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1373 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 9:46 AM
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My '04 CR-V with 71,000 miles also suffered from the AC Compressor implosion, affecting the rest of the system. Thankfully, I read and learned from earlier experiences on this forum. I called Corporate Honda first and opened a case number. Got the estimate from my local dealer (over $3,000). And Corporate called back and asked me how much I was willing to pay. I said, of course, I'd like it all paid, but I'd be content with just paying $250-300 of it. They called back almost immediately to let me know I'd only have to pay a $200 deductable. I'm just happy I don't have to pay all of it. I, too, am a loyal Honda owner. This is my 2nd CR-V. And my entire family only owns Hondas. Corporate told me this helped with the Goodwill Assistance. |
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I have a Honda CR-V with 125,000 miles. I was driving the other day when it sounded like something fell off my car. This coincided with the air condition blowing only warm air. Does this sound like the compressr issue? Has anyone had success getting Honda to pay for a CR-V that has this many miles? I have been a Honda owner for 12 years and also convinced my father and sister to buy Honda...hopefully this will count for something!
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Replying to: vikingblood68 (Sep 03, 2008 4:21 pm) |
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just bought my first Honda a 2004 cr-v , in less than a month I owned it, my a/c is not working. honda says is external damage in the condenser, I said the is very strange after reading all your posting in this board! i had many different cars and NEVER had a condenser damage. it sounds to me that a bad part is causing the internal damage to the a/c and they are trying to blame it on something else, is there anybody else with same problem??
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Replying to: andrade (Sep 04, 2008 4:02 am) Unfortunately, it can happen that rocks can damage condensers. I would take it to a 2nd dealer for their opinion. I would imagine that any Honda dealer would recognize the now-famous compressor imploding issue, and not mistake it for road damage... besides, a condenser replacement would be cheaper than the "compressor explosion" repair, and if the dealer wanted to dishonestly make a buck, they would have told you your system exploded - so they could make more money. The fact that they did not tell you this indicates they may be right. But a 2nd opinion is always best.
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Replying to: stevedebi (Sep 04, 2008 11:02 am) |
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Replying to: ajf27 (Aug 02, 2008 9:20 am) He said that as a goodwill assistance Honda America would pay for half of the repair. It will be repaired as a warrantee job, which brought the repair total to 1000 bucks, which leaves me paying 500. But, I have a 10% off repair coupon, which brings it to 450. A HECK of a lot better than over 1300!! I am thinking that the fact that I didn't buy my car new, or from a Honda dealer knocked some "points off of the decision" but that it was not my first Honda, and that I did buy from Honda in the past gave me some "points" in my favor. Sorry for the long post- hopefully this post will help someone else out there that is facing the same problem.......... And again- THANK-YOU for this awesome forum!! I know for a fact that I would have never of gotten my air fixed, and would have been MISERABLE every summer bc of it............ you all totally rock : ) |
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Our 2003 CRV only has 37000 miles on it. On Wednesday (3 days ago) we were headed out on some errands. I went out to start the car and get the AC on so it would be cooler for the kids. As soon as I started the engine and turned up the AC I heard some funny "clanking" noises. Not knowing what it was, I was reluctant to go anywhere with a toddler and newborn baby in a car that might be on the fritz so my husband took the car to AMPCO and they checked it, and told us we needed to replace the AC at a cost of over $1200. My husband was doing research to find less expensive parts and came across this forum. I scanned through the over 900 messages and found a lot of helpful info most of it is summarized above by Lisatinca here: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0d3fb5/981 so we followed the advice. On Thursday we called Goodwill Assistance at 1-800-999-1009. We mentioned that we were long time Honda owners (since 1991) and the our current vehicle, while just out of warranty, only had 37k miles on it and we would like them to take care of the AC problem. They opened a case and told us we had to take it in to the dealer and the dealer would handle this. Dealer was booked that day and told us to come in on Friday and they would try to fit us in. We got our car into the dealer before 8am on Friday and they advised that there would be a $120 fee to assess the problem (take things apart, etc) and they should have an estimate for us by noon. Around noon THEY call us and informed us that "corporate" had been in touch with them, and that they would complete the repairs without charging us (even waiving the $120 fee) -- and they would complete the repair by 5pm the same day. What a relief! $$ has been tight since we have a new baby and other big expenses -- I'm sure that the information on this board helped a lot, in addition to the fact that our car has very low milieage -- so a big Thank You to all of you who took the time to share your experiences with this issue! Good luck to the rest of you!
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Replying to: ajf27 (Sep 01, 2008 7:14 pm) |
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Replying to: zip700 (Sep 06, 2008 10:06 am)
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