Randolph

>
> I think there IS something wrong with it. I've talked to a ton of folks and no
> one can relate their car to this problem. I going to try to find some 2004
> Civic owners in this area and see if I can get to the bottom of this. Anyone
> out there with a new Civic EX in a hot climate?
>
> Al

Perhaps you could ask the dealer if you can test drive another 2004 EX
from their lot.

A friend of mine, who has at best minimal mechanical insight, found a
strong smell of burned oil in his car after a service. The dealer was
not very cooperative, but finally agreed to check it out with the
agreement that if they found nothing wrong, my friend would pay 1/2
labor charge. If they found that they had made a mistake, they would fix
it for free. Turned out they had simply forgotten to put on the oil
filler cap. You could try to make a similar deal with your service guys.
They may not be very motivated to find a problem if it means they have
to work for free, though.

alie

I have finally found someone else who shares my dissapointment with their
2004 civic's air conditioning! Al, I live in Arizona, and let me tell you,
it is no picnic with this car's air conditioning when its 110 degrees out.
I have taken my car into the Honda shop 3 times now, and every time they
tell me that the air is "normal" and they have also informed me that this
model was built to blow warm air when accelerating while getting onto the
freeway. Aside from that, there are times when it takes 15-20 minutes for
my car to cool down. That doesnt help me out when I have a short drive to
the grocery store. Their solution to the problem? They tinted my windows
for free. While that is a nice gesture, and it does keep some of the heat
out, it doesn't help the actual air conditioner cooling off the car. I
have already called the Honda customer service center, to complain. That
is when they contacted my local dealership to have them tint my windows.
During a follow up phone call from the dealer, I went off on him telling
him I will never purchase another Honda again, nor will I keep this
vehicle to the end of the lease term which is 2.5 years away. I am
assuming he passed this message along to the customer service department
because they have not returned any of my phone calls. My next step is to
complain to the BBB about this. I refuse to pay $ for a car that I dont
even want to drive. The makers of this car should try driving it in the
middle of an Arizona summer, then maybe they will build a better air
conditioner...

alie

I have finally found someone else who shares my dissapointment with their
2004 civic's air conditioning! Al, I live in Arizona, and let me tell you,
it is no picnic with this car's air conditioning when its 110 degrees out.
I have taken my car into the Honda shop 3 times now, and every time they
tell me that the air is "normal" and they have also informed me that this
model was built to blow warm air when accelerating while getting onto the
freeway. Aside from that, there are times when it takes 15-20 minutes for
my car to cool down. That doesnt help me out when I have a short drive to
the grocery store. Their solution to the problem? They tinted my windows
for free. While that is a nice gesture, and it does keep some of the heat
out, it doesn't help the actual air conditioner cooling off the car. I
have already called the Honda customer service center, to complain. That
is when they contacted my local dealership to have them tint my windows.
During a follow up phone call from the dealer, I went off on him telling
him I will never purchase another Honda again, nor will I keep this
vehicle to the end of the lease term which is 2.5 years away. I am
assuming he passed this message along to the customer service department
because they have not returned any of my phone calls. My next step is to
complain to the BBB about this. I refuse to pay $ for a car that I dont
even want to drive. The makers of this car should try driving it in the
middle of an Arizona summer, then maybe they will build a better air
conditioner...

alie

I have finally found someone else who shares my dissapointment with their
2004 civic's air conditioning! Al, I live in Arizona, and let me tell you,
it is no picnic with this car's air conditioning when its 110 degrees out.
I have taken my car into the Honda shop 3 times now, and every time they
tell me that the air is "normal" and they have also informed me that this
model was built to blow warm air when accelerating while getting onto the
freeway. Aside from that, there are times when it takes 15-20 minutes for
my car to cool down. That doesnt help me out when I have a short drive to
the grocery store. Their solution to the problem? They tinted my windows
for free. While that is a nice gesture, and it does keep some of the heat
out, it doesn't help the actual air conditioner cooling off the car. I
have already called the Honda customer service center, to complain. That
is when they contacted my local dealership to have them tint my windows.
During a follow up phone call from the dealer, I went off on him telling
him I will never purchase another Honda again, nor will I keep this
vehicle to the end of the lease term which is 2.5 years away. I am
assuming he passed this message along to the customer service department
because they have not returned any of my phone calls. My next step is to
complain to the BBB about this. I refuse to pay $ for a car that I dont
even want to drive. The makers of this car should try driving it in the
middle of an Arizona summer, then maybe they will build a better air
conditioner...

alie

I have finally found someone else who shares my dissapointment with their
2004 civic's air conditioning! Al, I live in Arizona, and let me tell you,
it is no picnic with this car's air conditioning when its 110 degrees out.
I have taken my car into the Honda shop 3 times now, and every time they
tell me that the air is "normal" and they have also informed me that this
model was built to blow warm air when accelerating while getting onto the
freeway. Aside from that, there are times when it takes 15-20 minutes for
my car to cool down. That doesnt help me out when I have a short drive to
the grocery store. Their solution to the problem? They tinted my windows
for free. While that is a nice gesture, and it does keep some of the heat
out, it doesn't help the actual air conditioner cooling off the car. I
have already called the Honda customer service center, to complain. That
is when they contacted my local dealership to have them tint my windows.
During a follow up phone call from the dealer, I went off on him telling
him I will never purchase another Honda again, nor will I keep this
vehicle to the end of the lease term which is 2.5 years away. I am
assuming he passed this message along to the customer service department
because they have not returned any of my phone calls. My next step is to
complain to the BBB about this. I refuse to pay $ for a car that I dont
even want to drive. The makers of this car should try driving it in the
middle of an Arizona summer, then maybe they will build a better air
conditioner...