2009 Honda Civic Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 11
- 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.
What owners report
- side visor · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda civic. The contact stated that the exterior rubber and clips on the front windshield were deteriorating and exposed. The vehicle was taken to honda of pasadena (1965 e foothill blvd, pasadena, ca 91107, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 65,000.
ODI 11242867
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Driving into the sun and attempted to adjust visor it just dropped to hang in front of the drivers face blocking vision driver then forced to drive holding visor out way.
ODI 11114239
Visibility/Wiper
Both sun visors have split open, which has caused them to drop down and obstruct the driver's clear view of the road
ODI 11041058
Air Bags · Body · Visibility/Wiper
Takata recall was repaired 2017. Paint peeling more than honda recall areas. Honda refuses to repaint. 8/2017 9/2017 in motion : driver side sun visor is broken and drops down and blocks my view out of the front window. I can not afford to replace.
ODI 11052825
Visibility/Wiper
The driver side visor just broke for no good reason
ODI 10877023
Visibility/Wiper
Wiper blades don't park themselves and sometimes stop in middle of wind shield and inhibit visibility. Sometimes wipers will turn off once turned on. Have a mind of their own.
ODI 10750262
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
The driver side sun visor split and now hangs down obstructing my view. This is a know issue with 2009 and earlier civics; however, my vin is not included in the extended warranty as a result of the class action suit.
ODI 10749404
Suspension · Visibility/Wiper
I was driving down the road at approximately 35 miles per hour in town when the driver side sun visor fell in my view. It would not stay up. It split into two pieces that would not go back together. I went to the honda dealership to get 2 new rear tires because the car keeps eating up the rear tires for some strange reason. I asked the dealership about this visor and a possible recall at that time in november. The…
ODI 10490158
Visibility/Wiper
The sun visors on the car are built poorly and the plastic will split, causing the sun visor to fail. After failure, the sun visor will not return to the folded position, obstructing the driver's view as it sticks out into the car, reducing visibility. Both american honda as well as local honda dealerships acknowledge this flaw in the vehicles but they are currently resisting my attempts to have my car's sun visors…
ODI 10461312
Visibility/Wiper
In 2011, my driver side visor cracked/split and was hanging halfway, affecting my view. I took it to the honda dealership, and they replaced at no charge october 24 2011. Not even a week ago, the same thing happened to the new driver side visor. I called honda, took it to them today (08/15/2013). They wanted to charge me 95 dollars!!!! Really?!!! There is obviously something wrong with these visors. I have done my…
ODI 10535623
Body · Visibility/Wiper
I have owned my 2009 honda civic since july, 29th 2009, i have noticed multiple times that the body frame between the front windshield and the driverside window completely obstructs my view of things including pedestrians and vehicles, this is when i am directly looking. I feel the blind spot size is beyond dangerous and unacceptable, i have almost hit people numerous times because they are in just the right spot to…
ODI 10785872
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2009 Honda Civic.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.