inflator replaced-airbag recall. air conditioner is only blowing hot air. why

I have the same issue and own TWO 2010 CR-Vs and on both a/c crapped out within a month of airbag recall replacement. I can't believe they're unrelated!

Should be no connection at all , but if , like at the dealership I'm at , cars have been sitting since April in some cases and maybe just makes what may have been a slow leak look more sudden(It worked when i used it last - (now 3 months not one day) later .it does not work. Just test drove a customers CR-V for the first time since literally sat since April 1st , the first thing I noticed was the warm A/C! Airbag inflator replacement hasn't even been done yet! This is going to be a nightmare , our dealership has close to 300 cars/trucks out there waiting.........OMG.......

Just received my 2008 CRV back from recall after almost 5 month. While the dealership had my car they also performed 75,000 mile check-up. The car was returned to me with a perfect check up. The first hot day I turn on my air conditioner which never had a problem before, but now will not blow cold air. I feel like it's too much of a coincidence too. The dealership gave me a rental. Crossing fingers this isn't another long-term issue.

No, this is not an air bag inflator/air compressor connection. They are two different issues. I had problems with my 2009 CRV EX for YEARS before the airbag inflator was replaced. The problems related to a failing air compressor/relay/clutch are: relay is bad/sticking, clutch is bad, air compressor is bad. This causes any and or all of the following: the battery to go dead (repeatedly, even after charging or replacing with a new battery). Engine overheating resulting in a/c coolant leak or steam-like white particulate cloud escaping from under passenger side hood. A/C blowing warm or hot air. A/C blowing cold for a while, then cutting out to hot air. Loud thumping/banging under the hood as though a part is loose or hitting the hood. Loud screeching under the hood on the passenger side. I had all of these problems and the Honda service dept. could never find anything wrong. I finally researched the symptoms online and air compressor relay problems immediately came up. I asked about the relay at my next service visit in 2014 (around 80,000 miles) and they agreed to replace it even though "it wasn't sticking" when they tested it. That solved my problems with the dead battery, but the following summer the a/c blew hot air. I had to replace the relay again in 2016.This was an ongoing problem between 2013-2016 until finally, in June 2016 after my car was out of warranty with 123,000 miles, the service dept. said I needed a new air compressor i.e $1,200+. I called the American Honda Corporation and told them I had been having air compressor related problems for years. After a lot of back and forth with Honda and the dealership and review of my impeccable maintenance history, they agreed to replace the air compressor and clutch for free as a "courtesy for my history as a loyal customer". And they did on June 14, 2016. My airbag inflator was switched out on July 5, 2016. The problems everyone is reporting above are air compressor problems. And Honda knows about the defect and is quietly extending the warranty to 100,000 on the clutch and handling failures on a one on one basis. Talk to your dealership service manager and call American Honda.

It has only been a week since I had the airbag recall fixed and all of the sudden my cold air turned to what feels like heat. I have a 2010 Honda CRV. Dealership is telling me it will cost about $800 to repair.

Same here HONDA Dealer told me not to drive car, sat for almost 2mons and finally get a call to bring in; battery was drained, brakes froze up, thumping sound all the way to Dealers... They told me to drive for 100miles and it should go away, so I did still the same thumping sound they said to router the front and back rotors for $400. I could only afford front, told to drive another 100miles. I drove 600miles and still same issue had to pay the $200 and this and still had the same issue of the AC not working they changed relay on the same day as the front tires brakes were shaved down (100miles). This past wkend they tell me that its the AC Copressor and it will cast $800+ to have it fixed. The extended warranty Honda issued exp. back in Nov2014 (100,000 miles or 7yr) which ever comes first. Will living in Boston we only use AC as needed unlike Arizona Cali, and Southern States. So am waiting to see if Honda will honor a partial Goodwill service.

This just happened to me too. 2007 Honda CRV, 96k miles, airbag replaced (driver's side - passenger side not replaced because of major delay but Honda just says don't put anyone in passenger side until late fall when air bag comes in) three days ago and compressor crapped out. Mechanic says they can't find any reason for it. Honda has lost my allegiance.

I just had to have my AC compressor clutch replaced. I have less than 100,000 miles on my 2010 CRV, but Honda would not pay for it, even though they have extended the warranty for this for some CRV's. I've called American Honda several times to see what the criteria is for being qualified for the extended warranty. I can't get anyone to return my call. What great customer service! I have taken my car to the dealer for service for some things, but I do not do everything they recommend. I have another mechanic I trust that lets me know when something needs to be replaced or serviced. I did take it there for the compressor clutch replacement. This has put a bad taste in my mouth for Honda's. I owned an Accord before purchasing the CRV new. This will be my last Honda purchase!

This CAN NOT be a coincidence. I got my CRV's recalled air bags replaced a couple of weeks ago. Turned the air conditioner ON after 5 days (Didn't need it during these 5 days as the weather was cool), and its only blowing hot air. It was working perfectly fine before air bag replacement. I wonder if its gets messed up while changing the air bags or did they mess it up on purpose (because I did not fall for all the fancy things they offered, and of course the recall air bags replacement was free)