2016 Civic LX 'a/c auto' issue

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Got the car in April & set the auto to the temp I wanted & re-circulating light was on. The system worked beautifully. Less than a month later, the 'auto' shut off by itself, leaving the re-circulating light on. I hit the auto again & the word 'auto' displayed as it should, but, the re-circulating light went out & outside air started being pulled in to cabin. I hit the re-circulating button, the light went on, but, the auto went off again! This went on for a day. Went back to the dealer & my service manager gave me a story about how, when I open the window to smoke a cigarette, the inside of the cabin gets really hot (I live in Phoenix) & the auto feature can't function properly, so it shuts itself off & leaves the re-circulating going. HUH??? Isn't that what AUTO is for? To control the cabin temperature? When I initially get into the car & it's over 130 degrees or worse in the car from sitting parked in the heat, the auto button never went off. In fact, my a/c works hard at cooling the cabin & does a beautiful job in just a few minutes.
It happened again a month or so later, but, when I shut the engine down & restarted the car, everything went back to the way it was, auto working fine.
2 days ago I was on an interstate in Las Vegas, all systems working beautifully & all of a sudden the auto shut itself off, leaving the recirculating air going. Same scenerio as the 1st time, so I just kept driving along without the auto working. I stopped a couple of times during my trip to take a driving break, shutting the engine down, spending time eating etc & when I got back in the car, the auto would not come on, but, the re-circulating air was working fine. Every time I pushed the auto button, the word 'AUTO' lit up, but, the re-circulating air shut down & became outside air being pulled into the cabin. When I press the re-circulating air button, the auto shuts off. It's been 2 days now & I have an appt at the dealer in the morning, but, I am wondering what BS theory he is going to tell me this time.

Any one else having this issue?? Any one had the issue & had it corrected? I would appreciate any & all input.

BTW...I have to brag. I traveled approx 650 miles the past 2 days, mostly highway with local streets & local traffic as well & I averaged 39 miles per gallon of gas! I am a big time 'cruise control' user & my highway speed varied from 65 mph to 75 mph & I even hit 80, 85 & 90 when I had to pass other vehicles. The car responded almost intuitively knowing what I was asking it to do. When I am home & do only local street driving, I average 25 - 28 mpg. I LOVE my Civic. I traded in a 2014 Civic to get the 2016 & I am so happy I did!
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I had a lesson & good conversation today with the A/C specialist at the dealer. My A/C is operating exactly the way is was built to operate. I know & understand the operation of the system now & what I experience is not an issue at all.
 

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it will cool the cabin air a lot faster whenever its on recirculating. Once it cools down enough it will pull fresh air
 
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it will cool the cabin air a lot faster whenever its on recirculating. Once it cools down enough it will pull fresh air
Thanks for your reply. Yup, that's basically what I was told, in addition, to learning to understand the system so that I use it correctly.
 
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it will cool the cabin air a lot faster whenever its on recirculating. Once it cools down enough it will pull fresh air
Can I ask you another question or maybe it's 2, haha. I keep my headlights on 'Auto'. Last night at dusk, I hit the unlock button on my key fob to get into the car & my headlights turned on when the doors opened. I loved that! This was the 1st time I ever experienced this. Later on, getting back into the car (fully dark out), I hit the unlock button, hoping the lights would go on again. They didn't so I hit the lock button & tried again, but, held the unlock button down instead of releasing it, thinking that maybe that's what I had done initially. Well the lights didn't go on, but, all 4 windows rolled down! LOLOL.
I think Honda should give a class on everything the car does, doesn't do, can & can't do, before they let you drive off the lot with it!
Thanks for your help.
 


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if you hit the unlock then hold the unlock it will open all the windows.

the headlight should turn on if you hit the unlock if its dark out. try it again next time, sometime the system bugs out
 
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if you hit the unlock then hold the unlock it will open all the windows.

the headlight should turn on if you hit the unlock if its dark out. try it again next time, sometime the system bugs out
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actually about the headlights. i know it turns on if i remote start then hit the unlock. im not sure about just unlocking.
I don't have remote start. It just did it that one time.
 

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To roll all the windows up (without entering the car) place your key in the door lock , turn to lock it once , then turn once more and hold it.
All four will roll up as long as you hold it in the lock position.
 


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To roll all the windows up (without entering the car) place your key in the door lock , turn to lock it once , then turn once more and hold it.
All four will roll up as long as you hold it in the lock position.
Hi,

I own a 2016 Civic LX... as for the A/C Recirc Auto mode, I discovered it functions differently based on the fact if you have the ECON Mode on or OFF.
If ECON is ON, then the Auto will put the Car in Recirc Mode to cool the air using less time and power, but if you switch ECON to OFF then the fan runs faster and the Recirc mode will only be used at the start and will switch to Fresh air more quickly. If you try to select a Fresh air with Auto Climate control ON, the Auto gets switched OFF. That's because Auto mode wants to control everything. A suggestion to you is to leave the A/C turned ON all the time and select if you want fresh air or Recirc, then choose your fan speed and temperature using the Dial; This way when you star the car next time these settings will work as you left them and the car will cool to the desired temp, but the difference is you control the settings (and Turn OFF the ECON Mode...lol).

As for the Lights, I have the same issue, I noticed this a few times over the last two years; when I approach the car and unlock with my remote, sometimes the lights come ON ( assuming it's dark enough). But most of the time they don't. My wife bought a 2018 Civic LX and the lights come on every time the car is unlocked (at night).

I just returned from the dealer to get this checked and they wanted me to pay $65 to have that checked on warranty; they claimed if they find something wrong then I don't have to pay. This is BS, because they can't even tell me if the lights are supposed to do this or not... I think there is some sort of software glitch and there should be an update; but the dealer can't even tell me if there is an update...Frustrating to say the least...
 

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As for Honda giving a class on what the car can do, someone has to teach them first. Several times I've had to take a copy of the manual in and show them the car is supposed to do certain things after they argue with me telling me its not.
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