If you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is now an almost necessary feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Cadillac SRX isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Cadillac SRX from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to fix this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Cadillac SRX NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Cadillac SRX is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Cadillac SRX air con
One of the fairly known clues that can inform you to the fact that your air conditioning is not working is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your motor vehicle, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a remedy to this failure, we suggest you to browse our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Cadillac SRX.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Cadillac SRX
One of the other indications that can alert you to a malfunctioning air conditioner is that you feel a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to check for any dubious noise). This noise could reveal a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite difficult to identify without elaborate mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer making cold. There are several possible motives for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Cadillac SRX
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Cadillac SRX is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer working. Here are the different origins of an air conditioning system that no longer functions:
- Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
- Overpressure problem: This will trigger the device to trip.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Cadillac SRX THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the main causes of a Cadillac SRX air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the various solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is elaborate, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. However, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Cadillac SRX, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated content on this subject.
If this is not enough, bleed and refill the coolant, which should cost you around 100aine euros.
Changing the air conditioning clutch: you will need to spend around 150 euros for auto parts and around 100 euros more for labour.
Searching for and repairing an air conditioning leak: depending on the position of the leak it will cost you more or less, count on average 150/200 euros, counting the air conditioning refill.
Replacement of an air conditioning condenser: you will need to count about 200 euros.
Changing the air conditioning gas compressor on Cadillac SRX costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you want more guides on the Cadillac SRX, go to our Cadillac SRX category.
