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47k and my A/C quit, or so i thought. Where i go to school there's no freaking Acura, so the way back to houston today, i foudn out my a/c does work...at around 100 mph only. WTF. Talk about setting me up for failure. So the wohle 8 hr drive i'd cruise at 100 where ever i could in the boonies, and ocne in the small cities, damn...i was sweating my ass off.

Went into the dealer where i bought car(john eagle...dumb) and he said i have aftermarket parts my A/c might no be covered and its' 89 bucks to check it out if it's not covered. I was like, ummm, i'll come back...cuz if they're giving me B.S., once they check it might come somre more BS so ima go to a different shop, probably southwest.

oh yah, anybody know hte problem?

AcuraTL

You probably need a recharge on the A/C system.

When you turn on the A/C, can you hear and see if the A/C compressor is on? If not, either there is a bad relay or the compressor is gone.

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The a/c might need to be recharged. I would also see about another dealer. If that dealer is giving crap about aftermarket parts and you just got there then most likely they are going to be a pain in the a$$!

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Nate

WTF? Aftermarket parts? You've done AC mods? Tell the dealer to **** themselves.

Shoofin

I doubt the car needs a charge....but who knows?
Ed

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1999TL

took to a local mechanic first to see if that was it, he said it wasn't. it blows out air, but just that no A/c kind, when i hit 100 or so it becomes cool.

VTEC Animal

Well, if he has a leak on the low pressure side, the compressor won't kick on until a certain pressure is reached. My bet is that if it's working then not working that it probably just needs a recharge. If the compressor kicks on when you turn the A/C on, then it's probably just out of R134a, you can buy a can at Pep boys for like 8 bucks and a charging hose for like 10. Follow instructions and you'll be ok. I'm not auto knowledgeable but I change my fiancee's car from R12 to R134a myself.

kchen

Condenser fail ... i guess.
maybe that wasthe problem.

rhizopod

I had the same problem... my A/C auxiliary fan was out. The motor was replaced under warranty ($380 otherwise). The reason your A/C works at high speeds is because the wind generated produces active cooling (no need for a fan). Once you come to stop though .. or slow down.. things begin to overheat and your A/C stops working!

Comet2404

Texas with out A/C = :wow: :wow:

fsttyms1

i hand the ac compressor replaced at like 20k on mie, barings were out on it