We were living in Alaska, and the rear heater/ac had this aweful burning plastic smell. The floor heat worked just fine, so I didn't bother. Now we're in FL, and the overhead A/c doesn't work either (really had no need in AK). It almost sounds like a broken belt flapping back there.
Also, I wanted to point out that in 2007 when we were in Gainesville, FL, the a/c didn't seem to be blowing as cool. My family had a lot of old cars, and I just thought you had to add some more freon or something to it. A local mechanic said it was the weirdest thing-- that when the car was running, the a/c was fine. Yet when they had the car just idling, the a/c would just power down and blow not so cold air. But as soon as you stepped on the gas, it would work again. Being we were moving to AK and wouldn't need a/c, and he wasn't really offering me a fix for it, I just let it go.
Now that we're down south again, I"m looking for some ideas. Wondering if anyone has had this problem. I read some of the other posts, but didn't see obvious solutions....
Annoying clicking sound coming from rear air. Rear A/C only blows cold air. If I try to adjust the temp for the rear air the clicking gets worse to almost a thumping sound.
This goes along with my other complaint of the hot air constantly blowing. There was a loud ticking noise that went along with it. This is the same fix....
When trying to change to the floor A/C, (it mainly did it on heat) the rear A/C switcher door would click and thump. The Actuator motor gear was partially stripped. Easy replace, pull the cover off and swap.
- rudolphna,
Ballsto Spa, NY, US
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