eHart

brother borrowed mine, visor's broke... warranty here i come

dizzysyd

Mine broke before I even got the car off the lot.

Dealer was installing the license plate on the back of the car while I was sitting in the driver's seat, getting ready to drive away in my new car (06...purchased 2/14/07)... I noticed that the sunvisor wasn't going all the way up. I asked the salesman about it and he took it off to try to fix it...Causing the wires to touch and blow the fuse in the stereo.

All before I drove off the lot.

My "first night" with my new car was actually with a loaner.

They fixed it the next morning. That was February. A couple of weeks ago, I was waiting in line at a drive through...Checked the mirror, gently put the visor up, then heard a loud POP, and the thing flopped down and almost smacked me in the face.

I had to drive to work "looking cool" while holding the damn visor out of my face.

The next day, I called the dealer. The girl in service said that there were a ton of cars ahead of me, but bring it up there. They worked me in same day (giving me shuttle service back to work, then back to the dealer after work). She said that they keep a lot of them in stock, since they break so much.

Boomer01

wow! i didnt know this visor issue was so common! this morning mine broke on the way to work. i only have 19k on my car and its an 04. i hope the dealer will cover mine as they have many others on here!

maskedferret

iTrader: (1)

Just had my passenger side sun visor replaced a few days ago. My car is a Feb06 build that I purchased new in November, and a month after purchase I had the driver side one replaced. To those of you that only had one replaced so far, I am willing to bet that the other hasn't failed yet because it simply hasn't been used much (as was my case). My new driver side one seems much sturdier now than the passenger side one was before it broke. I would recommend trying to wear the other one in more to see if it breaks (open/close it often) -- especially if you're near warranty expiration.

Racer516

I just joined the broken visor club and have since found out how common it is. Here comes the first warranty work.

coolstorm92

iTrader: (1)

another one bites the dust. let wife use car. visor is now broken.

Atilla

iTrader: (1)

guess i wasn't alone - within my first week of having my 8 the visor broke - evidently it's a common issue - just take it back to the dealership - it's covered under warranty

sleeperx8

i've already replaced 3... i think it's almost time to replace the passenger side again... while i'm still in my 50k warranty

GatorShinka

Mine broke when I'd had the car about two months (but I bought a leftover '06). As others have stated, be careful with the wires or you'll blow the fuse--which means no radio, no smart key or power locks, no interior/trunk lights and the CEL will come on.

RX-8Newb

Just went to mazda of roswell today in ATL, GA. They told me my car was under warranty i would not have to worry about it. The same thing that happened to the prerson who started this post back in 03 happened to me but i never used it and it stayed in the up position so i never worried about it. Did not know if it was covered so i just said to hell with it. Then it started falling down and i had to damn near punch it in place to keep it up. So i figured it was time to go to the dealer. Glad i did it should be replaced along with hopefully a grinding tranny next week.

Eddie13

Spent this past weekend at the Ritz Carlton in Naples and when the Valet brought my car around after I checked out it was covered in bird **** and also found my driver's side visor broken too!

When I pointed out the 4 pounds of bird feces all over my car he offered to clean it for me - at that point I just wanted my keys and my car in order to avoid any more accidents.

I feel sorry for the other guests who had Mercedes 550's, Porsche Carrera GT's, Aston Martin's etc...

Needless to say the dealership is replacing the visor this saturday along with a recall concerning the fuel cap and a reprogramming of the computer.

pdxhak

iTrader: (2)

Going in again for another broken visor. Not sure if this is the 2nd or 3rd driver side. The passenger side has been replaced once. This time it will be replaced under the TSB so hopefully this resolves the issue.

Has anyone here had a broken visor since the TSB came out?

legendkurado

cracked down the middle and got it replaced on warranty

New Yorker

Pretty sure your new visor will be fine. TSB says it was re-designed just to address this problem.

MazdaJeff

I just joined the club. First time lowering it.

Car has about 700 miles on it.

CostasX8

Just broke mine today I believe that it broke because i left the windows closed for the first time.Too much heat!!!

Hotsauce

My driver's side visor cracked two weeks ago. I used Gorilla glue and a clamp to repair it. I'm waiting for the passenger side to crack before taking it to the dealer. I'll probably won't have to wait to long, the temps here will be in the 100s for the remaining week.

pdxhak

iTrader: (2)

Mine is going in tomorrow to have both replaced even though only the driver side is broke.

B-Ron

Well mine broke a few months ago, thought it was one of my friends who broke it on one of our snowboard trips and was just being an *** and not telling me. Good to hear though that its just Mazda being shitty again. Sucks to be me however cause my warrantys up(im at 58k miles) and just took the car in today cause im hearing grinding in the transmission! YAY!!!!......

frig

I had both sides replaced at two different times. The service manager at Toms River Mazda (NJ) is great. They were replaced with no questions. He also replaced the console cover. And I think I may have used the visors twice before breaking. Great design!

Foz'sRX8

Joined the club yesterday!

I've got 57k on my '04 GT..........well, you ain't gonna believe this s___t!

I called my local dealer (Mazda of Wesley Chapel) that just opened about 6 months ago...and they said they would take care of it!

Unbelievable!!! Out of warranty and didn't buy it from them, yet they still said they would fix it no charge.

Now That's what I'm talkin' about!

SE3PSynergy

omg... I seriously thought I was the only one who had a broken visor since I never come into this section... WOW. Definitely bringing it in to the dealer soon hahahaha.

Mazurfer

Yeah..............welcome to the club! Actually there is a TSB on this and while I didn't read this whole thread this time, I don't thinnk I've read a case where they didn't replace it...even out of warranty. Caution..............I could be wrong.

Rems31

glad I could join you folks today. I was taking off the sun shade for the front windshield. pushed the visor back up and SNAP! Waiting for the dealership to get a replacement

Mazurfer

Bingo! Mine happened a year ago doing that same thing. I'll bet you feel any resistance what-so-ever now................you will STOP immediately. I'm so paranoid everytime I get in the car now.