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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007091201 | Incident Date: Jan, 05 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WALNUT | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: ACCORD | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCM66526A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I bought my 2006 honda accord in april last year. on june 2006, my a/c condenser had a leak due to "road debris". honda dealer wouldn't cover this because "road damage" is not under warranty. they charged me $700 to replace a new a/c condenser. last week, i tried to turn on my a/c and found out the air was not cold at all. i took my accord back to the dealer and learned that i was having the same problem. the dealer told me a small pebble might damage the condenser causing all the freon to leak. i replaced two a/c condensers within a year. i had driven many other cars in the past and never had my a/c condenser break down because of a small pebble. honda accord has a design flaw on the venting system and should take action to fix the problem. the main problem of the venting system is it does not protect the a/c condenser from the small of pebbles or debris. the location of the a/c condenser allows the tubing exposed in front of the fins where it is likely to be hit. another improvement on the a/c condenser is using a stronger material on this product so it is not that fragile. the honda manufacturer should replace my a/c condensers and improve the design of the venting system. *nm |
