# 2006 Honda Civic Cpe - AC compressor issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [November 8, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543 "2021-11-08T21:59:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![goldendove9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ab097/32.png) [@goldendove9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/goldendove9)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543/1 "2021-11-08T21:59:06Z")

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My car a/c just started blowing hot air, could it be a leak or something worse like compressor & how much should I expect to pay for the repair? 59,000 miles orig owner

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543/2 "2021-11-08T22:05:06Z")

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Since air conditioner is not a do it yourself type of repair only a AC shop can answer your question and you will just have to pay a diagnostic fee most likely and tell them you want to approve the work before they do it.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543/3 "2021-11-09T23:56:26Z")

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> [@goldendove9](#):
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> much should I expect to pay for the repair?

$150 to 15,000. How can anybody guess online?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543/4 "2021-11-11T03:19:55Z")

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Years ago it cost me $600 to have the AC repaired on a Pontiac. Figure a good bit more today.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543/5 "2021-11-11T17:30:38Z")

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My AC repair on a 2004 vehicle was just short of $1400.

Your results may vary.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-civic-cpe-ac-compressor-issues/180543/6 "2021-11-11T18:49:38Z")

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Not enough info to make a much of a guess. Given the age of the car, a wild guess might be that the system charge is low and that is not allowing the low pressure switch to kick the compressor in.

Units leak a bit over time and that is normal. Try having it charged a bit and also add a little bit of refrigerant oil. With refrigerant leaks there is always some oil loss and the latter is often what caused catastrophic damage to the compressor.  
No need to panic just yet.