This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
After highway driving 2.5 hours, smoke appeared from under hood and car misfired repeatedly. Air conditioner system non-functional; hall Honda attributes to cooling fan failure but is reluctant to repair under extended warranty claiming problem is related to previous accident damage three years ago although another manager from same dealership disagrees.
The driver of the vehicle had noticed that the output of the air conditioner had been diminishing over several weeks. Then one day, a loud and rattling sound came from under the hood when the air conditioner was on. Several people looked under the hood briefly for the source of the noise with no success. Later in the day the owner of the car parked it in his garage and begin to inverstigate the problem. With the motor on and the hood up, the owner could see no clear source of the noise. He returned to the driver's seat at which time a loud explosion occured accompanied by a cloud of refrigerant. A later investigation revealed a large opening in the forward face of the air compressor that had been the result of an explosion. One large piece remained in the cavity while several other pieces were strewn on the floor. The car was driven to the dealer who obtained permission to replace the A/C system under warranty. The potential for serious injury to anyone peering under the hood at the time of this explosion is obvious. The dealer was quick to have the system replaced with no delays.
The driver of the vehicle had noticed that the output of the air conditioner had been diminishing over several weeks. Then one day, a loud and rattling sound came from under the hood when the air conditioner was on. Several people looked under the hood briefly for the source of the noise with no success. Later in the day the owner of the car parked it in his garage and begin to inverstigate the problem. With the motor on and the hood up, the owner could see no clear source of the noise. He returned to the driver's seat at which time a loud explosion occured accompanied by a cloud of refrigerant. A later investigation revealed a large opening in the forward face of the air compressor that had been the result of an explosion. One large piece remained in the cavity while several other pieces were strewn on the floor. The car was driven to the dealer who obtained permission to replace the A/C system under warranty. The potential for serious injury to anyone peering under the hood at the time of this explosion is obvious. The dealer was quick to have the system replaced with no delays.
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- Chesapeake, VA, USA