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A few days ago I cranked up the C and the A/C acted up (always have it on here in FL). I had not touched the controls. Instead of coming out of the vents, air was coming out of the defrost vents. Then some vacuum door kicked open and air came out of the vents - but HOT. I played with the 3 buttons, nothing changed, no cool air. I then suffered for 4 days while waiting for the dealers service dept (an hour away) to reopen this AM.
Dropped off the car, was greeted by the salesman before I made it to service dept, seated in his office while he got the service manager for me and basically took care of everything. All this while about 10 other owners were lined up outside in their cars sweltering. Got a loaner, expecting a 3 day fix, and wasted some time around the town. Just before leaving, checked with the dealer. "Air is working fine." My response - "Just what was wrong?" Young mechanic - "We'll, I noticed the A/C button wasn't on".
All my car experiences of the last 25 years flashed before my eyes - repairing, rebuilding, buying, selling, diagnosing problems. Could I have made such a stupid mistake?
The air seems to be fine now. Only thing is - I now have to push the A/C button each time I start the car to get cold air. This was never necessary before. Am I going nuts? Do any of your cars require this?
P.S. The salesman presented me with a copy of Road and Track's 300 supplement - all about the 300 line. Great reading material.
Dropped off the car, was greeted by the salesman before I made it to service dept, seated in his office while he got the service manager for me and basically took care of everything. All this while about 10 other owners were lined up outside in their cars sweltering. Got a loaner, expecting a 3 day fix, and wasted some time around the town. Just before leaving, checked with the dealer. "Air is working fine." My response - "Just what was wrong?" Young mechanic - "We'll, I noticed the A/C button wasn't on".
All my car experiences of the last 25 years flashed before my eyes - repairing, rebuilding, buying, selling, diagnosing problems. Could I have made such a stupid mistake?
The air seems to be fine now. Only thing is - I now have to push the A/C button each time I start the car to get cold air. This was never necessary before. Am I going nuts? Do any of your cars require this?
P.S. The salesman presented me with a copy of Road and Track's 300 supplement - all about the 300 line. Great reading material.