2006 Honda Civic Visibility Problems
- 195
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 195 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- side visor · 40 records
- passenger side · 19 records
- visor split · 16 records
- under warranty · 16 records
- both visors · 15 records
- safety hazard · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 88 |
| 1–30k mi | 38 |
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility
Driver's side visor unexpectedly fell down, blocking the view of the road. It will no longer go back up and it cannot be repaired, only replaced. I have several friends with the same malfunction. *tr
ODI 10398886
Visibility
Sun visors on 2006 honda civic breaks making it impossible to put the visor in the up position....metal bracket breaks the plastic around it when the visor is warmed by sun...when you put the visor back up it can fall down making it impossible to see. This defect has occurred on all three of the 2006 honda civics my family owns. The only way to repair the problem is to remove and replace the visor> honda usa has no…
ODI 10236116
Visibility
The sun visors on my daughters 2006 honda civic have completely fell apart. I have been reading on line that this is a frequent occurrence. Thankfully my daughter was not moving her vehicle at the time they fell or she could have been involved in an accident. With the increasing frequency of this- i think honda should issue a recall for this and repair them for free. But, i have been told "the car is no longer under…
ODI 10263142
Equipment · Visibility
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…
ODI 10253771
Visibility
2006 honda civic driver's side visor broken. At first the visor began to separate, and in the beginning i was able to squeeze the visor back together and then the visor just hung in my line of vision while driving. Now it will not go together and the visor hangs limp blocking my view somewhat. I know of two other 2006 civic owners who have had the same problem. This is a safety hazard and should be recalled. *tr
ODI 10253750
Visibility
Sun visor on driver's side would not stay up. Plastic of visor cracked and spring clip would not hold up the visor and it drooped into driver's line of vision. *tr
ODI 10251680
Visibility
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that the passenger side visor would not stay up in the vehicle. The seam in the top of the visor became unraveled. In addition, the plastic that faces the outside would also pop open, allowing the visor to stay in the downward position. When she unhooked the visor, it would continue to sway back and forth. The same failure occurred on the driver's side. The…
ODI 10242796
Visibility
I have a 2006 honda civic coupe. At 12,000 miles both sun visors split apart within two weeks of each other. I contacted the honda dealership i purchased it from and they scheduled me for replacements at no charge. By 16,000 miles, both sun visors broke again and the honda dealership replaced them! Luckily, winter came and they lasted until the next summer. At round 29,000 miles they broke again and were replaced…
ODI 10328908
Visibility
2006 honda civic. The sun visor keeps cracking, this seems to be a major problem with the civic and is also a safety hazard as it hangs down in the vision area of the driver. *tr
ODI 10262764
Visibility
Drivers side and passenger side sunvisors both "exploded" on 06' honda civic after warranty expired. Have found this to be a very common problem with civics. Very valid safety complaint as you cannot see with the visor hanging in your sightline as well as it has no effect on the sun!!! *tr
ODI 10281759
Visibility
2006 honda civic sun visor broken 3x in drivers and pass sides 2 year hardly even used them. *tr
ODI 10276465
Visibility
The driver's side sun visor fell off onto my lap while driving. This defect occurred just after the warranty expired. When needed i manually install the visor onto the post and lock it in. It swings back and forth under acceleration and braking. When not need i remove it for better visibility. I am planning on having it repaired but from what i have been reading, this has happened to many others and honda is not…
ODI 10266044
Visibility
The sun visors in my civic have a honda-acknowledged defect where after some time the mechanism breaks, causing it to stay down, blocking the driver view and creating an unsafe condition. The dealer told me this is common in warmer climates and i have had to replace them at least twice, with another repair on the horizon (the problem starts with a popping noise when putting back towards the roof). The dealer has…
ODI 10384601
Visibility
The sunvisor on my 2006 honda civic flopped down in my face unexpectedly blocking my view while i was driving. This sunvisor has already been replaced once before for the same problem. The service department said that this was a known problem but honda still has not fix the problem. I guess it will take people having several accidents and possibility being killed or seriously injured before honda will issue a recall…
ODI 10260599
Visibility
My 2006 honda civic ex's sun visor broke... On both visors. The components inside the visor seemed like it got melted and the visor keeps falling down (wouldn't hold up). It got to a point where it would just drop and hinder my vision while driving. Very dangerous. Honda replaced it since i was still under warranty back then. Same problem with a friend's 2006 honda civic and she had her's replaced 3 times. This is…
ODI 10261043
Visibility
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…
ODI 10345109
Visibility
The sun visor is split and will not stay in the up position and hangs down and can not be adjusted. It blocks vision for safe driving and has to be moved to the side which blocks peripheral vision. It also can't be used to block the sun coming in the window at certain angels. It has been broken for awhile but it is not easy to get in to the dealer with my work schedule. I am within the 3 year warranty but over the…
ODI 10262956
Visibility
2006 honda civic sun visors broken (again). This is the fourth time my 2006 honda civic sun visors have broken. The first two times it was replaced under warranty within the first three years of owning the car. The third time the car was 500 miles out of warranty but they said they would replace it that one last time. Now it is broken again! If you google "honda civic sun visor" you will find thousands of people…
ODI 10403303
Visibility
According to the federal motor vehicle safety standards, standard 208 section 4.5.1(c), sun visors must have air bag warning labels. Honda currently provides these warnings on the sun visors. However, if the sun visor breaks, then i would be forced to remove the sun visor in order to operate the vehicle safely. Once outside the warranty period, the vehicle would no longer be operated in compliance with federal…
ODI 10410611
Visibility
Sun visors in 2006 honda civics are no good. We bought the car new and are averaging 1 sun visor per year. In four years now the driver side has been replaced twice as well as the passenger side. Now, the vehicle is out of warranty and they do not want to replace it. This is obviously an ongoing problem and honda is or has done nothing the better these visors. It makes no sense for me to pay for the same product…
ODI 10349307
Visibility
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While the vehicle was parked, the driver's side sun visor released without assistance and failed to remain in the upward position. The defective sun visor obstructed the driver's visibility. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in motion or stationary. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they repaired the vehicle under warranty. The…
ODI 10275281
Visibility
Sun visors on both the driver side and passenger side glue gives out causing the clamp to lose tension and the visor to fall down unexpectedly. At highway speeds, this can startle the driver causing an accident. Honda knows about the problem but has yet to fix the part. I have had to have the drivers side and passenger side visors replaced three times since i bought the car in 2006. This issue affects civics both…
ODI 10637823
Visibility
The driver side sun visor has completely split apart not allowing it to close. It hangs down in front of my line of vision and will not stay back up. It obstructs my view when i try to drive and especially makes it difficult to see at night. My boyfriend cannot even drive my car because he can't see below the visor. The visor started to crack slightly when my car passed its 36k mile warranty, but every summer it has…
ODI 10280724
Structure · Visibility
The driver's side visor broke off completely. The internal mechanism used to raise and lower the visor does not move easily -- now, not at all --causing the plastic visor to fall apart. Dealer has agreed to replace it, but it is on back order because of the number of complaints and problems with this component. *jb
ODI 10197494
Visibility
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that the sun visor in the vehicle breaks very easily during normal usage. He had the passenger seat sun visor repaired. The current mileage was 65,000 and failure mileage was 32,000.
ODI 10246267
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2006 Honda Civic.
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