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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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I have noticed that on a trip of 1 hr or more my AC system will freez up and I have to turn it off for a short time to deforst . Is this normal. Thanks.
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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 12:12 PM
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I have noticed that on a trip of 1 hr or more my AC system will freez up and I have to turn it off for a short time to deforst . Is this normal. Thanks.
No. The system needs warranty service.
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Originally Posted by lp54vet
I have noticed that on a trip of 1 hr or more my AC system will freez up and I have to turn it off for a short time to deforst . Is this normal. Thanks.
If the answer was "yes", I could understand why GM is in trouble!!
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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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Car has mind of its own. It will do everything for you automatically.
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Needs the refrigerant level checked, should be fairly simple to fix. Is it an 05 or 06? 05's came with too much refrigerant and they fixed many problems by lowering to 1.1lbs.
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Needs the refrigerant level checked, should be fairly simple to fix. Is it an 05 or 06? 05's came with too much refrigerant and they fixed many problems by lowering to 1.1lbs.
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