If you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars has become an almost necessary feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Chevrolet HHR isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Chevrolet HHR from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Chevrolet HHR NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Chevrolet HHR is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Chevrolet HHR air con
One of the fairly common indications that can alert 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 defective air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this failure, we suggest you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Chevrolet HHR.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Chevrolet HHR
One of the other indicators that can warn you to a malfunctioning air conditioner is that you experience a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to check for any suspect noise). This noise could show a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite hard to notice without elaborate mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are several possible causes to do this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Chevrolet HHR
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Chevrolet HHR is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer working. Here are the different roots 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.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Chevrolet HHR THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to observe the most important triggers of a Chevrolet HHR 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 perform repairs yourself is not always 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 executing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Chevrolet HHR, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated content on this subject matter.
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 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, 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 Chevrolet HHR costs about 500 euros with labor.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Chevrolet HHR, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet HHR category.
