NHTSA Complaint #10266688 — 2006 HONDA CIVIC

2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE, 36,900 MILES. 4/24/09 DISCOVER AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR, DRIVEN TO DEALER. DEALER TEST AC SYSTEM DISCOVERS "FREON LEAK IN AC CONDENSER WHERE STRUCK BY A ROCK OR SOME SORT OF ROAD DEBRIS". AC CONDENSER REPLACED. TOTAL COST OF $828. RESEARCH ON HONDA CIVIC AC CONDENSER THROUGH GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA/TQ02NF40877B57GF6/P6#LASTPOST MULTIPLE POST FROM HONDA OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND "DIAGNOSIS" FROM HONDA. OBVIOUSLY, THESE COSTLY REPAIRS ARE DUE TO A POOR DESIGN FLAW IN LATER MODEL HONDA VEHICLES (I.E. ODYSSEY, ACCORD, CIVIC) AS CONSUMERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM OVER, AND OVER AGAIN. HONDA TAKES NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NOTHING THE CONSUMER CAN DO TO PROTECT THE AC CONDENSER FROM BEING DAMAGED AGAIN BY "ROAD DEBRIS". *TR