Honda Civic

"Compressor failed but was replaced under an expanded recall"

"Air conditioner would not maintain cold air, apparently there was a leak in compressor. Honda gave an extended warranty."

"In September 2022 the air conditioning was operating at around 20% of its capacity. In spring 2023, we had the compressor changed."

"Faulty compressor seals caused refrigerant leaks."

"AC not working"

"Condenser went out in my car. Replaced at the dealer under warranty - Honda recall."

"Known issue! Watch out! Honda dealership replaced my condenser 5x, no charge. Leaked every time within a few months. Then it got way more expensive. The failed condenser caused my compressor to fail and heat pipe to leak. I gave up. I had to sell the car. I bought it with 0 miles. Never missed a service. All with Honda dealer. Did all recommend services. Only 60k on it, and had to sell. Honda dealer says theres no fix. Honda is so disappointing now. My last civic was a 1997, had 240k on it and AC still worked. What happened Honda? How do you not have a fix?! Honda website says condenser was not made to spec. Leaks because of it. So make one to spec! Stop giving us the same condenser that will fail within a few months. Other than the AC unit, no complaints. However thats a real deal breaker even if youre like me and live in Seattle. When its 90 and above and youre in traffic not moving you need AC. I love Honda. I buy cars that are reliable, thats my main priority. I guess Honda is off that list now. It should have been a recall with an actual fix. However they just keep giving you the same problem over and over (5x) until it breaks more parts. Very disappointing."

"HVAC failed and needed replaced at substantial cost. It was later covered under warranty through Honda"

"My air conditioner stopped cooling. I searched online and found that there was a known problem with the A/C on Civics including mine and expected Honda to fix it for free. But the dealer said the part of my A/C that failed was right next to the "secret recall" part and charged me $900+ to replace it. After my protests, they contacted Honda and refunded me $800+."

"In May 2020, the air conditioning in my Honda Civic (purchased in December 2016) completely stopped working, after 41 months. The condenser was broken. After using the services of the Office pour la Protection du Consommateur and the APA (Association pour la Protection des Automobilistes), I sent a formal notice to Honda Canada and Chambly Honda. Honda Canada finally repaired my air conditioning at its expense."

"Dealer replaced leaking condenser under warranty extension for A/C condenser leaking: service bulletin 19-091."

"The issue was identified when it felt like the A/C was taking a longer time than normal to cool the vehicle cabin"

"Making noise when AC is on and seems leaking"

"The AC stopped being cold and I had to have a leak repaired"

"A/C unit began to fail in spring of 2023. Had evaporator unit replaced, and A/C performance improved although not like new. Performance declined by fall of 2023. Condenser replaced in spring of 2024. A/C performance is now like new."

"Refrigerant leaks due to faulty compressor seals and poorly made condenser. Dealer installed more refrigerant on two occasions and finally replaced defect components on a factory recall."

"Not sure where the leak is yet but my A/C has stopped blowing cold. Topped up system for now but financially unable to run a diagnostic as it wont ne covered by Honda until determined to be a part of recall."

"I had to put freon in my Civic as the air quit getting cold. I got a letter from Honda about a month later. There was a defect in some Civics and said they recognized the problem and would fix it at a Honda dealership. They replaced some things. They stressed that it was not a recall"

"I was told the AC was defective and until they were able to get the parts or get it working correctly I had to take it back 5 times. They extended the warranty a bit for this proactively."

"I wrote about this in my comments before this one."

"When iPhone is plugged into USB port, display key buttons will not work. Interface between iPhone and car is not operable. I need to unplug the connection, set up my music, plug it back in, press play from my phone. steering wheel controls work only. Volume knob is only control that works on dash. No car play. Do not experience this problem in other cars with same phone."

"The display screen started to appear 'burnt in' approx 1 year ago. The display is normal when the car is first started then deteriorates. This happens pretty consistently. I haven't had it repaired due to cost"

"The ball bearing on the front wheel driver side got damaged probably due to the very many potholes that appear after winter, it start iff as a vibrating sound, and as days and weeks advanced the vibrating sounds became more noticeable, in term of wheel safety I had to wheel bearing replacement"