AC blowing hot air
08-21-2019, 03:37 PM
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Racer
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AC blowing hot air
Got in my car yesterday. Temp outside was 102 degrees. Turn on the AC and its blowing hot air. Crap. Drove it right to the dealership. They said it was a broken Schrader valve and had lost freon. Fortunately, they fixed it under warranty. They also noted some corrosion around the valve. Works great now. Has anyone had this issue before? I did searches online before I took into the shop and saw issues with the change over valve but not this.
08-21-2019, 04:20 PM
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What year car do you have? CPO fix?
08-21-2019, 04:41 PM
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Got in my car yesterday. Temp outside was 102 degrees. Turn on the AC and its blowing hot air. Crap. Drove it right to the dealership. They said it was a broken Schrader valve and had lost freon. Fortunately, they fixed it under warranty. They also noted some corrosion around the valve. Works great now. Has anyone had this issue before? I did searches online before I took into the shop and saw issues with the change over valve but not this.
08-21-2019, 04:43 PM
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08-21-2019, 08:58 PM
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Yes, same problem! It took three visits before they finally figured out that the Schrader valve (where the refrigerant goes in) was faulty. 
Fixed under warranty. 
OBTW '18 GTS
Fixed under warranty. OBTW '18 GTS
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08-21-2019, 09:04 PM
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BTW, I posted this not necessarily to get a question asked but to put into the archive so that if someone runs into this issue in the future they can search for it. In previous AC posts it was usually the COV.
08-21-2019, 09:07 PM
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08-22-2019, 10:21 AM
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OBTW, unlike the Schrader valve on your tire/wheel where the core can be unscrewed and a new one screwed back in, this one is fixed and an entire unit must be replaced. Although mine was replaced under warranty, I noticed that the "bill" to PCNA was approx. $1.2+k!!
08-22-2019, 10:23 AM
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Having no a/c fixed as we speak, couple of the hard pipes had cracks. CPO as well.
08-22-2019, 11:38 AM
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Got in my car yesterday. Temp outside was 102 degrees. Turn on the AC and its blowing hot air. Crap. Drove it right to the dealership. They said it was a broken Schrader valve and had lost freon. Fortunately, they fixed it under warranty. They also noted some corrosion around the valve. Works great now. Has anyone had this issue before? I did searches online before I took into the shop and saw issues with the change over valve but not this.
06-11-2020, 10:05 PM
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Just found this, after the dreaded 94 degrees and no A/C. Hope it's something they might do under goodwill! Will report back
06-12-2020, 12:59 PM
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06-12-2020, 05:07 PM
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