My driver-side sun visor broke today. When I lowered it, it cracked, and separated from the internal mechanism. A new one is $105. Not sure how difficult it will be to replace since there is wiring for the lighted mirror.

Anyone else have this problem?

The parts guy at the dealer said this is the second one he has had to order.

I have to say the innards look sort of cheaply made.

Can you say "This better be covered by my warranty!"????

Agreed, it should be covered under the warranty, and it should not be a dime out of your pocket.

Why did they try to charge you?

sorry
no problems yet

my is fine, used twice

I didn't actually ask if this was covered or not. I just asked how much the part cost. I was anxious to get the part ordered so I can get this fixed. I wasn't really thinking about the warranty at the time.

It's possible this happened at the full-service carwash earlier in the day. I was very hesitant taking it to the carwash, but I don't have a lot of time for doing the car myself. Maybe now I'll need to find the time to do my own washing!

Originally posted by rfdjr
Maybe now I'll need to find the time to do my own washing!
I can't believe you let complete strangers touch your 8... wow... that's very trusting of you.;)

Originally posted by rfdjr
My driver-side sun visor broke today. When I lowered it, it cracked, and separated from the internal mechanism. A new one is $105. Not sure how difficult it will be to replace since there is wiring for the lighted mirror.

Anyone else have this problem?

The parts guy at the dealer said this is the second one he has had to order.

I have to say the innards look sort of cheaply made.

I have the same problem....mine broke about a week ago! I took it to my dealership and the warranty does cover it. They told me that it would be in middle of November.

why do the visiors have small holes in them?

Originally posted by mikeb
why do the visiors have small holes in them?
I guess Mazda is trying to get jiggy with it! :D

Originally posted by mikeb
why do the visiors have small holes in them?

i was told so that you can still see with it down.

so is the sun that comes through it

Originally posted by mikeb
so is the sun that comes through it

design flaw? lol

Originally posted by RX-GR8
i was told so that you can still see with it down.

Who told you that?

My smartass remark would be to "save weight", that's why the car weighs so little ;)

Makes sense to kinda "see through" it.

Originally posted by syntrix
Who told you that?

My smartass remark would be to "save weight", that's why the car weighs so little ;)

Makes sense to kinda "see through" it.

i was not trying to be a smartass. the smartass salesman that sold me the car to,d me that. i was like ok w/e.

sales men will say anything

I have the same problem....mine broke about a week ago! I took it to my dealership and the warranty does cover it. They told me that it would be in middle of November.


Does it appear to you that there is a black metal "catch" inside that failed to rotate, and then the plastic visor just broke and rotated around it?

BTW, if the visor is rotated to the side window, those little holes can be annoying if you are wearing glasses, they sort of create a star burst pattern.

Thanks.

my passenger side one broke the first time we pulled it down. Irvine Mazda fixed uder warranty with no complaints.

Originally posted by mikeb
sales men will say anything ...some sales men. You have to stop generalizing. :(

My driver side visor broke a couple of months ago (exactly as described above). It was fixed under warranty. I must have the worst luck, though, because my passenger side one just did the same thing today! Hope they'll still fix it under warranty - they might think I'm abusing them or something since it's happened twice now.

My driver's' side visor snaps or pops when it is moved -- always has. I think breakage is imminent. Warranty time!!

Originally posted by mikeb
why do the visiors have small holes in them?

So they can be used as cocktail strainers in emergency situations.

---A

gam here, I've had the same problem. I took mine to the dealer and they put one on order. no questions asked. not sure of the cost.

Driver's side visor split today over the rod that holds it. Dealer is ordering one under warranty.

Originally posted by mikeb
why do the visiors have small holes in them?

Literally so you can see through the visor. Ever tried to look up at a traffic light when the sun is directly in front of you. Doesn't explain why passenger side has holes, I guess to match the Drivers.

I'm gonna check out my visor to. I haven't had the problem yet, sounds pretty common though, do you smell a recall

Originally posted by RX-8Dad
Literally so you can see through the visor. Ever tried to look up at a traffic light when the sun is directly in front of you. Doesn't explain why passenger side has holes, I guess to match the Drivers.


My guess would be it's so they don't have to make different visors for right hand drives.

man i love this forum! i did have the problem with a sunvisor for months... like it sort of hanged loose and weird cracking sounds when i'd put it down & up. i also did go to service and they quoted the same $105.

something is seriously wrong with the visors if couple others having problems too. even i can see my passenger visor starting to become loose and crack. i never treat them harsh i just put them down and up when the sun is in my eyes.

i hope nothing else falls or comes apart...:(

If you do a search for the hole question, you'll find some old thread, somewhere, where someone quotes the promotional materials as saying the holes are there to evoke a light-weight racing feel.

My driver's side visor broke last week - exactly as described above. Went by the dealership and they ordered me a new one (which I found out yesterday is on backorder because apparently there are quite a few us with this problem) and said it would be covered under warranty.

I just tore mine off so I can fit in

Originally posted by cgrx
I just tore mine off so I can fit in

LMAO!!!!! That's priceless!

I went to the dealership and had them order the driver side visor under warranty. Then my friend gets in the car and I explain to him what happened with the driver side visor. So he pulls the passenger side visor down and sure enough, that fu**er broke as well. So now I get to make another trip to the dealership. This is the kind of crap that makes me question mazda's quality assurance department. Did they even think to test these vehicles in hot climates?

I was sick and the wife took the car in to work. When she came home she was upset because she broke the drivers visor.
It has always worked hard and snapped back. It split down the back so now it hangs down so you cannot drive without holding it up. Of course I have to drive to the dealer just sothe can say, yeh its broke. When will dealers realize if they really want people to come back to them when it's out of warrenty they have to provide customer service before.

Same thing happened to my driver's side on Friday 7/2. Looks like Fred Sanford's driving it now since I have masking tape holding it to the door jamb and the sunglass holder until the replacement arrives. The dealer said it would be covered under warranty.

My driver's side also broke. I ended up taking it off which was fairly easy. The thing just pulls apart and the clips come off after pressing in.

Hopefully the dealer will have it in today considering they said it would be in yesterday.

Guys, if your driver side visor broke, it won't be long until the passenger side one breaks. Having broken both of mine, I can tell you that pulling the visors down when the interior of the car is extremely hot (sitting in the sun all day) is a surefire way to snap the visor along the back seam. Like I said, I wonder what kind of Q&A testing Mazda did, because even my Nav system has trouble opening up when the interior is hot. The plastic around the LCD screen seems to catch on the back.

the sunvisors are on back order seems a lotta people having the same problem.

My driver's side visor broke on Friday evening on a hot night here in Dallas. I will be calling the dealer to get it fixed under warranty. Mine was hanging down and blocking my view of everything so I just yanked it off like others have described doing. What a cheap piece of plastic junk it seems to be. Very disappointing.

I haven't used mine--so it's still "functional" in theory, now I don't want to use it. Are they replacing it with a better part, or should one expect the replacement to break in the same manor under similar conditions?

