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I have a 98 Civic EX Coupe manual (Si Coupe for you Canucks) with about 48K miles. Within the last year, I've heard a grinding noise coming from the A/C which has become progressively louder. This noise occurs when the A/C is cycled on, and usually when idling or at lower speeds when the clutch is engaged (but sometimes when the clutch is not engaged). It may also occur at higher speeds, but I'm unable to hear it because of road/wind noise.
I reported this problem to the dealer, and they farted around and cleaned some leaves out of the vent intakes, but didn't fix the problem. My next scheduled service is coming up, and I'd like to be able to give the service rep. some more direction. Has anyone experienced this problem?
Thanks
Jon.
I had a bogus Pirelli which somehow "developed" a ply separation while on the left front wheel. As you can imagine, I had a hard shimmy all the time (braking or otherwise) until I replaced this tire. (Another story: avoid certain discount tire centres whenever possible, and major manufacturer tire centres for different reasons). However, the shimmy while braking still exists.
I've had it to the dealer for regular maintenance since (including brake maintenance), and, figuring that the pads had worn unevenly because of the tire, or had knocked the toe out on the shoes, that the regular brake inspection would result in the problem being found and corrected, but to no avail.
So, my question is: should I need to tell the service rep. specifically about this problem, or should this problem be found during scheduled maintenance?
Thanks
Jon.
P.S.: When you take your Civic to the automated car wash, be sure to put the antenna down. They don't stand up so well to those brushes.
(not Honda tech) says that my rear struts need to be replaced.
Isn't it unusual for the rear struts to wear out before the front struts?
Can there be something else that is causing the rear tires to cup on the
inside of the tire?
Thanks,
Robert
How old are the tires? Probably time to simply replace them.
I believe however the bushing is nearly very worn as the struts squack in rear just in weather below 30F.
I have had no issues with tires, however I rotate them every 8k - 10k miles.
No, it's the other way around. With 7th gen, they STARTED using MacPherson struts.
http://autorepair.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-493.htm
Some cars go through struts quicker than others. I was told that we replace, maybe, three sets of struts a year and we are a high volume store.
Although they do wear out, they are a "gravy", high profit job a lot of places like to oversell.
1. The body squeaks, I think it's the rear suspension or something, however the car came with aftermarket suspension. Any idea guys.
2. While I was driving, the back trunk kept poping out( like it would just open). Does anyone know about this problem.
3. I noticed that the front hood is somewhat loose and I can hear rattling noise from it when the engine is at idle.
4. I also notice that at 65mph the rpm is very high at 3500, is that normal. And, I'm not getting the mpg Honda shows. I'm getting around 27mpg which is 75% city driving. Well, I guess it because of the traffic we have in LA.
5. Any good Honda dealer in Southern California.
Other than that I love the car, it's smooth and fun to drive.
Wondering what type of A/C problem I currently have. When turning on the A/C the compressor (I believe) makes a very loud clicking sound which you can hear inside the vehicle when driving and during idle. The air does blow cold however when shutting off the A/C and only using the vent fan the car becomes quiet again. This problem started to occur only 3 days ago. Does this mean the compressor is going bad or any other problem I should look for? Any idea how much a compressor goes for and is this normal for a 5 year old car? Thanks for the help!
This sounds similar to the problem that I am having with my 98 Civic (Post #2938). I've been experiencing this problem for about a year. The noise has become progressively louder, but the A/C still works.
I've had it to the dealer and drove the car with the service rep., but they claimed later that they were unable to reproduce the problem (still charged me 86 bucks, though). I did some searching around on the Internet, and I think that the problem might be the compressor clutch bearing. I had the hood open on Saturday listening to it, and the noise is coming from inside the housing on the driver's side of the engine (is this where the compressor clutch bearing is located)?
Jon.
They were very accomadating to me. If they won't a independant mechanic could do it for about half.
Hope this post is not to late, but I just read it.
