Hi all,
Australia, XV MY19 Premium
a weird A/C problem, sometimes whilst driving w Climate Control on full auto, it now seems hot in the car - hmm - a/c not working.
Initial solutions seemed to be:-
Pull over and turn the car off and restart.
or
Press MAX A/C - that seems to "kickstart" the A/C
Yesterday I was in the car updating the head unit maps etc. - sun out - outside temp 21C, full auto, set at 23c.
Hmm .. it's darn hot in here, air from vents seems quite warm. Change temp to 19C, nothing changes.
Step outside of car - gee, this is much cooler .
Go into house and get a thermometer - measure air from front vents - 29c !!
Press MAX A/C - A/C kicks in, temperature drops - turn off MAX A/C - all is ok for while ( temp slowly rises ).
Hold thermometer to front vents - stop when front vent temp in about 3 minutes reaches 32C - I unfortunately forgot to check if it was recirc or fresh but would not have expected such a rise even it it was recirc !
Now, this issue is intermittent, it has been logged at the dealer a while ago ( so when it is still outstanding after the warranty expires I have 1/2 a chance of getting it fixed ) but of course every time it's checked by the dealer it is deemed to be ok - usually the dealer service dept has been helpful, so , for the moment, I believe them.
Any thoughts ?, I thought a faulty A/C clutch or relay, but then MAX A/C would not change that.
Perhaps an intermittent temp sensor in the cabin ? - and MAX A/C just turns on the A/C, overriding the internal temp sensor ?
or is there some TSB about for this ? ( does anyone have an Australia TSB site for Subaru ? )
Cheers,
Ray
Australia, XV MY19 Premium
a weird A/C problem, sometimes whilst driving w Climate Control on full auto, it now seems hot in the car - hmm - a/c not working.
Initial solutions seemed to be:-
Pull over and turn the car off and restart.
or
Press MAX A/C - that seems to "kickstart" the A/C
Yesterday I was in the car updating the head unit maps etc. - sun out - outside temp 21C, full auto, set at 23c.
Hmm .. it's darn hot in here, air from vents seems quite warm. Change temp to 19C, nothing changes.
Step outside of car - gee, this is much cooler .
Go into house and get a thermometer - measure air from front vents - 29c !!
Press MAX A/C - A/C kicks in, temperature drops - turn off MAX A/C - all is ok for while ( temp slowly rises ).
Hold thermometer to front vents - stop when front vent temp in about 3 minutes reaches 32C - I unfortunately forgot to check if it was recirc or fresh but would not have expected such a rise even it it was recirc !
Now, this issue is intermittent, it has been logged at the dealer a while ago ( so when it is still outstanding after the warranty expires I have 1/2 a chance of getting it fixed ) but of course every time it's checked by the dealer it is deemed to be ok - usually the dealer service dept has been helpful, so , for the moment, I believe them.
Any thoughts ?, I thought a faulty A/C clutch or relay, but then MAX A/C would not change that.
Perhaps an intermittent temp sensor in the cabin ? - and MAX A/C just turns on the A/C, overriding the internal temp sensor ?
or is there some TSB about for this ? ( does anyone have an Australia TSB site for Subaru ? )
Cheers,
Ray
- oh well, provided it all get sorted out.
