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 cars has become an almost obligatory feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Chevrolet Sonic 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 Chevrolet Sonic from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to fix this problem.

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WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Chevrolet Sonic NO LONGER COLD?

We will start our guidebook with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Chevrolet Sonic is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Chevrolet Sonic air con

One of the fairly basic indicators that can notify you to the fact that your air conditioning is not working is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your car, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be lasting or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a remedy to this malfunction, we advise you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Chevrolet Sonic.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Chevrolet Sonic

One of the other indicators that can inform 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 faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Actually quite hard 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 making cold. There are several possible motives for this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:

  • Leakage of refrigerant fumes
  • nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Chevrolet Sonic

At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Chevrolet Sonic is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. Here are the different origins of an air conditioning system that no longer works:

  • Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
  • Overpressure concern: This will cause the device to trip.
  • Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.

HOW DO I FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Chevrolet Sonic THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been able to discover the main causes of a Chevrolet Sonic air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is complicated, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.

First step, before undertaking any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Chevrolet Sonic, 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: 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 Sonic costs about 500 euros with labor.

If you have any additional questions about the Chevrolet Sonic, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Sonic category.