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 vehicles is now an almost obligatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Volkswagen ID.3 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Volkswagen ID.3 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to fix this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Volkswagen ID.3 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Volkswagen ID.3 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Volkswagen ID.3 air con
One of the fairly basic indicators 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 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 locate a remedy to this malfunction, we advise you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Volkswagen ID.3.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Volkswagen ID.3
One of the other indicators that can alert 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 verify for any dubious noise). This noise could indicate a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite tricky to notice without complex mechanical expertise, 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 to do this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Volkswagen ID.3
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Volkswagen ID.3 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 works:
- 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.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Volkswagen ID.3 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the most important triggers of a Volkswagen ID.3 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 elaborate, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen ID.3, don’t hesitate to look at 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 auto parts and around 100 euros more for labour.
Searching for and repairing an air conditioning leak: depending 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 Volkswagen ID.3 costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you need more guides on the Volkswagen ID.3, go to our Volkswagen ID.3 category.
