NHTSA Complaint #10258282 — 2007 FORD FUSION

AS I APPROACHED A GREEN TRAFFIC, THE SUN WAS IN MY EYES, SO I MOVED THE SUN VISOR DOWN SO THE SUN WAS BLOCKED BUT I COULD STILL SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I LET GO OF IT, IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND HUNG STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. IF IT HAD TURNED RED, I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOW IT. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAD HOLDING UP THE VISOR AND ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP I TOLD THEM THAT THE VISOR HAS NEVER STAYED UP EXCEPT AGAINST THE CAR CEILING AND WE BOTH LOOKED AT A 2008 MODEL, WHICH WORKS FINE. HE SAID THAT THEY COULD ORDER A NEW VISOR, BUT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE IDENTICAL, SO IT WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD. I FEEL THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL AND THE OTHER HAND EITHER BLOCKING THE SUN OR HOLDING THE VISOR UP. *TR