The noise from suspension could be because it is aftermarket. Although I am not sure what pieces are aftermarket. Most of the time people just either cut the stock springs or put lowering springs, sometimes people use aftermarket shocks. Rareley people install aftermaket control arms, and even more rareley people drop the car and install a camber/caster kit.
See what pieces are aftermarket and see if there is any binding.
The RPM's sound fine to me.
On my '95 Civic, my sunroof sometimes functions erractically by closing on its own shortly after I open it. There is also a small clicking sound that accompanies the subsequent closure of the sunroof. Any ideas what the problem can be?
Apply hairspray on several thicknesses of white paper towel and then dab on the stain. Blot, don't rub, with a dry towel. If hairspray isn't doing the job, then try rubbing alcohol. Same method as hairspray: apply to paper towels, dab on stain, blot with dry towel. If that doesn't do it, then try nail polish remover. Before using any of these, try a bit of it in an inconspicuous area for colorfastness.
Once the stain is removed, follow up with an upholstery cleaner.
Hope this helps!
Does it drop down to empty or does it show the amount of fuel in the tank?
Thank you for any help.
I recently came across this forum and it looks like a great place to get help. Anyway, I recently bought a used 2000 Civic LX with only 12k miles. The car was in like new condition driven only once in a while by an old couple. I've driven a couple other cars, 2003 Lancer, 2000 Sentra, 2000 Civic EX, 2000 Protege and this Civic I bought seems to have a real touchy automatic transmission. When I am cruising with my foot on the gas at say, 30 mph +-, and I let my foot off the gas, the transmission will shift to a lower gear, and then almost immediately cut back to the gear it was in before. This causes the car to lose speed while coasting, even when going downhill. Is this a normal issue or is there some kind of problem here?
Now my question is have anyone experienced similar situation before? What did you do to solve it? Also, how much was the repair cost?
Any comments/feedback will be appreciated. Thanks!
He resolved my immediate issue, and said my front struts were leaking, that I should have my dealer at home look at them, and that it was not a big deal. He added that the 2001 Civic seems to have a problem with bad struts.
I got home, wasted time and finally called my dealer to make an appointment, which is in a couple of weeks. They said they can do the struts, but since it is past my warranty period, they are not covered. Labor alone will be around $300.
It seems to me that I have seen a lot of postings about strut problems with the 2001s. What can I do to get the dealer to repair this on Honda's dime? On a car with 20K miles, is there any reason that struts would normally go bad?
Thanks
I purchased a 2004 civic LX. In the evening however i started getting back pains. Im not sure if i am dreaming this. Do any of you find the civic seats a tad too hard. If so, is this just on the 2004 model. In addition, does it take time to get used to them? are they hard because they are still new and not worn out?
How did you fix this?
Thanks... i never really noticed the seat thing during the test drive.
Again i may sound paranoid here. Im 22, and my car seats arent the luxury couch seats i had on my dads old boat!
By your dads old boat I'm assuming a Grand Marquis, a Buick or something along those lines. You bought a Honda Civic which is a totally different class of vehicle. I have mild back problems (golf fanatic) and never have back pains after traveling in mine. Try adjusting the seat back to different positions etc. to see if you can get a better comfort level. The seats in the Civic have been refined a lot since the earlier generations. They are much better now than before. However you're not going to get the luxary feel to them like in your other car no matter how hard you try. This will be true of any econo-box out there with maybe a couple of rare exceptions.
It would buck at take off and also in 2nd gear
checked it and found the accel cable was tight and there was no play on a dampning spring on the pedal
I think the wrong cable was installed at one time because I had to relocate the adjusting bracket to get the proper adjustment
anyway that took care of 75% of my problem I'm thinking that the rest is in the dampning part of my clutch disk
I don't know much about clutches and could use some help in this problem
also when in 1st gear if you let up on the gas and then accelerate it will start bucking and ocselate till you have to step on the clutch to make it go away