Thanks.

yes, mine broke too -- DEFINITELY was covered under warranty and had NO PROBLEM at all. My issue is this: I use them to hold up my sunshade to try to protect my dash from the heat. I have to let them down when its hot inside the car to remove the sunshade (duh?)--anyway, what happens when warranty's up and they're still bustin'??

wont' be happy camper then.

how have the new ones held up?

Have had to replace both of mine. That, with ALL of the many, many squeaks and rattles in this car blows my mind...

These visors are a piece of junk. If you have to remove one it is easy just unscrew it and gently pull out the wire and there will be a white clip. Push down on the little tongue and it will release. The wires are fro the lighted mirror. Looks like a lot are breaking. If yours kind of pops when you raise and lower it it will break soon.

im worried when i get my new ones installed tommorrow that in a month or two they will break again...

im worried when i get my new ones installed tommorrow that in a month or two they will break again...And you've got a few years left on your warranty, so either you or Mazda will get sick of replacing your visors every few months so either you will stop bringing your car in or Mazda will redesign the silly things...

My driver-side sun visor broke today. When I lowered it, it cracked, and separated from the internal mechanism. A new one is $105. Not sure how difficult it will be to replace since there is wiring for the lighted mirror.

Anyone else have this problem?

The parts guy at the dealer said this is the second one he has had to order.

I have to say the innards look sort of cheaply made.



YES ! happened to me to, covered under warranty!

I consulted the dealer on my broken visor. He stated that it is covered by the warranty. He also confirmed what ALWAZL8 said about them being on back order. I still haven't heard when they expect to have a replacement in. It just makes me feel sick to get in my beautiful 8 every morning and look up at the broken remains of the visor. I guess I'll have to craft something out of duck tape to hide the ugly blemish!

My driver's side visor blew apart today, what a mess. I'll take it in someday this week to get the dealer to order a new one, dang the bad luck....

Roy

you probably wont get your new one until after a month too

My new visor came in last week and I got it installed today. WOOHOO!!!! :)

when did you report it into the dealership?

RX8by is right -- listen for the popping sound. That means breakage is imminent. My driver's side shade was replaced under warranty. No problems with passenger side one yet. My driver's side visor had been ordered, but the old one didn't completely break apart until I was driving home one night and it dropped in front of the windshield during rush hour. I couldn't steer, shift, and hold it out of the way, so I had to tear it loose. No damage, fortunately, except the solderless connection on the wire was torn off.

Mine broke...had to remove right away. was EZ just undo the two screws then disconnect the wire harness.

as for what I am doing next....waiting for the part to come in ....the guy stated that it should be free.

same thing happened to me at night...the boyfriend bought a window sunvisor..dont' know what else u'd call it...it was at night outside of the store when i pulled the sunvisor down to see if the window sunvisor fit correctly..i heard a crack...i told him that didn't sound so good..but i didn't look to notice it was cracked..next morning while driving to work..i kept hitting my head on the sunvisor..and when i pulled it down and looked at it..it was completely cracked... i took it to mazda..and of course it was on backorder..they called me a couple days later...*not even a week* to tell me to come in..the part was in..so i go in tuesday to get it fixed :(

damn i guess my dealership is slackin off...i've been waiting almost 2 months for that damn part to come in

damn i guess my dealership is slackin off...i've been waiting almost 2 months for that damn part to come in

have u called them?? i suggest if u haven't..to do so..tell them it's been 2 months already and u're tired of it...just start bitching if they give u some lame ass excuse..

oh i've came in about 3 times the 2 months and they keep saying it on back order

Mine is still on back order. No word on when it will be here.

Mine came in after only one week, they must have had a few in the warehouse here in Fort Worth.

Roy

I'm still waiting. What dealership do you use Blue Demon?

Yup. had mine replaced a couple months back. Warranty job!

All right, now this ticks me off a little. My passenger side visor broke yesterday. I had the drivers side replaced about a month or two ago. I know it will be covered under warranty, but come on, it's a hassle to have to take it in again. What makes this even worse is I think that the service departments here in St. Louis are all on strike.

Yep, they sure are a pain. What a waste of time to have to go the dealer for. I think the visors are glued together which sucks.

I have been waiting now for over 2 months for the visor to get to dealer and am not particularly happy about it, I must say!

Passenger broke. Fixed under warranty. Received in about a week.

--Landon

More than $100.00!! Mine is on order now. My driver's side just seperated and the inside was totalled. It is a cheap piece of glued plastic. I use it to hold my sunshade everyday as I am in Fla and it is hot!! Hopefully, it does not break again, but I have my doubts.

After over 2 months of waiting I finally got the visor replaced last week. Also got the M flash while I was there. I don't know why it took so long to get the visor in.

Guess I was lucky, mine came in less than two weeks after it was ordered.

Roy

Same exact thing happened to me, dealer replaced it w/o a problem.

Yup, my driver side visor broke on me last month while I was on a road trip for a week. Had to get a paperclip and a rubber band to hold up out of the way just so I could drive. Took it to the dealer for replacement and waited 3 weeks before they got the part in. Day after I dropped it off, I was called by the service department saying they ordered the wrong visor, but promised it would be ready the next day. Thankfully (for both of us) it was. I am still a bit confused as to why it took 3 weeks to get the first part in, but only one day to get the right part in after they made their mistake and had to reorder another part. They had no ready answer.

Mine was broken when I bought it...no problems getting it replaced...took about a week for the part to come in. Sounds like they should come up with a better option, write a service bulletin, and do a recall since there are so many of us who have the same problem.

both of mine brok gotta take them in. Isnt this just gonna happen again though?

My driver's side split open last week. Holding it together with transparent packing tape until I get a new one.

I haven't had anymore problems with mine since it was replaced.

Tada!! My 2nd driver side visor just friggin broke. This is so f'n lame. A $30K car and the dang visors break. Jeezus. Going to go in for the 3rd one.

Has Mazda redesigned this f'n piece yet???

Hope my dealer dont give me sh!t for this.. it's a PITA for both for us.

I had mine replaced a while ago and the guy said that Mazda is trying to switch the vendor for the visor cause it's defect. I am not sure it's been done or not.
Of course it's covered by warranty.

I got my passenger side visor replaced under warranty. No questions asked.

my driver side visor split open in the back after sitting in the sun all day. it was down to hold my sunshade up, and after work when i pulled it back up it broke. looks like a combination of cheap material and extreme heat caused it. it's being covered under warranty. i'm so glad we have this forum.. thought i was the only one.

I have the same problem....mine broke about a week ago! I took it to my dealership and the warranty does cover it. They told me that it would be in middle of November.

Great to hear it is under warranty, mine broke today when I moved it to shade my eyes... isn't that what its for?

Thanks and I'm glad I found this forum.

Update: I'm on vacation right now and the local Mazda shop said they couldn't get the visor for at least 3 weeks.... I won't be here that long so I have to deal with this until I get home. Keeps getting worse too. I will probably just unscrew it and disconnect the wiring harness until I get back. :mad:

Again, thanks for all the information here! :)

I don't use my visor much. Saturday, I took my 8 to the dealer to drop off for Monday service. It was 79 deg, and 11 AM, so the car hadn't been sitting in direct sun too long.....

