So I took a 300 mile trip from DC to NC on Friday, driving through the crazy torrential downpour once I hit i-85(about 3hrs into the trip). Not long after the rain started I noticed the AC was really weak and the air coming in was muggy. I had the recirculate on the entire time. I thought it was just a momentary fluke. I did drive with the AC on for a short trip on Saturday and it worked fine the next day.

On Sunday while driving back to DC, I noticed that the AC was not blowing any cold air two hours into the trip, only warm air. I increased the fan to #4 and the recirculate was still on, but still no cold air. I could hear the fans turning on and off.

While driving to work this morning the AC was working fine again blowing cold air.

Also, I do have the mesh grill in front of the condenser so it is unlikely it is damaged.

So my questions are:

1) It's still under warranty until 1/2017, would this type of issue be covered even if all it needed was a refill?

2) For those who had this issue, what type of repair did you need and did the dealer cover it under warranty?

 

Initially I didn't find what I was looking for through the search, but now I think I found my answers. If anyone else has a similar issue click the link below for the post regarding a similar problem:

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...rt-2009-a.html

 

Took it to the dealer to have the AC checked out. They flushed the AC and did a recharge covered under warranty. They said to bring it back if it happens again.

 

Had the same issue for over 2 years with my 13' Sport. Finally took it to dealership after 1500 mile road trip in May. They said I had moisture in the system caused by collapsed hose. Was covered under ext. warranty

I took the Fit for another road trip after the fix and A/C was blowing cold 100%. No more freezing on low pressure line near the firewall which ONLY happened during long drives, I'm talking about 2h+



EDIT: It's funny how our Fits are having same issues. You're the one with noisy front end ... lol They must have been on the same ass. line , one behind another.

 

Haha yeah might be the case. I bought the Fit in Jan 2014 so it was the last of the 2013 models. You would think Honda would have fixed all the issues by then. Is the AC hose you're talking about easily accessible? I'm wondering if this is what happened with my Fit.

 

It was the suction hose , Part Number: 80311-TF0-003.

 

I had the same issue with my 2009 Fit, after about one hour or so of highway driving a/c would start to blow warm air. This was due to evaporator (cooling) coil would freeze-up. I would also notice ice on the suction line if I opened the hood. I pulled a vacuum on the system and found no leaks. Then recharged to 14oz. using the weight method with a digital scale. That solved the problem of freeze-up of the coil. Improper charge from the factory seems to be a common problem with these cars.