CobaltCoupeCrazy

iTrader: (1)

Do not say that R-134A is not as good as R-12. I asked this to an A/C serivice guy once and he said he can make R-134A blow just as cold or colder than R-12. It's all about the proper pressure (charge) and the other components, ie, condenser, evaporator, blower.
Also for those who do have the pollen filter mounted behind the glovebox over your blower, check it!! I pulled mine out a few thousand miles after getting my car just to see what it was made of and I was surprised at what was already on it. I knocked off the large debris and put it back in.

funcritter

Haven't had a problem yet staying cool. Yesterday we were at 101 degress in Denver, and I was fine in the car.

leviticus88

Me too.^

mine cools off just fine

Mike06cobalt

yes it does, I can open the window and the sun makes it hot instantly. I have 29 tint and mine get darn right cold. Its minnesota so I hardly ever use it, but 2 weeks ago it was 95 and about 80% humidity for about 4 days. That was the 1st time

TXRLU

yeah, I replaced my passenger compartment filter back around aug of last year. I actually did something today that helped cool the car off a little more today, I opened up the sunroof for an extended period of time and let the hot air escape the cabin. Helped a little bit, I still think the A/C is a little puny on these things. My mother has a 00 Aurora and an 05 Malibu, they both cool great, of course they also have automatic climate control where the LSJ cars have the knobs with the blue/red mess. oh well, maybe I'll pack ice cubes in the glove box?!?!?!

tivie85

Myself (TCarter - just usin tivie's account), i have a 06 SS 2.4, and my AC sucks nuts.

joeworkstoohard

I live near Tampa and the AC is about par for a small car. A lot of car makers use a smaller than ideal compressor or a larger than ideal pully so that the car doesn't give up too much power at low RPM with the AC on. Sitting at idle, it's not the coldest in the world (esp if you're just getting started) but while moving or after it's been on a bit, it's fine. All in all, it's not bad, not great, but def not bad.

Tomtwtwtw

Got a question on a/c as long as it's being talked about...I've seen some people run the a/c without the car running. I was under the impression that that's a horrible thing to do to your car / a/c system. Is that true, or is it just a huge drain on the battery?

FRIARPOP

i dont have a problem with the temp its nice and cool, i just think the blower itself sucks

YoAdrian

It gets pretty damn hot here in Atlanta and I have to say- the a.c. sucks

eric

I'm in Denver, 100 yesterday and the A/C sucks when its 80 degrees.

CobaltCoupeCrazy

iTrader: (1)

You can't run the A/C with the car off. Only the blower is running; the engine has to be on to run the A/C compressor.

Also, everyone, close the far passenger side vent to boost airflow to the other three vents, be sure to use the recirculation mode and keep your filter clean.

senior_brown

my ac sucks so bad, and thats coming from a guy who's last car didnt have ac i took it to the dealer and the tested, drained and filled it again but its the same crap.. my buddy;s 98 grand prix, and my next buddy's 06 jetta blows freezing cold air,

i have an 06 G5 GT

XSNRG

I Really Thought It Was Ok Until This Week But That Could Be Just That It Has Been Like High 90's With Humidity So Thick It Feels Like A Wet Sticky 110 Out. You Could Put Me In A Cooler And I Would Still Feel Hot Lately.

BallsoutBalt

Mine works Pretty good, but lets face it, if that was a huge issue i would have bought something slower.

funcritter

I drive with the sunroof open anyways with my AC on and it always works good. Did the same with my 04 Cavalier LS Sport.

OniMirage

110+ weather in phoenix. The requirments to keep your car cool here is tint at any level and a sun shade. The A/C in this car works great to cool things off quickly but you need to know how to use it. Don't recirculate the hot air in the car by blasting the re-circulate option. Use just the A/C to cool off the car first and when it feels comfortable use the recirculate option to keep the already cool air even cooler.

Tomtwtwtw

Exactly. And for best results, crack your windows and/or sunroof when you're on the regular a/c setting. Close them up when you switch to recirc.

OniMirage

yes this works to suck the hot air out even faster resulting in faster cooling ability.

Tomtwtwtw

Seems like common sense to us Phoenecians!

OniMirage

no doubt

senior_brown

thats a good idea, im gonna try that

jokieman

Heh, you think you've got it bad?

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=46267.0 ... 31 pages of people with A/C problems on the new Mazda 3's. hehe.

Spoony

I don't exactly live in a hot climate...we've had a few days where it's been up to the mid 80's and I can't leave my AC on for more then a few minute before I have to turn it down or off, because it freezes me out of the car.

If my AC wasn't able to keep me cold I'd be at the dealer every moment I could be until they fixed it...to the earlier comment...these aren't economy cars, they're compact cars...the optra/aveo etc are GM's econo cars...and before anyone chimes in with "there's no difference" drive one of them then try saying that.

Edit: wow I read through a bit of that mazda thread...sounds like some of those guys' AC system isn't working at all.

Ardskoay

Even if these were economy cars, it does not matter because my friends Neon and escort get much colder, and they get colder faster. The escort gets so cold so quick that it freezes. My car is simpily not capable of this. Even when it is 60, it seems that it does not get as cold as the escort does when it is 80+. I also find the difference in opinion interesting. Some on this board say thier cobalt is really cold, some say it almost does not work. Perhaps some just do not work right.