A/C switch problem, getting worse
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From: houston
has anyone tried recharging yet? this is my second p5 and they started to do this when the system needed to be recharged.
if the light just goes out completely, i would say that you need to look into electrical. if it comes on and quickly goes off, you need to recharge.
if the light just goes out completely, i would say that you need to look into electrical. if it comes on and quickly goes off, you need to recharge.
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It can be completely out of freon and not effect the light on the a/c switch. It is classic blower resistor symptoms. 100% absolutely positively no way it can be anything else bet my life and everyone i knows life blower resistor.
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has anyone tried recharging yet? this is my second p5 and they started to do this when the system needed to be recharged.
if the light just goes out completely, i would say that you need to look into electrical. if it comes on and quickly goes off, you need to recharge.
if the light just goes out completely, i would say that you need to look into electrical. if it comes on and quickly goes off, you need to recharge.
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I should be getting the resistor today or tomorrow, I will let you guys know if it fixed my problem.
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From: Springfield, IL
Have the same problem currently on our '01 Protege. Took it to the dealer twice a year or so ago and spent a couple hundred bucks. I think they replaced the switch. Who knows what they did the 2nd time. Probably nothing. Whatever they did it worked for about a year and now you can see the A/C light flickering on 2 & 3 again. The windows are deeply tinted so it's not a major issue. Either 1 or 4 is generally good enough. I just find it so strange that the regular vent/heat works on EVERY setting from 1-4. Why is just the A/C affected?
If it gets worse I'm not going back to Mazda next time. You'd think they be able to figure these things out on the 1st time! Not the 2nd or 3rd time.... in the future I'll be going to another local mechanic and telling them to check the things that have been mentioned in this thread.
If it gets worse I'm not going back to Mazda next time. You'd think they be able to figure these things out on the 1st time! Not the 2nd or 3rd time.... in the future I'll be going to another local mechanic and telling them to check the things that have been mentioned in this thread.
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From: Springfield, IL
Have the same problem currently on our '01 Protege. Took it to the dealer twice a year or so ago and spent a couple hundred bucks. I think they replaced the switch. Who knows what they did the 2nd time. Probably nothing. Whatever they did it worked for about a year and now you can see the A/C light flickering on 2 & 3 again. The windows are deeply tinted so it's not a major issue. Either 1 or 4 is generally good enough. I just find it so strange that the regular vent/heat works on EVERY setting from 1-4. Why is just the A/C affected?
If it gets worse I'm not going back to Mazda next time. You'd think they be able to figure these things out on the 1st time! Not the 2nd or 3rd time.... in the future I'll be going to another local mechanic and telling them to check the things that have been mentioned in this thread.
If it gets worse I'm not going back to Mazda next time. You'd think they be able to figure these things out on the 1st time! Not the 2nd or 3rd time.... in the future I'll be going to another local mechanic and telling them to check the things that have been mentioned in this thread.