OCTOBER 4, 2011: A federal court has approved a class action lawsuit settlement against Honda after the popular automaker failed to fix or warn owners about defective sun visors. The settlement affects over 2 million Honda Civic and Civic Hybrid owners and lessees. There have been nearly 150 complaints for this problem by 2006, 2007 and 2008 Civic owners on CarComplaints.com.

About the Class Action Lawsuit

Cooper v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., alleges that sun visors in some Civics are defective. In essence they were defective, fall apart and eventually become useless. The lawsuit goes on to say that Honda should have corrected the defective visors, or at the very least they should have disclosed information about the defect at the time of the sale. Honda continues to deny any wrongdoing, but ultimately settled the lawsuit to avoid the cost of a trial.

About the Settlement

As part of the settlement, which became effective on September 16th, 2011, Honda has agreed to:

• Extend the warranty on sun visors on Class Vehicles to 7 years / 100,000 miles, whichever occurs first
• Reimburse Class Members for out-of-pocket expenses incurred prior to the settlement date for the repair or replacement of their sun visors

If you are a member of this class action lawsuit, you are eligible to get a cash reimbursement if:

• You have paid out-of-pocket to repair or replace one or more sun visors in your vehicle prior to September 16th, 2011;
• The cost of the repair or replacement was not previously reimbursed by insurance, warranty, or goodwill; and
• You mail a claim form within two years from the date of the sun visor repair or replacement, or within 90 days of the September 16th, 2011, whichever period of time is longer.

So, Which Civics Are Affected?

Members of this class action settlement are all USA residents, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Saipan, who are current of former owners / lessees of one of the following models:

What To Do If Your Vehicle is Part of the Settlement

If you've been affected you can read about out your legal rights and options in this lawsuit, find deadline information and download claim forms at the official visor settlement page.

If you have additional questions you can contact Honda by calling 1-888-888-3082.

What Owners Are Saying

2008 Honda Civic

I have had the same issue as others with the drivers side sun visor of my 2008 Honda Civic. While I was driving, driver side visor fell without me touching it. Just, poof, and the visor was in my face! This is a safety concern, if you are driving along and the visor falls unexpectedly into your field of vision, there is a very good possibility the driver could cause an accident..

Tammy M. on CarComplaints.com

2006 Honda Civic

This will be the fifth sun visor on the driver's side for a 5 year old car. The passenger side is on it's second. Seems to be the heat weakens the cheap plastic on the visor and the steel spring metal on the inside breaks it apart.

Michael W on CarComplaints.com

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