HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning.
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What do I risk if I don't fix my leaking evaporator core on my 2004 Jeep GC?
The shop just tested my non-working AC, and recharged the freon - so, for now, it's working. Cost $118 all in.
However, they tell me I have a leak in my evaporator core, and that it will take 16 ...
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Vauxhall Vectra C Blower Motor Sqealing / Clunking
I have just replaced my Blower Motor Resistor as my fan wouldn't work on any setting other than 4 (in line with a previous post: How to troubleshoot a fan that won't work unless it's on ...
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How to troubleshoot a fan that won't work unless it's on it's on the highest setting?
My car fan won't work unless it's on 4 (full power). I have 4 options of power for the fan 1 - 4 but nothing happens on options 1 - 3.
I have taken the panel off and cleaned all the contacts for the ...
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When car is standing still, I smell Diesel exhaust. Why?
In my 2003 Opel Vectra, the cabin air smells of Diesel exhaust while stopped at e.g. a red light.
The exhaust smell goes away when driving, and it also doesn't come back if I turn the ventilation off ...
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my ford focus 2009 has a lot of vibration when the A/C is off?
Most of the time cars vibrate when you turn the A/C on, but mine is the other way around, when the AC is off the car has a lot of vibration, if I turn on the A/C it will stop vibrating, I already went ...
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What should I use to lubricate the flaps that controls the temperature and which vents the air comes out of?
The control shafts that move the flaps which control the the hot/cold air and which vents the air come out have broken. The car is a 1999 93 Saab so I'm assuming that the hinges (the flap has a peg ...
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What to check on HVAC after verifying blower motor works?
I drive an 2003 Acura TL. This week, the fan stopped blowing air, regardless of what setting the temperature / A/C is one.
I pulled out the blower motor and connected a multimeter to it. The ...
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Blower resistor blowing on '02 Chrysler Voyager
We've got a 2002 Chrysler Voyager with something of an odd problem. The blower resistor likes to burn out. It's easy to replace, but after doing so, our vent speeds go out one by one, until all we ...
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Foul Smell when turning on air conditioning
I have a 2007 Chrysler Aspen, and recently (past 2 weeks) when I turn on the ac, I notice a 'foul' smell, like burnt rubber, or even sulphur-like. The smell will last a few minutes and will gradually ...
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Permanent fix to AC drain clogging in '94 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
For some time, my Jeep has had something leaking or draining into the carpet in the front-passenger floor space. My mechanic has told me that the AC drain keeps getting clogged by leaves and such, ...
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My 2007 Jeep Commander is blowing hot air into the cabin even though the temperature is set to cool
Even if I have the fan set to off and the temperature dial set all the way to cold, extremely hot air is coming from my vents into the cabin. It seems to get worse at higher speeds.
If I turn the ...
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HVAC is not blowing. Is it most likely the blower motor?
I have a 1998 Buick Park Avenue (standard not ultra). Recently the heating and air stopped blowing. It acts normal in every other way (lights and indicators work as normal) but I am not getting any ...
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My AC works well at night only
I'm unhappy with the performance of my '04 Pontiac GTO's AC.
Here are the symptoms:
Cooling goes down to zero when the car is stationary, starts to cool after the car has been moving for some time
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My vents randomly switch between face / windshield… how do I fix this?
I have a 1998 Ford Windstar (more details on demand if necessary.) I rarely use any vent setting besides "face", and I try to avoid using AC because my gas mileage is already lousy.
About two months ...
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how can I quiet a 'chirping' ventilation fan motor blade?
I have a 2006 VW Golf and the internal fan motor that blows the a/c & heat will start to 'chirp' (sound something like a bird singing) randomly.
I believe the fan blade needs to be lubricated, ...
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Why might lower settings of a dashboard fan not work if the highest does?
My wife bought a Nissan Note second hand and the internal ventilation fan works on the highest setting (3 or 4) but not on the lower settings. We've checked the fuses and all seems fine there. Could ...
