2007 Honda Civic Visibility & Wipers Problems

WHEN TURNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF, THEY INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT PARK AT THE CORRECT LOCATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, OR THEY CONTINUE TO RUN. WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT IT IN THE PARK POSITION, IT JUST KEEPS RUNNING, AND LANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE SYMPTOM IS USUALLY MORE NOTICEABLE IN COLDER WEATHER; HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. IF YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT REPORTEDLY HAS THIS SYMPTOM, REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER PLATE. A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-071 DATED SEPTEMBER 24,2010 IDENTIFIES THIS PROBLEM AND SAYS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER PLATE IS FAULTY. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON INTERNET FORUMS, AND THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. AT WHAT POINT WILL HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALL IT? CAN YOU HELP WITH THAT? HONDA DID RECALL '03 ACCORDS FOR A WIPER ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT MEET SAFETY STANDARDS AND IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT. CAN YOU HELP?

TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDOW WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND THAT THE FRONT BUSHINGS OF THE WINDOW FRAME INADVERTENTLY FELL DOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED MCCONNELL HONDA (334-271-2500, 2840 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36116), BUT THEY DID NOT REPAIR WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN *JS

WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, STOPPING AND STARTING RANDOM TIMES, AND QUITTING ANY TIME, KEEP GOING AFTER TURNED OFF, CAN BE MINUTES TILL THEY FINALLY STOP & STOP IN RANDOM LOCATION AT RANDOM TIME SOMETIMES STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD DIRECTLY IN THE FIELD OF VIEW OF DRIVER. VERY VERY DISTRACTING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECAL ON THIS .

WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, STOPPING AND STARTING RANDOM TIMES, AND QUITTING ANY TIME, KEEP GOING AFTER TURNED OFF, CAN BE MINUTES TILL THEY FINALLY STOP & STOP IN RANDOM LOCATION AT RANDOM TIME SOMETIMES STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD DIRECTLY IN THE FIELD OF VIEW OF DRIVER. VERY VERY DISTRACTING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. HONDA SHOULD HAVE A RECAL ON THIS . **THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEED**

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VISOR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 244,000.

MY WIPERS WON'T PARK IN THE "PARK LOCATION" (THEY STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD) AND WHEN I PRESS THE SWITCH UPWARDS FOR ONE SWIPE, THE WIPERS WILL CONTINUE FOR MULTIPLE CYCLES AND THEN FINALLY STOP IN A RANDOM SPOT ON THE WINDSHIELD. OCCASIONALLY, ALL THREE SPEEDS ON THE SWITCH(HI,MED,LOW), ARE ALL THE SAME (LOW SPEED). HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. HAS BECOME A NUISANCE IN VERY LIGHT RAIN BECAUSE IT WILL CONTINUE ONCE THE WINDSHIELD IS DRY AND CAN BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VISIBILITY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER.

THE WIPER MOTOR OR WIPER CONTROL MODULE IS KNOWN TO STOP WORKING CORRECTLY ON 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE LOWERS DURING WINTER THE WIPERS DO NOT SEAT CORRECTLY AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER BEING USED. THEY WILL SOMETIMES STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW UNTIL THEY ARE MOVED AGAIN. THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WIPERS STOP IN THE CORRECT PARKED SPOT. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO CONTINUE TO ACTIVATE THE WIPERS UNTIL THEY ARE CLEAR OF THE FIELD OF VIEW. THE CAUSES EXTRA WEAR AND TEAR ON THE WIPER BLADES, CAUSING THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO HAVE TO PURCHASE MORE WIPER BLADES THAN NEEDED. LIVING IN WASHINGTON STATE, WHERE IT RAINS QUIET A BIT, THIS MAKES ME HAVE TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY ON WIPER BLADES. HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE WIPER MOTOR. THEIR SUGGESTION IS TO HAVE THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACED, WHICH I HAVE DONE ONCE ALREADY IN THE WINTER OF 2013. AS OF THIS WINTER, 2015-2016, THE WIPERS HAVE BEGAN TO NOT PARK CORRECTLY AFTER BEING USED AGAIN, AGAIN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD TAKE A SHORT INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HONDA HAS ALREADY SAID THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL, BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE AND OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAPPENS ALL ALL TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE, WHETHER IT'S AT SLOW OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FELL DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL APART. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT STARTED OFF BEING ANNOYING. WE HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD THE VISOR TOGETHER TO PUT IT UP OR DOWN. IT FINALLY BROKE APART AND CAN'T EVEN BE PUT BACK ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V169000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR

THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS STOP UNEXPECTEDLY ANYWHERE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

WIPERS WILL NOT PARK IN CORRECT SPOT BLOCKING VISIBILITY, ALSO WILL NOT STOP AND CAN CONTINUE GOING FOR MINUTES ON END AFTER BEING SWITCHED OFF. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING TO MY DRIVING. FEEL HONDA SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE SINCE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES.

THE MOTOR OF THE WIPER BLADES WOULD ONLY WORK RANDOMLY. EVEN WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF THEY WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN THEY DID STOP THEY WOULD NOT BE IN THE RIGHT SPOTS. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FRACTURED WITHIN THE TRACK OF THE DOOR AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THEN WHEN THEY FINALLY DID SHUT OFF THEY WERE PARKED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THEY ALSO HAVE TURNED ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ALL WEEK AND IT'S BEEN RAINING. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR WHICH COST $400. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS AND IT SHOULD BE MADE INTO A RECALL AS IT'S UNSAFE. *TR

THE WIPER BLADES ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL NOT STOP RUNNING EVEN AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH TO OFF. IF THEY DO DECIDE TO STOP RUNNING, THEY STOP AT VARIOUS POINTS AND OFTEN STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY VIEW MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AROUND THEM. THE INTERMITTENT SETTING ALSO WILL CHANGE FROM WORKING TO NOT WORKING (CONSTANTLY RUNNING) FOLLOWING THE SAME STOPPING ISSUES. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/MECHANICAL-PROBLEMS-TECHNICAL-CHAT/130742-INTERMITTENT-WIPER-PROBLEM.HTML

SUNVISORS: THE SUN VISORS ON THIS CAR FELL APART WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THEM. EITHER THE VISOR COMPLETELY FELL OUT OR THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION/DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2008 MODELS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR AS WELL. *TR

I WENT TO STOW MY DRIVER-SIDE SUN VISOR, IT SPLIT IN HALF AND REMAINED ABOUT 1" FROM STOWING FLAT. IT THEN KEPT DEPLOY AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION. I WENT TO THE INTERNET TO SEE ABOUT BUYING A NEW ONE AND NOTICED A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR THIS ITEM. I CALLED MY HONDA DEALER AND HE CONFIRMED THERE WAS A RECALL THAT APPLIED TO SOME 2007 HONDA CIVICS BUT THAT MY VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL -- DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT FAILED IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE RECALL DESCRIBED. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN, BLOCKING ME VISION (I'M 6'1). IT SEEMS TO BE BROKEN, FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WON'T GO BACK INPLACE. *TR

WIPERS DO NOT PARK WHEN TURNED OFF AFTER USE IN THE APPROPRIATE SPOT. THEY CONTINUE TO RUN FOR SEVERAL MORE CYCLES UNTIL THEY PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHILD. THIS CAUSES A VIEW OBSTRUCTION WHILE DRIVING AND ULTIMATELY DISTRACTS THE DRIVER. THE WIPERS HAVE TO BE TUNRED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES SO THAT THE WIPERS END UP IN THE CORRECT POSITION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO THE CONTINUOUS RUNNING OF THE WIPERS WHEN THE WINDOW IS DRY RESULTS IN FREQUENT REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER BLADES IN ORDER TO PREVENT SCRATCHING ON THE WINDSHIELD BY THE WORN OUT RUBBER INSERT. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY THE WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONING.