maybe it helps that I have 10 Honda Dealers in my metro and all within 30-40 minute drives.
If there was a fundamental design flaw such as the system being undersized for the vehicle, all 2016-2017 Civics would exhibit poor cooling performance and that's clearly not the case. My brother's '16 Touring and my '17 Si cool just fine during the sunny, 90-100ºF Texas Summers.
I doubt the same thing like you do. The dealer showed me 2017 Civic LX-P on their lot today. It's 90F outside. We got into the car. He turned the A/C on with Lo and the highest blow. It took about 15 seconds to have cool air and minutes to have cold air from vent. The lowest temperature from vent was 48F. But the temperature was about 80F at driver seat. He run the car over 10 mins. It didn't change much. The cooler, the closer to the vent regardless the back seat. Never went down to feel cooler or cold. He said that Civic 2016 and 2017 are not good design and low end. The fabric of the car and black interior won't help. This is the second dealer I went for the same issue. He seemed just try to convince me it's what it is. They can do nothing about it. I just have a hard time to accept it. I am a petite women. I usually feel cold easily. I can't imagine people driving the same model in other hot states or area if it's like their claims to be a bad and cheap design. By the way, my car has only 1650 miles. I always keep my car in the garage.
as well as 105-110 degree HI or Heat Index. it's like the Flash Point of oil as it relates to viscosity. et al.
There is a common recurring issue with the AC on these cars, typically being undercharged. Once they are evac'd and recharged many of them are working fine.
My 2017 Civic Si is my 9th Honda alongside a 2017 Ridgeline since my first Honda in 2006. I alternate driving between the two each week. I've owned the Civic for three months including August - the hottest month of the year. I've owned the Ridgeline for a year. All of these vehicles have had automatic climate control with the exception of a 2009 Honda Civic EX. I haven't noticed any significant difference in cooling between any of them. The 2017 Ridgeline is the slowest so far to begin heating, however - it takes significantly longer before the engine coolant temperature increases and the cabin begins heating (the heated seats are next to worthless as well, but the heated steering wheel works amazingly well).
According to your experience and knowledge with Honda, it seems to me that 2016 and 2017 Civic LX-P are bad design and cheap made as dealers admit. I have 2016 with window tinted. Dealer tried 2017 same model at their lot. They perform the same with 48F through vent. The cabin remains 80F with 90F outside no matter how long to run the engine.
I think it has some issues but once mine was fixed it works excellent, It blows like 44 degrees and gets cold in my car almost immediately.
The dealer said the compressor was fine under test. My car issue is the cabin won't cool down although A/C blows 48F. Very frustrated and regretted to buy this car!
1. Make sure the system is in AUTO mode at the desired temperature so that it can make the most effective adjustments. It won't cool any faster in "Lo" than it will if set to, say, 68°.
Thank you very much. Set up Auto mode at 65F and left the car out 40 mins about 100F outside. Start driving in the city with auto mode. Tested recirculation mode following your instruction. It works fine. It's 92F after 15mins driving inside the cabin. I will test it this weekend when driving longer distance. Thank you again and have a wonderful holiday!
