[Sylverlee]

This was my first time. I got it like 2 months ago. 2004 TSX.

 

[Matlock]

My ac seems to make a lot of noise and shaking when turned on. Am i going to be a victim of the black death? I have an 05. It still works properly but engine seems to shake more when on. Is that normal?

 

[JDMJarrod]

2006.
94,500.
Always been serviced at a Honda/Acura dealership.

Brother is a technician at a Honda dealer. He called to tell me I suffered the Black Death as well. I'm good friends with the PO and he had no idea, then again who uses AC in the winter.

Not looking forward to buying a new ac compressor.

*edit. Our cars aren't the only ones doing it. The accords and CRVs have this problem. Honda won't do anything about it because it isn't a safety issue. The compressor, new one, is a redesigned unit.

Same thing with our factory starters..

 

[Maiku]

2004 6MT

Clutch Failed at 63k 12/2010 (Replaced Clutch, Coil, Compressor, Receiver, Drier, Condenser)
Compressor Failed at 82k 4/2012 (Replaced Clutch, Coil, Compressor)

 

[Moose Muscles]

2004, 5AT, All service done at Cale Yarborough Honda, Florence SC with OEM parts. (I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS DEALER, for service or a new vehicle)

Compressor grenade @ 85k, never been the same since.
Replaced High and Low pressure lines, evaporator, dryer, compressor, condenser, and all small parts between including all o-rings ($3800 parts/labor)

Again at 110k I charged, new compressor ($700, parts/labor)

Just recently @ 132k I changed condenser and recharge. ($600 parts/labor)

Since the original failure I have never experienced "Ice cold AC". This summer will be the second South Carolina summer with no AC and I drive about 1.5 hours a day to/from work. Really makes me reconsider ever buying Honda/Acura again judging from the way they have handled this so far.

I can only wish/pray/hope nobody has to go through what I have. I'm almost at the point where I have invested as much into the AC system as what a dealer would give me trade in. Sometimes I get pure heat, sometimes a mutant luke warm high humidity ass sweat like temperature, and rarely I get AC for about 15 minutes. Just long enough to say "ahh thats better" before the heat kicks back in. I stopped cleaning my interior because I have to ride with the windows down so often my black interior is almost always dusty/dirty.

If I can talk a local dealer down it will be getting traded in for an 08 speed 3 with about 70k on the clock. Until the next s2k like vehicle comes out or unless they turbo the ILX, it's good bye Acura/Honda. Sorry for the rant, just sucks when you think of how much $$$ has been burned into that AC system.

 

[Lyghtsalt]

AC failure 3rd year

'05 154K. AC went out for the third time since car was purchased in 2009, the compressor replaced twice at $1100 each shot and here we go again had alternator changed last year. Bad experience with Acura dealer after first outage, it was a few days beyond the year warranty of the compressor Acura replaced and they wouldn't work a deal. Ordered parts and friend replaced. Car is a big headache, on the way to trade this week.

 

[DeSEBticoN]

2008 6 Speed No Navigation , roughly 36K on the engine , ac cooling was weak , one side was blowing cool air other side was blowing lukewarm air , took about 30 minutes to cool down the cabin , had it checked out , dealer found leak in a hose that goes from the compressor to the condenser , estimated cost of repair $550 , however since I just bought the car on 2/25/12 they will most likely cover it under my 6 month 6000 miles warranty and if not than it will be covered under my extended warranty with a $100 deductible. If its not covered then I will argue that this should have been spotted during the used car inspection process along with all the other problems I found.

~De5

 

[CalgaryTSX]

2008 6 Speed No Navigation , roughly 36K on the engine , ac cooling was weak , one side was blowing cool air other side was blowing lukewarm air , took about 30 minutes to cool down the cabin , had it checked out , dealer found leak in a hose that goes from the compressor to the condenser , estimated cost of repair $550 , however since I just bought the car on 2/25/12 they will most likely cover it under my 6 month 6000 miles warranty and if not than it will be covered under my extended warranty with a $100 deductible. If its not covered then I will argue that this should have been spotted during the used car inspection process along with all the other problems I found.

~De5

Have you read your owner's manual?
All Acura's come with a 4 year 50000 mile/80000 km bumper to bumper warranty.

Depending on the in-service date of your car it should all be covered.

 

[DeSEBticoN]

Have you read your owner's manual?
All Acura's come with a 4 year 50000 mile/80000 km bumper to bumper warranty.

