WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MY A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE AUTOCARE. I WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR HAS BUSTED. THE TOTAL REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT US$1300. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HONDA CRVS AND I AM SURPRISE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS YET. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND DISGUSTING THAT IN THE TIME OF THE ECONOMY WE ARE FORCED TO BEAR THE COST OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HONDA SEEMS TO GIVE YOU A RUN AROUND EXCUSE. I LIVE IN CHICAGO WHERE 9 MONTHS OUT OF 12 MONTHS YOU DO NOT NEED AN A/C. THIS IS MY 4TH SUMMER AND ADDING THE MATH, THE A/C LASTED JUST A LITTLE OVER 9 MONTHS. PLEASE GIVE THIS. *TR
2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED WITH THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. I CHECKED FOR AN OBSTRUCTION OF A FLOOR MAT AND THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS YESTERDAY (OCT. 17, 2013) AND AGAIN THE CAR ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WILL VISIT HONDA AND ADVISE THE SERVICE MANAGER. *TR