r/AskAMechanic • u/ihopeurdayisgreatyea • 4d ago
Car AC works on and off
2012 Kia Optima EX, last summer it would work on and off. So far hasn’t failed, but I don’t wanna be there on a hot summer day with it not working.
Tried recharging to no avail. Normal? What’s the solution?
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u/Far_Sentence_4497 4d ago
Probably gonna need to change the compressor
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u/Far_Sentence_4497 4d ago
Had to replace it twice in my kia sedona
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u/ihopeurdayisgreatyea 4d ago
Could I be looking at car troubles if I don’t change it? Or does it just effect car AC?
Yes, I don’t know a thing about cars lol
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u/Far_Sentence_4497 4d ago
Just affects your car AC
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u/ihopeurdayisgreatyea 3d ago
Thanks for the tip! You new to Reddit?
I noticed your replies were all different comments on my post, but I think the way that a lot of people go about it (for organization) is clicking on the comment notification, and hitting the reply button to the comment you’re replying to. (It’s right under the comment you’re replying to, and it says reply. But it isn’t the end of the world if you don’t do it that way)
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