You have got to be seriously freaking kidding me!!!!!

[Campuscop2003]

I just picked up the car from the dealer this past Saturday from getting a list of things fixed. One thing being the A/C condenser replaced. If you have been following my posts you know all about it. Well guess what? THE FREAKING A/C DOESN'T WORK! It blows luke warm air and there is zero engine lag from the compressor being on as there was before. On my service slip notes it says "Replaced AC condenser. Recharged and verified normal A/C Operation". Theres no way in H*LL this thing worked when it left the shop. There was no service guys at the dealer only sales people when I picked it up. Stupid me didn't check it before driving it off the lot. Man i'm so freaking ticked off. Stacy you on here???? This is crap!

and a side not the mechanic working on the car told me when they were telling me about the thermostat replacement said it was too cold out to test the a/c. I thought he ment he was going to wait till afternoon to do it. And isn't this something that can be done in a heated shop?

My GM Protection plan runs out in 12K miles, I'm on a time crunch to get everything fixed here and this isn't helping thats for sure!

Man i'm so mad my heads gonna pop!

[OnlyTaurus]

Maybe a line wasn't properly attached and the R-134 slowly leaked as it was driven.

Also, I've replaced quite a few compressors in our Cruzes already. Not from no engagement at all(like it sounds with yours), but the complete opposite. Pressures would skyrocket, cooling fans sounded like a jet engine.

Maybe check your cycling switch too, and make sure its connected as well. Its on the high-side line, down by the compressor.

[XtremeRevolution]

It's never too cold outside to test your A/C when you have a heated garage at your dealership. A/C will work down to at least 40 degrees as the defroster needs to be functional to prevent your window from fogging up. Sounds like a phone call to the service manager is in order here.

[Bohdan]

Its a shame that buyers have to deal with a few Brainless dealers that have been Authorised by GM to do there Warrenty work on the Cars that they sell.
It would be sooo nice to have a place to called at GM and ask them for a Highly approved dealer in the area that can handle the needed repairs. We could make the call to GM while the Car is still under GMs warrenty they would locate a qualified Dealer to make it happen. GM would then follow up on there service . This would be a great feature for all Car dealers to have since they have built the car for us to buy yet we now have the fun part of finding this magical dealer to make the fix right.

[Campuscop2003]

It's never too cold outside to test your A/C when you have a heated garage at your dealership. A/C will work down to at least 40 degrees as the defroster needs to be functional to prevent your window from fogging up. Sounds like a phone call to the service manager is in order here.

The lady handling my case at GM is supposed to call me this week to follow up. Gonna let her know all about it.


Also forgot to mention in addition to my A/C not working, me outside temp stopped displaying on my radio display. Thinking my sensor got unplugged while the condenser was being installed.

[jakkaroo]

sounds like your local dealer picked up some uti grads haha jk,thats sucks man try another dealer imo

[jblackburn]

Maybe a line wasn't properly attached and the R-134 slowly leaked as it was driven.

Also, I've replaced quite a few compressors in our Cruzes already. Not from no engagement at all(like it sounds with yours), but the complete opposite. Pressures would skyrocket, cooling fans sounded like a jet engine.

Maybe check your cycling switch too, and make sure its connected as well. Its on the high-side line, down by the compressor.

Wait...that's a compressor issue? Why?

[obermd]

I'm not a tech, but I suspect everything OnlyTaurus is referring to connects directly to the compressor, either via a hose/tubing or electrically. When replacing the compressor all this stuff must be disconnected and then reconnected.

[jblackburn]

That was just a general off-topic question. I don't understand AC systems like an HVAC pro, but it's my understanding that the high pressure side being too high is likely a clog in the suction line or faulty metering device in the system (orifice tube). That was the case with the screaming fan on my Cruze.

Im just wondering if maybe my AC should be colder because maybe I have a bad compressor too, but I don't see how a bad compressor could really cause the condition Taurus was talking about. Someone please feel free to "educate" me otherwise

[Campuscop2003]

Called and scheduled my appointment to recheck the A/C and get the outside temp sensor fixed. The service guy told me the A/C does not work below certain temps. I informed him the compressor isn't even trying. I feel no difference in power on or off, and I would when it was working. Sitting idle theres no difference in RPM from turning the ac on for a few and off for a few. There would normally be a little blip in the rpms when the compressor would kick on. Finally the compressor is not coming on when defrosting.

Twice now they have used temperature as an excuse. What can I do to get through to these freaking people. Why the heck am I having so much trouble getting this thing fixed. I have 12K miles before my GM protection runs out here.