Flipped the visor down and the top seam along the hinge seperated. Needless to say, I expect them to fix it.

Well I went by the dealership this morning and they have 2 on order for me under warrenty as both of mine are splitting. Any word on if they are redesigned, I can see them doing this over and over again if they have not been re-enforced to cope with heat. There is no sense in a $30k car having cheap, breakable sunvisors.

Yea, it's a piece of crap frankly. Cheaper cars have far better designed visors. I mean come on, a simple visor! We shouldnt even have to worry about a part like this... Jeez.

I would love for an aftermarket one that's not all plastic.. or maybe just a redesigned OEM one. Come on Mazda, I know you read this. How many replaced visors will it take for you figure it out? 1,000? 10,000? 100,000? How many RX-8s sold in the world total?? I dunno.. haha.

Actually I figured it out.. it's their way of bringing owners back to fix some BS part just so they can reflash your PCM every month when a new one is released.

Bleah. Add me to the list of people with broken sun visors.

Add me to the list. It was a really hot day and it split when I flipped it down. I'm at 13.5 months ownership and only 8K miles. Am I screwed or is this still a warranty item?

Sorry - title sounds a bit arrogant but last nite I had a tangle with my Mazda Dealer that has left me very bloody angry. Avoid Bill Cook Mazda of Farmington Hills, MI. My sun visor snapped along the back seal. Took car in for oil change, asked for new visor on warranty. Service rep told me to quote "Well its broken so it is not covered". At that point my number one retro booster lit up which culminated in me getting an audience with the service manager. He pulled the next best piece of BS I`ve ever heard, telling me, "Its not covered because it is wear and tear". After extensive discussion, there was nothing at all he would do about it, constantly claiming that Mazda wont cover it due to it being wear and tear. That is even after i pointed out the potential danger of it dropping down and obscuring my vision at a junction or something.

Here is where it gets really good... Went to pay for oil change (still fuming with anger). They kept me waiting 25 mins after I had paid. Car arrived out front, the visor was hanging off its metal post, totally destroyed and split open - someone had quite literally smashed it to pieces in the dealership. I drove car back into service bay, grabbed service rep and invited him to take a fuc__ing look. He walked away. Service manager appeared, said nothing, took out a screwdriver and removed it. He then invited me to leave the premises and told me someone would call me the next day.

Well - today is the next day. Lets see what happens with these bastar_s!

Tom

Just had both of mine installed, covered under warranty, no questions asked. The part numbers I will post later, but they have an "E" in them, does that these parts have been redesigned 5 times since the car came out? I sure hope these last like they are suppose to.

i told people here, that mine broke and a few other things and they said it was my fault. i guess im not the only one with these problems. i have had both visors replaced a few months ago and have had no problems with them because i dont use them anymore. hope everybody elses works out for the best also

Here are the part numbers I said I would post, just in case anyone needs them. Don't know which one is right and which one is left.

FE01-69-270E-77
FE01-69-320E-77

This is quit the list of posts for broken visors. Must be pretty $hitty construction.

Just had this problem on the passengers side.

They are replacing free :)

Does anyone know how to make a big enough case that Mazda recalls the cars to fix the visor issue - looks like this is a hundreds if not thousands of vehicle problem... heat and bad construction seem to be the cause... time for Mazda to recall to fix the problem by simply installing visors that are either reinforced or NOT F'IN PLASTIC.

Open to info on how to take this to Mazda corp!?

Thanks,
Matt

I'm with ya, there is no sense in it, even if I have only had my replaced once, I feel they will just do it again since while I am at work I park in a giant parking lot with no shade and the car is taking a beating from the sun.

my driver side broke, so i took off the visor with the engine running as it was quite distracting. As I disconnected the terminals for the lighted mirror, the positive and negative terminals touched. Boom...radio, AC, and the freaking entire center console no longer works. I now have a check engine light on. I couldn't figure out which fuse blew, so I will be taking this to the dealer tomorrow, wonder what BS I'll hear from them.

Why would you unplug something electrical while the motor is running and everything has power? I have a feeling the are going to give you a hard time about this.

Put it all back together and act like you dont know what happened ;)

Lol, mine broke today too! :D I left a message for my service manager to have that as well as the recall things taken care of.

TCReedy1 has my vote for "The best Sun Visor Story Yet "
Sorry - title sounds a bit arrogant but last nite I had a tangle with my Mazda Dealer that has left me very bloody angry... ...Well - today is the next day. Lets see what happens with these bastar_s!Tom Definitely not arrogant, but accurate. BTW, did they cave? On my end I should be getting mine replaced under warranty or so says the dealer right now. We'll see when I'm in there next week for the recall work.

Mine just broke too. Do the passenger side visors ever go? All I've read (admittedly I skipped pages 3-6 :D ) indicate the driver's side. Bits of interior breaking off as I drive...NOW it reminds me of my FD :D

jds

I realize this is an OLD thread but mine broke today during stop and go traffic on the freeway. What a PITA :hahano: I had to hold it up while driving. I felt like ripping it off and throwing it out the window. Does it still take a month or more to get it replaced?

I have 2004 RX8 s/n 502, delivered in August '03, the driver side visor broke, yesterday!

Mine was only on order for about 5 days when it came in. Hope you get yours as quick as I agree it is a PITA. I just removed the screws and unplugged it and took it out until the nw one arrived.

I too took out the screws and unplugged. I took it in Friday morning for them to look at it and they had to special order the visor. I'm scheduled to go back in Wednesday morning so 3 days turn around.

I have a 2006 and gripped the passenger side visor because it hung loose and wouldn't stay up. Before my appointment came up the drivers side broke all the way off.

Car has 500 miles on it!

Respectfully,
Kay R. Fisher

Yup.. a poorly designed plastic piece. When it heats up, it gets soft and wil break when you use it. I'm still waiting for a aftermarket one!!

Ok, why hasn't any aftermarket companies come out with a good "plug" to stick in the place of where the visor was. I say this because I installed plugs in my NB miata from I.L motorsports to replace where the visors were. I'd rather just not have bad visors at all. O by the way my visor broke today, pissed

its obviously no big deal for mazda to replace thousands of these.. i personally had mine replaced twice. go figure.

man, if I could design and build a new one, i would... someone could make some nice coin off this.

Mine just broke 1 1/2 wks ago. New one is due in this friday. Only had 35K miles on the car when it broke!

Miles dont matter when these puppies break. They can break on you with 1 mile! If your car gets hot enough to soften that plastic, all you gotta do it tug on it a little too hard, and you are screwed!

Of course it doesnt happen that quickly, but believe that it can.. They're just two plastic pieces fused and glued together.. pure dodo.

Does anyone know if there has been a redesign of these yet. My passenger one is starting to split and it is only a matter of time before it breaks for the 2nd time.

It would seem very simple to add a couple plastic clips inside the 2 halves to keep them together, along with the glue, but I guess that would cost too much, huh Mazda.

Does anyone know if there has been a redesign of these yet.

Nope - my car in only 1 month old 2006 that just came in on order and it broke.

