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Old 08-05-2007, 11:55 PM
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Default Re: Fan kills battery and AC stops working w/less than 2 battery bars...

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Originally Posted by highflyer_i469 View Post
after turning the car off, mainly when it is hot outside, the cars fan continues to stay on, and usually runs down the cars battery by about 1/3-1/2. sucks, but my fiance has noticed (she drives the car most) that the AC stops working sometimes and after a little driving and some dumb luck (got in the car with 3 bars of battery) once the battery droped below 3 bars the AC stoped blowing cold air...anyone know why this happens or why the fan stays on so long...thanks...
The fan is an integral part of the car's cooling system, and it is left on for minutes after the car is stopped in hot weather in order to sufficiently cool the electric motor down. It should not be deactivated, or you will face electric motor overheating and failure. However, it should NOT drain your battery even by 1 bar. If it does, something is seriously wrong with your battery's charge retention ability, and you should contact your Honda dealer to get your IMA battery pack replaced under warranty. If you have questions about warranty coverage, see this thread.

How much battery level you have left should have nothing to do with your A/C output, because the generation 1 HCHs like the one you have are run by a compressor. It looks like you need to have your A/C system recharged by your dealer. Just go to your dealer and ask them to fix your A/C.

One request for you. In future posts, can you please use a spell-checker and at least make a decent effort to write in complete sentences with punctuation, capitalization, and correct grammar? Avoiding elipses and parentheses also helps. That way, it's much easier for those answering your questions to understand what you're asking in the first place. Thanks.

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