Whether you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles has become an almost obligatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Jeep Gladiator 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 Jeep Gladiator from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Jeep Gladiator NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Jeep Gladiator is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Jeep Gladiator air con
One of the fairly known indications 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 perpetual or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To discover a remedy to this malfunction, we recommend you to browse our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Jeep Gladiator.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Jeep Gladiator
One of the other indicators that can alert you to a not working 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 suspicious noise). This noise could reveal a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite hard to notice without advanced mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are several 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 Jeep Gladiator
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Jeep Gladiator is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. Here are the different roots 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.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Jeep Gladiator THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to see the most important causes of a Jeep Gladiator air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the various 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 constantly the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. However, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Jeep Gladiator, don’t think twice to check out our dedicated article 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 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 Jeep Gladiator costs about 500 euros with labor.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Jeep Gladiator, do not hesitate to consult our Jeep Gladiator category.
