticed several complaints about broken sun visors. when getting ready to go to work i got into my 08 civic and had discovered it had a crack in the driver side visor. the visor was in the down position, which i found odd since i get home at 2am and i am the only person in my car. the crack appears to be an internal problem. prior to that, it was always very hard to swing the visor to the side or to clip it back in. i find this broken visor to be not only an obstruction of view but also a petty issue that honda should recall and fix. it sounds like there's a defect in the visors and honda needs to replace them even if the car is out of warranty. *tr

My wife was on her way home from work when the visor's plastic rings that secure it inside on the plastic post that hangs down from the ceiling broke. i have taken the visor itself off the post, and have disassembled it. it is apparent to me that the grade of plastic used to secure this part cannot withstand the flexing required when folding it down to block out the sun while driving. not only am i now driving with my head near the roof to block out the sun in the mornings and evenings, but also my wife could have been seriously injured due to losing control of the vehicle while trying to figure out what went wrong when she pulled the visor down. it would not go back into the up position while she was driving. from reading reviews about this issue online, i am not the only one with this problem. i think this is a serious safety issue that honda should recall. *tr

The sun visors in my 2008 honda civic have broken and are unable to be used. it cracked/split apart at the arm. after doing some research i discovered that this is a recurring problem in the civic since 2006. i plan to visit the dealership for a fix but have been informed that if the vehicle is no longer under warranty, it will be fixed at the owners expense. if this has been a recurring problem since 2006, seems that there should be a recall for this. *tr

Driving a 2008 honda civic lx on the freeway and all of a sudden the driver sun visor swings down partially blocking my view and scaring me into a swerve. the sunvisor broke unexpectedly and will not stay in place. honda dealer indicates there are no recalls for driver sun visors at this time so i would need to replace it with a new one. this is definitely a safety issue that could potentially cause an accident. *kb

Defecective sun visor obstructing vision. *tr

Driver side sun visor split open and will not go up making it hard to see stop lights and the road. i have been told it will be around $100 to have this fixed even though it is a known issue with these hondas. *tr

2008 honda civic, driver's side sun visor split open and drops down into my field of vision. visor will not stay in retracted position. i have done some searching on the internet and this is a widely recurring problem with my car model. *kb

Both visors failed completely within 24 hours of each other. while i was driving the driver side visor fell without my touching it and i could not get it to stay up. it blocked my visibility so i had to hold it up so i could see clearly to drive. upon inspection i saw that the visor had split at the hinge, basically looks as if it had exploded from the inside. when i got into my car this morning, the passenger side was in the same condition. this is a safety concern, if you are driving the visors obstruct visibility. how am i supposed to drive with two visors blocking my vision? i can't get them to stay up. there is no option for visor under failed component 1 and 2 below so i selected visibility/wiper.

2008 honda civic sedan 65000 miles. driver side sunvisor imploded. will not stay up against the roof anymore. the sunvisor is visibly split near the mount to the roof. this is the first time and will require a new sunvisor. *tr

2008 honda civic coupe sun visor driver side just split and dropped down blocking the view just like that while driving. have to use the hand to hold up the visor. *tr

For the second time since buying this car new the driver-side visor has split in half. the separation occurred at the seam where two plastic parts are joined. the visor will no longer snap into its proper position and hangs down, obstructing visibility and creating a driving hazard. the first incident occurred at approximately 30,000 miles. it has broken again at 50,000 miles. this apparently is a chronic problem on this make and model.

I have a 2008 honda civic and the driver's visor just decided to come apart. it is still attached, but it will not stay up in it's proper position, instead, it falls in front of my face causing me to be distracted. i am paying for school out of my pocket and cannot afford to replace it just yet. i have to leave it down at all times, and it cannot be pushed back, i have to leave it straight down in my face and bend down to see street lights and other things. it just did this one day, and i never even use my visor. i also only have about 40k miles on my car. *tr

Both driver's and passenger's side visors split open almost simultaneously. today (6/5/2011) was fairly hot (in san antonio tx), while driving, i pulled the visor down due to the brightness of the sun and the bright reflection of the sun from another car's windows. my daughter did the same thing also. almost at the same time, when adjusting the visors back up, there was the sound of a "pop" and the visors would not stay up. this became a safety problem as it would dangle in the field of vision all the time. the plastic appears to have split down the center joint along the length of the visor

The visor on my 2008 honda civic will not stay up. it looks like a defect on the left-hand hinge. the hinge is split open and makes the sun visor drop. after looking on the internet, it seems to be a manufacturer defect since a lot of other honda owners seem to have this problem. potentially dangerous since the visor continually falling blocks my vision through the windshield. if i swing it to the left, it blocks the view from the drivers side of the window. *tr

The visor broke off with normal use. *tr

1) hot days 2) sun visors fall down and block vision of road. 3) driver's side was replaced by dealer out of warranty. i was charged $30+ for the part because vehicle was out of warranty. passenger side has not been fixed. *tr

Went into church one morning and when we got back into the car, the passenger side visor was broken and is hanging down. this is a concern as there have been numerous reports of the driver side visor suddenly breaking which could pose a hazard when driving and cause an accident. this needs to be recalled and corrected. i am upset that i will be charged for something that is obviously a defective problem with the sun visor and could pose a serious hazard for drivers. *tr

Plastic on the sun visor in my 2008 honda civic has split/cracked and will no longer stay up. or where you place it. safety hazard. *tt

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. the contact stated that while parked, the sun visor separated along its seam and blocked the view of the road. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 29,000. the vin was unknown.

The driver's side sun visor is defective and one day just swung down, partially blocking my vision. the plastic parts split open and the rod is partially exposed. this is a safety issue while driving because it will not stay up in its closed position -- until i get it fixed, the visor is either down in front of my face, or if i swing it out of the way, down, blocking my left vision. there is basically a sun visor in my face all the time while driving, even if it is night - the most dangerous time. i have to constantly swing it out of my face, or out of the way - even just to get in or out of the car. *tr

The sunvisor on the passenger side broke and was replaced about a year ago, the replacement recently broke and needs replaced at my expense. the visor hang down in the drivers field of view and is in the position that a person of average or above average height can strike their head upon in the event of a crash or even entering and exiting the automobile. *tr

I own a 2008 honda civic with 42k miles and live in las vegas, nv. recently, my passenger side sun visor split at the seam . this effectively makes the visor always stuck in the down position. i would consider this a safety hazard, as it blocks my view at night since i am unable to keep it in the upward position. *tr

I got in my car and pulled down the sun visor on the driver's side and it broke. i tried pushing it back up against the top lining, but it kept falling down. i had to drive 10 miles to get home with my vision partially blocked because the visor would not stay up. i understand this is a common problem with many honda civics. *tr

Driver side visor hinge broke and visor swung down and will not stay up. i didn't even pull it down. it fell when i was going over a speed bump at a low speed! the visor now blocks my view when driving. *tr

The sun visor in my 2008 honda civic has fallen apart. i am the only driver of the car and under normal wear and tear it would not stay up out of my way. after a month like that it just fell off completely. this occurred around 32,000 miles. after investigating online it seems like a common problem that will cost more than $100 to fix. i have seeing because of the glare of the sun. *tr

The driver side sun visor broke while adjusting within normal operation. the visor now hangs loosely in the upright locked position, causing an obstruction for head motion. while in use to block the sun, the visor hangs lower than designed and obstructs vision.

This car was purchased brand new by me. i am in love with all but the drivers (left) side sunvisor. it broke apart at the seams. the hinge is hanging out and it is unusable. i have tried various methods to make it usable. this product needs to be replaced before a serious accident occurs. *tr