Depending on the in-service date of your car it should all be covered.

Thanks CalgaryTSX , the Honda dealership i got the car from did take it to their Acura branch , problem is that this car was the 2008 model but the original owner purchased it on October 18 2007 which means the 4 year warranty ended on October 18 2011 , and as far as 50000 miles, the warranty ends depending on which comes first the 4 years or 50000 miles , in this case the 4 years came first so either way i didnt qualify. Only thing that kind of pisses me off is why sell the car and claim that it went through an inspection if it obviously didnt because if it did they would have know that there was a leak in the system.

~De5

 

[Miggs]

HOLY CRAP! Im scared now! 159K on my 05 AT NAV, AC blows ice cold no sounds or issues or anything (knocked on wood) Hope it doesnt happen to me

 

[waldo98]

I have a 2006 TSX with around 162k on it and the AC recently went out. I don't hear the compressor kick in when I turn on the AC. =(

 

[Miggs]

I have a 2006 TSX with around 162k on it and the AC recently went out. I don't hear the compressor kick in when I turn on the AC. =(

Ok now im worried :nervous:

 

[Phisigbrotha]

06 AT w/ 137k AC just started blowing hot today in 104 degree heat. 45 minutes into a 2 hour drive home. Haven't taken a look at it yet.

Update.
Hole in the receiver pipe. Gotta get a quote from Acura(free loaner) and Honda (gotta rent a car) tomorrow.

Update 2
Acura wanted $550 to replace pipe and evacuate/recharge AC. Bout the $70 part went home replaced in 10 minutes and back at Acura now to do the recharge. Can't believe they wanted $330 for labor on something that took me so little time. If I had the two wrenches and socket with me I should have replaced it in their lot.

 

[jskinnyh]

I have a 04 tsx with 75000 miles. Today the AC stopped working and there was some smoke coming from where the compressor is. I didnt hear any noises but my music was pretty loud. I was already bringing my car in for an oil change so Im gonna have them check it out. Is there any way to tell if its the compressor or relay before I bring it in so they dont try to screw me?

 

[JDMJarrod]

2006.
94,500.
Always been serviced at a Honda/Acura dealership.

Brother is a technician at a Honda dealer. He called to tell me I suffered the Black Death as well. I'm good friends with the PO and he had no idea, then again who uses AC in the winter.

Not looking forward to buying a new ac compressor.

*edit. Our cars aren't the only ones doing it. The accords and CRVs have this problem. Honda won't do anything about it because it isn't a safety issue. The compressor, new one, is a redesigned unit.

Same thing with our factory starters..

Update. Tore the system open, I got lucky. No black death, the filter caught the little bit that came out the system. Flushed the system completely and installed new compressor.

Honda does NOT send a new clutch/stator set with the compressor. My stator was bad, most likely due to when the compressor locked up it caused the sator to stick on and burnt it up.

So make sure you order the compressor AND the clutch AND the stator. (Truthfully I did NOT order the clutch set as my pulley made no noise and my clutch didn't look damaged. If it chatters then I'll order a new one aswell, 171 dollars.

So far I have into it.

1 Compressor. - 38810-RBB-A01 - 440 dollars.
1 Filter set 45 dollars
1 12pack.
and now 1 Stator set at 77$.

I lucked out. Others that venture through my local Honda dealership aren't as lucky.

 

[willywonksta]

174,000 My AC was working fine then i turned the car again and felt the warm air coming out. thought it could be Freon so bought it and apparently the system has way to much pressure that i cant even put the freon on...?? weird, but then i do notice when i press my AC on button i feel the AC taking the power of the AC but dont see the clutch engage..wonder what the hell it could be since summer is almost here.

 

[Young Prince]

I have 2004. My compressor exploded at about 90K. Replaced with a rebuilt compressor for about $300 including install. I'm at 142K now no issues, just had to refill the freon(I don't know if I spelt that right) a couple months ago. That was probably the worst summer of my entire life. AC is a MUST in south Florida.

 

[king_victor]

my ac failed before.. replaced it.. worked fine for 40k miles.. now its blowing hot air... dont hear my compressor kicking on... anyone here had the relay replaced and it was fixed?? or its just a freon thing?

 

[OllieAuto]

No compressor issues but my fan has burnt out twice. The second time, I got it replace free as the first repair was still under warranty.

 

[yungwunn911]

going to the dealer this friday for an A/C recharge. I hope the compressor did not blow....