might consider replacing the compressor as "preventive" maintenence when your warranty goes out, at least then you won't have to replace the evaporator and all the lines. it would be cheaper than an extended warranty too although that would cover a lot more stuff.

 

That sounds like a pretty good idea for anyone that doesnt have the extended warranty. Wish I would have known about this when my warranty went out. I wouldnt be in this position right now if I changed the compressor. I just hope my transmission dont blow up on me when I get over 70k now.

 

Another one here. The compressor made a horrible noise the other day and the A/C stopped working. It looks like the outside of the compressor is covered in lubricant. '04 with 78K.

I drop it off on Friday (8/22), so we'll see what happens.

 

So is this A/C problem related more to age or mileage?

jlukja, who only has 38K mi. on his 04.

 

I think it's a mileage thing, because my '04 (took deliv 11/'03) was about 3 yrs old with a little over 50K miles when the A/C failed.

 

Hey...wow..thanks...I have a my brother that lives in Burbank and has that problem right now...How far is your shop from Burbank? He has a 04 TSX with 64,500 approx miles...
Please let me know...Thanks

 

Ok, dealer says the cost is in the $2000.00 range. There is a hole in the side of the compressor. They are replacing the compressor, hoses and a number of other items. I can detail the items when I pay.

I had them talk to the Area Manager they agreed to pay 50% and dropped it down to $800.00 (I have a discount for parts at this dealership). It also helps that I currently own five Acuras and have owned two others previously.

If you are a repeat Acura customer, it really helps your case with the area folks.

-T

 

f*ck

I have an 05 TSX with 63K on it. I am worry now.

 

I wouldn't worry about an '05.

 

Don't forget to post your invoice in the invoice thread.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9854676

 

Bump

 

my wife's 04 with 69000 started not cooling on the way home, then noticed that the loud grinding noises was not coming from the dump truck in front of the car. Dealer service reports that the compressor pretty much self destructed and metal shavings/debris pretty much contaminated the whole system. Said retail fix would total $5500 or so. Sounded like pretty much replacing most of the system. Said to hang on to service loaner (08 TXS) while they contacted and negotiated (goodwill) with regional/head service.
Reported back that Honda would do 90/10 split on cost of repair, they pick up 90% Would take a week or two to get some parts, as they were on a national backorder. Obviously others having this problem or similar. Can live with that, have use of the service loaner till our car done. Condenser went bad and was replaced at 50K under warranty. A/C a problem with this year?

 

Hope the 05's don't get affected, because there wasn't too much of a parts difference between the two years.

 

i would like some imput on this matter, i'm planning on getting a 2005 tsx!! i see that the majority A/C failures are happening on the 04's regardless of the miles! this is my only concern keeping me from buying this car!! is this something that you fix and it won't happend in a long time or will it keep coming back? because if thats the case i'll get myself a 2004 Honda Accord V6! thanks for the help!

 

From what I've seen on here, a 2005 should be fine. Just don't get a 2004.

 

Wow, it's seems that dealers & Acura corp are increasingly making good on these repairs (I could live with $550 if I was out of warranty).

Please remember to post your invoice (with personal information blanked out) here. (PM me or Moda_way if you need help doing that.)

 

About 3 days ago the compressor on my '04 TSX died. Took it to Santa Monica Acura and they quoted me $1600. I have 126k miles. Acura client services isn't offering to help because of the mileage, but if this is a known issue they should still offer some kind of assistance.

-OC

 

Thank god I found this thread. Wife was driving the '04 TSX last night, called me because of a high pitched squealing, so I told her to shut off the A/C, see what would happen. The squealing stopped as soon as the KLUNK KLUNK KLUNK noise died out. We brought it to a Honda dealer this AM because it's really close (Acura dealer is ~40min away, wasn't sure if the car was safe to drive). Honda dealer diagnosed the grenaded compressor and shredded A/C system. $3600 estimate for repair. Right before Christmas, too! I'm waiting on a call from my Acura Service Adviser; have never had to beg for goodwill before; what's the best approach? Just out right ask for it? Mention that I've seen info online that looks suspicious? Help!

