AC stuck in ON position??

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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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AC stuck in ON position??

i was driving yesterday with the AC on for an extended period of time. I noticed a strange PVC/plastic smell so i turned off my AC...however with the AC in the "OFF" position it was still blowing as cold as it was with it in the "ON" position. also i usually notice a slight drop in revs at idle and decreased performance when i turn the AC from off to on...but i am not noticing that now. all the buttons on my temp control work perfectly, it just seems as if the AC isnt disengaging...
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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can you adjust your fan speed at all?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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yea i can...every button in the temp control area functions normally, the car simply isnt behaving as it normally does when i turn AC on/off (temp feels the same and revs are uniform reguardless of AC on or off).
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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AC is definatly stuck in the on position. i know this because when i looked under the hood my low line was covered in frost when the AC was off. i dont wana blow up my compressor...any ideas on how to fix this?
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 07:24 AM
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check the relays first. The blower motor resistor could be on it's way out. Mine was jacked up, and I couldn't turn the A/C off, then it wouldn't come on period, then a couple days later I couldn't adjust fan speed.

For now, if you don't want to run A/C, just pull the fuse.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 07:27 AM
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check out part number 7

http://acuraautomotiveparts.org/acur...ystemcomp=List All&vinnoT=&trim=&trans=&view=normal
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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Thanks for the info. I noticed that only one fan comes on when I turn the ac on in the cabin.however even when I turn It off in the cabin the fan stays on. So basically its on all the time and the fan closest to the compressor won't turn on at all
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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anyone every heard of the auto AC switch assy or the auto AC computer assy going bad in our cars?(number 3 and 2 in this picture)

https://www.oemacuraparts.com/index....ATER%20CONTROL

bc this is what the shop i took my CL to is trying to feed me...they say they diagnosed my problem as one of these two (the most expensive pieces big surprise) and i think they are full of shit. need some input here....
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Try this, sounds like they are part swapping for no reason.






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