I have 3 4th gen preludes and on all of them the climate control will mess up. The dash vents will rarely ever come on. The only way i can ever get them on is to go through all of the selections starting with the defrost vents, etc. Does anyone know if this was ever a recall or anything from honda? Anyone else have this problem and have possably fixed it? Also on one of them, i have to hit on the unit to get all the lights to light up and i really do not like hitting it.

 

i swear there has to be a recall b/c i can't switch from hot to cold and get most of the vents to work either. i've heard others of having this same problem too.

 

I dunno, but I just know to keep it on the vent setting cuz if i switch it to defrost or feet, who knows when it will come on again. Kinda like my antenna not going down.

 

yeah, the antenna thing sucks too..I wonder if there is a way to fix the climate control unit?

 

i do not believe there is a recall for the vent motor, as that is the culprit. im not sure if it is the motor going bad, the shafts running dry of lubricant, or the harness plug failing.

 

yea, like 1/2 of my lights dont light up in there, whats that all about?

 

its loose connections on the circuit board for the climate control. Here is a write up on po.com. Which you will have to register to view, its well worth the money.

http://www.preludeonline.com/s...66192

This details exactly how to fix this problem.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Behan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> its loose connections on the circuit board for the climate control. Here is a write up on po.com. Which you will have to register to view, its well worth the money.

http://www.preludeonline.com/s...66192

This details exactly how to fix this problem. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I fixed mine using this write-up. I did it a few weeks ago ago and it works perfectly fine ever since.

I am NoShoNoGoAccord on that forum.

Seems like there were a few issues related to poor connections on circuit boards. I even had an issue like this with my 4WS. That is fixed too.

 

man my temp selctor is stuck on the cold side and doesn t slide to th hot side is there a fix ?

 

yes take it apart and play with the tension on the cable

 

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I fixed mine using this write-up. I did it a few weeks ago ago and it works perfectly fine ever since.

I am NoShoNoGoAccord on that forum.

Seems like there were a few issues related to poor connections on circuit boards. I even had an issue like this with my 4WS. That is fixed too. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Maybe someone could cut and paste this writeup giving credit where it is due and leave it in the FAQ. I think because this is a general problem, that we could all benefit from it.

 

So I'm assuming it requires taking a soldering iron to the circuit board? Anybody know the location of the board

 

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Maybe someone could cut and paste this writeup giving credit where it is due and leave it in the FAQ. I think because this is a general problem, that we could all benefit from it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

It was posted on prelude online and i doubt they would appreciate us stealing their FAQ'ed threads. The registration is only 6 bucks, and is worth it. Their archives and faqs are just as good as H-T's, if not better.

 

yes p.o is worth it

 

can someone copy and paste this write up please, I have the same problem and need to fix it.

 

yeah i have the same problems...and i dont wanna pay 7 dollars to join a message board...so i guess im **** out of luck. Oh well

 

Guys if you don't want to spend $7 to learn how to fix it then you don't want to fix it all that bad now do you?

Try to get anything fixed on your car for $7

 

well i mean you can find a friend or family member that knows what hes doign with wiring and then its FREE! i just dont think payin to be in a message board is all that great

 

I am having the exact same problem.Now it wil not blow up front at all. only at the windshield vent. I am gonna just replace the whole control unit.

 

I had that exact problem last summer. To get anyting to turn on, I had to cycle through the defrost, top vents, floor vents, etc. It was a real pain in the a**. Finally, last summer, the AC wouldn't switch on at all (it was mid July in 105 degree heat). I had to have the climate control unit replaced. At the time of replacement, I remember the tech saying that he had a lot of them go bad.

 

thanks for the reply guys, i really wish someon w/ prelude online could help out with posting that here. Hell, i am sure they use some of the stuff put on here!!

 

yeah my car does it too like it wont swith back to the very far left one and also my a/c light wont come on when i clikc it on sometimes so i hit the dash a wala it comes on

 

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That is the price of information.. I agree with you, though. about a year ago I remember seeing several posts copied and pasted from various threads on P.O. before. Guess people were more generous then.

AND, BTW, Ultimately it is up to the individual user who posts whether they want to share info, NOT the website. Hoarders always lose.

 

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If someone created a write-up and wants to post it on both sites that is up to them. You can find at least one of my write-ups on PO.com And H-T.com That was my decision, however i didn't post the climate control write up. So i won't steal it from their website or its author.


Modified by Behan at 4:19 PM 8/18/2004

 

PM Yohan on this site. He is the one who did the write-up on PreludeOnline. I am sure he will help you out.