 

My . Print copies of the invoices in the other thread, and have them in your back pocket if you need to show that "other 2004 TSX' are having this issue." Do the begging and pleading first.

 

Quick question on this issue. The fan for the ventilation system on my 04 TSX is intermittently turning itself off while the A/C is on (when this happens the fan setting confirms that the system is on, but there is no air blowing out the vents at all). Do you think that this could be a symptom of the A/C failing? The dealer presently has no idea at all as to what is causing this issue.

Thanks for any feedback

 

This is entirely unrelated to failure being discussed in this thread. The blower is above the passenger foot well and is easy to pull out if you are you so inclined to take a peek. Your problem sounds like an electrical fault of some sort.

 

Said Acura would cover 40%, leaving me with a bill of about $900. I guess it's better than nothing, but that leads to my next question- If there is eventually a recall on this, will there be reimbursement? I've never been in this situation before, so sorry if it's a stupid question.

 

If they're covering 40% of a $3,600 repair, wouldn't your portion be alot more than $900?

 

ServiceAdvisor - thanks for the initial post.

04 TSX - 82K miles

Similar issue as the rest of the folks here...AC Compressor disintegrated - metal shavings etc..went into the system and that the entire AC unit has to be replaced.

Just recevied a quote from the dealer - $4000 (which includes labor). Tried contacting Acura Client Services to no avail (also left a message to Leon Jones - 800/382/2238 ext. 115004)

I have since contacted the service advisor at Acura (cerritos) and asked if he could contact Acura on my behalf but there are no guarantees..he'll need to bring this up to his manager first. Any other advice?

He mentioned that the issue with the AC Compressor is not common ... and that they currently do not have "all" the parts and have to order these...would probably take a couple of days to fix.

 

Now that spring is here and the weather should be getting warmer soon, I'm thinking of having them just take a look at the A/C system, compressor specifically, to make sure everything is in good working condition. Not sure if this will help or not, but I'm going in for an oil change in a few hundred miles so why not have a look at the A/C as well. Hopefully they won't charge $100 to do this.

 

Check out http://owners.acura.com/Landing.aspx - "Protect your Investment and save".
I'm in Cali..and it says "AC Inspection" in addition to the Oil change. Just got an oil change and bought the Air Filters in Mar 09 - will bring this back to the dealer to see if they'll honor it.

 

How did it turn out for you?
I think I am having the same compressor issue
My 2004 87K miles isnt cooling very well

 

Ended up paying close to $2000.00 - 50/50 split w/ Acura. They replaced the entire A/C unit. There's another Thread here..."04 Air Conditioner Broken"...got a lot of info. I'd take the car to the dealer and get inspected asap. Good Luck.

 

Sorry to bump up an old thread, but it was useful to me, and hopefully my addition will be useful to others.

This just happened to me. I actually had planned to contact Acura Client Services as well, and just happened across this thread--which gives me a bit more confidence. I figured I had nothing to lose.

I have an '06 TSX with 60k. I thought it was INSANE that the entire A/C system would blow up on such a new car, but apparently I'm not alone. Being as shocked as I was, I asked the service advisor quite frankly if this was a common thing on such a new car. His only explanation was that if the system is run for a long time when it's not working, then this will happen. Nothing was wrong... at least noticeably... with my system. I live in Florida, so it gets run a lot, at around 72-74 degrees most of the year). If the system had seemed to have lost its charge, I would have taken it in, since I know how expensive A/C can be. I had a '92 Accord prior to this that ended up blowing a compressor--but not until 2004. Never bothered to get it fixed, but I wasn't living in Florida at the time. This will be unbearable down here, which is why I was going to plea to Acura.

My service advisor has only been on staff since the Spring of this year, so he may not have seen many of these come through yet. If I don't have any luck on my own with client services, does it benefit me to have him make a secondary attempt?

Also, best to come across as diplomatically furious (not yelling and screaming, but upset) or play the victim and beg for mercy? Any suggestions?