Mope - my car in only 1 month old 2006 that just came in on order and it broke.

Nice.

Mine broke a few days ago and my car is a 2006, brand new only a month old. I am surprized no one has them in stock since they break so easy. I have to wait a week in order for mazda dealer to get it in.

My drivers side broke 2 weeks after I got the car. I walked into the service department and said my drivers side sun visor........ and the service guy said "exploded? You werent trying to use it were you its only for holding cds." He ordered me one and I had it 2 days later. If so many break mazda should do something about it. Maybe a mazdaspeed light weight version ;)

My passenger side broke after around 20k miles and the dealer (Lancaster Mazda) replaced it under warranty, no questions asked.

I have had both of mine replaced and I am on my second left tail lamp and just found moisture in my new one.

I took my broken one out, took it apart, epoxied all the pegs and used a clamp to hold the parts in place. Havent had an issue since..

Broke my 3rd drivers side last week, they're on back order... my car is two months old.
I'm burning out my retina's driving to and from work...

Anyone know a good eye doctor???

Broke my 3rd drivers side last week, they're on back order... my car is two months old.
I'm burning out my retina's driving to and from work...

Anyone know a good eye doctor???

The more you use them the quicker they break I am noticing. I never mess with mine and my second set is finally starting to crack like the first ones did and my car is almost 3 years old. So I guess they are just for decoration.

The more you use them the quicker they break I am noticing. I never mess with mine and my second set is finally starting to crack like the first ones did and my car is almost 3 years old. So I guess they are just for decoration.
My car is two months old...
Must be a design / manufacturing / glue issue on newer visors...

Mine broke a few days ago and my car is a 2006, brand new only a month old. I am surprized no one has them in stock since they break so easy. I have to wait a week in order for mazda dealer to get it in.


Same problem here. Bought the car about 3 weeks ago and yesterday, the driver side visor falls apart. A sun visor that can't withstand the sun?

Had my car maybe 2-3 weeks and my driver's side visor cracked open. Granted, it's been over 100+ here the last week in Dallas, but this is ridiculous.

I was driving my car away from the used dealer a few months ago and realized both visors were cracked (bought as-is, no warranty). Just got them replaced this past weekend... it's nice to have the sun out of my eyes :)

Dude my frickin new visor just broke again when I just pulle dit down like regular. O love this car but what the fuck is the deal with the tail light and the visors.

mine broke on friday too....POS

one of mine finally died.. got it replaced.

I just though you all were crazy until last week.

Nope - my car in only 1 month old 2006 that just came in on order and it broke.

Mine broke a few days ago and my car is a 2006, brand new only a month old.

My drivers side broke 2 weeks after I got the car.


Broke my 3rd drivers side last week, ... my car is two months old.

Bought the car about 3 weeks ago and yesterday, the driver side visor falls apart.

Just add me to this list..... a special ordered 2006, only a month old and already had the d/s visor replaced. Sometimes Mazda just doesn't give a damn.

Just add me to this list..... a special ordered 2006, only a month old and already had the d/s visor replaced. Sometimes Mazda just doesn't give a damn.

I actually think they do give a damn to some degree. I would imagine if someone is viewing this post or someone is watching the inventory on these parts they are noticing the high number it seems of replacements. I would also think that they are probably trying to redesign the part, but not sure how long that process actually takes.

Then again I could be wrong and they are all about the money and this $5 part to them is going to make big money when cars are out of warranty and you have to pay $100 for the visor to replace it.

we should get everyone to complain to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ and force a recall for visibility problems after unexpected sun visor breakage while driving.

we should get everyone to complain to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ and force a recall for visibility problems after unexpected sun visor breakage while driving.
My driverside sunvisor broke with 3200 miles on the clock ('06 RX-8). All visors are back ordered and my dealer said it's covered under warranty but other people are being told NO. WTF?

I filed a complaint with the NHTSA and their website gave me a complaint file number (10162790). It was quick and easy and I hope others with this problem will do the same. Hopefully if enough people file a complaint, maybe Mazda will step up and issue at least a TSB?

Dont count on a recall issued by NHTSA because it is not really a safety issue. Now maybe Mazda can issue a voluntary recall or an SSC (special service campaign) for customer satisfaction reasons. We have done many visor replacements at our dealer, although my RX8 with 30k on it has never had a visor replaced. Maybe it has to do with how much you use it.

Welp, with temps around 100 yesterday, my driver's side visor split too. #&%*!

Dont count on a recall issued by NHTSA because it is not really a safety issue. Now maybe Mazda can issue a voluntary recall or an SSC (special service campaign) for customer satisfaction reasons. We have done many visor replacements at our dealer, although my RX8 with 30k on it has never had a visor replaced. Maybe it has to do with how much you use it.

It is a recallable problem. there are several recalls for similar problems on other cars. It's visibility problem. you don't expect your sun visor to split and flop down and hang and not be able to put it back up.

The 100 degree temps got to my visor too...

Well I got sick of having the visor blocking my view so I removed it. I figured I could run to the dealership, grab a new one, and reinstall it that evening. So I called the parts dept. at the closest dealership to make sure it was in stock and had to spend 5 minutes just explaining what a sun visor is. The girl simply could not understand. She then tells me that she needs my VIN to look up the right part because there are about 30 different ones listed. Where do they find these people? When I mention that it should be covered under warrantee, she asks if I bought my car at that dealership. I tell her no, I bought it 2 states away, and she says that I need to return to that dealership for warrantee work. After contesting her, she instructs me to call the service dept.

So I give them a call and the service advisor tells me that a technician needs to install it for it to be covered. It took me less than 2 minutes to remove and will take about the same to replace but now I need to sit in a waiting room for an hour and a half because apparently I'm not competent with a screwdriver. But I can understand their reasoning so I just made an appointment. I then had the service advisor check if the visors were in stock. Of course they weren't but they can't order them until they verify the need. So now I need to take a day off from work (they’re not open weekends) drive 30 minutes to the dealership and wait an hour so I can have a "professional" tell me what I told them, go home, wait a week, take another day off, drive back and wait again for them to plug it in and install the two screws themselves. Has it been this difficult for everyone?

My dealer has replaced mine twice in less than anhour each time. I undertsand the need for them to install it though. Because somewhere ther is an idiot who tried to install something as simple and ended up breaking it.

I strongly advice Mazda to redesign their sun visor on RX-8. This is my thrid time that I has to go to dealer for a broken visor. And this time is not only driver side but also passenger side. These visor simply just melt when parked under high temperature. It has nothing to do with use. Even my cheap 2000 Toyota Celica did not suffered from this defect. Be passionate or Mazda will suffer from bad mouth.

BTW, does anyone know any place that sell aftermarket sun visor? I am sick of these stock visor.

Well I got sick of having the visor blocking my view so I removed it. I figured I could run to the dealership, grab a new one, and reinstall it that evening. So I called the parts dept. at the closest dealership to make sure it was in stock and had to spend 5 minutes just explaining what a sun visor is. The girl simply could not understand. She then tells me that she needs my VIN to look up the right part because there are about 30 different ones listed. Where do they find these people? When I mention that it should be covered under warrantee, she asks if I bought my car at that dealership. I tell her no, I bought it 2 states away, and she says that I need to return to that dealership for warrantee work. After contesting her, she instructs me to call the service dept.

