07-17-2021, 07:13 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2017 Camaro 2LT-217CI Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Wantagh, NY
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AC cutout during highway travel on hot day
driving 2017 V-6 at 90MPH in 96 deg heat for 1/2 and AC stopped working.
after i stopped and car cooled down the AC working fine. anybody experienced this issue??????? |
07-21-2021, 12:16 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: California
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no. are you sure it was getting too hot?
your car is old enough for the tstat to get stuck open. this causes a too low temp issue, which will turn the radiator fan on, the ac will stop working, your coolant temp will read 0 by stopping (turning off), the residual heat and lack of air flow will reach acceptable temp. this behaviour is intermittent as the tstat gets more and more stuck and harder to close. eventually becoming stuck all the time. codes are thrown for this but it won't always cause a CES light to show on the dash. |
07-21-2021, 08:25 AM | #3 |
Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020
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wide open throttle? If so it's normal under WOT for the AC compressor to disengage either as a power rob feature or just to not spin the compressor that fast, etc etc
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07-21-2021, 09:07 AM | #4 |
Drives: 2018 Camaro V6/RS Join Date: Nov 2018
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Did you happen to check and see how hot the car actually got?
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07-22-2021, 11:28 AM | #5 | |
Drives: 2017 RS CAMARO V6 Join Date: Jun 2018
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Other issues could be related to failing compressor... |
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07-22-2021, 11:37 AM | #6 |
Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016
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ive had it happen before turned it off then turned it back on and it was fine
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08-17-2021, 09:45 AM | #7 |
Drives: '23 1SS 1LE | '18 1LS V6 [sold] Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Kev, what RPM were you driving at?
When I drive my local canyons in a spirited manner (fast acceleration with constant high RPM) or when I hit the track, the AC might decrease its power in order to cool the engine. |
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