 

Wow. I think you are the first 06 with this problem. Most have been 04s, maybe 1 or 2 05s, but that's it. There's another (very long) A/C problem thread in this forum as well, if you want to read it. Same stuff, really.

 

Thanks, I'll check it out. Everything described is exactly what happened to my 06, so maybe they haven't completely corrected the issue. There's been no abuse at all... :-(

 

I'm going to bump against an old thread as well. Have an '04 TSX, 75,000 miles on it, and my compressor just blew as well. $1800 to fix. Quote at Acura dealership was at least $2100. This thread was incredibly helpful in realizing the frequency of this type of issue and on giving me an idea of how to approach Acura. Can't tell you how much this has helped me. I plan to contact Acura sometime this week. I'll keep this site posted on how it goes.

 

Hello, I wanted to provide an update on where things stand with this. I contacted Acura Client Services via mail (I like to have these kinds of things documented on paper). They took about a week and a half after receipt (tracked signature) to get back with me.

The woman I spoke with must've been having a bad day, because she was hardly enthusiastic about making me feel like a special Acura client. But I wasn't calling to be buttered up, I just wanted results, so I didn't really mind. She wasn't mean or anything, I just like when a company steps up to make the client feel that they are important.

After a series of brief questions about what I had (and hadn't) done, like contact the dealer's service manager first, she agreed to contact them for me to see what could be done.

A few hours later, I heard from my service advisor at the dealership who was MUCH more enthusiastic about assisting me. He had contacted the field manager, who has approved a goodwill repair with a 90/10 payment plan, similar to others I've seen in this thread. The original estimate was for $2,500, so it looks like I'll pay around $250. I'm so grateful that Acura is willing to make this right on a 3-year old, babied car.

Will post again with the final results, but wanted to update and encourage anyone else who might come across this in the future. Hope my '06 was a fluke and not a continuation of the '04/'05 issues. If not, they are likely soon to receive more phone calls on this.

Good luck!

 

Some of you are lucky to have goodwill repairs.

My '05 TSX, 48000mi started having the A/C issue as well, although it didn't make any weird noises, other than hissing.

i called in the Acura Dealer (Park Ave Acura in NJ), and they told me to shove it my my butt (well, in a nice way). I was told that I'd have to pay $120/hr for the diagnostics alone, and they can't guarantee how long it'll take to do the diagnostic. 1 hour, 10 hour, they couldn't promise any numbers.

It seems I may have to pay more to do the diagnostics than to actually fix the problems.

If it does really cost $2500-4000 to fix the a/c alone, i may just sell the car, and buy a new TL. A friend has bought a new TL for $30K+tax.

 

A/C Parts aren't cheap that's for sure. You may have a better outcome by either bringing it to another dealer, or even an independent Auto A/C shop.

 

I don't blame you. I'd probably get rid of mine at this point, too, if the A/C went. It's just too costly of a repair for the age of the car, IMO. Plus, there is no guarantee it won't happen again later on.

If it's not too far for you, maybe try Precision Acura in Princeton. I've had 5 years of good experiences at that dealership.

 

I'm not suggesting that this is a very desirable solution, but ever since I've heard about this problem (probably about 2 years ago, when I joined this forum), I've been using my AC sparingly.

I've only used it a few times where I was stuck in traffic in 95-100 degree weather, which was just to keep the engine from overheating (temp gauge started to go up).

Again, I understand this "solution" won't work for everyone, but theoretically speaking, if you don't turn on the AC, it won't blow up, right?

 

Use it or lose it. According to our manual, use the A/C frequently; run at least 10mins / week. Reason, there is lubricating oil in the refrigerant for the moving parts within the compressor.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to use the AC once a week on my way to work.

As for my original post, are there any merits to it? If I use my AC sparingly, I'm not as likely to have this issue, correct?

 

It's supposed to be used ... I think NOT using the HVAC in "Auto" to avoid a possible failure is asking the owner a bit much. Why not avoid driving the car to avoid a possible failure? I dunno, to each his own. I bought the car to enjoy it, ALL of it.