If you want to cool down in the summer months, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is becoming an almost mandatory feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Chevrolet Aveo isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Chevrolet Aveo from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Chevrolet Aveo NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the symptoms that can justify that the air conditioning of your Chevrolet Aveo is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Chevrolet Aveo air con
One of the fairly general clues that can warn you to the fact that your air conditioning is not functioning is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your car, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a defective air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a remedy to this failure, we suggest you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Chevrolet Aveo.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Chevrolet Aveo
One of the other symptoms that can warn 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 signify a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite tricky to identify without complex mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer generating cold. There are some possible causes 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 Chevrolet Aveo
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Chevrolet Aveo 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 cause the device to trip.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Chevrolet Aveo THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the most important triggers of a Chevrolet Aveo air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Even so, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before carrying out any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Chevrolet Aveo, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated content page 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: based on the position of the leak it will cost you more or less, count on average 150/200 euros, including 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 Chevrolet Aveo costs about 500 euros with labor.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Chevrolet Aveo, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Aveo category.
