2008 Honda Civic Visibility Problems
- 109
- 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 109 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- side visor · 47 records
- visor split · 19 records
- passenger side · 19 records
- split open · 13 records
- under warranty · 13 records
- line sight · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 43 |
| 1–30k mi | 32 |
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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…
ODI 10871850
Visibility
This is a common issue. The sun visor is broken. The hinges melted. *tr
ODI 10676195
Visibility
Driver side visor will not stay up and impairs my vision while driving. *tr
ODI 10638601
Visibility
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,…
ODI 10521174
Body · Steering · Visibility
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…
ODI 10492218
Visibility
THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IN MALFUNCTIONING. *TR
ODI 10478198
Visibility
Mirror/shade does not go up not down it is stuck unable to operate as a shade nor mirror. *tr
ODI 10475445
Visibility
I flipped the sun visor down and found i couldn't return it back up. The internal pivot clip broke the visor. *tr
ODI 10473684
Visibility
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…
ODI 10466838
Visibility
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
ODI 10466343
Visibility
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.
ODI 10461924
Body · Visibility
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…
ODI 10457914
Visibility
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
ODI 10456750
Visibility
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
ODI 10456044
Visibility
MELTING SUN VISOR. *TR
ODI 10460271
Visibility
Drivers side sun visor split open and now droops into drivers vision. *tr
ODI 10454884
Visibility
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
ODI 10432252
Visibility
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
ODI 10430141
Visibility
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…
ODI 10426377
Visibility
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
ODI 10425479
Visibility
SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND DROPPED DOWN. *TR
ODI 10428110
Visibility
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
ODI 10432332
Visibility
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…
ODI 10426693
Visibility
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…
ODI 10425132
Visibility
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…
ODI 10419259