So I give them a call and the service advisor tells me that a technician needs to install it for it to be covered. It took me less than 2 minutes to remove and will take about the same to replace but now I need to sit in a waiting room for an hour and a half because apparently I'm not competent with a screwdriver. But I can understand their reasoning so I just made an appointment. I then had the service advisor check if the visors were in stock. Of course they weren't but they can't order them until they verify the need. So now I need to take a day off from work (they’re not open weekends) drive 30 minutes to the dealership and wait an hour so I can have a "professional" tell me what I told them, go home, wait a week, take another day off, drive back and wait again for them to plug it in and install the two screws themselves. Has it been this difficult for everyone?

I understand your frustration, but that is the only way they will get paid by Mazda corporate. Stuff like this it takes them longer to write up the service request and close it out then it does to replace the part.

i thought i broke mine but seeing this thread, i think it's the quality luckily i bought my 8 new so it is covered by warranty but im still waiting for the dealership to call

BTW, does anyone know any place that sell aftermarket sun visor? I am sick of these stock visor.
I tried to find my own solution to this problem falling short of gluing the broken visor myself. I sent both broken visors to a vinyl speciality shop in NY to see if they could use only the arm that holds the visor to the headliner and fabricate a custom visor.

I took this route because I know that the replacement visor that has been back ordered will probably split in half again if the design and materials are the same.

No luck. The vinyl shop said that the metal rod or arm is too short and they had no way of attaching a fiber board to the arm to wrap it with vinyl.

They also stated that the spring clip that holds the arm in the plastic bracket that holds the visor to the headliner is too restrictive. The tension from this clip causes more force to be used on the metal rod to move the visor in place which then puts stress on the already flimsy plastic visor. Add heat and the visors will eventually crack along the back seam.

As a side note: The vinyl shop strongly suggested that I file a complaint with the NTSB which I did report in a post above.

As of today, I've been waiting almost a month for the visors to come in. My Mazda dealer has been really good about this. They apologize each time the release date has been pushed back. (3X's). :sad:

As of today, I've been waiting almost a month for the visors to come in. My Mazda dealer has been really good about this. They apologize each time the release date has been pushed back. (3X's). :sad:


Weird, the dealer just called yesterday to let me know that the passenger visor just came in for my car, only been waiting about a week for it.

Weird, the dealer just called yesterday to let me know that the passenger visor just came in for my car, only been waiting about a week for it.
I just got a call from my dealer after I posted above and they are IN!! Hopefully the replacement visors will hold up!

Weird, the dealer just called yesterday to let me know that the passenger visor just came in for my car, only been waiting about a week for it.


Wow, that's fast. I've been waiting for about 2 weeks for the driver side one to come in. Finally, the dealer apologizes and says they are back ordered and will be another month.

Wow, that's fast. I've been waiting for about 2 weeks for the driver side one to come in. Finally, the dealer apologizes and says they are back ordered and will be another month.

Maybe the drivers side visor is in higher demand.

RE: The holes in the visor...

Gotta love the comment about the RX8 sunvisor in, ehhh, I think it was Car and Driver's Patrick Bedard:

"A perforated sunvisor makes about as much sense as a perforated boat"

Heh heh heh

But seriously, I sit so high in the seat that when I use the sunvisor I have to fold it completely forward, otherwise it totally blocks my view. In that position, no direct light makes it through the holes and into my orbs.

And mine hasn't broken yet. :)

My driver side visor broke in the same way. My dealer replaced under warranty, said it was a common problem.

My driver side visor broke the exact same way. Was told it is covered under warranty, but Galpin Mazda of Valencia is so completely inept I have no idea when the replacement visor will be here. Customer service at this dealership is definitely not their priority!!!

i know this is old news, but both of my sun visors broke and my car is only 3 months old. mazda ordered some new updated ones. just waiting for the call.

New updated ones? Yeah right, I am on my second pair.

My driver's side visor broke like this and I glued it back together with some super glue stuff that my brother bought at a motorcycle show that we went to. The stuff smells just like crazy glue, but seems to work better (supposedly "fuses" the plastic back together) because it's still holding fine and my visor looks and works like before. If it re-breaks I'm taking it to the dealer - hope they don't give me crap for trying to fix it myself and replace it under warranty . . .

i didnt bother to read this whole thread but this happened to me just this past week, gonna take it down to mazda soon

i didnt bother to read this whole thread but this happened to me just this past week, gonna take it down to mazda soon

Mine broke 2 weeks ago, dropped it off at the dealer on a saturday morning and picked it up in the afternoon free of charge no questions asked. They should cover this under warranty and most dealers know this is a common problem.

In the meantime if yours broke the way mine did and droops down so you can't drive just take it out. It's just 2 screws and you can pull the harness out and unclip it.

yeah same thing for me, i already did remove it. i went to mazda this weekend they said i gotta come back on a weekday and that i have to put it back on for when they "inspect" it.... they also said im not allowed to install the new one myself because im not ASE certified

Just got my 3rd one replaced (drivers side)...
Wonder how long this one will last....

After a couple of hours in the sun, mine broke today (1 month '06). I suppose this is a kind of initiation test, to make sure if we can put up with the cheapo-plastic stuff bolted to a very good chassis and engine. Ducatis used to be like this. At least you could replace everything with a carbon part. Any carbon sun visors in the market for the 8 (tongue in cheek)? :boring:

It's not the sun. I park in a garage at home and at work and I have been through too many. Very annoying, how hard can a visor be to make. screw the cool little holes give me damn visor that can stand up.

It just cracked, but I somehow associated it the "melted sun visor" issue (here (here) and and here (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=90533&highlight=melted+sun+visor)). Maybe I trust this site too much :dunno: ...

BTW, I've been to the dealer this morning and they are replacing the visor under warranty. And I've got a oil and coolant fill-up for free. Aren't they nice? :fingersx:

Some dealers are great.

Busted my new one yesterday... didn't even last a month..

I'm so glad I found this forum, because I was extremely angry when I got in my car and the sun visor fell on my head. I'm just relieved that others have had this problem and that it's covered by warranty, so thanks for brightening up a bad day by sharing my misery. http://www.rx8club.com/newreply.php#

I'm really disappointed, though, that Mazda hasn't done anything about this. I traded in an Audi for my RX8 and I thought that I'd be trading up in terms of reliability. Apparently not. ::sigh::

we should all email mazda about this, perhaps these visors need to be redesigned, not just replaced...

