first all start by saying how it was broken, my bf's father but free-on in the tube or whatever to make the air colder because it wasnt cold enough.. well he didnt check the levels before doing so.
well, a week later it started making extremely LOUD noises and stopped working.
well we changed the fuse.. that didn't work.
i took it to a shop and they played around with the wires right behind my radio and it worked for about 3 days but they told me to be very gentle with it or it would come loose and not work anymore. i was plenty gentle with it and it stopped working anyways.
well, now you can feel the air.. it will heat up and cool down but it will not blow the air out.
can anyone tell me what it is?
is it the blower motor?
OH and the first time i had taken it to a shop and they replaced a %26quot;chip%26quot; or something it was located underneath my glove box.. that didn't fix it either.Air conditioner on vw beetle?it seems i may not have ur answer but wait..
why does it seem electrical.? which seems odd bcuz the blower motor works or doesn't.
if they diagnosed your vehicle as a bad %26quot;chip%26quot; on paper work as the cause of your problem and the fix was to replace the %26quot;chip%26quot; and they did and it still wasn't fixed then unfortuneately you were in a sense scammed to fix something that did not need fixing. it is there responsibility to find the %26quot;cause%26quot; and also recommend the %26quot;correction%26quot;. if the part that is recommended to be replaced is and you pay for that and the problem still is not resolved then you need assistance to help resolve from being taken from them and any other garage mechanic that is only interested in making money. most technicians are honest and want to fix your car so you will come back to them if and when there is a next time.
so i recommend you contact the Bureau of Automotive Repair in your state that is as long as you have documentation to their recommendations and repairs. that means any receipts you have from that company. but BEWARE if you have had any one else try to repair it after the shop repair you indicated, it will have contaminated your chances of getting it fixed properly at no charge or getting your money back. otherwise contact the bureau in your state to mediate for you and they will work for YOU not the shop. these guys are like the police of bad mechanic practices and no legitimate shop wants them in their house. plus if others have had problems like you at that shop it gets documented and their license can get pulled for not offering a SERVICE to customers.
hope i kinda helped.. if any more questions feel free to email
have a good day.Air conditioner on vw beetle?blow it up!!!!!!!Air conditioner on vw beetle?Talk about a rip off. Here's a simple but common fix. Try unclogging the air wave and check if everything is connected fully without any small rips. They probably thought something overheated and the chip got damaged but it's more like something is clogging the airwave.Air conditioner on vw beetle?it is hard to follow the problem you are trying to describe. but i will stab at it. it is a known failure that the heater door inside the air distrubition housing will break from its pivots where it swings open or shut to direct hot/cold air. it is inside the big black plastic housing behind the radio/a/c controls. are you sure the other shop replaced a 'chip' or a 'clip'? could be that the door is free moving and letting the cold air mix with the heater air and the air flow gets misdirected from top vents to floor. crazy. your request is hard to understand but unless more and better imfo is given this is all i can %26quot;guess%26quot; at.Air conditioner on vw beetle?%26quot;a shop%26quot; does not sound like a mechanical repair shop. So that is one of your problems. They just broke it more. No shop(a proper repair faucility would have to tell you %26quot;be gentle with it%26quot;. These guys sounds like ones who use duct-tape and tie-wire to repair things.
Take it to VW dealership and be prepared to buy the whole darn unit. Freon not only keeps you cool, it is the lubricant for the air conditioning pump. If the level gets too low the pump runs dry and it seizes. No different than running the car engine with too little motor oil - it too will seize up...and you will have a solid block of metal(instead of a block with moving parts).
So, I am guessing from your story, you were in need of a freon recharge because there is a leak someplace.....that was not addressed...the fan motor power was bypassed so it ran regardless of whether the air-conditioner unit was cold or not and now it sounds like it is fried too.
You will have to resort to the older time tested and proven method of VW air-conditioning--opening a window.
This not going to be cheap to fix(which a freon fill was all it really needed most likely) But that %26quot;was%26quot; in the beginning....
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