Major AC Issue - please help as it's Africa hot in Houston
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Major AC Issue - please help as it's Africa hot in Houston
My AC will stop working suddenly and 10 mintues later decide to work perfectly fine....then stop then work regularly. I will go 2 weeks without any issues and then suddenly it stops working. The MB shop caught this when I had the car under warranty and they apparently replaced a blower regulator but that clearly did not resolve the issue. When the AC stopped working, I attempted to press the auto climate button and all the car did was make a really loud blowing noise with nothing coming out of the vents; then 2 minutes later the AC would work full blast...then stop.
Has anyone else have this issue? I have a 2004 cabriolet with 33K miles on it.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Sweaty cheeks in Houston.
Has anyone else have this issue? I have a 2004 cabriolet with 33K miles on it.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Sweaty cheeks in Houston.
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probably the blower. are you going to replace it yourself or get the dealership to do it? Let us know how it goes.
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From: Sugar Land Texas
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sounds like you may a bad a/c control panel,but could be almost anything. if you live in Houston call Doug at Alex Rodriguez Mercedes and they will pick your car up and leave you a loaner car for free,what a great service.just have to pick up the phone and make an appointment.
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From: Los Angeles, CA
07' E350, 71' DATSUN 510
Sounds like you might have a bad stepper motor if you say that you hear the blower motor running but the air is being blown out of here or there or not coming out at all. There are several stepper motors on your car that control everything from where the air blows, to recirculated air or fresh air, and blending of the hot and or cold air with the fresh air to achieve the right temp. If one of the motors that controls which vents the air blows from goes bad it would likely cause a problem like the one you're describing.
Might be a faulty a/c control module as well.
When you take it to the dealer again there are tests that they can do to make shure that all the stepper motors are working properly. Just make sure that you are very descriptive of the issue that you are having, because when I read your first post what you described sounded like the blower motor wasn't working at all. Then your later post actually explains that the blower is operating but the air isn't coming out.
Good luck.
Might be a faulty a/c control module as well.
When you take it to the dealer again there are tests that they can do to make shure that all the stepper motors are working properly. Just make sure that you are very descriptive of the issue that you are having, because when I read your first post what you described sounded like the blower motor wasn't working at all. Then your later post actually explains that the blower is operating but the air isn't coming out.
Good luck.
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CLK 55
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I am in Austin. My car did the exact same thing. I took to dealer and they said nothing was wrong then put leak finder in it. My extended warr would not cover since it was not 'broken'. That cost me $400.
The did charge the system will a couple of pounds and all was good, for a while. Started to do the exact same as yours. It was all over the place.
Went back and raised crap.
Come to find out, pressure leak only at times as compressor is running. They replaced compressor and high pressure hose to unit. All is fine now.
Dealer mech said that inside the compressor is a one way value. This thing will go nuts sometimes causes all sorts of things.
The did charge the system will a couple of pounds and all was good, for a while. Started to do the exact same as yours. It was all over the place.
Went back and raised crap.
Come to find out, pressure leak only at times as compressor is running. They replaced compressor and high pressure hose to unit. All is fine now.
Dealer mech said that inside the compressor is a one way value. This thing will go nuts sometimes causes all sorts of things.
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CLK 55 ///AMG Cabrio, ML63 ///AMG
My "EC" button was pressed, and now it won't turn off, even after pressing and holding it down. The light stays on even if the heater/a/c control unit is off. Anyone know how to reset or turn this off? Will disconnecting the battery shut this off?
My problem all started when the AC wasn't blowing cold air. I tried switching between "EC" and the regular setting to get it to get cold, but cold air was still not coming out of the vents.
Anyone experience this? I have a 2002 CLK 430.
My problem all started when the AC wasn't blowing cold air. I tried switching between "EC" and the regular setting to get it to get cold, but cold air was still not coming out of the vents.
Anyone experience this? I have a 2002 CLK 430.
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