Whether 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 nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Renault Kangoo 2 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely 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 Renault Kangoo 2 from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.

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WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Renault Kangoo 2 NO LONGER COLD?

We will start our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Renault Kangoo 2 is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Renault Kangoo 2 air con

One of the fairly general 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 perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To discover a solution to this malfunction, we recommend you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Renault Kangoo 2.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Renault Kangoo 2

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 suspicious noise). This noise could indicate a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Actually quite difficult to notice without elaborate mechanical skills, 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 motives to do 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 Renault Kangoo 2

At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Renault Kangoo 2 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 works:

  • Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
  • Overpressure problem: This will bring about 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 Renault Kangoo 2 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been able to discover the main motives of a Renault Kangoo 2 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, assuming that you are sure of the source 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 Renault Kangoo 2, don’t think twice to check out our focused on 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, 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 Renault Kangoo 2 costs about 500 euros with labor.

If you want more guides on the Renault Kangoo 2, go to our Renault Kangoo 2 category.