hot air coming from ac in car

1,066 posts, read 709,290 times My husband has a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. Sometimes the the AC would work and sometimes it wouldn't. Now, it doesn't work at all (if it does work - it's very random when it kicks on) and doesn't blow any air - cold air or even hot. It doesn't make any sound and he replaced the cabin filter and he checked the fuses and they are all fine. Any suggestions of what it could be and what the cost would be to fix it? Anything he could check himself? He is bringing is car in Friday for new tires, and hopefully we can get this fixed too, would be nice. Thank you in advance! 3,188 posts, read 3,714,226 times 4,219 posts, read 16,452,966 times 20,588 posts, read 32,811,753 times 9,918 posts, read 15,197,346 times 5,218 posts, read 3,998,129 times 42,675 posts, read 55,871,292 times 2,040 posts, read 1,459,977 times 1,030 posts, read 2,286,296 times Dual Air Conditioning Problem Re: Dual Air Conditioning Problem
First of all, whoever told you that the accord has a dual cooling solution is full of crap. Second, do not say "My A/C blows hot air." A/C does not blow hot air in ANY car, its the sun that heats up the dash that makes it hot. Merging to this thread will help a lot: And an overview of how A/C works, and some basic diagnostics: Does your accord have dual temperature control or not? If there is not a separate temperature control on the drivers and passengers side, yours is not dual mode.how much is the average ac unit Read that first thread and perform the tests that I suggested in there. home air conditioner parts pricesUsually, cooling on one side and not on the other is a refrigerant level problem, because there is not enough to go around.ac unit not working at all
Put your can is a shady area, and let the A/C run for about 3 minutes. Check all the vent positions, and ensure that when you switch to floor, or defrost, that the air moves. Then make sure that the temperature changes on all those positions. Turn the heat on your side on, it should get very hot, if the temperature does not change, you have a drivers blend door problem. Next close the passenger vents, then turn on the heat on that side, and turn it to cold on yours. You may or may not notice cool air on your side, a sign of low refrigerant. Originally Posted by wallow I am having the same problem with my 2006 Honda EX. I have the navigation system so it makes it even harder to follow the diagnostic plans I have seen, and the two center vents aren't capable of closing at all (only redirecting the air). I have dual air controls. I have tried every setting available... even turning the AC system completely off doesn't help, although at that point the air is not as hot, it is definately still warm on the drivers side.
It just seems so weird that the drivers side blows hot air (not vent air - it's HOT) the passenger side blows cold air like it should. Is there a hose that could have come loose? I can't afford any major repairs so I was hoping you have some suggestions my husband might be able to fix. I'm having the Sam problem with my 2004 Accord. It was happening continually so they said I needed a new compressor. $1100 and 4 months later its happening again. The strange thing is..is when I flip to high.. The left center starts blowing cold air. I used to have a similar prob on a non dual ford system and they said it was the flap was broken and wasn't switching back and forth. That when I turned it to high the pressuremoved the flap. When I mentioned this to the Honda tech.. He said it couldn't be that. Talked to my 72 year old mom inFlorida about my frustrations.. She said her 2006 accord non dual a/c had the same problem and they greased the flp and problem solved. So now I gotta find some service center, other than Bryan Honda in Fayetteville NC, to try that.