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/emailMazda.action

I'm so glad I found this forum, because I was extremely angry when I got in my car and the sun visor fell on my head. I'm just relieved that others have had this problem and that it's covered by warranty, so thanks for brightening up a bad day by sharing my misery. http://www.rx8club.com/newreply.php#

I'm really disappointed, though, that Mazda hasn't done anything about this. I traded in an Audi for my RX8 and I thought that I'd be trading up in terms of reliability. Apparently not. ::sigh::


the only problem mazda cant seem to fix on my car is the sunvisors. everyting else was fixed the first time.

taillight water
broken temp control knob/unit ( internals broken )
gas cap
shitty stock battery ( replace myself with a red top optima )

Just had my driver's side break today, same as everyone else..split down the back, now rotates freely. After looking at the passenger side, I would guess it would split too after a few more uses. You can see the plastic seam starting to seperate already.

Oh yeah, and while it has been hot here in VA, it isnt that hot...mid 80s and no sun today when it broke. Just seems to be a flimsy construction issue to me, rather than something melting in the heat.

MotherF!@$###%$@##@! My driver side visor broke again! This will be the third time. They are going to replace it no problem but it's a pain in the ass going to the dealer. Should I ask for something free?

I have had my 06 rex for less than a month. The driver-side visor cracked on me this morning, and my dealer says I have to wait 2 weeks for it because its on back-order. Until then, I'm driving around without a visor. Oh well. Not like it does much in terms of shade anyways, given its practically see-through.

I was not a happy camper at the dealership. I wrote in to Mazda (see link above).

You would think by their 06 models, Mazda would have redesigned this flawed part. It's got to be expensive for them to replace all the cracked visors under warranty.

If they can't even engineer a visor, I have to question the quality of the rest of the build. Damn...

mine broke a while back, delt with it for like a month before dealer got new one. havent had problems since... :dunno:

Add me to the list of broken drivers side visors. Dealer fixed it within a week. Mine broke one week after the recent heat wave (mid90's for 7 to 10 days or so) in the NE so I am beginning to believe there is a connection to high temps and the breaks.

For those of you that haven't figured it out, the holes in the visor are a neat feature that lets you see traffic lights in direct sunlight. The holes are only show light for a couple degrees, so you just tip it slightly in other situations.

Many comments suggesting that the Mazda design of the visor is somehow related to their design ability or quality on the whole car.... The probability that Mazda manufactures the visor is pretty low. Most visors are made by separate, independant suppliers. The manual mirror on the base RX-8 is made in USA by Donnelly. It may be that Mazda is currently working with the supplier or trying to find a new one!

Sure would help if they'd release some info, if only to let their dealers know where this is going.

the visor is fine it's the method they use to melt it shut. if they used some kind of glue or melted the entier shaft into one pice it would never split. the internals are actually of quite strong materials ( just try and get the clamp off of that arm bracket.. ) when it gets hot the plastic as MUCH more pliable and stretches, after a couple of time the plastic weld fails, the clip doesn't stay flat and it splits the visor.

http://208.219.69.31/rxpics/visor/holes.jpg

Dumb question—why aren't all the visors failing? Why are some failing, especially when it's hot—and others not failing in even hotter weather?? I never let mine "slam" back—might that have anything to do with it? (Watch—mine will fall apart today!)

Dumb question—why aren't all the visors failing? Why are some failing, especially when it's hot—and others not failing in even hotter weather?? I never let mine "slam" back—might that have anything to do with it? (Watch—mine will fall apart today!)

the welds stretch a bit every time you use it.. eventually they will fail with enough use or when they feel like it. slamming wont hurt it as much as the initial opening. the arm has a flat spot that a very strong metal clamp must jump to the round part. it takes a LOT of force to hold the clamp still while rotating the visor. It's all i can do to hold the visor together with one hand and rotate the arm with the other, and I'm pretty damn strong. when it's all glued it's cake.

http://208.219.69.31/rxpics/visor/arm.jpg

http://208.219.69.31/rxpics/visor/arm2.jpg

the steel on that ( the silver clamp, the black is just a retainer ) is thicker than my screwdriver.

I wish Mazda would read this thread.

I've had to replace mine 3 times, but it was covered by warranty so no problem. The Mazda dealership where i get my work done knew it was a faulty part, and they fix'd me right up w/ a new one.

Been waiting since Wed for my visor to show up.. if I'm lucky tomorrow I'll get a call saying they have it -:sigh:-

My driver's side broke yesterday with less than 400 miles on it...

For those of you that haven't figured it out, the holes in the visor are a neat feature that lets you see traffic lights in direct sunlight. The holes are only show light for a couple degrees, so you just tip it slightly in other situations. You are right on the money. it is a very nice feature if you ask me. Same with the slot to hold toll tickets.

This IS a Safety issue and it should have a recall done on it.

Our second one broke and we are out of warranty other than the extended 5/100 warranty that we now have to make a deductible payment to get it replaced. we have 66,000 miles on our 04 and the tail lights are just now starting to do the condensation thing. This is all :icon_bs: :cussing:

Dealer finally received my new visor, and intalled it today in 30 minutes, under warranty. Now I use a baseball cap to cut the sun. The cap has a blue and white circle logo on it (motorrad branch)

Anyone with an '06 get their visor replaced recently?

Mine broke a few weeks ago. The dealer told me it was back-ordered until the 28th. Now, he's telling me Sept. 5th.

Wondering if anyone else is getting the runaround? Is there anything I can do to speed this up? Why aren't we all filing a class action on this (any lawyers on this board)? Seems like it's a pretty common thing.

This isn't a "wear" issue. I had my new rx8 for only a month, and barely used the visor cuz I only drive on the weekends. And I agree that this is a safety issue. Especially if you do alot of driving at dawn or dusk when the sun could be in your eyes making it hard to see oncoming traffic and stoplights.

Ive had the driver side replaced under warranty. The original one lasted me about a year and I use it several times a day. Dealer said hes replaced several already. The replacement has held up so far and its been over a year since its been replaced.

Another class action idiot. What are your damages to something covered under warranty! One of the major problems in America is whiners like that. Tort reform is needed!!!

Add me to the list of broken driver's side visors. The visor has been making a nasty noise everytime I would shut it. Finally today, it made a big craackk and split open right where the defect is. Now it hangs fully down and can stay up in either direction. I suppose its better than not being able to pull down at all. But sucks either way.

Took it to the dealer today for them to take a look at. The service guy took a look and pretty much said we'll order you one and replace under warranty. Hopefully the part won't take too long to get in.

I've only had this used car for a month and only 600 miles. I hope its not an inauspicious sign. I get the car and now the big engine recall is underway.

So any 2006's having the problem or did Mazda finally figure out they need to redesign it?

Well, I love my car but I have had the driver side visor replaced for the fourth time today. I finally made a stink and got my transmission fluid changed for free. I know it's not the dealers fault but they need to get a replacement part made quick. It will suck when we are out of warranty. That visor is $100.00.

When the car is out or warranty--it's going to be a costly expense. I wonder if there is something we can do to prevent it from falling apart.

Any suggestions?

I looked at it today and could not figure a way to fix it. How about we have the dealers give us ten each for future use:D

Maybe we should all write Mazda so they can install a redesigned visor.

The only reason nobody is experience broken passenger visors that much is that the passenger visor gets a lot less use than the driver. I should break mine before warranty runs out. Maybe both of them. :rolleyes:

I had my passenger replaced once but no one ever uses it. MOve it back and forth about 20 times and I guarantee it will break.

