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A/C is not working I own a 2016 Civic now for a little over 3 years and over the years I've noticed that the A/C just doesn't work I have R1234yf refrigerant which isn't cheap or easily accessible. Finally after hearing about somebody who almost bought a 2019 civic that did in fact have a recall on some A/C component I tried reaching out to a Honda dealership nearest to my home. When I was told there are in fact recalls for some vehicles but that mine was not defected. I would need to pay $220$ to run the diagnostic on it as well as recharge the system. I just told them to forget about fixing the A/C and went home and after looking everywhere for my specific refrigerant I found it finally and recharged the system with the help of YouTube obviously I follow somebody who is a ASE certified mechanic and knows what there doing so to my knowledge there where no way of messing anything up. I personally found that the system was literally empty as empty can be, some may say dry even. And after recharging my system the A/C had never worked better. The reason I feel the need to finally reach out for sources on fixing things in my civic is because I have a friend who owns a 2020 civic and just last week they received a letter in the mail informing them that there is in fact a recall for there car effecting leaking A/C fluid and that the effected vehicle years are 2016 - 2020. Please if NHTSA can help me please do.
AC Evaporator failed. The lack of a functioning air conditioner can cause health problems that expose the driver and occupants of a vehicle to risk of injury or death from heat related incidents. Research into 2016-2019 Honda Civics illustrate a systematic failure of the AC system due to manufacturers errors. One of which is only recognized by Honda, being the AC condensor, due to a class action lawsuit (ref:Honda Service Bulletin 19-091, Aug 09 2019 Warranty extension). The problem was inspected by a Honda dealership.
2016 Civic air conditioner continues to blow hot air. Problem started in spring of 2018. Honda claimed they fixed in in summer of 2020 but it hasn-??t worked at all in 2021. Seems to repeat pattern every spring.
Air conditioner compressor gasket broke. Had to replace compressor, clutch, coil and add new freon. Cost of repair was $2,346. Based upon internet postings this is a common defect in 2016 civics. Honda should be compelled to provide an extended warranty covering the costs for repairs.
Honda has installed faulty A/C systems and expect the consumer to pay for repairs on their faulty equipment. A 2016 Honda Civic should not have a bad compressor for a car that is barely used.
- Riverside , CA, USA
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The ac blows hot on drivers side causing the driver to sweat and lose grip of steering wheel. This is a known issue of faulty ac systems in this year of civics.
AC Problems in this generation of the vehicle are rampant. We recently had the condenser in this vehicle changed under an extended warranty via American Honda less than a year ago because the ac was blowing warm. It worked fine until present day where the AC seems to be blowing warm again. The problem this time is the evaporator. The car only has 52K miles. For this many problems in the AC system to break before the car even hits 100K miles is unheard of. Honda should cover the entire AC system and not only the condenser in its warranty as the entire AC system in the car is poorly made. Honda is well aware of these issues which are rampant for 2015-2019 Honda Civics.
ON 10/11/2019 AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. HAD TO REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. REPLACED CONDENSER AND COMPRESSOR. ON 06/15/2021 AC stopped blowing cold air AGAIN. Just fixed this, ~ 14,000 miles later.
Vehicle is lightly driven for 5 years with only 40K miles. All recommended services were performed on schedule. Suddenly, the A/C started to blow only hot air and did not seem to have any cooling capacity. The system is likely leaking refrigerant as Honda has officially accepted that some A/C parts are improperly manufactured for 16' Honda Civics. A recall should be created for all 16' Honda Civic A/C systems.
My main display is unusable after different type of colors appear on the display. I can listen to the music but main display is not responsive and colors on it go from blue lines to completely black. Tried reseting by removing the battery, replacing the fuse but not luck. Once in a while screen will start working again but as soon as I turn off the car screen goes dark again with lines in it. I am unable to use the rear back camera, unable to reset service maintenance minders. It is a distraction.
My car ac wont work and Honda dealers want me to pay for diagnosis when they know there is an existing issue with the A/C condenser, compressor and evaporator.
I was driving on the road and my windshield became foggy to the point I couldn't see the road ahead of me. Tried to defog it, it didn't work because of the defective ac system on these particular vehicles. Although had received a recall notice letter about this issue, the local dealer denied my request to fix the issue. This is a safety issue and must be fixed.
Paint peeling along upper edge of roof adjacent to rear window. Console display for backup/right turn camera only displays colored lines while stationary or moving. Mileage 33,340, Oct. 2020
Had ac condenser replaced in vehicle. One year later and the ac is not working again. Took vehicle into dealership and they told me it was the compressor. Quoted $1500 to fix. I declined and contacted corporate. Dealer called and asked me to come back in because they wanted to check it further. Inserted dye in ac system. Told me there was no leak, but when I asked them to check again they stated there was a leak in the evaporator. Submitted claim to Honda and they denied my claim based on the fact I have only had one Honda, I don't go to the dealership for regular service, and because it's not under warranty. Confirmed that nothing was ever wrong with compressor and they admitted this mistake. Want $2000 to replace evaporator.
The air conditioning no longer works on the drivers side only blows hot air;the passenger side blow cool air, Honda has known A/C issues with the corrosive 1234yf refrigerant that impacts the entire cooling system. Service bulletin 19-091 covers the condenser however does not cover the compressor, clutch or coil and those parts are a costly fix.the air conditioning compressor is a known issue with the 2016 Honda Civic. The compressors are known to leak and costed me $1687.47 in a 4 years automobile with only 27062 miles for replacing the compressor. Honda has ignored the problem and they should recall or issue a service bulletin extending a warranty for those defective A/C parts.
While driving down a smooth, straight road at about 50mph, I heard a loud sound, similar to a gunshot. When I looked up, the glass sunroof was shattered and had a roughly 7" X 12" hole. Only one or two small pieces of glass fell into the car. The rest blew up and out of the car. The fabric sunroof door was open (pushed back into the car so that the sun was coming in through the sunroof), and the glass sunroof was closed (closed so that no wind was coming into the car). There were no cars ahead of or behind me that may have kicked up a rock. There were also no trees or anything else above me from which something may have fallen. I did not find any evidence of anything that has fallen into the car after coming through the glass, and the glass was bulged up and away from the car rather than down and into it. It was about 75 degrees and sunny.
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- Milwaukee , WI, USA