AC PROBLEM:
Just finished a 200 mile mostly interstate trip.
At about 120 mi into the trip the AC stopped blowing cold air.
Still blowing, but just air, not cooled, as though the compressor was off, but the orange compressor light was on.
AC not in AUTO mode, both settings on 69, fan on med-low. 90 outside.
Tried different fan speeds, turned AC off/on a few times, no change.
Turned AC off about 7 min, then back on, no change.
SOLUTION:
Pulled off interstate into gas station, turned engine off and opened the door to make sure all electronics (radio) were off.
Started car, AC now blowing fine, cold, air.
No further problems.
I had similar problems with my '96 Sebring, about 4 or 5 times a year, it would not shift past 2nd gear. Solution was to pull over, stop and restart the engine, always worked. Also on that Sebring about 4 or 5 (different) times a year the speed control would not engage. Solution: pull over, stop and restart the engine, worked every time.
My guess is software bugs. Some unexpected, unprogrammed for, combination of variables causes the code to go somewhere it can't get out of, like say turning off the compressor momemtarily and not turning it back on. Stopping the engine and restarting restarts the software from scratch clearing the bug condition.
I never took the old Sebring in to be fixed, in my experience, if you can't reproduce the problem on demand, then they can't find or fix it, although they will certainly pretend to, and charge you accordingly. When you bring it in for the same problem a few months later, they will find a few more things to change/fix and charge you again.
If the hemi does this again though I'll bring it in, but with low expectations.
MILEAGE:
For the 200 mile trip. 24 mpg exactly. Car now has about 650 miles on it.
Interstate: 160 mi at 73 mph.
35/45/55: 40 mi with some stop lights and some cruise control.
For the same 200 mi. trip in the other direction 2 days earlier it got 22.5 mpg
No headwinds/tailwinds either way, exact same route reversed. Hmmm.
Just finished a 200 mile mostly interstate trip.
At about 120 mi into the trip the AC stopped blowing cold air.
Still blowing, but just air, not cooled, as though the compressor was off, but the orange compressor light was on.
AC not in AUTO mode, both settings on 69, fan on med-low. 90 outside.
Tried different fan speeds, turned AC off/on a few times, no change.
Turned AC off about 7 min, then back on, no change.
SOLUTION:
Pulled off interstate into gas station, turned engine off and opened the door to make sure all electronics (radio) were off.
Started car, AC now blowing fine, cold, air.
No further problems.
I had similar problems with my '96 Sebring, about 4 or 5 times a year, it would not shift past 2nd gear. Solution was to pull over, stop and restart the engine, always worked. Also on that Sebring about 4 or 5 (different) times a year the speed control would not engage. Solution: pull over, stop and restart the engine, worked every time.
My guess is software bugs. Some unexpected, unprogrammed for, combination of variables causes the code to go somewhere it can't get out of, like say turning off the compressor momemtarily and not turning it back on. Stopping the engine and restarting restarts the software from scratch clearing the bug condition.
I never took the old Sebring in to be fixed, in my experience, if you can't reproduce the problem on demand, then they can't find or fix it, although they will certainly pretend to, and charge you accordingly. When you bring it in for the same problem a few months later, they will find a few more things to change/fix and charge you again.
If the hemi does this again though I'll bring it in, but with low expectations.
MILEAGE:
For the 200 mile trip. 24 mpg exactly. Car now has about 650 miles on it.
Interstate: 160 mi at 73 mph.
35/45/55: 40 mi with some stop lights and some cruise control.
For the same 200 mi. trip in the other direction 2 days earlier it got 22.5 mpg
No headwinds/tailwinds either way, exact same route reversed. Hmmm.
