I had an AC compressor replaced at the end of June as my air began blowing out warm. Since then the air has been cold but now proceeds to stop blowing through the vents after a few minutes of driving. When this happens the pipes under the hood from the low and high pressure nozzles are totally covered in ice as far back as the pipe goes. To fix this, a new expansion valve and condenser have been put in ($1,600) but the problem is still continuing. There was also a flush of the AC system.

I need some help here as my mechanic seems to be stumped. Any thoughts?

I have 2008 Honda Civic EX which now has 115,000 miles. The AC has been working intermittently for the past year and half. I checked the low side pressure and was right where it should be. Finally, wife couldn't take it no more. Went to the Honda dealer to check the EVAC system They added refrigerant and pressure reading had a abnormal reading, EVAC again and cracked open a line and found metal in system that looked almost like sand.

Their guess is the compressor most likely went bad and left shavings of metal into the system. $3,700 to replace the whole system which is probably 40% of worth value. If enough of us would file complaints to the this site and Better Business Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Affairs, NADA Dealers Association, we possibly can hold Honda Motor Company responsible.

To start, I brought my 2008 Honda Civic with the confidence that since its a HONDA that it would not give me much problems. Boy was I fooled! My latest problem involves the A/C Electrical Components. Apparently they stopped working for what ever reason. This caused my car to stop abruptly( no warning light, no check engine light went on EVER!) Went I got out and opened the hood, my car was smoking. I'm thinking how can this be since I took my car in for service in Feb, so why wasn't this spotted? When I turned the car on I so the A/C compressor rotary would cut on and off causing the drive belt to rub it and burn. The car would shake really hard and try to cut off, but I managed to get home. Took the car to the dealership and unfortunately I get hit with the double whammy news, 1 ) My warranty expired( this includes the dealer extended warranty), 2) It will cost me $994 to repair. I have driven this car to Florida and Virginia with no problems ( I'll give it that), so how can this happen! As of now, I am turned of by Honda and my car. I feel as if I cant even take it on a road trip if I wanted too. Last Honda I will buy!

I took my Honda to the dealership in August 2009 because the a/c would only work about half the time.They did some sort of computer update and said that would take care of it. I spent the next seven months never knowing if I would have a/c or heat in my car. It took me until March 2010 to convince them that there was something wrong with the blower. Then they talked me into replacing the a/c cabin filter because that might be the cause of the blower not working. They did replace the blower motor free of charge because they suckered me into paying for the new filter. Honda sucks!!!!!

I noticed the air conditioner wasn't working right and next day took to dealer. They ran a couple of software updates and cleared the problem. After getting a few miles down the road the same problem occured again. Air failed to work at higher speeds but at low speed the air returned again. This time the diagnosis was a cracked block due to coolant problems which cause engine to overheat, though none of my temp warning lights went off. The lead mechanic said it was a known problem and it only took a few days to fix.

I'm worried that it can happen again. My dealer was extremely helpful and even gave me a loaner car. I know I was lucky that it was covered under warranty and that they provided a car but what, if any, recourse will I have when it's out of warranty and happens again?