Honda CRV issue

[SAWYER]

My ac compressor has been messed up the past month or so. Well last night while driving it died and had smoke from the hood. I popped the hood and the belt that went to the compressor was messed up. It stopped a block from my house so I just pushed it home, did this potentially do any damage I may not be aware of?

 

[NutBucket]

Nah. Sounds like the compressor (or more likely the clutch) seized. Replace the clutch, buy a new belt and call it a day.

 

[unokitty]

My ac compressor has been messed up the past month or so. Well last night while driving it died and had smoke from the hood. I popped the hood and the belt that went to the compressor was messed up. It stopped a block from my house so I just pushed it home, did this potentially do any damage I may not be aware of?

NYTimes

The failure of compressors on those CR-Vs is well known, said Andy Fiffick, the chairman of the board of the Mobile Air Conditioning Society. “There is definitely a problem out there,” he said

If you're not under warranty, you may want to research it a bit. Then, you may want to find an independent garage to confirm your diagnosis.

Best of luck,
Uno

 

[thomsbrain]

NYTimes
If you're not under warranty, you may want to research it a bit. Then, you may want to find an independent garage to confirm your diagnosis.

Best of luck,
Uno

"...a compressor should last the life of the car..."

My ass. I've never seen a car that didn't need work done to the compressor before 200K.

That said, 50-80K as reported in that article is definitely sub-par longevity and it does sound like they tend to go out in a particularly unfortunately manner.

 

[SAWYER]

Well it turned out to be an expensive repair. I used a local guy whom I trust, he is the owner and does most of the work himself with a helper. He had to take out the compressor and lines and flush the system out to get rid of all the metal shards, my condenser fan was also bad. $700

 

[mizzou]

Well it turned out to be an expensive repair. I used a local guy whom I trust, he is the owner and does most of the work himself with a helper. He had to take out the compressor and lines and flush the system out to get rid of all the metal shards, my condenser fan was also bad. $700

yikes, what year crv?

 

[Sabrewings]

The price doesn't surprise me. AC servicing is cheap (I bought the tools and do it at myself anyway), but parts are expensive.

 

[SAWYER]

2005

 

[Yuriman]

"...a compressor should last the life of the car..."

My ass. I've never seen a car that didn't need work done to the compressor before 200K.

That said, 50-80K as reported in that article is definitely sub-par longevity and it does sound like they tend to go out in a particularly unfortunately manner.

I've had 3 cars past 200K and none of them needed compressor work.

 

[thomsbrain]

Well it turned out to be an expensive repair. I used a local guy whom I trust, he is the owner and does most of the work himself with a helper. He had to take out the compressor and lines and flush the system out to get rid of all the metal shards, my condenser fan was also bad. $700

That's actually a good price for that much work.

 

[drbrock]

What year is yours? My parents 2009 is having AC problems suddenly. Read about some of the older CRVs having very expensive repairs to fix common issues.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Well it turned out to be an expensive repair. I used a local guy whom I trust, he is the owner and does most of the work himself with a helper. He had to take out the compressor and lines and flush the system out to get rid of all the metal shards, my condenser fan was also bad. $700

Not too bad all things considered. Assuming it's a K24 i4, the drive belt is also attached to the compressor.