What 166 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Honda Civic Cng

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS SPLIT AND JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE LINE OF VISION....I PURCHASED A NEW GENUINE HONDA VISOR AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO IT. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS ALSO BEGINNING TO SPLIT. HONDA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR DEFECTIVE VISORS. IT IS NOT OVERUSED OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS WELL MAINTANINED.

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THE SUN VISOR FOR THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY YEAR SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AS IT MELTS OFF IN THE SUMMER HEAT. THE VISOR WILL HANG AND BLOCK VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. AFTER 7 REPLACEMENTS, THE VISOR HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE DURING SUNRISE OR SUNSET. I WILL LIKELY HAVE TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS REASON, AS I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE IT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE DAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

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THE SUN VISOR FALLS AND IS SPLIT AND DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. THIS REDUCES MY ABILITY TO BLOCK THE SUN WHEN I AM DRIVING.

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WINDSHIELD WIPERS DONT ALWAYS WORK. I WILL PUSH ON THE HANDLE AND THE WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE. THIS IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, IF ITS RANING HARD AND I CANT SEE WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THERE IS A HUGE DELAY FROM PUSHING HANDLE AND WIPER BLADES ACTUALLY MOVING. SOMETIMES, THE WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. VERY DISSATIFIED WITH THIS HONDA. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR INDEPENDENTLY DETACHED WHEN PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED WHEN PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED ONCE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AT HIS EXPENSE; HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENTS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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INTERIOR WINDOW VISOR ASSEMBLY PARTS SEPERATION, CAUSING MALFUNCTION, HAZARDOUS OPTERATION AND VISIBILITY WHEN IN MOTION.

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WENT TO HONDA DEALER THIS WEEK. ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS SINCE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VISORS. HONDA SERVICE REP SAID NONE. FOUND YOUR WEBSITE MENTIONING RECALL WITH AIR BAGS THAT DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, ALSO COMPLAINTS (NOT RECALL) WITH VISORS. BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE SEPARATED AT SEAMS, SAME PROBLEM AS MY 2006 CIVIC. UNFORTUNATELY BY THE TIME I HEARD ABOUT RECALL I HAD TRADED MY CAR IN. BUT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM, THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE HONDA SERVICE REP SAID NO RECALLS. HONDA DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY $63 PLUS TAX FOR A NEW DRIVER VISOR (FORGET REPLACING PASSENGER VISOR). IT SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PAST CIVIC MODELS. NOW NEED TO PURSUE THEM ON AIR BAG RECALL SINCE I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS AND HE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS WHEN AT HONDA DEALER THIS WEEK. *TR

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DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HANGING DOWN IT WON'T STAY UP

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DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS ARE MECHANICALLY DEFECTIVE. FLIPPING THEM FROM UP TO DOWN USES AN INTERNAL COMPONENT WHICH SNAPS, KEEPING THE VISOR IN PLACE TO STAY OUT UP OUT OF VISIBILITY OR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. AFTER 15K MILES OR SO, SNAP COMPONENT PUSHES OUT THROUGH THE VISOR ASSEMBLY, PREVENTING ABILITY TO USE DURING DRIVING -- AND ULTIMATELY OFF THE BRACKET HOLDING THE VISOR TO THE CEILING. CAR HAS 46K MILES ON IT -- BOTH VISORS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES

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DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT HORIZONTALLY, MAKING IT UNABLE TO STAY IN UP POSITION. IT WILL FALL DOWN ON ITS OWN-PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING VIEW.

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I LOVE MY HONDA CIVIC AND THIS IS THE 2ND ONE I'VE HAD, HOWEVER I HAVE ONE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2011, VISIBILITY AND BLIND SPOTS WHILE DRIVING. SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE PART BETWEEN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I PULL UP TO STOP SIGN, AND ROAD LOOKS CLEAR, BUT WHEN I START TO PULL OUT, I JUST MISS A CAR OR TRUCK THAT WAS CAUGHT IN THAT ONE BLIND SPOT. HONDA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND FIX THE DESIGN OF THIS AREA. *TR

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DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT STAY UP. NEED TO GET A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE HONDA REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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THE SUNVISOR IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. AT FIRST, ONE SIDE SPLIT OPEN AND WASN'T KEEPING THE VISOR IN PLACE LETTING IT FALL IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S FACE. AFTER FEW DAYS, IT COMPLETELY FELT OFF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAVE ABOUT 24,000 MILES, I DON'T DRIVE IT VERY MUCH AND I THINK IT IS BAD QUALITY IN THEIR SUNVISOR. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $110, THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT IN RECALL BECAUSE IS THE 2011 MODEL. *TR

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BOTH SUN VISORS CRACKED AND NO LONGER REMAIN IN THE STOWED POSITION. THEN CAN FALL DOWN INTO THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW. *TR

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DRIVERS SIDE VISOR HAS BROKEN, SPLIT APART. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE THAT WILL REQUIRE REPLACING. *TR

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THIS 2011 CIVIC EX I OWN HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH 3 DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISORS. THE VISOR SPLITS, AND CAUSES A DISTRCTION TO THE DRIVER BY FLOPPING DOWN, AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO LED TO AN ACCIDENT. IN RESEARCHING THIS, HONDA WAS SUED FOR 2006 - 2009 MODELS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM - AND LOST (YET NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY). I SPOKE TO AMERICAN HONDA, THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE 2011 MODEL BEING A PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT TRUE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER, SAN TAN HONDA. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS HOT SO THEY SPLIT. MAYBE THEY SHOULD ONLY SELL THESE CARS IN ALASKA, AND NOT ARIZONA. THERE ARE NO GREY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISORS FOR THE 2011 HONDA CIVIC AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY ARE COMING IN. THAT SHOULD BE AN INDICATIOR OF A QUALITY PROBLEM. HONDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY NOTICE AND HAS DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS, NOR DONE THE REDESIGN FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE HELP TO HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE TO STOCK PARTS, AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THEY CANNOT SEEM TO LEARN THE LESSON OF THEIR LAWSUIT ON PREVIOUS MODELS. THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO REDESIGN THE PART, AND BE FINED FOR FAILING TO ADDRESS THE KNOWN SITUATION.

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MY SUN VISORS HAVE SPLIT OPEN AT THE SEAM AND DO NOT STAY UP. THEY OBSTRUCT MY VISION, ESPECIALLY DRIVING AT NIGHT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS BROKE WITHIN ONE DAY OF EACH OTHER AT 37,700 MILES. HONDA REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY AND SAYS THAT I MUST HAVE DAMAGED THEM BY NOT USING THEM CORRECTLY! CAR IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH DURING RAINY CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE FUSE FOR THE WIPERS WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,350 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,377.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, HE DISCOVERED A BLIND SPOT IMPAIRING HIS VIEW OF UP TO TWENTY FIVE FEET. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD PREVENTED THE SNOW TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SIDE OF THE WINDOW WITH EASE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD AND THEY SUGGESTED ADDING A TRIM TO THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. SNOW ACCUMULATION EFFECTED THE CONTACTS VISION WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 420.

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