A/C System Fail in European Cars

[vtecr]

So your car was out of warranty?

My car is still in warranty but once they can eliminate physical damage as a cause and can attribute it to design/manufacturing fault, they'll cover it regardless of warranty status. I'm not sure if there's a limit to how far out of warranty or how old the car can be but that's just the info I got.

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[Lifesabeach]

I will be taking a 2 year extended warranty at the end of August to cover this as I have seen on here that the compressor can also fail, which would expensive to say the least.

 

[CastorX]

I will be taking a 2 year extended warranty at the end of August to cover this as I have seen on here that the compressor can also fail, which would expensive to say the least.

Good idea. Also the evaporator can fail and thats at least 5 hours of work to replace because the WHOLE dashboard must be removed first.

 

[Lifesabeach]

Ouch, 5 hours at dealer rates plus the part and thats the price of a 2 year extended warranty in one job. Off the top of my head I think 2 years extra comes in at around £900, alot of money but AC is expensive to fix.

 

[CastorX]

Ouch, 5 hours at dealer rates plus the part and thats the price of a 2 year extended warranty in one job. Off the top of my head I think 2 years extra comes in at around £900, alot of money but AC is expensive to fix.

Mine was i think under 400€, however they dont cover everything, but like around 60-90% of the price of the parts and always 100% of the labour. (Percentage for the parts depends on the miles in the car)

 

[Lifesabeach]

There are 2 levels of warranty and the one I will be taking is for years 4 & 5 which is an extension to the manufacturers original warranty so everything should be included as per the original warranty, I have posted a link below from Honda UK website.

https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/owners/extended-guarantee.html

 

[CastorX]

There are 2 levels of warranty and the one I will be taking is for years 4 & 5 which is an extension to the manufacturers original warranty so everything should be included as per the original warranty, I have posted a link below from Honda UK website.

https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/owners/extended-guarantee.html

That wasnt not option for me in Germany, because i bought the car used with 1800km from the dealer (the honda dealer was the first user too, it was a demo/company car). That’s why I have the other “garantie” that was not that expensive but I have to pay some dedutcible.

 

[Hondanickx]

So my car started to make some noise when the ac is on.Ac also doesn't get as cold as it used to be anymore.
@varge did you ever posted the service bulletin number?

 

[varge]

So my car started to make some noise when the ac is on.Ac also doesn't get as cold as it used to be anymore.
@varge did you ever posted the service bulletin number?

Hi Nick,
here's the reference from Civinfo with the service bulletin details :
10G Aircon Whistle Recall | 2006+ Honda Civic Forum (civinfo.com)

hope it helps!

 

[Hondanickx]

Called the dealer a few days ago and explained the problem.They recently had done this on another car and ordered a new condenser right away.They are all in backorder sadly ... So in Belgium they been having the problems also.
Luckly my warranty ends in november or i could have paid for everything ....

 

[Lifesabeach]

My warranty has just run out so I extended it for another 2 years because of the AC, you just shouldn't have to do that with a Honda!!!! for that reason alone this will be my last until I have regained trust in the brand to produce a reliable product. Its time for Honda to seriously up their game.

 

[Hondanickx]

Got my car back today from the dealership.
Ac condenser was replaced under warranty and the noise is gone and ac works again.
Didn't had to pay anything .

 

[CastorX]

Got my car back today from the dealership.
Ac condenser was replaced under warranty and the noise is gone and ac works again.
Didn't had to pay anything .

Good to hear that! By how many km /year did that happen?

 

[Hondanickx]

Good to hear that! By how many km /year did that happen?

When I called I was at 44.000km but i had that noise for a while already. So I guess it started at 40.000km.The car is 3 years old in November.So it was within the 3 years warranty from honda.

 

[Digi]

Good to hear that! By how many km /year did that happen?

Hello my civic is from 2020 and this year the ac pump was replaced at 28000 km or under warranty

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