Hi folks, This site is a great source of knowledge and thank all who contribute. Anyway,finished fixing the A/C last Monday and worked great all week when it was hotter than blazes. A cold front came thru and Monday eve when starting out, none of the heater and A/C controls worked. Drove to gas station and turned off civic. Got back in and started car, mysteriously the heater and A/C controls worked.

Repeated the same intermitent problem the next 2 mornings on way to work. Paenl started working after getting to my job. 3rd day worked right after 1st start. 4th day car started and a few seconds later the heater blower came ON. This morning I started civic and panel did not work.

Used advise offered by Prelude owner with similar problem. Firm blow of clenched fist to dash. DAMN thing started to work. Repeated same sequence a few more time. CRAZY! So does Heater Control panel need replaced?

I dug into the dash other day and getting that center panel out is a real, ah, challenge to be nice. Manual says remove 4 screws at bottom. Push panel up to dis-engage clips and pull out. That did not happen at all. Bottom edge felt firmly attached but I could not find the right screws to remove.

Thanks for reading. All help appreciated.

 

Well this is the Accord section, but it does sound like the panel or the wires going into it are having issues.....as far as getting it out, sorry I can't help.

 

Darn, I clicked on the wrong forum link. Maybe the moderator can transfer post or I can repost correctly