This 2013 Dodge Charger came in from a body shop to have the a/c serviced after the front clip was replaced. That service went fine and there were no problems until the car was being picked up. All of the data looked fine but the compressor was not coming on even though the data showed … Continue reading “2013 Dodge Charger-A/C Compressor Not Working”
This 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the a/c was not cold due to the compressor not coming on. Whenever the a/c was turned on the snowflake on the digital display would flash. This Tahoe has auto a/c controls. I checked codes with my Tech 2 scan tool and there was a … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, Compressor Will Not Turn On”
This 2000 Toyota Camry came in with the complaint that the a/c compressor would cycle on for a second or two, the a/c light would start flashing and the compressor would cycle off. This would happen once during a key cycle. The most common cause of this general complaint would be the a/c magnetic clutch … Continue reading “2000 Toyota Camry A/C Inop, A/C Light Flashes”
This 2009 Chevrolet Malibu came in with the complaint that the a/c controls did not work and the whole system was dead. No blower and no compressor engagement. The customer had already bought and installed a new HVAC control head assembly to no avail. Not only did the compressor and blower not work but none … Continue reading “2009 Chevrolet Malibu A/C Controls Inop”
This 2000 Ford F350 with the 7.3 liter diesel engine came in with the complaint that the a/c works sometimes. It seemed to work okay when a cold engine was started but as the engine warmed up the a/c would stop cooling. This one was easy enough to diagnose just by looking at the air … Continue reading “2000 Ford F350, A/C Not Cold Sometimes”
This 2001 Nissan Altima SE came in with the complaint that the a/c compressor would not engage properly. the customer stated that the compressor work fine sometimes. At other times it would click on and off several times before not coming on at all. Of course when I checked it seemed to work fien. Well … Continue reading “2001 Nissan Altima SE, A/C Erratic”
This 2003 Toyota Camry came in with the complaint that sometimes the a/c would stop blowing cold air. Just before it stops blowing cold air the green light under the a/c button will start flashing. I hate to say it but I do not even bother diagnosing this problem anymore. I just go to my … Continue reading “2003 Toyota Camry, A/C Stops Blowing Cold Air”
This 2003 Toyota 4Runner came in with the complaint that the a/c stops cooling after a while and the a/c lights on the dash start flashing. This is a common problem on later model Toyota’s in general. Most of the time it is just a failed compressor clutch relay but sometimes as in this case … Continue reading “2003 Toyota 4Runner, A/C Stops Cooling”
I had a 2002 Jeep Liberty come in with the complaint that the a/c will stop cooling after about thirty minutes of driving. The customer stated that the a/c would start working again later in the day. The first step was to duplicate the complaint. The easiest way I have found to replicate this type … Continue reading “2002 Jeep Liberty Intermitent A/C Cooling”
This 2003 Chrysler Town & Country Mini Van came in with the complaint that sometimes the air conditioning is not cold and sometimes it works fine. Seeing as how refrigerant charge normally will not cause this condition, I decided to run the vehicle with the a/c on and the controls set to full cold and … Continue reading “2003 Chrysler Town & Country Air Conditioning Compressor Does Not Come On”