Quote Originally Posted by Snowcone View Post
Not looking to highjack this thread but the news on mine isn't all that good. Apparently there is a control module for diverting the cold air to both sides because of the dual mode system, and this module has had a history of failing, which is what has happened to mine. the mechanic contacted Honda in newcastle and was told 22 of these have failed (I don't know if this is just in Newcastle of all of Australia) The dealers have had a 50% success rate with "reprogramming" this unit. Otherwise the module is $680 and the labour time to R & R the dash is 10-12 hours. So at dealer hourly rates + parts I bet this runs into a $2,000 job. I will try the Goodwill thing with Honda also if I have to. Only had this thing for 3 months and now I don't think I like it. Had my Soarer for 10 years and it was a lot more complicated car but didn't give me any financial grief like this thing is trying to
That number is very alarming. I just bought this car, i dont want to have to ration when i use the A/C in fear of it failing on me. Its not something you should have to worry about on a car made in the last 10 - 15 years.
Its especially bad for us people with '03 models who are well out of warranty. I dont think Honda will be as willing with Goodwill warrantys when it comes to us.
Is there anything you can do to try to avoid these problems happening? Use recirculation mode etc?