Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||||
| AER-10100C | 03/01/2011 | 10035744 | Honda: engineering request for investigation. inspecting certain model vehicles (4 door, vin staring with 1hg) that are with in warranty and have a complaint that the blower motor is inoperative, slow or intermittent. *pe | 03/04/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Sun visor on passenger side of car hangs down. it will not stay up in the unused position. this is the second honda i have had with the same problem. honda of america says it is out of warranty so they will not replace or repair the part. this is dangerous because the visor blocks visibility to the right of the vehicle. there are numerous examples of this same problem on the internet. why is there no recall on this part? thank you. *tr | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 14000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda civic. the contact stated that the driver side rear window detached from the door.the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileages were 14,000. | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 14000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 honda civic. the contact stated that the driver side rear window detached from the door.the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileages were 14,000. kmj | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 14000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 honda civic. the contact stated the drivers side rear window detached inside the door while being used.the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 14,000. rds | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| The driver's side sun visor failed after 18 mos and i have significant difficulty rotating to keep sun out of my eyes. this appears to be a common fault recorded by other honda civic owners. | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 4000 | ||
| 2009 honda civic si driver's visor won't stay up, falls down, blocking driver vision. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 30000 | ||
| 2009 honda civic sunvisors break and will not stay in retracted position according to the dealer it is a common problem. once broken the visor interferes with vision while diving. | |||
| 09/22/2010 | |||
| Visor sticks and seam is broken causing visability obstruction due to inability to move visor. have not had my car 2 years yet but becasue i have over 36,000 miles it's not under warrenty anymore. | |||
| 03/14/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Defective sun visor | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 27000 | ||
| Sun visor in 2009 honda civic has exploded and will not remain in either up or down position. as a result, visability is impaired. | |||
| 11/08/2009 | 12000 | 1 | |
| 2009 honda civic driver side sun visor broke while driving at 70 mph in interstate. the sun visor literally 'exploded. pieces of plastic from the back seam fell and the visor drop right in my view almost causing me to have an accident. had to pull over to keep it together as out of nowhere this thing crack and fell on my face. really glad it wasn't my wife driving. *tr | |||
| 10/17/2009 | 600 | 1 | |
| 2009 honda civic lx. dashboard is reflected on windshield and blocks vision. this occurs when driving into the sun. hence, it is a safety hazard. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 12/22/2008 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Repeated frost inside back and front windshields after automobile has been wet and temperature drops to freezing. nothing has been done to correct failure. been to dealership 4 times since 9/30/08. dealer says it is due to cleaning supplies being left in trunk or difference in climate conditions. dealer says nothing wrong with car. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 05/23/2009 | 100 | 1 | |
| Windshield on 2009 honda civic distorts vision of driver & passenger. *tr updated 04/12/10.*jb | |||
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 80000 | 1 | |
| 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 dealership told me my vin number was not included in the recall and they couldn't repair my defective visor for free. the dealership told me my right front seal was bad, front brakes were bad, and my right rear shock was bad and that it would be about 1000 to fix everything. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 80000 | ||
| 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 dealership told me my vin number was not included in the recall and they couldn't repair my defective visor for free. the dealership told me my right front seal was bad, front brakes were bad, and my right rear shock was bad and that it would be about 1000 to fix everything. | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 37500 | ||
| 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 replaced for free due to design flaw. they claim that my car is out of warranty and that the lawsuit filed against american honda last year has an extended warranty but it does not cover my car's vin number. this problem needs to be fixed as it is reoccurring and potentially dangerous if the vehicle is in motion. honda acknowledges that not all owners who have this issue report the problem and that it is widespread but no recall has been placed because they are often just fixed on a case by case problem but even replacements often fail as no change to the product's faulty design has been made. | |||