AC went out

Just found this thread. Mine just went out last Friday (9/23). Going to have to make an appointment for next week. Luckily I live in Memphis and the temps have finally let up. I have a car show this weekend too. :-(

Mine went out for the second time. The first time they couldn't find the leak and just added refrigerant. It was blowing ice cold for 2 weeks. Then I found a neon green puddle near my oil pan. AC stopped working the next day. Need to take it in again soon.

So my mustang has just over 25k on the clock and the drivers side AC is warm but the passenger side is ice cold. To me I was thinking blend door not opening all the way? Has anyone had an issue like that? My mustang is a Base GT so it does not have duel climate or anything.

mine started out that way.. until it all blew hot.

Lovely, I'm going to try to show them this thread right now they are just saying low Freon. Bit if it's low that means there is a leak somewhere.

GT Pony said:

Seems like all the guys who report their AC going out are all down in the hot southern states where the AC gets used a lot. From what I've been reading, it sounds like the evaporator ends up leaking the refrigerant out and the cooling dies off slowly, then completely. Maybe the high use in the hot states accelerate the failure - ??

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I have a feeling it has something to do with that. I live in Louisiana and about 2 months ago mine started doing the warm driver's side cold passenger side thing and eventually completely died. Had been running it nonstop on 60 since the sun decided to literally fry our state for weeks. Have a feeling that the evaporator probably can't handle running that hard like someone mentioned and starts to leak.

mine started working again the next day. really weird, im going to have the dealer check it out my next oil change

I waited 6 weeks for the back-ordered evap core. Lucky for me I added some refrigerant and my A/C worked and I had my car until the parts came in. After that it took 3 days in and out...whole dash and console needs to come out. Here's a pic the tech who is a friend of mine text me in the middle of the job...the end result is great...no rattles or noises and the A/C works great.

^^^ What a complete cluster f#*k - great engineering with service/repairs in mind. Anyone have a photo of the evaporator that fails?

GT Pony said:

^^^ What a complete cluster f#*k - great engineering with service/repairs in mind.

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Unfortunately it's the norm for this kind of problem. This is what happens if my Cadillac needs this:

mustangtaxman said:

Mine just went out tonight, I turned it off cause I was on the phone. Turned it back on after and there is no air blowing out.

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S550GT said:

Just found this thread. Mine just went out last Friday (9/23). Going to have to make an appointment for next week. Luckily I live in Memphis and the temps have finally let up. I have a car show this weekend too. :-(

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ks_s550 said:

Mine went out for the second time. The first time they couldn't find the leak and just added refrigerant. It was blowing ice cold for 2 weeks. Then I found a neon green puddle near my oil pan. AC stopped working the next day. Need to take it in again soon.

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RTmiata said:

So my mustang has just over 25k on the clock and the drivers side AC is warm but the passenger side is ice cold. To me I was thinking blend door not opening all the way? Has anyone had an issue like that? My mustang is a Base GT so it does not have duel climate or anything.

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Hey guys,

I recommend you bring your vehicles in to your Ford Dealer and get them fully diagnosed as soon as possible. Be sure to speak with your service manager about this concern, as he is in the best position to ensure a proper diagnosis.

Also, please PM me with your VIN, dealer, mileage, full name, and best daytime number. I’ll loop in the customer service manager for your area if needed.

Deysha

Need4Speed15 said:

I waited 6 weeks for the back-ordered evap core. Lucky for me I added some refrigerant and my A/C worked and I had my car until the parts came in. After that it took 3 days in and out...whole dash and console needs to come out. Here's a pic the tech who is a friend of mine text me in the middle of the job...the end result is great...no rattles or noises and the A/C works great.

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Would you get your tech friend to get the manufacturer name or any other information off of the original and the replacement evaporator?

Mine appears to have kicked the bucket. Started her up and drove out of my garage and not cooling.

Greetings from across the Pond, in Spain. 12 months, less than 12,000 miles and the AC went out. Shit!!

Are you guys being offered loaner vehicles while your car is in? Wondering since the dealer where I purchased is an hour away