SDAlexander8
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- Steve
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- Indianapolis, IN
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- 17’ Si FC3, 17’ Accord 2dr V6 6MT, 22’ RL RTL-E
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If you own a 2016-2018 10th gen, you probably have a bad condenser. It’s just a matter of time. I’ve been waiting for mine to show signs. This week it did.
My 2017 Si is right at 44,000 miles today. The A/C has been just fine up until about a week ago when I started realizing it should be colder than it is. Aside from the vent whistling noises I’ve been hearing for the better part of the last 20k miles.
Only after around 30 minutes of driving it would get acceptably cold, but still not where it should be.
Today on my way to work I had the A/C full blast and I heard a crackling and saw a cloud-like mist coming from the passenger side middle vent. I thought it was smoke at first but it didn’t smell. The passenger side was noticeably colder than the driver’s side even with SYNC button on.
Now it’s just acting weird, I get cold air sometimes, and other times just warm air.
Made an appointment for the 180$ diagnosis for next Monday. Hopefully it is the condenser and I get it replaced for free.
My experience seems to line up with what everyone else has been saying when theirs goes.
***DEALERSHIP VISIT UPDATE*** 6/6/2020
It is indeed the Condenser that has failed, and everything will be covered. Bad news is that the condenser is on backorder. Service rep says could be days, could be weeks.
So I’m SOL right now and i’m gonna sweat it out in the hottest month of the year. Good luck to everyone else and their A/C probs. Aint no fun.
***ONE DAY LATER*** 6/7/2020
Service rep at the dealer calls me and says they got condensers in today....
***FIXED***
Condenser was replaced and refrigerant recharged. This took them a few hours. Apparently recharging the r1234yf takes awhile.
My 2017 Si is right at 44,000 miles today. The A/C has been just fine up until about a week ago when I started realizing it should be colder than it is. Aside from the vent whistling noises I’ve been hearing for the better part of the last 20k miles.
Only after around 30 minutes of driving it would get acceptably cold, but still not where it should be.
Today on my way to work I had the A/C full blast and I heard a crackling and saw a cloud-like mist coming from the passenger side middle vent. I thought it was smoke at first but it didn’t smell. The passenger side was noticeably colder than the driver’s side even with SYNC button on.
Now it’s just acting weird, I get cold air sometimes, and other times just warm air.
Made an appointment for the 180$ diagnosis for next Monday. Hopefully it is the condenser and I get it replaced for free.
My experience seems to line up with what everyone else has been saying when theirs goes.
***DEALERSHIP VISIT UPDATE*** 6/6/2020
It is indeed the Condenser that has failed, and everything will be covered. Bad news is that the condenser is on backorder. Service rep says could be days, could be weeks.
So I’m SOL right now and i’m gonna sweat it out in the hottest month of the year. Good luck to everyone else and their A/C probs. Aint no fun.
***ONE DAY LATER*** 6/7/2020
Service rep at the dealer calls me and says they got condensers in today....
***FIXED***
Condenser was replaced and refrigerant recharged. This took them a few hours. Apparently recharging the r1234yf takes awhile.
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