I had my passenger replaced once but no one ever uses it. MOve it back and forth about 20 times and I guarantee it will break.
Is that a dare? :)

I guess we could all get really good sunglasses and forget about using the visor. I guess I'll have to fix my hair in the rearview mirror.

It does seem that alot of people haven't had problems. So are a lot of broken visor victims just not piping in on this thread?

First of all, scottmhr1, the cost of replacing something under warranty is Time. And yeah, I don't know about you, but my time is goddam valuable to me. I have better things to do than spend 30 minutes over the phone trying to figure out if the parts department has my visor in stock, only to find out its a month away, and then have to drive down to the dealership on a weekend to get it replaced so I can take my damn sunglasses off once in awhile. And from the likes of it, it sounds like this problem is frequent enough that it should have been fixed by the 3rd year (2006 with less than 1k miles). I've moved the sun shade a total of a dozen times at most, before it broke. That's just sh*tty quality. I don't care if they farm the part out to some factory in a third world country, just make sure I don't have to get it fixed after I've had the car for less than a month. Even my old Ford Tempo didn't have this problem...

Why not class action lawsuit? Hold a big goddam corporation accountable for once. Don't you WANT power as a consumer, or would you rather have it handed to you and fork over the $$.

Oh yeah, and there's going to be a time when your warranty ain't going to save you and you'll be crying class-action when you have to dish out the $100+ for one cheap, plasticky visor that you KNOW ain't going to last. Nice luck with THAT.

Class action or not. Mazda SHOULD have fixed it after the first year when they saw a spike in visor mirror replacements.

To those of you willing to take action to change the visor, take a few minutes and file a complaint with the DOT. If they get enough complaints, we may see a recall:

DOT Complaint Form (http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/)

I filed a complaint because it was truly dangerous when the visor broke while I was driving. The visor was hanging by the wires and blocked my view. I had to hold it out of the way with my left hand, steer with my right and shift with my other hand. :)

Phredd

My passenger visor just broke. The driver side was replaced just a couple of months ago.

We just bought our RX-8 yesterday. We pick it up tomorrow - because they are fixing the visor!

Two of the RX-8's on the lot had broken visors and a third broke while we were looking at it. We bought one of the cars anyway - it's clearly a very poor design. The technician tried to say it was because of the heat. That may be true but that is not reassuring here in Tucson - it was only 90 yesterday and is 110 in the summer.

I hope Mazda wises up - aside from the cracking, who would put holes in the visor to let sun through when it's purpose is to block the sun?

The visor should be covered by your warranty. We will be taking the thing back every time it breaks for the next 48 months or 48000 miles!

But as annoying as it is, the visor problem was not enough to keep us from buying an awesome car!

The holes actually are very helpful and IMO a good idea. They block enough sun but still allow you to see through which is very helpfull at a stop light.

PDX and I think alike... I like the holes to peak out every now and then see when the light turns green. The only problem I have with the damn things is they break way too easily.

I took my car to get the driver's visor fixed. The parts dept. ordered the passenger one. UGH!!!

So now I have gone back to keeping it closes to the windshield with non-residue leaving blue masking tape.

Just for reference, my driver's visor was reordered by a dealer in Calif. on Monday and it arrived Thursday. So much shorter than a lot of people waiting weeks.

Mine broke a few days ago. That's so crazy how so many people are having this problem. I just pulled it down and it cracked! I just got my car a couple of months ago so I am not paying a single cent for that. They better fix it under my warranty!! Hope they do it soon too because everytime I'm driving really fast or on a sort of rough road it keeps falling down unecessarily =(

haha yahh I don't think the dealer could even tell me why the visor had holes in it when I went to buy my car. He said "it sensors a certain percentage of the sun" lmao. i just hope that my visor doesn't break AGAIN after getting a new one ordered. It sucks how I'm gonna have to be careful EVERY single time I pull it down now? =(

Mine broke a few days ago. That's so crazy how so many people are having this problem. I just pulled it down and it cracked! I just got my car a couple of months ago so I am not paying a single cent for that. They better fix it under my warranty!! Hope they do it soon too because everytime I'm driving really fast or on a sort of rough road it keeps falling down unecessarily =(

If you car is under warranty, they will fix it. Everyone else's has been fixed under warranty.

well i posted a few weeks ago about having to repace my visor 3 times. sad to say it is now 4 times. maybe now it wont break...yeah right :)

My passenger side broke when my mother pulled it down. They replaced it under warrrenty and it took about 5 days to get it in.

I must say the I do like the holes in it. I have to drive into the sun in the mornings and I have never seen the sun line up so perfictly with the holes that they did not block enough sun. I like the holes because at the first stop light, the sun is directly behind it. I can see watch for the green through it and not be blinded by the sun.

If one doesn't like the holes, one can make their own modification and cover it up on the inside with some gray paper or something.

Driver's side visor broke at 300 miles, passenger side at 800 miles. At this rate, I may replace 30 per year...

Driver's side visor broke at 300 miles, passenger side at 800 miles. At this rate, I may replace 30 per year...
It sure makes you not want to use it....its ridiculous.

ditto --- here's my second one -- one at about 12k and now at 35k -- sounds like I'm lucky to have had only two....

been waiting cause my center console clip (at the parking brake) has been broken for months, the ashtray just broke 3 weeks ago, and now the sunvisor (again)

love the car, but all the worthless plastic crap breaking is getting very TIRING...

I am on my 2nd one. My driver's (that I just replaced a few weeks ago) has already melted. Back to the dealer I go................... :mad:

I found a dual circle sunshade that is strong enuff to stay up just against the rearview mirror so I dont have to use the visors. Sad!

my qestion is:
i'm 1500 mile away from 36,000 does that mean that i'm going to have to start payin' for a part that is prone to break? (aka the visor) if I am thats gonna suck.

I have to awaken this thread, so I can vent. What a POS visor. I want to redo my last survey on my 8.

At least the warranty will cover it. I'll go pay for $100 pair of sun glasses and never use the visors again. I may install an electric wire across the passenger side visor that sends an electric shock on contact.

My driver's side visor broke last week; I had less than 6000 miles on the clock. The dealer had one in stock and replaced it under warranty. They were very nice about it too.

mine broke and im out of warrenty, pos!!!

I am just over 6000 miles myself. Still under warranty here. They say about 3 days for my 2 new visors to come in. I wonder if the malfunction in the black piece is caused by excessive heat. If so, it's only May in Louisiana. I wonder what July and August will bring. I need to tint my windows and get a windshield sun deflector thingy.

screw the warranty. do what others did on this site and take apart the whole visor and reassemble it using super glue. I did. now it feels stronger than a brand new one. I even took apart the passenger side visor and super glued it before that one breaks.

i tried that but it broke straight away, tring again now and leaving it to set for alot longer, hope that helps, but is definatly cheaper than buying a new one!!!

Mine broke at about 2500 miles... it was a completely free replacemtn.

I have to awaken this thread, so I can vent. What a POS visor. I want to redo my last survey on my 8.

