8.9
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$750.00
Average Mileage:
66,463 miles
Total Complaints:
7 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
- purchase an extended warranty (2 reports)
AC / heater problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
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2008Oct 16
Accord LX 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 53,000 miles
I purchased this car in 2003 from Rick Case in Weston and have had nothing but problems with this car.
2009Jun 10
Accord EX 2.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
I buy honda because they are usually great, year after year. This model has had numerous minor and major problems since I bought it. The Air conditioner going out was just the straw the broke my pocketbook. Besides going with out air conditioning for 7 months in South Georgia ( which by the way makes you sweaty and smelly by the time you get to work at 8am), the air system is part of the the whole belt system. so if the compressor had actually frozen up (luckily I found the problem before it did), the whole car would have shut down where ever I was. Bottom line, I like many buy Hondas to be good reliable cars, this one is not. Honda should do several more recalls, and six all the major problems this particular model has in order to save its good name. I can tell you, most of the names I have been calling them lately have not been very good.
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2008Jun 10
Accord EX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 43,000 miles
I just read where another person was having the same problem...bought car new, the a/c just works when it wants to. I also have found that when I stop the car, turn off the ignition, and restart the engine, the a/c works! It also is a real pain, as it gets extremely hot here in Arkansas. The other person 'amended' his complaint the next day by saying that the compressor finally laid down. I cannot understand how restarting an engine will make the compressor work everytime. But I am not a Technician...I did call the dealer, and they obviously told me that they cannot diagnose the problem unless the a/c has quit when I bring it in, and that they have 'no idea' what it can be. Obviously there is a real problem when air compressors only last 43k! I would like to know if other people are having similar problems. I have owned 6 Hondas and have never had any a/c trouble before. I always have a GM product as well as the Honda cars, and have never replaced a compressor since the 60's. The sad part about this is that the 03 Hondas appear to have many other problems, and we were going to keep this one as we are getting to the age that we don't need two car payments. In the past we have actually never put many miles on our Hondas when we upgrade, but I know many people who drive them for 200k and never have a problem. Those days may be in the past for Honda...the Toyota Camry has a lot more bang for the buck! I imagine I will be driving one BEFORE my a/c lays completely down on the Honda. Again for the record, I have purchased approx. 23 new vehicles since 1970, and have replaced one compressor...a BMW.
2007Dec 29
Accord EX 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,120 miles
Well, I am updating my complaint from yesterday. The A/C has now completely died. I guess my question has been answered. I hate this car. First, the sh*tty transmission that will probably break again and now this. Anybody know how much a new compressor is? Buy a Toyota from now on.
2007Dec 28
Accord EX 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 75,120 miles
I was wondering if anyone else had this problem with their Accord. My A/C seems to have this annoying habit of working when it wants to. Usually, I start the car, turn on the air and everything works fine. Every once in a while though, I will turn my car on, turn the A/C on, and I get no cold air. It is especially annoying in the 115 degree temperatures of North Carolina. I bought this car new and this has happened quite a bit over the years. The only solution seems to be turning the car off, pulling the key out and starting it back up.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and whether their compressor eventually died as a result. Let me know.
2005Aug 02
(reported on)Accord EX
- 51,000 miles
The AC compressor failed, and it took TWO WEEKS to locate the required part. They were back ordered throughout the United States! Thank God I had a Honda Care Extended Warranty, (7 yrs. or 100,000 miles, "0" deductable). I would NEVER own a vehicle without and extended warranty. As soon and I get close to the 100,000 mile mark, this vehicle is "history"! ----- Will I purchase another Honda? ----- I don't know at this point in time! Outside of the waiting for the part, the warranty covered the entire repair.
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2009Jun 18
Accord EX 2.4L
of course this happened 3 thousand miles after my extended warranty expired, and in the heat of a Texas Summer. The ac compressor will work fine after the car sits for a while and cools off, then after about 10 minutes..nothing. Nothing but hot air. I thought Hondas were dependable for a long time? guess not
cincyred5
Lewisville, TX, USA
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