At least the warranty will cover it. I'll go pay for $100 pair of sun glasses and never use the visors again. I may install an electric wire across the passenger side visor that sends an electric shock on contact.You do realize there's now a TSB on that. Mazda has redesigned the part… http://www.finishlineperformance.com/rx8/docs/pdf/09-002-07-1734.pdf

Yup. The TSB pretty much sums out what my visor looked like. You think should go in there and get the other passenger side one replace pre-emptively?

wots the difference between the visors in the different year models?

I think the only difference is in the way the pivot is designed, inside. I believe they redesigned it solely to address the fact that some were breaking. Other than that, the 8's had the same visor from day one (I think).

You know, I have replace the visor on the passenger side twice. The visor on the driver side 3 times! The last replacement was not covered by warranty! Curious, how come a known defect in the product result in money coming out of my pocket.....right now borderline confused\furious.

My drver side visor has cracked and been replaced 4 times. I wish I could just find an aftermarket one to replace. Does anyone have any ideas? Once the warranty is up I do not want to keep spending 105.00.

Add me to the list. Drivers side just broke and passenger side shows signs of breaking. ~7000 miles. I don't even use mine very often. Taking it to the dealer soon.

My driver side broke for the second time last week, i was driving on the highway at about 65mph and lowered it because the sun was in my eyes, the damn visor broke and swung down hitting me in the face and i swerved off the road, F***ing up my airdam thing. I called mazda and they were like oh im sorry but we can't get you in for a couple of weeks, And they didn't say shit about me flying off the road.

Mine was replaced a while ago, they said its a common issue.

So are the newer ones with the supposed redesigned pivots still breaking? I have a replaced driver's one, but haven't used it enough to really stress it out.

So are the newer ones with the supposed redesigned pivots still breaking? I have a replaced driver's one, but haven't used it enough to really stress it out.

hmm i have an 06 shinka, forget build date. had driver and passenger replaced once within a week of each other. no probs since.

but i do hate the damn sliding lid behind the gear shift, under your elbow. clips keep breaking, NEVER stays snapped in the open/back position. slide around alot as i brake hard a lot.

So are the newer ones with the supposed redesigned pivots still breaking? I have a replaced driver's one, but haven't used it enough to really stress it out.
Replaced both of mine a week ago. This is my second replacement set and the latest incarnation of these sun visors feel much smoother in operation --- the friction around the pivot seems much less than before, with no large "snap-back" force when you put the visor up. The true test will come soon enough, when it starts to get into the 90-100+ F range around here (I use the visors daily).

i had my driver side replaced a while ago. i'd hate to have to go bak to the dealer to replace again. i'll know in the summer.

Replaced both of mine a week ago. This is my second replacement set and the latest incarnation of these sun visors feel much smoother in operation --- the friction around the pivot seems much less than before, with no large "snap-back" force when you put the visor up. The true test will come soon enough, when it starts to get into the 90-100+ F range around here (I use the visors daily).
Thanks for reminding me of the snap-back motion of the old ones. My driver's side one now has a smooth motion as well since it was replaced with the updated versions.

I should purposely bust the passenger one to get it replaced before the warranty runs out.

Hello, I've owned my '04 RX8 for about 6 months now (got a great deal) and a nice choice as a replacement to my '88 RX7 Convert. However, I too have this problem with both of my visors. Since this is the first time I've owned a car with any kind of warranty, I'm a little confused. Since I bought it used, can I still take it to a Mazda dealer to have them replace the visors... is it still under warranty? Also, can they perform the recalls their even if my car is not registered under my name with Mazda?

Thanks,

Dan

I bought my 06 rx8 new last August and the visor broke on the ride home from the dealer. The visor was on back order (must be a common problem) so I had to wait 3 months for it to come in but they replaced it for free (its a 5 minute replacement). Even if you are not the second owner, the factory waranty (mine is 4yrs/ 60k miles) should still apply.

Just broke mine today. With 128,000 miles I think my warranty is up. They can keep there $100.. + dollars. I am guessing with the hot days here in Orlando that the grade A plastic got soft.

Well it finally hapened to me . Visor down , POS , oh well.

Called the dealer, have an apointment for thi Saturday.

I printed out the TBS to take with me, hopefully I wont get no shit.

My visor broke today the local dealer here wanted $121 for the part. I am at 64k miles. I am checking with trussville to see if they have a better price. When I talked to the dealer they said they keep them in stock, because they have been having a lot of problems with them. Hmmm can you say TSB and give it to us for free. Redesign it Maza there is obviously a problem.

Hello, I've owned my '04 RX8 for about 6 months now (got a great deal) and a nice choice as a replacement to my '88 RX7 Convert. However, I too have this problem with both of my visors. Since this is the first time I've owned a car with any kind of warranty, I'm a little confused. Since I bought it used, can I still take it to a Mazda dealer to have them replace the visors... is it still under warranty? Also, can they perform the recalls their even if my car is not registered under my name with Mazda?

Thanks,

Dan

Warrantee coverage does transfer to the new owner. Just go in to your dealer service dept and they should be able to help you. I would make sure that Mazda USA has your ID, so you can receive any important communications. I think you can do this on their website, if not, again, the dealer can help.

My visor broke today the local dealer here wanted $121 for the part. I am at 64k miles. I am checking with trussville to see if they have a better price. When I talked to the dealer they said they keep them in stock, because they have been having a lot of problems with them. Hmmm can you say TSB and give it to us for free. Redesign it Maza there is obviously a problem.

There is a TSB for the visor but can't tell if you know that from your post. Also not sure if they do TSB work on a car that is not under warranty. At 64k do you have any left?

Mazda DID redesign the visor; that's why there's a TSB.

My driver side broke a week or two ago. I've been putting off driving into the dealer because I never use it. It does look super ghetto though so I need to do that soon.

Just posting to say: +1 for a broken visor.

My driver side broke a week or two ago. I've been putting off driving into the dealer because I never use it. It does look super ghetto though so I need to do that soon.

Just posting to say: +1 for a broken visor.


I'd just remove it then until you have time to head into the dealership. There are only a couple of screws and one clip so it can be removed in a very short amount of time.

Mine originally broke while driving on a very sunny day so it was not a good situation.

damn mine broke today
and i just got it back from putting a new motor in

im not having the dealer install it
cant this be installed by yourself

Do dealerships provide parts under warranty and not install it themselves?

Mines also broke and hangs down lol.
Arm rest cover is broken too and slides around when i drive.
Getting both fixed under warranty next week.

my dealer wants 140.00 for visor

just had mine replaced under warranty. It originally failed while driving on the Parkway on a very sunny day.

fixed mine
125.00
install is just two screws

My driver's side visor just cracked yesterday. Found out at lunch time. I went to take down my sunshade and noticed that the visor was halfway up. Then it wouldn't stay all the way open or closed. What a pain. I haven't contacted the dealership yet. 44k miles so I think it's still under warranty.

<sigh> same problem... gonna need to get another driver's side visor... which was replaced last year during the summer. I hope this doesn't become a yearly issue...

well you can now add me to the list.. broke two days ago but its covered under warranty.....